The Use of Diction and Imagery in Ars Poetica In various examples of poetry there are several formal elements involved in the full creation of the true meaning of a poem. The author of Ars Poetica vividly utilizes several formal elements of poetry. Using contrasting imagery and diction, Archibald MacLeish illustrates that poetry should do nothing more than exist. Through his implementation of imagery, MacLeish describes the simple existence of poems. Contrasting two opposing ideas, the author introduces the idea that poetry “should be motionless in time” despite his description of a “climbing moon,” signifying the distinct differences between a motionless initiative and a moving object.
Shuntia Spaulding Comp Studies Midterm Self is portrayed in “The Golden God” from the Upanishad as free willing and detached from everything. Self’s heart is fulfilled with satisfaction and needs nothing further. Everyone and everything disappears in Self’s mind. One theme that is discussed in Psalms 19 is that God’s creation is magnificence. Its scripture talks about how day and night give truth to his glorious work out art.
In this poem there is an alternation between different meters to measure the variable of time. The tone of the poem at this time remains somber but does not take away from the normal viewing of the subject of death. A break in the poem demonstrates a syllabic pattern and the lengthiness of eternity. The poem reflects a rhyming pattern that includes unity and exclusion. The first stanza in this poem is demonstrated while reading the line (“He kindly stopped for me).
Fate in Anglo-Saxon Poetry The word “wyrd” is an Old English noun- meaning fate or destiny. Wyrd remains known as a quintessential aspect of the Anglo-Saxon culture. Through their literature, man versus his own destiny becomes a reoccurring theme. Characters in their poetry seem to be in constant battle with God’s will. They believe man can be doomed to die or granted prosperity in life.
Irenaeus emphasised on self-sufficiency and perfection of one God to counter Gnostics. Bible taught that the primary divine attributes of God are eternity, immutability, omniscience and omnipotence and they were
Keats’ poems clearly show the importance he places on idealism, immortality, the power of imagination and love in human experience and existence. Keats’ poem ‘Bright Star’ powerfully demonstrates the desire for the ideal, for immortality and the Romantic attitude to nature as an inspirational force. Keats is inspired by the “steadfast” quality of a personified star and wishes he could be as “steadfast as thou art”. However, he does not want to “hang aloft in the night” “watching, with eternal lids apart” being so far from human relationships, but desires to experience human love and passion. Through the use of personification a reader can have a deeper understanding of his ideal world.
Poetry is said by many to be the deepest and darkest thoughts of the heart and mind; that the author pours themselves into their work and opens up a piece of them that isn’t always exposed for people to see. When reading poetry, or any piece of literature for that matter, the reader typically starts with the title, where sometimes the most meaning and thought comes from for the piece. In both Elegy by George Gordon & Lord Byron and Grief by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, only one word is used in the title, expressing a sense of definiteness towards their poem; simply stating that their thoughts revolve solely around this word. With the use of form, sound, rhyme, and literary elements, the above stated poems will be compared to show the thematic similarities both authors used. After fully understanding both poems and reading this comparative essay, any reader will be able to successfully discuss the similar messages in each poem.
Furthermore, a soul is immortal, or as the speaker calls it “the bodies guest”. Therefore, the soul can be thought of as a symbol of eternal truth within this poem. Knowing the truth makes one capable of reasoning soundly, which is a key principle of Renaissance Humanism. So, by the speaker charging his soul to go forth and spread the truth to the world, or rather telling them that they all are liars, Ralegh is able to connect to the humanist idea that there should be a focus on the individual, or “soul”, to achieve the truth and to be able to reason, rather than looking to the corrupt and insincere institutions that exist within the world.
Ashley James Into the Stone and Other Poems “What I have always striven for is to find some way to incarnate my best moments-those which in memory are most persistent and obsessive. I find that most of these moments have an element of danger, an element of repose, and an element of joy.” (James Dickey) Into the Stone and Other Poems, by James Dickey is a book of poems about post war, somewhat dark self-discovery. In the poems Dickey express war-time, death, pain, despair, and very emotional feelings/energies. Dickey seems to have difficulty with possibly letting go of nightmares of his war days. Or perhaps it was that he felt like exaggerating his war time in his poetry.
Sailing to Byzantium is a critically claimed poem by W.B. Yeats. Highly regarded as one of the greatest 20th century poets, Yeats wrote the poem as a metaphor for a spiritual journey, exploring timeless philosophical issues such as art, human spirit, coming of age, and immortality. In order to analyse Yeats’s presentation of value in Sailing to Byzantium, we must first define literary value; however, value is one of the most subjective and pliable issues within English Literature, definitions of value literally change from person to person. However, this essay will attempt to apply some aspects of value to Yeats’s work.