Do we get to choose? Do we get to live or do we get to die? Quite an indecisive argument that every individual holds up at a certain point in life continuously living in the ruins of time. Every Leaf turns brown, every youth wrinkles away and every bone cracks its age. Nothing is immortal------ immortal is the soul, immortal...
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An ode can be defined as a ‘ceremonious lyric poem on an occasion of dignity in which personal emotion and universal themes are united’ (Ode, 2012). Although hiphop music is usually known for it’s violent, and often, masculine lyrics, ‘Dear Mama’ the first single from Tupac Shakur’s album, “Me Against the World” produced in 1995, can be considered to be...
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The speaker opens with a declaration of his own heartache. He feels numb, as though he had taken a drug only a moment ago. He is addressing a nightingale he hears singing somewhere in the forest and says that his “drowsy numbness” is not from envy of the nightingale’s happiness, but rather from sharing it too completely; he is “too...
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Pablo Neruda’s “Ode to enchanted light” is a poem that utilizes alliteration, word choices, and metaphors to explain the vast possibilities that come with change. While Mary Oliver’s “Sleeping in the forest” is a poem that explains the sounds and visions of the beautiful land (with figurative language as well). Neruda’s poem is an ode (a poem that deals with...
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Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats Romanticism as reflected in Nature Nature and romanticism are inextricably linked in the romantic era because the romantic movement widely emphasized the grandeur and beauty of nature. Therefore, the power of the natural world was significantly highlighted. Many intellectuals of romanticism are of the opinion that certain artists of this period treated nature...
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The political representation in genre in both Keats' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' and Rankine's Citizen collection are vastly different, with Rankine's poetry aiming to convey specific political messages to her readership on cultural issues such as sexism and racism. Keats' ode - and, indeed, the majority of his own poetry - is based on the Romantic poetic movement which...
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With Power Comes Responsibility In the greek mythology play, The Three Theban Plays, Sophocles entails the story of Antigone, a daughter who rebels against Creon and his rules of the city in order to bring justice and glory to her brother. But through this journey, King Creon’s character develops from a cold hearted figure of authority, to a humbled and...
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The conflict between life and art mimics that of a double-edged sword. Art is made to imitate life, simultaneously enhancing it while being elevated by it. In contrast, art inspires life, and life is ameliorated through the performance of art. The binary contrasts of life and art are broadly explored within the literature of the nineteenth century - particularly in...
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John Keats’s writing style is consistent of vivid, life-like imagery embodying many literal devices. But, what stands out is his theory of negative capability which plays a vital role in his odes. The crucial part of negative capability is not about being doubtful, hesitant, or about making confusing arguments. It is about encouraging compassion, understanding, and most importantly thinking outside...
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Alexander Pope’s ‘The Rape Of the Lock’ and Keats’ poems ‘Ode To Psyche, Ode on Melancholy, Ode On A Grecian Urn. I will be looking into how the subject and theme of beauty is represented within each text and presented in each piece of text. Although each poet discusses beauty they both show two different perceptions and views of beauty,...
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