"Blake is primarily a religious poet." Explore some of the ways in which Blake treats the Church and religion in the Songs of Innocence and Experience.
"Blake is primarily a religious poet." Explore some of the ways in which Blake treats the Church and religion in the Songs of Innocence and Experience. Paul Appleton Throughout "Innocence" and "Experience," many poems incorporate religious views and imagery. Blake presents many contradicting views on the Church and religion, the contrast being particularly clear between "Innocence" and "Experience." Within the "Songs of Innocence" a child-like portrayal of Church and religion is portrayed. Throughout "Innocence" there are many references to "The Lamb" representing Jesus Christ who was the Sacrificial Lamb, as shown in the poem "The Lamb." Another common image of religion used by Blake is that of religion as the Shepherd, the Shepherd is "watchful" and ever watching over his sheep, protecting them, Blake is showing religion as being ever-present and constantly present. This is a very child-like and partial view of Christ. Religion is portrayed in a child like manner, as is Christ in the poem "On Another's Sorrow," Christ is portrayed as "[giving] his joy to all" as he is embodied both within an "infant small" and "men of woe." Also in "On Another's Sorrow," religion is seen as immanent, as God "gives to us his joy." A simple view is portrayed: one that God is ever present and is there within everyone. Images of the Church and religion are juxtaposed to images of joy, fun and
"Come live with me and be my love"
Name: Abraham Yeh Grade: 9B Project title: "Come live with me and be my love" Focus: Marlowe's use of words in communicating the meaning of the poem and how his poem is a memorable one. The poem "come live with me and be my love" is a love poem written by Christopher Marlowe, persuading his love to come and spend some time with him. It is a poem full of romantic and passionate words that form natural imagery to convey the poet's feelings and what he means. By the way the poet uses words to persuade his love, makes the poem similar to the poem, "To his coy mistress". In the first stanza, the poet says, "Come live with me and be my love". He just says "come" and does not add "please" to show her a bit of urgency but in a polite or calm tone. He stresses on the fact that he wants her to come and have a romantic time by saying, "and be my love". In the next sentence, "And we will all the pleasures prove". Already, he has started saying "we" to show that he really wants to be with her. He also wants to inform his love that he will give her a nice time when he says, "All the pleasures prove". He then continues his sentence with, "that valleys, groves, hills, and fields woods or steepy mountains yields," He says this to tell her where he wants them to go which is basically nature places. He uses the nature words to create natural imagery to show a wider imagination. Also
"Consider the characteristics of two dramatic monologues that you have studied."
"Consider the characteristics of two dramatic monologues that you have studied." A dramatic monologue is a story that is told by some character, not by the poet himself. It is whenever s character tells a story in detail and in some way it is dramatic. In a dramatic monologue the speaker always has a silent listener. The two dramatic monologues I have studies are "My last duchess" and "Prophyria's lover." Both poems were written by Robert Browning a Victorian poet in the 1800's. "My last duchess" is about a duke that reveals not only the reasons for his disapproval of the behaviour of his former duchess, but aspects of his own personality as well. The duke tells the tale of is last duchess, a fair lady, who he felt did not give him the respect he wanted and shows the painting by Fra Pandolf of his last duchess. The story starts of were the duke of Ferrar a renaissance nobleman is showing and describing a painting to a visitor. We are aware that the painting is off his wife who is now dead "looking as if she were alive." He is very fond of the painting and compliments the artist for the work that he has done "that piece a wonder". The painting is off great value to him and he admires it. Are first impression of the duke are that he is a wealthy man, who is very much in love with his wife, he is very polite and rather formal "will't please you sit." I find it
"Discuss the main concerns that are evident in at least three of the poems you have read this year".
"Discuss the main concerns that are evident in at least three of the poems you have read this year" In his poetry, John Keats uses a variety of techniques to illustrate his main concerns. Keats portrays his concerns by using poetic devices such as personification, onomatopoeia and antequated language. This reinforces and emphasises his ideas. Keats also uses particular settings that create the atmosphere required to accurately convey his feelings. In the poem 'To Autumn" Keats displays his delight in the season. He references it with high regard, as a 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness' and with 'Subtle plains with rosy hue.' He also discusses how many poets write about spring but autumn is just as beautiful and radiant. 'Where are the songs of spring? Ay where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too, -' Keats also makes reference to the fact that nature is disappearing, with the commencement of winter. 'And gathering swallows twitter in the skies'; the birds are getting ready to fly south for the winter. In the poem 'Ode to a Nightingale' Keats raises the concerns that beauty and love must die and the inevitability of old age and it's associated ills. 'Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes, Or new love pine at them beyond to-morrow', expresses his views about beauty fading and love being short. 'Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and
"Enduring Love is a dark, distorting mirror of human relationships, where love is never love, but a unhealthy obsession". How far do you agree with this statement?
"Enduring Love is a dark, distorting mirror of human relationships, where love is never love, but a unhealthy obsession". How far do you agree with this statement? In Enduring Love there are several different relationships with 'love' apparently going on in some form or another. However calling all the love in the book an "unhealthy obsession" is a vast exaggeration of the truth. McEwan does depict love in a dark way but healthy love is clearly present between some of the characters especially in the beginning between Joe and Clarissa. Joe and Clarrisa's relationship does deteriorate when under a lot of pressure, and Joe does become overcome or obsessed with suspicion of Clarrisa but to say all they both feel for each other is a "unhealthy obsession" is a very pessimistic view on the situation. The other main relationship in Enduring Love is Parry's and Joe's this is very unhealthy, Perry becomes obsessed with Joe and Joe in turn eventually becomes obsessed with Parry. Joe's obsession is based around fear of Parry and wanting to apply science to understand his 'condition' while Perry's obsession is weird and tied in with sex, his religion, and the accident. Although Joe and Parry are obsessed with each other I do not think this is 'love' in any form. Joe is not in love with Parry nor will he ever be he just wants to understand him and get rid of him so he can get on with his
Explain the Roman Catholic view of marriage showing how the various symbols and words of the sacrament of marriage support these views.
Lots of people, male and female, spend there childhoods dreaming about the big day. White dresses, fresh flowers, big church and of course the rings, just to name a few of the important things needing to be arranged. People spend months preparing the big day. The list of things to do never ends food, clothes, guest list and reception. But how often do we stop and think about the Christian beliefs on marriage. When did we last ask what do the rings mean? Dress mean? Vows mean? These are just a few of the questions I will try to answer in the following: Catholics only have one major rule about marriage. They may have lots of others that are equally important but one stands out from the rest for me, LOVE. Christians believe that the foundation of marriage should be love and only love. Love plays a lot in the role of marriage, as it is not just enough to care for someone but to love is important. Ones love is shown in the vows and the words said in the vows. The vows are a promise of commitment and faithfulness; "Better or for worse" (http://www.bible.org) These words mean we should love our husband/wife through the highlights of married life but we should stick by each others side through the hard low times of married life. This is like the story in the bible of the man who asked god why through the hard the bad times of his life were why there only one set of foot prints,
How does Thomas Wyatt describe his feelings towards the woman in the poem 'They Flee From Me'? (By Sana Kanji).
Essay: How does Thomas Wyatt describe his feelings towards the woman in the poem 'They Flee From Me'? (By Sana Kanji) Thomas Wyatt's 'They Flee From Me' is an extremely thoughtful complaint made by a male abandoned by his mistress. The poem appears to be filled with uncertainty and much confused emotion on the speaker's behalf. The poem begins mysteriously by describing a number of wild creatures. Immediately, here, the reader is presented with a problem, as the pronoun 'They' does not disclose precisely who or what would 'take bread' at the speaker's hand. Also, we, the reader, are presented with animal imagery, as though the poet is describing birds or deer. This becomes evident in line two of the verse, as does the first hint of uncertainty; we now learn that the unnamed creatures are not merely walking in the individual's 'chamber', but 'stalking'. The uncertainty arises in the balance of power in the verse - the reader is not if the creatures are treading apprehensively as the hunted, or proceeding forwards furtively as the hunter. This doubt is reinforced further towards the end of the verse, as the word 'danger' implies that the connection between the creatures and the bread provider denotes an insinuation of threat. In addition, the echo of 'danger' in the words 'range' and 'change' at the end of the verse, does not permit the reader to omit the hint of threat.
I am going to analyse two poems: "Porphyria's Lover" and "The Laboratory." I will be explaining the outline of the poem, how the characters are presented and some comparisons between the two poems.
Discuss the ways in which Robert Browning presents his characters in these poems. I have read many poems but I had never read any of Robert Browning's poems until now. When I first read the poems, I was initially quite shocked at how powerful the language was and at how dramatic the poem was, but after they had been explained to me, I found I liked Browning's style of writing. He writes in a very different style, for example he uses a persona in his poems. A persona is where the character is not real, but is just made up. The story is then based around the persona. Browning uses a narrative voice, which is where the writer is not actually speaking but the character is. He used 1st Person Narrative throughout all of the poems we looked at. This means that "I" is used throughout the poem. His style of poetry is called "Dramatic Monologue." The poems I will be talking about are both Dramatic Monologues meaning they are long speeches with some sort of a drama in it. I am going to analyse two poems: "Porphyria's Lover" and "The Laboratory." I will be explaining the outline of the poem, how the characters are presented and some comparisons between the two poems. "Porphyria's Lover" This poem is about a man who is deeply in love with a woman. However, she does not live with the man, but she has a different life to him. The poem explains how she travels through the
This essay would be examining the methods through which the British won the Battle of Britain, through the use of radar and the careful use their fighter planes. It
Radar and excellent new fighters account for Britain's victory in the Battle of Britain. How far do you agree with this judgment? The Second World War was an arena for different tactics of war. Generals of both sides had several ideas on strategies that could stake a large claim in victory. The Battle of Britain was one of such imaginative tactics that the Germans wanted to use to put pressure on Britain. France had been overrun and Hitler did not expect the British to oppose and hold out for a battle. This essay would be examining the methods through which the British won the Battle of Britain, through the use of radar and the careful use their fighter planes. It would also point out the fact that the Germans underestimated the importance of the radar to the British which aloud them to identify German fighters. It would be highlighted that along with newly developed fighters of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the radar systems, an aiding factor was the lack of clear planning of the German offensive. Following the fall of France in 1940, Britain was assumed to alone by the Germans, Hitler had thought that they would agree to his terms and the war was reaching its end. Contrary to his belief the British were resistant and rejected his surrender terms. Following this Seelöwe, Operation Sea-Lion, was established in which the Germans were going to take out the British Air
To what extent do major sporting events boost, local, regional and national economies?
To what extent do major sporting events boost, local, regional and national economies? The term 'economic impact' used in isolation is interpreted in different ways in both short and long term. Therefore, UK sport has adapted the following definition within its major events strategy: 'The net economic change in a host community that results from spending attributes to a sports event or facility'. (Turco and Kelsey 1992) I will look at how Major Sporting events within the U.K; boost the local, regional and national economy. I will use examples of sporting events held within the U.K and assess whether or not they have been beneficial to the local, regional and national areas Stimulate and reinforce sports development Employment impacts Investment in infrastructure Showcasing Britain across the world Establish trade and investment links between regions in the country Transport links improved Developing cultural and artistic programmes Global Event (2012 London Olympic bid) National (Manchester Commonwealth games) One-Off (F.A Cup Final, Millennium Stadium) Advantages Advantages Advantages Regeneration and New housing Employment - 9,000 full time jobs, Businesses will
