"Death is a Leveller" Show how this idea is reflected in the two poems "Death the Leveller" by James Shirley and "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
"Death is a Leveller" Show how this idea is reflected in the two poems "Death the Leveller" by James Shirley and "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Some people, as history portrays, achieve great things in life, some do not. What we achieve or what we do not achieve in life is unimportant because eventually death reduces us all to the same level " Death the Leveller" by James Shirley was written around the time of the English Civil War. The poem makes reference to victors of a battle who are eventually reduced to the level of their defeated foes. The poem also makes reference to the death of a king. " Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley, was written around the time Napoleon, when he was at the peak of his power. This poem could be seen as a warning to Napoleon, warning him that eventually all his glory will end. Both poems indicate that death will end our glories or victories, that death is a leveller. Death the Leveller" could be telling us that we cannot battle death. We see this in Stanza 1: "The glories of our blood and hate Are shadows not substantial things; There is no armour against fate." These definite statements tell us that no matter what we do fate will conquer us, make us all equal. "Death" is personified in "Death the leveller." Shirley uses personification as an effective way to describe the power of "death," this also strengthens "death" by
"Digging" by Seamus Heaney
"Digging" The poem "Digging" by Seamus Heaney is a very intriguing poem that carries across much meaning to the reader of the poem. The dramatic situation that is described is a son, who appears to be a writer, looking back onto his past and thinking about the work his father and grandfather did. Through the use of strong language and many poetic devices, Seamus Heaney has given a whole new meaning to the idea of 'digging'. Heaney uses precise words and a very effective style to portray the idea of a son looking back on the work of his ancestors and realizing just how he fits into his family's history and tradition. There are basically two ideas upon how the character fits into his family tradition. The character has broken away from the farming custom of his family, but yet he still maintains the idea of creating and using tools very precisely with his new line of work, writing. However, another interesting detail about the poem "Digging" is how the character in the poem can be seen as Seamus Heaney himself. Heaney too was a writer and his family also ran a farm. As a result of this, the poem acquires much more feeling and emotion and the author can be seen as talking about himself. When looking at the first stanza, one realizes that it is only two lines, however, this does not take away from its importance. The character describes basically himself at the
"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
"Discuss the usefulness and limitations of employing metaphors as a means of analysing organisations. Illustrate from organisations with which you are familiar"
"DISCUSS THE USEFULNESS AND LIMITATIONS OF EMPLOYING METAPHORS AS A MEANS OF ANALYSING ORGANISATIONS. ILLUSTRATE FROM ORGANISATIONS WITH WHICH YOU ARE FAMILIAR" Name: Sarah-lee Thompson Student Number: 13102102 Module title: Organisation and Management - 1st assignment Module code: PUP520J1 Programme: LLB Law and Government - Full time, Yr 3 Date: 15th November 2004 Word Count: 1,770 "I declare that this assignment is all my own work and has not been submitted for any other purpose or course" Signed: Date: "Discuss the usefulness and limitations of employing metaphors as a means of analysing organisations. Illustrate from organisations with which you are familiar" Organisations are complex and inconsistent. They are constantly changing, whether it is through its aims, team members, roles or the level of output. This means that the decisions and approach taken by management can be very difficult. Many people will have their own notion of what organisation means and as with most complex terms there is no perfect definition or theory. Many theorists of organisation and management believe that all theories in this area are "based on images or metaphors that lead us to see, understand and manage organisations in distinctive yet partial ways."1 Garth Morgan is a major theorist in this area and a pioneer in the use of metaphor to read, analyse and facilitate
"Don't be a twit Clive". "Minimum of Two" presents a bleak view of human relationships. Discuss in relation to three stories.
"Don't be a twit Clive". "Minimum of Two" presents a bleak view of human relationships. Discuss in relation to three stories. "Minimum of Two" demonstrates a bleak view of human relationships, however there are a few hopeful ones. The boy and the boy's friend show negative and pessimistic relationships. Jerra and Rachel show a plain relationship at first, however it turns more optimistic during the end. The girl and the mother have a negative damaging relationship, which does not change. All these characters demonstrate a desolate view of relationships at some stage in the novel. The boy and the boy's friend show a plain, windswept relationship. The boy's friend and his girlfriend travel up the coast together to his mother's holiday house. The boy is quiet and doesn't want to lose his friend. He follows them wherever they go and doesn't want to accept that things are different, "he swears things are the same", No Memory Comes". The boy has been friends with him nearly his whole life, and doesn't realise that his friend his moving on. The boy knows that his relationship with his friend is becoming distant. The boy is trapped in the past and terrified that things are changing. He is going to have to let go of the past, but he does not want to be separated from it. The boy and the boy's friend showed a very ordinary relationship, that was not going to last. In the start of
"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
"Essential Beauty" by Philip Larkin is a perfectly balanced poem of two 16-line stanzas.
"Essential Beauty" by Philip Larkin is a perfectly balanced poem of two 16-line stanzas. In the poem Larkin explores the subject of advertising in the early 60s. He begins by describing the subjects on huge billboards on the sides and ends of buildings. He suggests that these enormous images are placed in slum areas and that this is inappropriate and doubtful in its honest intention. Larkin's outstanding criticism is directed towards the content of the adverts. He makes it clear that "motor oil and cuts of salmon," are of no consequence or beyond the finical ability of the people who live in the blocks of streets and slums where these billboards are pasted. "Cars" and "deep arm chairs" bed time cups and radiant electric fires warming "cats by slippers on warm mats" are certainly not the experiences of those who dwell in the vicinity of the outrageous adverts. They: "Reflect none of the rained-on streets and squares They dominate the outdoors." This criticism is at its height in its description of an advert for butter: "......High above the gutter A silver knife sinks into golden butter." Here he employs a cheap advertisement rhyme and exposes the ridiculous image which is clearly inappropriate for those upon whose house the advert may be displayed. Furthermore Larkin clearly despises the image of: "Well balanced families, in fine Midsummer weather." In the second
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
