Poetry Analysis- Thomas Hardy - "On An Invitation To The United States"
Poetry Analysis - Thomas Hardy - "On An Invitation To The United States" It can be said that the origins of "An invitation to the United States" are not conclusive, yet, various theories dictate that the event that fueled this work revolved around an invitation to America in order to celebrate the Centennial of Edgar Allen Poes death. Therefore one must consider the context in relation to the content and understand the myriad of emotions within Hardy's mind. The poem juxtaposes two geographical regions and presents the reader with Hardy's perspective towards the omnipresent contrast between the United States and England. In effect he is in a contemplative mood and reminiscing about past experiences of sorrow and loss, hence distorting his perception and renders him seeking new, more prosperous times. This concept of "rebirth" and new opportunities is combined with the consideration of past poetic masters, conveying a distinctive origin for both and emphasising the magic and freedom throughout Americas vast land. The poem is presented in two stanzas, each containing 8 lines. In addition to this, the poem has a continuous rhythm and works around a rhyme scheme of (A,B,A,B,B,C,B,C). This regular rhyme scheme helps the poem to flow with more continuity and this fluidity helps to represent Hardy's frame of mind and his excitement of the invitation he has received. The continuous
From your Reading of this selection of Thomas Hardy poetry comment on what you see as his major themes and how he expresses them.
From your Reading of this selection of Thomas Hardy poetry comment on what you see as his major themes and how he expresses them. You should focus on 2 or 3 of the poems Thomas Hardy lived in the Victorian Age, when people consider themselves victims of the times. The passage of time is the central theme in his poetry; he believed that it was the source of all the unhappininess in the world. Hardy thought that the forces of the universe dwarfed humanity and like many others in the latter years of the nineteenth century he felt a great sense of personal insignificance. This is shown in the poem 'Convergence Of The Twain' where the theme is the nature of fate and destiny. In the first five stanzas Hardy talks of the ship lying at the bottom of the ocean. He portrays a feeling of calm by using alliterations. The use of sibilance in the first line, "solitude...sea", sets softness in the opening tone. When he wants to talk of the rough nature of the ocean he uses the letter "c" in the words "Cold currents", which gives it a very harsh feel, and emphasises the artic sea and cold conditions. The poem then continues to describe that whilst the ship was being built, its destiny and fate had already been decided. The iceberg, which was being growing in the Artic Ocean was doing so at the exact same time and would eventually destroy it. This illustrates the themes of fate and destiny.
An analysis of the relationship between Karl Thomas and the rest of society in Hoppla, wir leben!
An analysis of the relationship between Karl Thomas and the rest of society in Hoppla, wir leben! In this essay I shall investigate the relationship between the main character in Hoppla, wir leben!, Karl Thomas, and the rest of society in the play. I shall consider the different ways aspects of the play show that he is out of date when compared to his friends. I shall look at how his friends consider their previous beliefs and therefore his current ones childish and how he is seen as unrealistic and a dreamer. In contrast I shall then look at how the children are portrayed and go on to consider how his beliefs are different from his friends but how both approaches are shown as having their good and bad sides. I shall then bring these together to show how the fact that Thomas is behind the times and how the audience relate to him is used to discuss the different possible approaches of achieving and ends and brings the audience to thing about the main question of the play. Throughout the play we see Karl Thomas in various situations, all of which he deals with from his point of view, which due to him being in a lunatic asylum for eight years, is behind the times. As will be discussed this combines with a stubborn refusal to accept and learn from the changes that have happened in the passing years, to conclude with Thomas' suicide at the end of the play. Which may not
"During Wind And Rain", "The Voice", "At Castle Boterel" make a detailed analysis of the three poems comparing their message.
Pre 1914 Poetry Thomas Hardy; "During Wind And Rain", "The Voice" "At Castle Boterel" Make A Detailed Analysis Of The Three Poems Comparing Their Message, Mood and Language and State Precisely What Are The Insights That Each Gives Into The Social, Cultural And Historical Background Of The Time Rebecca Simpson This essay will be about three poems written by Thomas Hardy, the poems were all written in the late 1800's and early 1900's and were written at the end of Thomas Hardy's life. The poems all go together quite well because they have the same sort of themes running through them. These poems al all very sad and have a Melancholy feel about them. They also look back to try and remember the happier times and try to forget the bad things that are going one now. None of these poems suggest a feel good factor, they suggest that his life is nearly over both in theses poems and also in real life they are too quiet depressing. Thomas Hardy was quiet obviously going through bad time when he wrote these poems and are reflection his emotion and mood very well. The poems show a great insight into their social, cultural and historical background, I think that Hardy wasn't trying to tell us things, but showing us what it was like for him in the time he lived. He was giving us a glimpse of what the pats was like, All of these poems are showing that the way people are
Discuss the infinite variety of complaints shown in different forms in the poems 'The Unknown Citizen' by W.H. Auden, 'Naming of Parts' by Henry Reed, 'Cynddylan on a Tractor' by R.S. Thomas and Do not go gentle into that Good Night' by Dylan Thomas.
English Essay-20th Century Poetry. Discuss the infinite variety of complaints shown in different forms in the poems 'The Unknown Citizen' by W.H. Auden, 'Naming of Parts' by Henry Reed, 'Cynddylan on a Tractor' by R.S. Thomas and Do not go gentle into that Good Night' by Dylan Thomas. Each of these four poems has a prominent theme of complaints or complaining, although each poem laments about something different. The poets use a variety of linguistic techniques to display their feelings to complain and vent their anger, including tonal shifts and the use of words from certain semantic fields. 'The Unknown Citizen' by W.H. Auden is an ode to mediocrity. It complains about the way people are numbered and labelled by various organisations so that they can be clustered and sorted to generate lists of facts and figures about society in general. It is also a complaint about the boring and pointless life, that people are said to have, projected by these details. Auden's use of language within this poem is particularly interesting and he uses a variety of linguistic techniques to get his point across. The title itself, 'The Unknown Citizen', has connotations to the famous Unknown Soldier, which represents all missing soldiers, and the reader immediately associates the two, connecting this 'Unknown Citizen' to be representative of all normal people. The title indicates that the
Both John Thomas and Tony Kytes are daring characters who try to manipulate the women around them. Yet in the end both are weaker than the women in each story. Compare the two male characters and discuss whether or not you agree with this statement.
Both John Thomas and Tony Kytes are daring characters who try to manipulate the women around them. Yet in the end both are weaker than the women in each story. Compare the two male characters and discuss whether or not you agree with this statement. >>>>>>Essay In Tickets Please by DH Lawrence and Tony Kytes the Arch-Deceiver by Thomas Hardy we are faced by two men who have the power to manipulate women to get what they want from them. Both John Thomas and Tony Kytes initially seem to be manipulative. In a sharp role reversal, the women are able to gain control of the situation; however, they lose this at the end of the stories to the men. Many factors such as the time period in which the stories were written in and the writer's point of view cause an unexpected ending to the stories. It is questionable as the two male characters try to manipulate women and whether they succeed or not. Tickets Please written by D H Lawrence was set in the industrial environment of Nottingham during wartime. Tony Kytes written by Thomas Hardy was set in pre 20th century in the rural area of Wessex. DH Lawrence was obsessed with honesty, particularly with regard to sexual matters. By writing about sex he was breaking social taboos as well as the then laws on decency. DH Lawrence (1885-1930) was one of five children born to a miner and ex-schoolteacher near Nottingham. He managed to avoid
Witchcraft & Religion: Social science illuminating historical events?
Witchcraft & Religion: Social science illuminating historical events? Keith Thomas was one of a number of historians who saw possibilities in the coming together of history and the social sciences. Believing that both were concerned with similar subject matter, he saw no reason why history should remain aloof from social sciences, and pressed for a new type of history, drawing upon these apparently more precise disciplines, his personal preference being anthropology. Undoubtedly there are lessons which the historian can learn from such disciplines: "Anthropology has opened historians' eyes to the significance of social habits, the mixture of the universal and relative which goes to make up the ways in which people accustom themselves to living in groups...Provided the instruction received is turned to historical use, provided it is used to consider and explain past change in the human past, these borrowings can be nothing but fruitful." However, history is an autonomous discipline with its own rules, and anthropological findings cannot be simply transferred as 'the truth' into the past without proper historical cross-examination. Conclusions derived from anthropological study may indeed be transferable to the past, but are totally invalid without genuine historical evidence to confirm them. The case for using the findings of social science to help direct the line of
How important are romantic love and desire as motives for characters behaviour in “Tickets Please” and “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”?
How Important Are Romantic Love and Desire As Motives For Characters Behaviour in "Tickets Please" and "The Horse Dealer's Daughter"? Both romantic love and desire have a significant effect on the characters' behaviour in "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" and "Tickets Please". In both the stories the needs for love differ between the characters. Annie, for example, desires a romantic relationship with John Thomas, whereas John Thomas merely wants a brief encounter with Annie. This relationship is therefore condemned from the beginning since there is a major conflict between their personalities and needs. Romantic love and desire are very important as motives for character's behaviour in "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" since the story is based on Mabel's love for Jack Fergusson. This story focuses more on romantic love rather then desire. The two characters undergo an experience which is especially different to the love that that is usually associated with romance and desire. Mabel plays the part of a lonely and frustrated woman who's life has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. She is the only women in the family and is constantly being pressurised into making decisions which leads her to feel frustrated and lonely. This loneliness causes her to feel the need to have a relationship. This sudden need and desperation means that she rushes into one believing that Fergusson is
Analyses of the poem "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy.
English Poetry ANN - 212 Analyses of the poem "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy Judit Sztáray [email protected] 11.29.2004. Afterwards When the Present has latched its postern behind my tremulous stay, And the May month flaps its glad green leaves like wings, Delicate-filmed as new-spun silk, will the neighbours say, 'He was a man who used to notice such things'? If it be in the dusk when, like an eyelid's soundless blink, The dewfall-hawk comes crossing the shades to alight Upon the wind-warped upland thorn, a gazer may think, 'To him this must have been a familiar sight.' If I pass during some nocturnal blackness, mothy and warm, When the hedgehog travels furtively over the lawn, One may say, 'He strove that such innocent creatures should come to no harm, But he could do little for them; and now he is gone.' If, when hearing that I have been stilled at last, they stand at the door, Watching the full-starred heavens that winter sees, Will this thought rise on those who will meet my face no more, 'He was one who had an eye for such mysteries'? And will any say when my bell of quittance is heard in the gloom, And a crossing breeze cuts a pause in its outrollings, Till they rise again, as they were a new bell's boom, 'He hears it not now, but used to notice such things'? Analyses of the poem "Afterwards" of Thomas Hardy Although Thomas Hardy wrote several
Middlemarch and the Victorian Period Professor Sally Shuttleworth
VICTORIAN LITERATURE - LECTURE ABSTRACTS FOR AUTUMN 2001 Week 1 Middlemarch and the Victorian Period Professor Sally Shuttleworth Middlemarch was written shortly after the passage of the second Reform Bill, and set at the time of the first. From the vantage point of the early 1870s, George Eliot looks back to the 1830s, and explores many of the issues which were to dominate the Victorian age: electoral reform and class relations; the coming of the railways and industrialisation; developments in medicine and science; the decline of religion, and the 'woman question'. The novel is epic in scope and experimental in form: Eliot seeks to offer a picture of an entire society within the confines of her novel, and to explore the individual's placement in society and history. Realism is tempered by myth, and objectivity by considerations of the inevitable subjectivity of perception. The novel will be placed in the context of Victorian social, scientific, and cultural debate. Week 2 Middlemarch and Realism Professor Neil Roberts 'A man's mind must be continually expanding and shrinking between the whole human horizon and the horizon of an object-glass,' says Tertius Lydgate, one of the main characters in Middlemarch. This is an excellent description of George Eliot's method in the novel. There is an obvious structure of four