Thomas Grey and his Odes
It has been awhile, I know!
To Thomas Grey and his Odes...
This week, we dealt with Thomas Gray and his greatest poems, his odes. At this time, poetry had turned from satire, using it to make judgments or make a statement.
The use of emotions, which generally assumed by the reader would be depressing and sad actions or ideas within the poem. Sometimes though, it may not be the case. His use of melancholy is evident as well, refering to settings and actions, aswell as time and space.
Ode to Spring Exerpt
To Contemplation's sober eye
Such is the race of Man:
And they that creep, and they that fly,
Shall end where they began.
Alike the Busy and the Gay
But flutter thro' life's little day,
In Fortune's varying colours drest:
Brushed by the hand of rough Mischance,
Or chilled by Age, their airy dance
They leave, in dust to rest
I took this piece to post as I find it intriging when he states, "To contemplation's sober eye" It is amazing how Gray sets the mood and the emotion in this piece. I find it enriching when he says, "but flutter thro' life's little day". It opens up the statement he is trying to make about nature. As if we all flutter through life without recognition of what is going on around us, we pay little attention to such big detail and beauty.
Thomas Grey's piece remind me of some sort of ode to his life, that he took the time to recognize the beauty and the life in everything and through his pieces we find the surprising beauty of life and it's rich, but small details!
I believe Gray has protrayed great melancholy and divine use of imagery and sense of life to give us some amazing pieces to inspire and inlighten our spirits.
To Thomas Grey and his Odes...
This week, we dealt with Thomas Gray and his greatest poems, his odes. At this time, poetry had turned from satire, using it to make judgments or make a statement.
The use of emotions, which generally assumed by the reader would be depressing and sad actions or ideas within the poem. Sometimes though, it may not be the case. His use of melancholy is evident as well, refering to settings and actions, aswell as time and space.
Ode to Spring Exerpt
To Contemplation's sober eye
Such is the race of Man:
And they that creep, and they that fly,
Shall end where they began.
Alike the Busy and the Gay
But flutter thro' life's little day,
In Fortune's varying colours drest:
Brushed by the hand of rough Mischance,
Or chilled by Age, their airy dance
They leave, in dust to rest
I took this piece to post as I find it intriging when he states, "To contemplation's sober eye" It is amazing how Gray sets the mood and the emotion in this piece. I find it enriching when he says, "but flutter thro' life's little day". It opens up the statement he is trying to make about nature. As if we all flutter through life without recognition of what is going on around us, we pay little attention to such big detail and beauty.
Thomas Grey's piece remind me of some sort of ode to his life, that he took the time to recognize the beauty and the life in everything and through his pieces we find the surprising beauty of life and it's rich, but small details!
I believe Gray has protrayed great melancholy and divine use of imagery and sense of life to give us some amazing pieces to inspire and inlighten our spirits.