First line of the poem, Icarus immediately states that he "isn't sorry". This creates the theme for the rest of the poem. Icarus may be sorry for having disobeyed his fathers instructions and how his father lost his son. Deep down those reasons to be sorry are not enough for him to be too bothered about it. Icarus is not truly sorry because he ( Read more... )

        The two poems, "Persephone, Falling" and "The Pomegranate" both are poems relating the myth of Persephone and Demeter's with real life. In "Persephone, Falling" by Dove, the author doesn't state that the poem is in relation to the myth of the gods but uses a good enough parallel system for one to understand that it is about the myth. When ( Read more... )

        T.S Eliot, the author of `The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock` most definitely designed the title to contrast the rest of the poem. When one reads such a title they immediately assume that the poem is most likely going to be about some sort of love for a girl. This poem however goes in an opposite direction. The poems speaker (Prufrock) ( Read more... )

       'The Writer', Packing For The Future:Instructions' and 'Miracle' are three separate poems that use an extended metaphor to relate the journey of live with everyday objects. In 'The Writer' the author relates happenings on boats to the idea that being a writer has its definite highs and lows. When its stated that "In her room at the prow" and ( Read more... )

          Oedipus, a man of integrity, honor and intellect lived a less than normal life. Being raised by a loving family with different blood, Oedipus was forced to live a life unfit for a future king. On his voyage to Thebes he encountered the Sphinx that held the city under control. The Sphinx asked a riddle for which no one before had been able ( Read more... )

            Being halfway through the term so far gives a perfect opportunity to reflect on what has been accomplished so far. I believe that the most useful thing that I have learned so far has been the usage of theme. Before learning about theme I had a vague notion to what it was but after reading Headrick I have learned that the art of a proper ( Read more... )

     Alistair MacLeod uses intellectuality to enhance the readers connection with the story. Alistair states that his mother reminds him "of the women of Thomas Hardy, particularly Eustacia Vye". The references of other books and stories within a particular story helps give the reader a deeper understanding of the characters by choosing other ( Read more... )

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    Great literature is defined as writings that are considered to have permanent value, excellence of form and great emotional values. Philip Larkin's 'This be the Verse' does not contain many if at all any of those such values but it does contain some important others. When I first read this poem it gave me the feeling that Larkin just ( Read more... )