... and palace and reverberation Of thunder of spring over distant mountains He who was living is now dead" (ll. 322-328). The imagery of a primal ceremony is evident in this passage. The last line of "He who was living is now dead" shows the passing of the primal ceremony; the connection to it that was once viable is now dead. The language used to describe the event is very rich and vivid: red, sweaty, stony. These words evoke an event that is without the cares of modern life- it is primal and hot. A couple of lines later Eliot talks of "red sullen faces sneer and ...

... age eight, becoming an unwed mother at age sixteen, and soured marriages(Brown 25). This period in Angelou’s life constitutes much of the contents in her poems including “No Loser No Weeper�. In, this poem Angelou describes how she “just hate[s] to lose some-thing�(Angelou 12). Moreover,this poem is directed towards a female; whom Angelou wanted to make clear to her to avoid touching her “lover-boy�(Angelou 12).Furthermore, when she states, “I hate to lose something…….even a dime, I wish I was dead�(Angelou 12), we gather that something as small and worthless as a dime would make Angelou wish t ...

... battles and returned victorious from all but his last. In his argument with Unferth, Beowulf explains the reason he "lost" a simple swimming match with his youthful opponent Brecca. Not only had Beowulf been swimming for seven nights, he had also stopped to kill nine sea creatures in the depths of the ocean. Beowulf is also strong enough to kill the monster Grendel, who has been terrorizing the Danes for twelve years, with his bare hands by ripping off his arm. When Beowulf is fighting Grendel's mother, who is seeking revenge on her son's death, he is able to slay her by slashing the monster's neck with a Gian ...

... of society. Pastoral poetry was created in Greece because of a place of peace located there called Arcadia. It was home to shepherds, philosophers, and poets. Unlike many Greek poems and paintings, pastoral poetry strayed from heroic tales and focused more on simpler subject matter. Description of the countryside filled the pages of a pastoral poem. The serenity and quiet experienced by the shepherds in the hills of Arcadia, was put into words. The present state of humanity was seen as an Iron Age in which humans have become degenerate. There are three main kinds of pastoral that can be identified in diff ...

... free, then takes them to a happy place where they can be kids again. Finally, the Angel tells Tom “if he’d be a good boy, He’d have God for his father & never want joy�(p31 L 19-20). So after that he wakes up and forgets about his horrible duties to be fullfilled for that the Angel told him that it would be alright when the time comes. In the second poem from “Songs of Experience�, the boys viewpoint on religion changes. His optimistic view has changed into a dissapointed grudge towards God and the heavens. He has come to the harsh reality that being a child in a profession where help is needed, bec ...

... the epicenter of religious practice before the transcendental period. Founded by the Puritans, the feeling of avenging had never left the people. After all of the “Great Awakenings� and religious revivals, the people of New England began to question the old ways. What used to be the focal point of all lives was now under speculation and often doubted. People began to search for new meanings in life. People like Emerson and Thoreau believed that answers lie in the individual. Emerson set the tone for the era when he said, “Insist on yourself; never imitate� (McMichael 691). Emily Dickinson believed and ...

... think this because her lover says this: "She- Too weak for all her hearts endeavor, To set its struggling passion free From Pride, and vainer ties dissever, And give herself to me forever." I think this means that she is too egotistical to give up her easy and luxurious lifestyle for her Lover and after they make love she would happily return home to her husband, and leave her Lover alone. I think that although she does love her Lover she is too weak to give up this other man. I feel that Porphyria is definitely in love with him, but seems to be too weak to act seriously on her feelings. Porphyria traveled at ...

... leading him to do what he loves best. In the poem, the theme is symbolized by a man chopping wood. Although he may not be the best at what he does, he does what he loves and wants to do. The nature flows through him every time he swings the ax, and that's all that matters to him. Also, in another work, frost writes about the beauty of nature. In the poem "The Road Not Taken ", the man has to make a decision at a fork in the middle of the road. He notices one road has been used many times and the other road looked hardly used "Because it was grassy and wanted wear"(8), he makes the choice to go down the one ...

... having their own thoughts, they also share the goal of obtaining freedom from the British Empire. Yeats uses animals in his poem that cause splashing and other disruptions to the stream. These animals represent the pivotal uprisings and revolts made by the liberty seeking Irish rebels. A horse-hoof slides on the brim, And a horse plashes within it; The long-legged moor-cocks call; Minute by minute they live: The stone’s in the midst of it all (932) Here is an example of events supporting the stone’s cause, in which the overall constancy is maintained. This constant is the underlying strive ...

... "Sailing to Byzantium." We will start with "Sailing to Byzantium to show the strive for immortality. This theme of immortality as I go thoughtout this poem: "That is no country for old men. The young in one other arms, bids in the tree. Those dying generations of their song." (1,2,3) Imortality hit you in the face start off these lines. It talks about old becoming young and birds and trees. This makes you think of spring and vegetation and animals and life. Yates uses vivified examples such as "An Aged Man is but a patty thing, a tattered coat upon a stick." (9,10) Yates is describing a scarecrow or what you ...