... parents and is lost in a wild kingdom. In the first stanza the author prophasizes the future, foretelling of a serious situation. William Blake then goes on in the poem to tell about how the young girls parents react to the new knowledge that their daughter is missing. The parents are fearful because they know the dangers of the jungle their daughter is lost in. The parents, caretakers, of the young girl can not conceive the possibility that the jungle may have a soft and caring side. We then find out the age of young Lyca, "seven summers old." At the age of seven, a young girl must be very scared alone in the ...

... IV. Part I A. Commonly called "Prologue" B. Introduces scene and characters C. Characters think aloud to reveal their nature 1. Quant views himself with false admiration 2. Malin examines the theoretical nature of man 3. Rosetta endeavors to create an imaginary and happy past 4. Emble passes his youthful judgment on the others' follies V. First act of Part II, "The Seven Ages" A. Malin's domination of this act 1. Serves as a guide 2. Controls the characters through his introduction of each age B. Others support Malin's theories by drawing from past, p ...

... his blindness. Milton uses figurative language to express his grievances and discontent. He reflects upon his life and “how my light is spent,� or the time he had his sight. Milton then expresses the feeling of the “dark world and wide� of the blind as his introduction to his questions. He begins to question his writing that only death can take away (“...one talent which is death to hide..�), “ lodged... useless� within him because of his new blindness. As a result, Milton begins to question God, “Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?� Milton wonders as to the meaning of his blindness; Does ...

... difference between those two ideals: “As if out of the Bible or science fiction[.]� Updike intentionally does this to depict the vast difference between the two. The Bible is a religious book that millions read and tend to believe in. It is religious dogma which church officials expect one to believe as the truth. Science fiction is an eerie subject in which there is no proof and which many also believe. The two are very separated in their ideals because they both have a completely different set of beliefs. They are both very mysterious things that lack conclusive proof. Updike’s experience at the end is ...

... survival on a ongoing long journey. Through all this time, he has survived and is still here. He has seen it all and done it all. Like rivers that often grow over time, the soul of this man, and the soul's of his ancestors and descendants, have grown/will grow deep with patience for a better time to come, and determination to go on until that time finally arrives. All things that have been experienced, all hard rains of troubled times, have added to his river, his soul, and helped make him who he is. Without these times, both the good and the bad, he would not possess the beauty of who he is, knowing the limit ...

... when all literature was spoken and passed on by word of mouth. The muse was invoked to help the poet or writer remember the lines of a poem or story. Pope invokes the muse John Caryll who is a friend of his. This is very typical in epic poetry. Another aspect Pope uses is that his main character Belinda gains wisdom from a dream. Ariel is a Sylph that guides Belinda. When Belinda was asleep Ariel came into her dream to tell her to “Beware of all, but most beware of Man!� He was telling her to watch out for man because he will try to take her chastity. When Belinda awoke she thought deeply about what was ...

... emotions. The final limitations of man is presented and assessed in the poem “The road not taken�. “Mending Wall� questions the necessity for human isolation. Walls whether physical or psychological represent isolation and imprisonment. In “Mending Wall� we find the persona interrogating his neighbour as to whether a wall is necessary between them “If I could put a notion in his head�. Frost in this poem uses a simple rural activity, that is the mending of a wall, to conjure a much more universal theme that is isolation. The persona ponders at the fact why man can not live without walls, bo ...

... between them. Unfortunately both of these literary works end on a downbeat. There is an implication of the inevitable end to both loves (Othello smothers Desdemona after Iago tells him that she has been unfaithful, and Dickinson states her regrets over the choices she has made in the pursuit of her love.). In “Speaking of Poetry� states that it would not be enough to out wit the father for she still would end up smothered. Bishop says Othello is a barbarian and that he would have killed her any way, “For though Othello has his blood from Kings his ancestry was barbarous, his ways African his speech uncouth. ...

... since the 1950's. His beliefs strengthened when he was put on trial for publishing a highly controversial collection of poems written by Allen Ginsberg. Lawrence Ferlinghetti has chosen to express his political views through his poetry. Additionally, Ferlinghetti became more vocal with the use of protests and further publication of controversial and/or anti-government materials through his publishing house, New Directions. By using poetry, Ferlinghetti was able to reach a vast audience including those whom he was criticizing. Through his poetry, Lawrence Ferlinghetti blatantly and subtly criticized the American ...

... and turned it into a depressing scene. The stanza ends with “The eternal note of sadness� being brought in by the sea. The poet is comparing the sea to the sum of all human troubles. The sea is eternal just as human suffering is eternal. The sea has also seen all of the human suffering and in it's roar the poet can hear that suffering. When the poet talks about Sophocles and the Aegean he is clearly reinforcing the idea of the sea being the bearer of misery. The reference is to Sophocles tragic plays and the suffering that necessarily accompanied them. This image becomes powerful as the reader realizes that ...