The ‘Filling Station’ by Elizabeth Bishop is a very interesting poem. It is fairly short and devoid of strong emotions. To give a brief synopsis of the poem‚ a third person omniscient narrator is describing a father and his ‘several quick and saucy sons’ running a filling station. She moves from describing them to describing the station itself‚ complete with furniture‚ a ‘dirty dog’ and plants. The poem then changes tone to reflection of why the station is the way it is‚ and is concluded by a
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Digital Divide – by Claire Bishop Response by Lucas Olscamp Claire Bishop sets out to examine the idea the largely the genre of “digital art” has been ignored and somewhat consciously forgotten by the world of contemporary art. Bishop also suggests that much of the ideology and history behind the “digital revolution” is also reduced‚ removed‚ and ignored; that digital art poses the necessary questions to our society today on the “troubling oscillation between intimacy and distance” (1) and that
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(for several reasons) are the frontrunners of their religion (i.e. priests‚ bishops‚ and various religious leaders) in history and in current society. Therefore‚ they don’t practice what they preach. Going back to the context of the poem‚ a bishop basically criticizes the female character because of her “vulgar” choice of clothing but in return Jane responded the foul words in a defensive way‚ more like sending the bishop a message that just because she wears that kind of clothing it doesn’t automatically
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Extract from St Patrick‚ Confessio This passage of the Confessio relates to an accusation made against Patrick when he was aged about fortyfive that he was unworthy of an office in the church. The whole passage is anything but clear: What was the ‘sin’ he refers to? Why did they consider him unworthy of office? Where and by whom was the challenge brought? Was Patrick physically present at a trial‚ and indeed what was the outcome of the challenge? All we can say is this: before he was taken captive
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it takes to get ahead and get his way. This have happened very often in the history of the world‚ specifically recently with the whole church molestation and child abuse scandals surrounding the Catholic Church. These were instances when Priests‚ Bishops‚ Cardinals‚ and other people of moral authority went against all that they claimed to stand for‚ much like Tartuffe. This theme of morality and ethics in Tartuffe reminded me greatly of the child molestation and abuse scandals that fell over the Catholic
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Knudsen 1 St. Basil’s Cathedral As legend has it‚ the builders of St. Basil’s Cathedral were blinded by the command of Ivan the Terrible‚ so they could never create a building greater. There is still the question if St. Basil’s is actually the most beautiful cathedral made in its time. Comparing it to the beautiful Pisa Cathedral and Assumption Cathedral‚ which were made around the same time‚ one could find it hard to decide which is the most artistic. Looking at the materials‚ art‚ and icons
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The poem One Art by Elizabeth Bishop has a conversational tone conveying an obvious particular notion--at first. The first refrain serves to declare victoriously an opening statement that‚ "The art of losing isn’t hard to master" (Bishop Line 1). As the poem advances‚ repetitions of the first and second refrains reveal themselves as helpful incantations. At first‚ this villanelle appears as a no-nonsense tutorial equipped with literary imagery on how to get over losing things‚ places‚ opportunities
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“Bishop’s carefully judged use of language aids the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her poetry.” To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Support your answer with reference to the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop on your course. Elizabeth Bishop’s use of language in her poems has allowed readers to grasp a better understanding of feeling in her poetry. During the beginning of Bishop’s career‚ she was often referred to as a ‘miniaturist’. Her concentration
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we can see how Bishop used the languages to her advantage in a way that helped the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her work. We can see the emotions in her poetry through a mix of language types and techniques within "The Fish"‚ "The Prodigal"‚ “In the Filling Station"‚ "In the Waiting Room"‚ "Sestina" and "First Death in Nova Scotia". Throughout my answer‚ I will discuss her language types and techniques within her poetry. The first poem I studied by Elizabeth Bishop was "The Fish"
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God’s Punishment on a Wicked Bishop The summer and autumn had been so wet‚ That in winter the corn was growing yet‚ ‘Twas a piteous sight to see all around The grain lie rotting on the ground. Every day the starving poor Crowded around Bishop Hatto’s door‚ For he had a plentiful last-year’s store‚ And all the neighbourhood could tell His granaries were furnish’d well. At last Bishop Hatto appointed a day To quiet the poor without delay; He bade them to his great Barn repair‚ And they
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