Death is an ongoing mystery that has not been solved by humankind. It continuously is a thought of how or why leaving people like artists to try to make reason of it. The poems “Thanatopsis” by Bryant‚ “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult‚ and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas are three poems which speak of death; however they all have different purposes. They each explain and describe death with different points of views. Although all of the poems had different purposes‚ they also had similarities
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Analysis of subject: The painting is actually depicting the sea and the sky. The sea is black‚ and the sky is gray. The artist uses fishing hooks and nails to create the sea‚ while he paints the sky with oil. 2. Analysis of Form: This painting is an abstract and representational artwork. This painting also has a mechanical art style. The artist uses black fishing hooks to create a symmetrical balance. The achromatic color scheme of the painting conveys a nostalgic and longing mood. The artist achieves
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to die. Examples of this would be the three poems “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant‚ “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by The Blue Oyster Cult‚ and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas. All of these are about death‚ but they have different points of view. “Thanatopsis” romanticizes death and is optimistic‚ “Dust in the Wind” portrays life as short and fleeting‚ and “Don’t Fear the Reaper” glorifies death. While the three poems discuss death the poem “Thanatopsis” has the most optimistic view. In the poem Bryant
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certain factors such as the consistency and drying period. Determining which medium is better‚ oils or acrylics‚ is completely up to the painter‚ both have their uses but definitely have their differences. The consistency of paint can allow for a painting to convey a certain feeling. One of the major differences in consistency is the base of the paint‚ oil paints are oil based and acrylic paint is water based. The water based acrylics can be thinned out by adding more water‚ making the paint become
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Losing someone dear is similar to the trek of a rugged mountain journey.These hills are similar to William Cullen Bryant’s poem thanatopsis where he said “The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun the vales /stretching in pensive quietness between”(20). Initially‚ the journey feels incredible‚ each step of the hike coated with the weight of grief. Yet‚ with time‚ the peaks and valleys of memory become comforting footholds‚ offering help amidst the feeling of loss. Just as mountains stand against
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PAINTING Painting – is among the fine arts‚ which creates meaningful effects‚ depicting different intrinsic human values‚ by the use of clustered imagination of lines and color. Painting is placed on a flat surfaced by the use of pigments. Painting expresses the artist’s perceptions and feelings on a particular selected subject. Usually‚ the artist’s selection of a subject comes from the understanding and interpretation of his feelings and emotions. Some artist may love country scenes‚ like landscape
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behind Catholicism and tell stories of Christ’s life and passion. Paintings was exclusively for the churches and for religious purposes. Occassionally used for propaganda. Tagalog painters Jose Loden‚ Tomas Nazario and Miguel delos Reyes‚ did the first still life paintings in the country. They were commissioned in 1786 by a Spanish botanist to paint the flora and fauna in the country. The earliest known historical paintings in the Philippines was a mural at the Palacio Real in Intramuros entitle
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Death is a scary and ever approaching event. Public speaker and Public speaker and writer William Cullen Bryant tried to comfort the public in his poem Thanatopsis. He explains in his poem that death is scary but it is not to be feared. William Cullen Bryant uses anastrophe and imagery to illustrate his theme that although death is inevitable and extremely scary it is not to be feared because when in death a person is not alone. Bryant uses anastrophe throughout the poem to illustrate his theme
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The poem‚ "Thanatopsis‚" written by ‚ is a wonderful literary work which explores the often controversial questions of death. Within his well written lines Bryant attempts to show the relationship between death’s eternal questions and the ongoing cycle of nature and life. Upon concluding the poem many readers are able to reaffirm their faith of an afterlife‚ while others are left aimlessly pondering this strange possibility. Throughout the poem Bryant creates images which connect death and sleep
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based on romanticism such as "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant express a certain feeling not obtained in other kinds of poems. Many people in the romantic era believed that man’s purpose was to become one with nature. They felt power and wisdom comes from nature. They also believed in humanitarian which was an elevated common man or noble savage. Intuition was said to be more important than reason. People stressed the concept of following instincts. The poem "Thanatopsis" is a good example of romantic
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