There are times when we need to talk yet the words never come. During our toughest moments things seem to get complicated and confusing leaving us to wonder; however, I believe in us and all that we share. The authors of the poems, “A Simile” and “Moon Rondeau” compare the steps of a relationship by using symbolism, analogy and imagery.…
After reading the two short stories, Love in L.A by Dagoberto Gilb and What We Talk about When We Talk about Love by Raymond Carver, I have realized that a common feeling like ‘love’ can be painted into so many different pictures. Each one of these short stories is written by two different authors and sees ‘love’ at different angles. The character Jake in Love in L.A. has this vision of love that is more of a mockery. Then, Terri’s ex-husband in What We talk about When We Talk about Love has so much passion, but the kind of passion that can be interoperated as obsession. The lies and misconceptions of ‘love’ that Jake and Terri’s ex-husband display reveal that ‘love’ does not exist in a world filled with nothing but cruelty and evil actions.…
Leibler (“True and fair view- an imaginary view”) argues “in an ideal world, and with just a little imagination, accounting standards would always produce a true and fair result. But this is not necessarily so in the real world” (p 61).…
In Osip Mandelstam’s poem numbered “300”, and in Marina Tsvetaeva’s poem “you loved me” both speakers are struggling with a loss of love. For Tsvetaeva’s speaker, the loss stems directly from a love built in a relationship and partner and the sudden feeling of betrayal and loss. For Mandelstam’s speaker however, the loss of love is in that of his friends and family, and not in that of an intimate relationship. They have betrayed his trust, and left him in a life of solitude and loneliness. Both speakers are encountering a powerful loss of something they care about and in their poems they are showing their resiliency and rebuttal towards that loss. This rebuttal comes from a place of isolation and understanding. It is only through recognition…
Compare the ways poets present the breakdown of a relationship in ‘Quick draw’ and one other problem from Relationships.…
The last paragraph at the same time also represents the prose as a whole: the life lesson, exploration, and emotion of love. The readers learn that one cannot trust anyone and can only trust oneself, as supported by the sentence “we are utterly open with no one”. Furthermore, the listing of “not mother and father, not wife or husband, not lover, not child, not friend” emphasizes that not even the closest person can be trusted, and that one can only trust one’s heart. Another life lesson is shown in “when young we think there will come one person who will savor and sustain us always”, meaning that when ones are all young, ones always believe in true love and the live-happily-ever-after stereotype, but in the end ones come to a realization that hearts can easily break in reality, and that true love may just be a fantasy. House metaphor is also presented by the “brick up” in the “you can brick up your heart as stout and tight and hard and cold and impregnable as you possibly can and down it comes in an instant”, and illustrating that even the strongest hearts can break, which is further justified by the run-on sentence using the repeated “and”s. The author then visualized some examples of emotion of love in the end to stimulate, engage, and communicate with the readers that the heart, a well-accepted common metaphor for emotion, reminds the readers of its…
meaning behind the poem, and that it made me somewhat think about it, was intriguing. I…
Love stars as something beautiful and full of joy, and when it reaches its maximum pick a wedding and even a child can light up this pure bond between individuals. Sometimes this loves fades from the couple and problems begin. By talking we come to understand people, it is a commonly use saying when whenever a conflict or arguments that can be solved by words brakes. In Popular Mechanics by Raymond Cerver, we find this particular saying very accurate since from the beginning the reader is introduce to a conflict that is never told, so in this analysis my goal will be talking about the theme, symbolism and the role on the story.…
Relationships between people have extremely various meanings. Two lovers can become best friends, for they share good communication, they share their laughs and even tears. Sometimes, sharing love and affection toward each other makes a special bond between two separate individuals. However, in some occasions it is the other way around with tears, anger, disappointment, betrayal, broken hearts, and etc. A relationship can be suffered from the misunderstanding, lack of communication, and a feeling of distance between two people. Lovers could be so passionate today, but who knows if they would break up tomorrow. Thus, the unpredictability in love is always one of those things that scare us, but it is also what draws us into love. It can affect the way people interact with each other. In comparison and contrast of the two stories “A Temporary Matter” and “This Blessed House” in the book Interpreter of Maladies written by Jhumpa Lahiri, we could see how unpredictable relationships can be and how it impacts on people’s relationships.…
The piece of literature that has expanded my intellectual and aesthetic views this semesters would be The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot. This pieces has expanded my intellectual views immensely because it has taught me not to judge a book by its cover (in this case a poem by its title). I am from a small town, and in my town everyone likes the same things. So, if someone liked poetry or mythology they were considered weird: however, in no way, shape, or form am I trying to accuse my town of being cruel, we are all just old fashioned. This poem by T. S. Eliot, to me, was just the epitome of college life to me. In college no one cares about what other people are into, and as a matter of fact, everyone just gets along and accepts…
Fellow year 12 English literature enthusiasts, good morning and welcome. Before we delve into the beautiful world that is poetry, may I please ask you to close your eyes? Close your eyes, clear your mind and picture a plain white room, free of all opinion and emotion.…
When I read the pages 57 – 79 in Pausch’s (2008) The Last Lecture, I was surprised and impressed by his expression to his great wife. Even though he continued to love his wife, Jai, he sometimes felt her to get over such obstructions as a big wall and formidable things. He wrote, “The most formidable brick wall I ever upon in my life was just five feet, six inches tall, and was absolutely beautiful. But it reduced me to tears, made me reevaluate my entire life and led me to call my father, in a helpless fit, to ask for guidance on how to scale it.”(p.73). He deep respected all of her, so he expressed that she was the most precious thing in the world. How romantic and fun its expression was. His expression surprised me because his love of Jai was well expressed by his use of metaphors like a poem. When I finished reading this book, I would remember his love phases as the poet and author of the romantic. Furthermore, I was deeply impressed by Jai’s choice to keep her love and her husband. Even though his health was not good enough, he wanted to move to Pittsburgh for his working. She couldn’t understand his decision. But she finally came back his beside. He wrote, “She had come to a realization: She was in love, after all. Once again, my parents had come through. Love had won out. At week’s end, Jai moved to Pittsburgh.”(p.79). I was impressed by a powerful lesson from her loving. Honestly if I was Jai, I would ban him from working his job. Above all, the reality of life is more important than love. Despite of that truth, love might have the great power in the world. They certainly didn’t confuse and scare to death by her discovery of true love. Through this book, I was surprised by his expression about his lovely wife and I was impressed by how he overcame the difficult situation through the great love.…
I have recently studied your poetry for my Leaving Certificate English course and enjoyed it immensely. I admire the method by which you turn your poetry in to an exploration of more expansive topics. I am going to discuss some of your poems and the effects that they had on me as a reader.…
In this poem I found a lot of provocative imagery that made me feel various emotions.…
The writer gives us a realistic presentation of impossibility of two different people living together and building some kind of relationship even of long one. It’s too difficult to live with a man or a woman whom you don’t love and it’s impossible to keep a man next to you because “You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.”…