William Wordworth’s Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood 1. (beginning) Nature Explanation: It talks about the mountains‚ fields‚ land‚ and sea. It is getting you to look at nature more thoroughly. Quote: “The cataracts blow their trumpets from the steep‚ No more shall grief of mine the season wrong; I hear the echoes through the mountains throng. The winds come to me from the fields of sleep‚ And all the earth is gay; Land and sea. Give themselves up to
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The Chorus of Antigone The chorus was not only a major part of Antigone‚ but also the most insightful portion of this play’s cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon’s actions‚ and gives us all unbiased views on our hypocritical species. Without a chorus Creon’s epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn’t have‚ as easily‚ seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very
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The poem ‘Ode to a Grecian Urn’ by John Keats is about eternity and eternal things. To understand this poem as well as many other of John Keats’ work it is important to know a bit about the author. John Keats was sick most of his life and died at the age 25 of tuberculosis. At a young age he witnessed the death of his Mother‚ Father and brother. All of these factors contributed to the In the first stanza‚ he is contemplating the vase in its entirety. He marvels at the piece’s perfection (still
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The Ode of Heroine: Mulan Many ladies have ever imaged a different life they would have if they were men. Some of them would like to do some real men’s things‚ challenging the task which they impossibly accomplished as a lady. But there is a young maiden called Mulan whose surname is unknown in the history of Ancient China‚ who disguised herself as a man to attend fight in an army replacing for her father. Frankly‚ Mulan was a brave maiden and her romantic life was written in a ballad named as
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In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the chorus is composed of many male elders that represent the views of the townspeople. The chorus plays a large role in Antigone by giving insight on opposing characters as well as guiding
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Sebastian Villa Composition 2 April 5‚ 2014 Antigone Essay The story of Antigone is a tragic story that means that the universal themes are going to make the audience thinks twice about their decisions or life itself. This story has a lot of universal themes like facing darkness‚ role of women and the most important theme in my opinion would be injustice. This universal can be applied to today’s world. Facing darkness! After the two brother named Eteocles and Polyneices fight for
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An ode poem is a poem that is about only one specific thing that you think is truly amazing and praiseworthy. This type of poem can be centered upon an object‚ an idea‚ or even a person. The trick to writing an ode poem is to write using the same structure throughout‚ while using different words to communicate the one thing you are writing about. Here are some tips to help you out if you’re interested in writing an ode poem: 1. What really makes you emotional‚ either in a positive or negative way
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every action is a motive. In Sophocles’ work of art Antigone‚ there are many possible motives for the character’s actions. Creon causes Polyneices burial to be forbidden‚ sentences Antigone to death‚ and locks Antigone in a stone room because his motives were to be a fair and unbiased ruler. Creon says‚ “and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare‚ -I have no use for him‚ either” (1. 153-154). Creon punishes Antigone because he knows that pardoning a guilty person just
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rule of law. This separates Antigone from Creon‚ Ismene‚ and temporarily Haemon‚ who support Creon’s rule of law over the gods. Many of these characters are well aware of how their shifting allegiance to one person‚ is in effect giving support to others by association. Haemon’s support for Antigone in turn supports Polynices’ cause and the gods. In this manner‚ love not only causes death but also serves to shift allegiances‚ in so doing acting as a vehicle for fate. The “Ode to Love” gives more clues
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follow whether good or bad are can only be blamed on us. Sophocles’s Antigone portrays human emotions and consequences that follow two distinct choices. We can broaden the spectrum by saying that Creon represents public policy and Antigone represents individual conscience. According to E.S. Shuckburgh we must examine which is more important “state law or divine conscience”. (Shuckburgh xviii) Antigone is a story about two people who choose to make choices that each are passionate
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