Matthew Arnold’s use of diction and imagery reveal the overall pessimistic tone of the poem. The use of diction brings the reader toward two separate tones‚ yet they uniquely contribute to general feeling of pessimism that Matthew Arnold portrays. In the first stanza‚ the "calm" sea brings a feeling of peacefulness. Since it is not turbulent‚ but rather serene and still‚ the calmness of the sea evokes feelings of harmony. This tone is set to show the value and possibilities of a peaceful life‚ portrayed
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Every poem has a unique tone‚ form‚ and style‚ and can be defined through its genre and content. Christopher Marlowe’s The Passionate Shepherd to His Love is an innocent and romantic pastoral poem‚ while Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd is more realistic and skeptical. The two poems are similar in many ways‚ including structure and meter‚ but they also have contrasting central themes. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love has several distinct characteristics. It can be primarily
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for more riches in East Asia. In 1493 under the flag of Spain‚ Christopher Columbus attempted to reach the Indies by navigating west on the Atlantic Ocean but ended up in new world; the Americas. He reported the new world he discovered in a letter‚ which grabbed the attention of another writer‚ Michel de Montaigne‚ who challenged the perception of how Europeans viewed these “savages”. The genres in the literary works of Columbus’ letter and Montaigne’s essay both portray new ideas‚ images‚ and the
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The words “Death‚ be not proud” open John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10‚ setting the tone‚ as the narrator addresses death himself. Donne‚ inspired by his experiences with religion‚ wrote a collection of poems known as “The Divine poems‚” in which he establishes a connection between the narrator‚ and God. Holy Sonnet 10 is unique in that‚ the narrator addresses not God‚ but Death. As explored by both Joanne Woolway and Roberta J. Albrecht‚ Donne employs masterful use of apostrophe to address death‚ stylized
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Christopher Morley wrote “On Laziness”‚ an essay about laziness in 1920. Morley wrote this just after World War I to explain the effect of philosophical laziness on a person’s happiness. The author proved that the philosophically slothful man is the only truly happy person using comparative analysis‚ historical evidence‚ and repetition. In his essay “on Laziness” Morley compares the life of a lazy person to that of an active person to prove that a philosophically lazy person is happier. Morley states
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The Early Explorer’s Journals Christopher Columbus and Samuel de Champlain were two of the most influential explorers in the history of the Americas. Columbus "discovered" the area near Caribbean Islands while Champlain explored the St. Lawrence Seaway. Their journals were very similar in the way they described what the two explorers saw. Yet they have some differences as well. There are some small differences that these two works carry. Columbus starts out each entry with the day that it began
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A writer is no longer a writer when his ability to type and even speak is taken away from him. It all started when Christopher Hitchens‚ the author of the posthumously published book by his wife in 2012 “Mortality” and many other books and journals‚ was diagnosed with esophageal cancer while he was on his other book tour in 2010. This book contains all the struggles‚ emotional breakdowns and unfinished quotes by the great English author‚ columnist‚ essayist‚ religious and literary critic and journalist
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W.H. or any other man has yet to impregnate her. Shakespeare also says that it is unjust to deny her this right. Shakespeare compares W.H. to the plow‚ specifically to prove that there is a woman in the world who is destined to be the mother of W.H.’s children. W.H. needs to have children to continue his beauty‚ and the woman who’s “field” is ready to be “planted” by W.H. is out waiting for
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Christopher Paolini wrote‚ “It was as if his point of view had‚ within seconds‚ gone from that of an ant to that of an eagle.” As I kept learning to love reading more and more‚ I would always stay away from the very long‚ novel like books. I never thought that they could keep the reader engaged. I was also very picky when it came to the fantasy genre. Most fantasy books seemed a bit too childish. Then I discovered The Inheritance Cycle series. It was four books and each was a novel. I really wanted
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mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear of getting sick‚ dying‚ parents getting divorced and wars breaking out. The speaker in this poem is a child‚ so it is something any child (also a teenager) and identify with. The tone of the poem is anxious to reflect how being afraid can shake us. Many people might think that this poem is purely for entertainment and fun. However‚ there is more to it
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