Meredith Hood Mr. Morris English 2210-020 19 September 2013 Nature’s Meaning Poets often use nature as a source of inspiration in their works. Nature‚ itself‚ is a very graceful subject and can be used to express an array of human emotion and feeling. One famous poet that uses nature to portray his inner spirits is Matsuo Basho. This is evident in his work Oku no Hosomichi or The Narrow Road to the Deep North. His piece is a travelogue‚ which captures the pilgrimage through the northern part
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Basho lets the reader know his fears before he goes on his journey by saying‚ “I wanted to view those places that I had heard of but never seen and placed my faith in an uncertain future‚ not knowing if I would return alive” (The World of Haiku 326). He knew the journey would not be an easy one or safe. Throughout the whole journal‚ Matsuo tells all the highs and lows of his journey. He describes when he was bored sitting on mountains‚ and in pain from heat and exhaustion. Matsuo describes
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Oku No Hosomichi (1694) Basho‚ Matsuo Fallen sick on a journey‚ In dreams I run wildly Over a withered moor. An old pond! A frog jumps in- The sound of water. The first soft snow! Enough to bend the leaves Of the jonquil low. In the cicada’s cry No sign can foretell How soon it must die. No one travels Along this way but I‚ This autumn evening. In all the rains of May there is one thing not hidden - the bridge at Seta Bay. The years first day thoughts and loneliness;
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"The Narrow Road to the Deep North" is one of the most magnificent works in classical Japanese literature. Basho was on the road for over a hundred and fifty days‚ almost entirely on foot. Even today Basho is revered in Japan for having the courage to abandon the material comforts of the temporal life in favor of the spiritual rewards of a life unfettered by possessions. I respect people like Basho who was full of common sense. He has a character that was pure and penetrated by splendid emptiness
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the power to uplift us. b) My interpretation of the poem is based on the context in which haiku exists‚ my knowledge of the work and principles of the poet himself‚ and the effects of the techniques used in the poem‚ on me. The evolution of haiku was greatly influenced by Zen Buddhism which is “focused on meditation‚ a simple life and living close to nature” (Baugh et al‚ 2006‚ p. 62). This haiku alludes to all three things – a bare branch signifying a simple life‚
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When a recording artist is in the process of writing a song their goal is to tell a story that can relate to people’s lives‚ most of the time. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caufield is struggling to find his place in the world and feels lousy and ‘depressed’ a lot. Many people in today’s modern day society have similar struggles as Holden‚ like feeling isolated and alone in the world. In the song ‘Mad World’ by Gary Jules‚ he speaks about being in the same place with the same worm out people
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meaning than what first meets the eye is what writers are trending towards. Authors like William Williams paved the way for communication using less words back in 1923. The use of words in poems can sometimes go overboard‚ but the authors of “Dog Haiku”‚ “Sonnet 18”‚ and “This is Just to Say”‚ to name a few‚ take a stand writing short poems that still express their deep thoughts. Sometimes short and sweet is the way to write.
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Arts Grade Level: 1st Grade Description or Outcome Statement: Students will listen to a haiku poem about a Construction Worker. Together‚ students will brainstorm and create a haiku poem about pilots. Then individually‚ students will create their own haiku poem about their favorite community worker. Specific Lesson Outcome Statement: 1. Students will listen to the teacher read the haiku poem Construction Worker. Describing the traits‚ values and responsibilities of a construction
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difficult for Westerners to fully appreciate the technical sophistication of Japanese Haiku‚ either from a technical or thematic point of view. The obvious obstacles in translating Haiku into English combined with cultural differences and linguistic eccentricities such as slang or puns‚ make the translation of haiku even more formidable than it would otherwise be. Settling on a single English translation of any particular haiku can prove troublesome; however‚ the brevity of the form‚ combined with its visceral
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Introduction to Sijo Korean literature is becoming popular in foreign lands. The globalization of Korean literature is good news to Korean poets and writers. Literature certainly has an important role to play in its portrayal of the relations between society and individual people‚ and it has a particularly vital social function in developing or underdeveloped countries. Korea has a proud and long-established literary tradition‚ but while it has produced many fine classical and contemporary works
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