Tuesday‚ March 6‚ 2007 Ode to Evening - William Collins Introduction: “Ode to Evening‚” is one among the most enduring poems of William Collins. It is a beautiful poem of fifty-two lines‚ addressed to a goddess figure representing evening. This nymph‚ or maid‚ who personifies dusk‚ is chaste‚ reserv’d‚ and meek‚ in contrast to the bright-hair’d sun‚ a male figure who withdraws into his tent‚ making way for night. Thus evening is presented as the transition between light and darkness. Collins’
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ODE TO AUTUMN John Keats This poem‚ an ode‚ is the last of Keats’ odes. In it‚ the poet exhibits a rich mood of serenity by describing autumn as a season of mellow fruitfulness – a season of ripeness and fulfillment. This ode is known for its remarkable sensuous beauty that is crafted by employment of several visual‚ tactile and auditory imageries together with the personification of autumn as a woman engaged in various autumnal activities. In the first stanza‚ the poet has described the
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Kalie Juarez Dr. Ward ENGL 2312 19 February 2013 Ode to a Nightingale In “Ode to a Nightingale‚” the most evident characteristic of Romanticism is the feeling and emotion. This is portrayed since the beginning: “My heart aches‚ and a drowsy numbness pains / My sense‚ as though of hemlock I had drunk‚ / Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains” (lines 1-3). The speaker feels as though he has been poisoned or drugged since he can not see the nightingale. The birds’ song has this paralyzing effect
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suggest that John Keats writes about a typical day of this season‚ describing all kind of colourful and detailed images. But before commenting on the meaning of the poem‚ I will briefly talk about its structure‚ its type and its rhyme. The poem is an ode[1] that contains three stanzas‚ and each of these has eleven lines. With respect to its rhyme‚ To Autumn’ does not follow a perfect pattern. While the first stanza has an ABABCDEDCCE pattern (see the poem on the next page)‚ the second and the third
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Markievy Johnson Dr. Fisher October 9‚ 2013 The Making of Something Great The late Nelson Mandela said it best. “Does anybody really think that they didn’t get what they had because they had because they didn’t have the talent or strength or endurance or the commitment.” All of what Mandela mentions plays a major part of my life as well as family‚ religious beliefs‚ and most importantly my cultural background. My name is Markievy H.E Johnson. I was born and raised in Dallas‚ Texas in
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Dejection: An Ode By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Late‚ late yestreen I saw the new Moon‚ With the old Moon in her arms; And I fear‚ I fear‚ my Master dear! We shall have a deadly storm. (Ballad of Sir Patrick Spence) I Well! If the Bard was weather-wise‚ who made The grand old ballad of Sir Patrick Spence‚ This night‚ so tranquil now‚ will not go hence Unroused by winds‚ that ply a busier trade Than those which mould yon cloud in lazy flakes‚ Or the dull sobbing draft‚ that moans and
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changed to a better country is Ethiopia. Ethiopia has over 85 different ethnic groups‚ each with their own language‚ customs‚ clothing and cultural practices. Although they bear some minor similarities‚ the difference between the past Ethiopia and the present Ethiopia is significant. In the past‚ 20 years ago‚ Ethiopia had poor economy and political instability; however‚ today Ethiopia has a strong economy and more political stability. To begin with‚ Ethiopia is really different in terms
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST “ODE TO THE WEST WIND” AND “ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE” “Ode to the West wind” and “Ode to a Nightingale” are two of the main representative poems of the second generation of the Romantic period. Even though Shelley and Keats literary works are both lyric poems they portray some similarities as well as differences. To begin with‚ both poems share a similar genre‚ form and theme. First‚ it can be mentioned that both are odes since they are short lyric poems that have a complicated
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should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” -Haile Selassie The name "Ethiopia" derives from the Greek word ethio‚ meaning "burned" and pia‚ meaning "face": the land of burned-faced peoples or in some points also means “something divided”. Ethiopia also known as (Abyssinia) is the tenth largest country in Africa‚ covering 439‚580 square miles almost twice the size of Texas. Addis Ababa is the third-highest
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Marxist era to a more democratic process‚ where there are three branches of government. The Dreg committee had an influential role in the governmental history of Ethiopia‚ which was developed by the Marxist ideology. The Dreg attempted to make Ethiopia into a socialist government‚ with certain land reforms that benefitted some regions of Ethiopia. As they began to face opposition the newly developed party‚ Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party. Though all of the transformations in the government‚ the
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