deadest thing Alive enough to have strength to die; And a grin of bitterness swept thereby Like an ominous bird a-wing.... Since then‚ keen lessons that love deceives‚ And wrings with wrong‚ have shaped to me Your face‚ and the God-curst sun‚ and a tree‚ And a pond edged with greyish leaves. | | LIFE AND DEATH AT SUNRISE (1867) The hills uncap their tops Of woodland‚ pasture‚ copse‚ And look on the layers of mist At their foot that still persist: They are like awakened sleepers on one elbow lifted
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Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy (1867) Neutral Tones BY THOMAS HARDY We stood by a pond that winter day‚ And the sun was white‚ as though chidden of God‚ And a few leaves lay on the starving sod; – They had fallen from an ash‚ and were gray. Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove Over tedious riddles of years ago; And some words played between us to and fro On which lost the more by our love. The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing Alive enough to have
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Author: Thomas Hardy First Published: 1898 Type of Poem: Sonnet Genres: Poetry‚ Sonnet Subjects: Suffering‚ Despair‚ God‚ Pain‚ Good and evil‚ Gods or goddesses‚ Fate or fatalism‚ Life‚ philosophy of‚ Life and death‚ Time‚ Joy or sorrow‚ Luck or misfortune The Poem Thomas Hardy has structured “Hap” to meet all the requirements of the form of an English sonnet: Its fourteen lines are written in iambic pentameter‚ the rhyme scheme abab‚ cdcd‚ efef‚ gg is complied with‚ and the three quatrains are followed
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Nowadays‚ while film producers tend to make films about loves relating to materialism‚ pure loves obviously become rarer and more appreciated than ever before. Under the Hawthorn Tree‚ the latest work by director Zhang Yimou based on the same- named novel of Ai Mi‚ brings about a belief of a pure and unmingled love‚ even though it is set in dying days of Chinese Cultural Revolution. The film beautifully tells the story of a high- school student‚ Jingqui who has a troubled family background: her
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sea‚ could be very pretty in the summertime. This was the opinion of the two small children‚ Knud and Johanne‚ who were playing there‚ crawling under the gooseberry bushes to reach each other. In one of the gardens there stood an elder tree‚ in the other an old willow‚ and under the latter the children were especially fond of playing. Although the tree stood close beside the stream and they might easily have fallen into the water‚ they were allowed to play there‚ for the eye of God watches over
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philosopher. This quote explains that in war it does not matter whether or not you do the right thing‚ but whether or not you know how to survive. This quote relates to Liam O’ Flaherty’s short story and Thomas Hardy’s poem. In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and “The Man He killed” by Thomas Hardy both literary works show similarities and differences by the use of plot‚ irony‚ and theme. In the two passages‚ there were many similarities‚ but there were also some differences throughout the plot.
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Z~ AP Lit. Thomas Hardy and Religion Famous author and poet‚ Thomas Hardy‚ was born June 2nd in the year of 1840 into a small town called Higher Bockhampton in Stinsford Parish. He lived in a lower class family‚ aware and content with their position. Hardy’s father was a master mason while his mother stayed at home and encouraged Hardy’s education. His mother taught him to read‚ and continued educating him through his years until the age of 16. At this point‚ a friend of Hardy’s father‚ John
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find many subcategories‚ and‚ of these‚ Thomas Hardy takes a bold stance on one very specific‚ but nonetheless controversial‚ issue.
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Q) A critic has described Hardy as‚ “A poet obsessed with the past.” How far do you agree with the claim? In your answer‚ you should either refer to two/three poems in detail‚ or range more widely through the whole selection. Many of Thomas Hardy’s poems are centered on the feelings summoned up when reminiscing about the past. On the surface‚ it seems as though Hardy is ‘obsessed with the past’ as many poems are laced with memories which conjure up feelings of nostalgia. It is important
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Music. It heals wounds‚ relieves stress and motivates people. Music is everywhere‚ whether it is played in pubs and clubs‚ or cars and spas: there is even evidence that cavemen were jammin’ in their caves. In the past however‚ music took serious talent to make. One would have to dedicate years to learning an instrument‚ and write songs that aren’t just catchy‚ but ‘speak’ to an audience‚ with passionate meaning underpinning behind the lyrics. Nowadays the music industry is expanding rapidly; seemingly
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