"The Shield of Achilles" is a poem by W. H. Auden first published in 1952. The Shield of Achilles is also the title poem of a collection of poems by Auden‚ published in 1955. Description The poem is Auden’s response to the detailed description in Homer’s epic poem the Iliad of the shield borne by the hero Achilles‚ illustrated with scenes from daily life. Auden’s poem is written in two different stanza forms‚ one form with shorter lines‚ the other with longer lines. The stanzas with shorter
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. c o m Page 1 Background Yeats wrote this poem in 1916‚ when he was fifty one years of age. Coole Park‚ in Co. Galway was the home of Lady Augusta Gregory‚ Yeats’ friend and patron. In the poem‚ he reflects on how his life has changed since he was a younger man and walked ‘with a lighter tread’. In reality‚ Yeats had not been carefree in his youth‚ but for the purposes of this poem‚ we must suspend disbelief and take him at his word. In 1916‚ Yeats’ love‚ Maud Gonne was widowed. Her
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Kyle Dudzinski Ms. Cecelia AP English 12 20 December 2010 Temptation Temptation has been around since the conception of our Earth. All civilizations‚ including the Egyptians‚ the Greeks‚ the Romans‚ the British‚ and even modern day individuals‚ have fallen victim to temptations that the world offers. John Owen described temptation as “a knife‚ that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison‚ his exercise or destruction.” A temptation is an act that
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster) Notes Introduction Archetypes: Faustian deal with the devil (i.e. trade soul for something he/she wants) Spring (i.e. youth‚ promise‚ rebirth‚ renewal‚ fertility) Comedic traits: tragic downfall is threatened but avoided hero wrestles with his/her own demons and comes out victorious What do I look for in literature? - A set of patterns - Interpretive options (readers draw their own conclusions but must be able to support it) - Details ALL
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my friend Ratna‚ on the behalf of r entire class and r seniors welcome u all here… Ur presence and valueable time really means a lot to us… Welcome and hope u have a memorable Teachers Day… 1) Ratna: (Ankit and Shankaran) In the words of William Butler Yeats‚ "Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." Without any further delay‚ taking blessings from the almighty and r teachers here‚ I will like to welcome Shankaran and
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2011. M.12 Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION‚ 2011 English - Higher Level - Paper 2 Total Marks: 200 Thursday‚ 9th June – Afternoon‚ 2.00 – 5.20 Candidates must attempt the following: ONE question from SECTION I – The Single Text ONE question from SECTION II – The Comparative Study ONE question on the Unseen Poem from SECTION III – Poetry ONE question on Prescribed Poetry from SECTION III – Poetry N.B. Candidates must answer
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Poetry 1. SIEGFRIED SASSOON (Blighters; They; The Hero; The General) - Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet and author. He became known as a writer of satirical anti-war verse during World War I. He later won acclaim for his prose work‚ notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography‚ collectively known as the "Sherston Trilogy". Siegfried Sassoon was born on 8th September 1886 at Weirleigh‚ near Paddock Wood in Kent. After Marlborough College
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Pound thought that in all times life has always presented fragments to the mind. This is the natural case…Since life presents fragments‚ it’s not surprising that our minds are inherently disposed to work with them. Though Pound’s fragments are perfectly definite‚ their implications are endless and contradictory (223-224). Pound also extracts from Greek mythology presenting the word in Greek. That is to say‚ Pound named H.D. “Dryad‚” the wood spirit muse of his earliest poems. “Dryad”‚ or “Δρυάς is
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fallen soldiers and the ones left behind to grieve their losses. Where as W.B. Yeats in Easter 1916 portrays a speaker who conveys an ambiguous attitude in relation to war‚ they initially seem undecided in their feelings regarding the rebellious revolutionaries who led the uprising‚ but soon turn to appreciate and appreciate the fallen individuals. Imagery is used to explore and portray complex subject matters; Owen and Yeats illustrate the harsh realities of war using imagery that incorporates objects
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The first soliloquy of Hamlet falls in the Act 1‚ Scene II‚ after the King Claudius and the Queen Gertrude urges Hamlet in the open court to cast off the deep melancholy which‚ as they think‚ has taken possession of his mind as a consequence of his father’s death. In their opinion‚ Hamlet has sufficiently grieved for his father’s death already. Prior to the soliloquy‚ the King Claudius and Queen Gertrude makes announcement to their marriage‚ as according to them‚ the court could not afford excessive
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