Nature is known to be the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants animals, landscape and other features and products of the earth. This essay shows how the two poems, “A Different History” and “Horses” allow the reader to view nature in a new light. Edwin Muir (1887-1859) born in the Orkney Islands was a Scottish poet, novelist and a critic of the mid twentieth century; he wrote the poem called Horses. At the age of 14 Edwin Muir moved to Glasgow when his father lost his farm in his home town called Deerness. The family moved to Glasgow and Edwin Munir did not like the place. Less than a year later he lost his whole family and then he lived a depressing childhood by working in factories and offices. A Different History has been written by Sujata Bhatt. She is an Indian poet; her family moved to the USA as she studied at the University of Lowa. She has won many poetry and other recognition awards worldwide. A Different History by Sujata Bhatt is an autobiographical poem and is an expression of the Indian heritage compared to the English speaking world that she lived in. A Different History makes the reader view nature in a new light by relating language and literature to the Greek and Hindu gods. Stanza one begins by transplanting the Greek god of nature called Pan into India. She links the Greek god of nature and fauna to the animal related gods in Hinduism and how the gods were free to move in disguise as various animals. The first stanza is an appreciation of the language and literature which indicates how important it is to venerate the books and the trees which they came from. The language and words are transcribed on paper, which
John Muir’s essay, The Calypso Borealis, and William Wordsworth’s poem, I wandered Lonely as a Cloud, are two wonderfully written works centered towards their love for nature. They were able to create vivd images in the reader’s head through their writing as well as emotional transitions. Both works, inspired by events in the 19th century, have their differences, however, their emotion and love for nature is the same and creates the same impact with the
The essay will consider the poem 'Practising' by the poet Mary Howe. It will explore how this poem generates its meaning and focus by analysing its techniques, metaphorical construct and its treatment of memory. The poem can primarily be seen to be a poem of missed opportunity. In this way is comes to form, alongside other poems of Howe's a study about a certain kind of loss and the recuperative efforts of memory, alongside the certainty of the failure of this recuperation. The paper will begin by giving a context to the poem with regard to Howe's life and work and will then proceed to analyse it directly, drawing attention to how it can be seen to fulfil this thesis about its content and meaning.
When speaking about nature, Muir says “the effect is indescribably glorious” (Muir). Muir is describing the relationship between man and nature in this because he is describing his encounters with nature during his Alaskan excursion, as this text is nonfiction. Muir also states “But it is in the darkest nights when storms are blowing and the waves are phosphorescent that the most impressive displays are made” (Muir). This quote says that in the darkest of nights, like in times of struggle, nature is the most beautiful. Muir also states “deep calling unto deep, glacier to glacier, from fjord to fjord over all the wonderful bay” (Muir).
Poetry Analysis Once the poem “History Lesson” was written numerous poetry foundations celebrated it for many reasons. “History Lesson” not only makes an impact on literature today it has also impacted people also. This poem inspires people and moves them to the point to where they can find a personal connection to the poem itself and to the writer. Not only does it hold emotional value for those who were victimized and those whose family were victimized by the laws of segregation, but the poem is also celebrated for its complexity. The poem uses many techniques to appeal to the reader.
Everyone has certain childhood memories and objects that shape them and their identity. For Marilyn Nelson Waniek, one of these was a quilt. The speaker in this poem uses the literary techniques of diction and symbolism to show how childhood objects and circumstances, like the quilt, can shape and show our identity. The speaker also uses hyperboles to emphasize how important a sense of identity is to people and how that identity shapes our lives.
A Poem an Obstacles written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a poem which try to narrate about the human’s day to day struggle and tell us about how we have to ignore all those obstacle and resume our journey to our destiny. 1.Firstly analyse the whole poem by considering the narrator as a human Being As we know that every people have their own obstacle which make them uneasy and bring hardship in their life. An obstacle is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction. This obstacles are the things that we human being face in our day to day life So obstacle can be of any form and kind which bring difficulties in people life until and unless it is eradicate.
The poem, At Mornington was written by Australian poet, Gwen Harwood. It was published in 1975 under her own name. At Mornington is about a woman reminiscing about her past when she is with her friend. There are many themes explored in this poem including memory, death and time passing.
The poem fully develops the idea of the limited of privileges that some might have according to the their races and the racial division. The “borderlands” is the division of a place, but in the eyes of Gloria she makes the character grow up in a place where there is a racial division. The character is in the middle of how of her race is important as her cultural ways get in the way of trying to practice each one of them. The poet writes in both english and spanish to explain how she speaks to the different races she carries. As you read the poem you can feel how the tone changes as the author is speaking of the different events that she goes through in her life.
Yusef Komunyakaa and William Wordsworth both describe nature in the most pure of human methods: through direct observation. However, there is a very different perspective in which these two poets are describing their experiences. Wordsworth exudes a sense of nostalgia describing nature as pure and utterly beautiful. Komunyakaa, on the other hand, is reminded of the horrors in nature, particularly due to pollution and what its effects were. For such contrasting experiences of nature, there seems to be an injustice in play here, which seems to contribute to these very contrasting differences on the environment.
Wordsworth and Muir express their fascination with nature using imagery and mood. In “Calypso Borealis”, John Muir states that he finds himself “glorying in the fresh cool beauty and charm of the bog and meadow heathworts, grasses, carices, ferns, mosses, liverworts displayed in boundless profusion” (Muir). The words “boundless profusion” appeals to the sense of sight and helps us imagine the scene and all the bountiful natural beauty of the place. The image shows Muir’s relationship with nature because it demonstrates his overwhelming, nearly spiritual, experience with nature. In the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud”,
The poem, in brief, is about the struggle the speaker faces as he prepares for war and attempts to explain to his lover how important honor is to him, surpassing even his feelings for her. It is written creatively, with a unique style. The poem is also personal and temporal, a trait of poems of this era. The poem is written in a conversational tone and is read as if by a male writer to a female lover. Lovelace weaves poetic techniques such as assonance, and metaphor together to create a good rhythm, and a theme based upon honor.
Rina Morooka Mr Valera Language Arts Compare and Contrast essay on “The poet’s obligation”, “When I have fears that I may cease to be”, and “In my craft of sullen art” The three poems, “The poet’s obligation” by Neruda, “when I have fears that I may cease to be” by Keats, and “In my craft of sullen art” by Thomas, all share the similarity that they describe poets’ relationships with their poems. However, the three speakers in the three poems shared different views on their poetry; the speaker in Neruda’s poem believes that his poems which were born out of him stored creativity to people who lead busy and tiring life, and are in need of creativity, while the speaker in Keats’ poem believes that his poems are like tools to write down what
Nature is a beautiful component of planet earth which most of us are fortunate to experience; Ralph Waldo Emerson writes about his passion towards the great outdoors in a passage called Nature. Emerson employs metaphors and analogies to portray his emotions towards nature. Emerson begins by writing, “Our age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchres of the fathers.” , this is a metaphor for how we think; all our knowledge is based on what is recorded in the olden days and a majority of our experiences are vicarious instead of firsthand encounters.
Poetry Explication: “In a Library” by Emily Dickinson The poem “In a Library” was written by Emily Dickinson as an expression of her love of books, and the way they can transport her. Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Emily Dickinson was born and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts.
The poem A Step Away From Them by Frank O’Hara has five stanzas written in a free verse format with no distinguishable rhyme scheme or meter. The poem uses the following asymmetrical line structure “14-10-9-13-3” while using poetic devices such as enjambment, imagery, and allusion to create each stanza. A Step Away From Them occurs in one place, New York City. We know this because of the lines, “On/ to Times Square, / where the sign/blows smoke over my head” (13-14) and “the Manhattan Storage Warehouse.”