Never Dead, Never Yourself: Perpetuity and Disengagement In the 14 years of my ongoing education, I always encountered educators who have, at the very least, mentioned and included the concept of tradition in their lessons. I was conditioned that it is something sacred, inviolable and permanent. I’ve even heard people using the term when they’re being strict, or when they want a certain event to take place specifically inclined to the rules of their choosing. Most often than not, the immediate idea that comes into my mind when I hear ‘tradition’ are the principles of the buried centuries, of the deeply-soiled past which are, and should remain, unbent. This influence also includes the literary sense where I was indoctrinated that in literature, …show more content…
Eliot has yet again prompted me to ponder on another thinking that has been etched in me ever since I was young. With his theory of the impersonality of poetry and his concept of depersonalization, I have been enlightened that a mature poet must become like a scientist – passive and objective to his work. For a long time now, I have this mentality that the degree of the eminence of the emotions a poem has is directly what the poet has felt when he was writing it. But according to Eliot, the poet and the poem are and should be separated, and there should exist no relation between them. The feelings and the emotions given out by the poem should be different to that of the poet’s, because his personality is distinct to his work of art. This also applies in criticism where he clarified that “honest criticism and sensitive appreciation is directed not upon the poet but upon the poetry”. Moreover, he added that the poet’s personality is a mere catalyst, a receptacle, waiting to find the proper moment to weave all his loosely hanging emotions and feelings into a cohesive work. The more independent the poem is from his creator, the more mature the poet is and the more perfected his poetic structure will be. This approach acquainted me with how heavy a poet’s responsibilities are. I came to see that poetry is not just haphazardly scribbling words on paper only because you’ve felt a surge of emotions or you’re having a tough moment in life. As the essay specified, the poet’s works should not mirror his personal emotions, because for Eliot, poetry is escapism from your own personality, and your own emotions. This then, now signifies that the greatness and perfection of a creative piece is not measured by the intensity of the emotions and feelings that were written, but by the intensity of how these emotions and feelings were mixed and meshed, while still in accordance to
Poetry Analysis All over the world there are diverse authors who want to represent their feeling in the various types of writings. One of the most frequently used classifications of writing can include poetry; a composition that represents a feeling on a specific topic that is meant to be read or listened to. As stated before, there are hundreds of different poems, yet two of my favorite poems can include “The Tyranny of a Nice or Suburban Girl” by Sarah J. Liebman and “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” by Portia Nelson. Although both of these poems possess powerful tones as well as structures that are able to pass the meaning of the poem to the reader, the two of them are very different when it comes to figurative language.
It makes clear to him both why poets exist and why he cares about the poetry - the deeply personal nature of Virgil’s works are
The piece also explores the complex relationship between the author and his father, highlighting the generational differences in their perspectives on tradition and
In any given speech, or piece of literature for that matter, there is a certain amount of pathos, logos, and ethos used by the author, a technique that people like to call the “Rhetorical Triangle”. In the thought provoking speech: “Tide of Voices: Why Poetry Matters Now”, the speaker spectacularly uses these tactics to prove the validity, importance, and beauty of poetry. Mark Doty, the author, is a recognized American poet, who was the winner of the National Book Award for Poetry in 2008. This accomplishment on its own establishes ethos, a form of trust and credibility. Obviously, a poet defending poetry is as expected as a mathematician defending mathematics, but still, the reliability and status is there.
The Impact of Tradition Gustav Mahler, a Jewish composer from the late 1800s, once said “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire” (Goodreads). What is the importance of religious tradition? Religion, one’s belief, plays a big part in determining and shaping how one behaves and acts. In Cham Potok’s The Chosen, religion plays a big part on impacting Danny Saunders life. Through various aspects of Danny’s life, his behavior continually reflects his family’s belief and their ethics.
To sum up the power of tradition is very
In “Introduction to Poetry”, Billy Collins attempts to communicate his feelings on the way that he believes poetry should be approached, as an object to be probed, and appreciated as a form of art. For example, the poem tells a student to “press an ear against its hive” (4). This means that Collin wants readers of poetry to pay close attention to the rhythms of poetry, by listening to the hive, which is a metaphor for the sounds of words in a poem. Collin contrasts this with “beating it with a hose” (15), a more brute force and ultimately less effective way to analyze poetry. This alternative view of poetry helps to create the mood that the writer intended.
In “The Trouble with Poetry”, and “Introduction to Poetry” Billy Collins focuses on the issue of forced inspiration, and the lack of appreciation readers, and aspiring poets have for the feel of poetry. In “Introduction to Poetry”, Collins mentions that some poetry enthusiasts try too hard to find the meaning of a poem; to try and decipher it like some ancient hieroglyphics, that they forget that poetry is not an essay and does not necessarily have to have a distinct message. In stanza’s seven and eight, the speaker states that poetry should be felt, and that what one poem means to a group of people could have a completely different effect on another group. In stanza eight “Feel the walls” is the speaker’s ways of saying that one should feel a poem and let the poem speak to them, instead of searching for what they believe to be its true meaning.
Furthermore, the superficial simplicity of Hughes’ poems is not meant to deceive, but to encourage readers to engage in poetry from different perspectives because there is more to the poem than meets the eye. Additional questions remain, however. Does Hughes’ experimentation with form threaten to mischaracterize or further objectify the subjects of his poetry? Does Hughes ascribe too much value to these ordinary objects and places? Are there limitations to Hughes’ experimentation?
In both We Have Always Lived in the Castle and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, tradition plays a very significant part in the meaning and theme of the story. Both works, although by the same author, show tradition in different ways. One theme shared by both stories is: People use tradition to mask inhumane actions. My artwork showcases this theme by using a mixture of colors and flowers to symbolize the way society can trick it 's people into doing bad things by simply using a word like “tradition” to mask it.
Poetry is one of the most elaborate works of art in our society. There are numerous literary elements that go into writing poetry and as Robert Frost once said, it has countless “rhythmical compositions of words used to express attitude and arouse emotional response” (pg, xxix). The beauty of poetry though is that it can mean so many things to one person and be interpreted entirely different by another. One way that this is done is by establishing what the tone is in a particular poem. The tone ii the poem is immensely important because it tells the reader the attitude or feeling the poet takes toward a theme or subject.
I have interpreted these lines in one way, yet there are a million different possibilities. The author puts the words onto the paper, but the reader’s job is to interpret their own emotion, memory or belief and actually apply it to the poet’s words in order to create an
She says, “If you are not truthful to the world about you and what you are, your art will stink of falsenesses”(154). Mme. C calls upon Jason to reveal Eliot Bolivar to the world. She means for him to realize that, unless he finds the strength and the courage to shed his developed false image, his poetry, the thing he cherishes most, the figurative encapsulation of Jason, will inevitably lose its value. His falseness, in a sense, plagues the beautiful realities of his poems, which are symbols for Jason’s self.
Throughout After the First Death by Robert Cormier Artkin uses manipulation on both his allies and his enemies. Artkin uses the cover of his homeland and Miro’s age to use him, as a means for his end, in particular that becomes evident when Artkin fails to provide Miro with crucial information about their homeland that would make his cause truly legitimate. At the diner Miro recalls that “‘We are forever homesick,’ Artkin had once said in a rare moment of tenderness, ‘because our land does not exist anymore, gobbled up and occupied by others’ ” (Cormier 19). Therefore, showing the motivation behind Miro’s soon to be hijacking of the bus.
Eliot uses tradition and personal innovation, combined with the revitalization of the twentieth-century British poetry, which leads to poems full of vitality. Based on the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” this paper explores the poet 's exploration and innovation in the aspects of poetic skills and content. The early works of Eliot are in a low tone, and he often uses association, metaphor, and suggestion to express modern people 's depression. The famous poem “The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock" uses the inner monolog of the protagonist’s desire to love and fear of the contradictory attitude of love to illustrate modern emptiness and cowardice. From the content, the reader gradually learns the poem is about a middle-aged man.