Idle Tears Essays

Through the use of diction in the poem "Tears, Idle Tears" by Alfred Tennyson, his message concerning the aftermath of loss is expressed. He begins by elaborating on the confusion and emotion one would feel when something is lost, “I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair/ Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,(1-3)”. The first line expresses his confusion, then he elaborates by saying “from the depth of some divine despair”, the use of the word ‘depth’ highlights

Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depths of some divine despair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And thinking of the days that are no more. (Lines 1-5) As time draws one closer to the finality of death, these lines from Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Tears, Idle Tears” become increasingly relevant. During midlife and old age, the question of what one has done with his or her life becomes of greater importance, and the sinking realization that the

Realism “House of Mirth & Tears, Idle Tears” Initial Reaction In the “House of Mirth,” initial chapters pays attention to the behavioral attributes of human being. It is a novel based on social events consist of planned actions and not on coincidence. Freedom and slavery have tied to the idea of the story that glorifies money and symbolizes it with lust and intensity that drive human behavior. The novel has an unusual character named Lily and before reading it, the reader can turn either way will

Explore how the poets present the theme of isolation in Funeral Blues and Mid-Term Break. Isolation is the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others. The theme of isolation, escapism, disconnection and connotation of death are extensively explored in the poem Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney and Funeral Blues by WH Auden. Mid-Term Break is written in a narrative style as Heaney writes about the death of his younger brother and captures the emotions of the event including

Cirque Du Freak A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan is about two best friends, Darren Shan and Steve Leonard, and how they get tickets to see the freak show Cirque Du Freak, a freak show that features unordinary performers such as the snake-boy, the twisting twins, the wolf-man, Larten Crepsley, and his spider, Madam Octa. They each get into some trouble when Steve finds out a secret and Darren steals something he shouldn’t have. The book is fiction, but Darren says, in the introduction, that everything

1. Describe what Swift satirizes in “Gulliver’s Travel”. In first voyage of Gulliver to Lilliput, Gulliver shows us the difference in size between him and the Lilliputians in an ironic way. It satirizes that the importance of the physical power. While Gulliver can easily harm them by just his careless walk because of his size, he has to gain the trust of the Lilliputians. Moreover, even though Lilliputians are only six inches tall, they do not taken from him, and they thought that he is under their

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born in Baltimore, Maryland, a renowned slave state; she was never a slave herself however, her upbringing was hugely influenced by the unwanted leftover impact of slavery and the discrimination, racism and sexism that came with it. ‘The infamous death of a free man, resulting from his recapture and re-enslavement under a brutal new law intended to reduce black settlement in Maryland, was an important factor in her decision to leave her job as sewing teacher in Ohio

A hero is a person who is recognized or idealized for his or her outstanding achievements and noble qualities. The deaths of his men are the result of Odysseus’ weaknesses. The possession of the character trait, arrogance, does not help him in escaping, but rather puts him closer to danger. Another trait that ends up killing a number of his men is his lack of leadership skills, or rather the lack of respect and trust from his men. In some parts of this epic poem, Odysseus also displays the characteristic

Why? Why was I cursed to live this life of rage and pain? Why did our ancestor cause us to be cursed with generations of life-liquid thirsty pain and rage filled lives? Why does one man’s actions define a generation to follow? We weren’t even given a chance to be different from him. Our fate was sealed even before we were conceived. We were all destined to be the same as him. The only difference is that each one of us more rage filled than the last with a stronger craving for life-liquid and revenge

Chapter 1. “Ender walked around him and kicked him again… Stilson could not make a sound; he only doubled up and tears streamed out of his eyes… ‘You could probably beat me up pretty bad. But just remember what I do to people who try to hurt me.’ ” (7) Ender’s main objective is to extend his existence, because of this, he forgets his humanity and continues to inflict pain on Stilson. Ender knows what has to be done in order to prevent further, possibly fatal, attacks and demonstrates that he is

After darkness had fully consumed the room, the air around Bruno and Shmuel quickly began to constrict around their lungs. Bruno could feel Shmuel’s hand trembling in fear as they both started to hyperventilate. He could hear people passing out next to him, each gasping for any bit of air that was left. All Bruno could do was stand there and hear all of this madness unfold. Finally, his frantic thoughts were halted. Bruno began to collapse to the floor, due to the lack of oxygen. Then suddenly, the

I stood with crutches, a neck brace, a nose bandage and an eye patch. I stared at the caskets as they were being lowered into the ground. The third to last coffin I knew was Emma’s. I started crying but tears only came out of my right eye. My parents tried comforting me but I shook them off. The chilly early winter sun sent a shiver through my spine. I thought about the day the crash happened and how Emma and those other kids had such an unfortunate fate. I stil remember that day as clear as ice

The woman’s face was bloody; she cried for help, and at that time, all I could do was yell for my mother from the comfort of my home. This was a scene I never that I’d have to witness in front of my house. Her body crumpled to the ground, I remember before this, she had staggered by my house as me and my sister were playing and asked to use our house phone. Of course, at that time, my sisters and I hysterically asked our mother phone if she could use the phone, she said yes. The woman looked like

‘’RR’’ I bounced on the old rusty trampoline, preparing myself to flip over and do a tuck. I looked at the camera I had set up to record myself, I had sworn I was doing it wrong and I needed to see what I was doing. I soon later found out I was doing it REALLY wrong. I take a deep breathe even though I've done this so many times before, I then do the actual flip. All goes good and I land neatly on my feet. Something else was about to happen but I had no clue. I rebounded in my tuck, which wasn't

As fairy tales have always been orally told rather than being in a written form, there have always been variations of the tale. As they were shared from one place to another, parts of these tales were changed according to the local culture of the place at where they were told. The Beauty and the Beast is an exemplary example of such a fairy tale. Beauty and the Beast is a 17th century popular traditional fairy tale which was written by a French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and

Water toar through the glass, shards of metal ripping like paper, curling up into long, shiny tendrils. Glass shattered, water flooding through every crack. Blue, dark, deep water. Your lungs collapse as you gulp a single breathe before going down. Going into the unknown. Your launched from your seat, fabric tearing as your stuck in a heavy metal plane sinking to the bottom of a lake. A terrifying thing to imagine, a scene creating only fear and pain. Welcome to the Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. The

moved back and forth in mini circles, attempting to soothe Parker’s distress. Creativity grabbed one of Parker’s hands and squeezed it slightly, trying to ground him. Logic did the same on the other side. Slowly, Parker came back to himself, fresh tears spilling from his reddened eyes. He sobbed, just utterly exhausted and full of loathing. He took his hands away and buried his head in them, his shoulders shaking with every cry. He mumbled something through the noise, then curled in even further.

Francesco Petrarch’s “The Eyes that Drew from Me Such Fervent Praise” and Michael Drayton’s “Since There’s No Help, Come Let Us Kiss and Part” shed light on their speaking voices’ romantic relationships. Francesco Petrarch’s sonnet discusses lost love. The speaker reminisces over his dead lover’s charming features that he misses, while Michael Drayton’s sonnet focuses on the different stages the speaker goes through before he or she accepts that the lovers are separated and hopes that this will change

Every human has a different approach when enduring the loss of a loved one. In Kate Chopin’s, The Story of an Hour, Louise Mallard received the news of her husband death. During this time, widows normally grieve for a long period, but Mrs. Mallard is an atypical widow. She grieves for a short period of time, but then she is overcome with a sense of freedom because she is free from an oppressive and unhappy marriage. This is an example of how The Story of an Hour portrays irony. Kate Chopin implements

vigorously, I raise my head to her heavy eyes she mumbles “I know” tears scourge her empty expression incautiously. I pull her to my chest my arms tight around her fragile body hoping she wouldn't break and leave me with nothing but shards of pain cutting every part of pain i knew. I tug harder not able to unknow the fear taking over deep inside. Her little fingers attach to my back. my heart balls up choking me carelessly as the tears running down my face plea for mercy. I lay on the flour with the