Masnavi Essays

Introduction Ralph Waldo Emerson and Rabindranath Tagore endeavoured for the intermingling of the alien forces of east and west. Vedanta in the east and Emerson’s idea of freedom in the west are almost parallel, they in fact talked about the freedom of humanity from darkness and the establishment of truth, light, bliss and peace. Emerson was America’s poet-prophet. He was one of the first American intellectuals who thought freely, went beyond the conventions of contemporary time, and paved the way

“Phenomenal Woman” Phenomenal Woman, by Maya Angelou is an inspiring poem that encourages women, including myself to be confident and to love themselves just the way they are. It encourages women to be independent and confident despite what others think about them, especially men. In “Phenomenal Woman”, there are various literary devices used, some of which include repetition, parallelism, metaphors and personification. The obvious repetition in the poem is at the end of every stanza, through the

Joiwind is the materialization of love, beauty, and sacrifice. “Love flows in her veins, instead of blood” and according to Panawe “that’s why she is so strong.” When Maskull encountered with Joiwind I was trying to understand the philosophy of Masnavi by Rumi. I found those two similar in many points. Joiwind and Panawe are the happiest two characters since they have a purpose to live for. They only drink gnawl-water and never eat or harm any other existent since they believe that everything resembles