Ode Essays

Comparing the Odes of Common Topics An ode is “a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion”, according to Dictionary.com. An ode usually addresses a serious subject, but there are many odes in the poetry world that do not follow this unspoken rule. Two of these rebel odes are titled “Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market” by Pablo Neruda and “Ode to a Charizard at the Park” by Ariel Largen. Both of these poems describe rather common

“Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Kates is one of the five odes that he wrote. Kates lived in the romantic era, which glorified nature and focused on emotions. We can tell that he was greatly influenced by his era from this poem. This poem is abundant with paradoxes like heard melodies are batter than those who are unheard and the trees that connot bid the spring adieu, which is both good and bad. It is good that people do not lose their loved ones in this world, but it can be also bad because they

Ode to Dirt Analysis The poem “Ode to Dirt” by Sharon Olds is an appreciation of nature through the beautiful personification of nature and meticulous word choice to provide more of a connection to the reader than just looking at it as just dirt like the author once did. The first line in the poem even states her regret in seeing dirt as just dirt saying, “Dear dirt, I am sorry I slighted you” Olds clearly shows remorse for the degradation of dirt and only now sees it as the beautiful part of nature

“The Bear” and “Ode on a Grecian Urn” are two different fictional works that were written decades apart from each other; however, the contents of each piece portray a similar concept of temptation. Faulkner composes a short story about a young boy searching for an animal deemed immortal while Keats constructs a poetic paradox on the subject of fixated beauty. In both works of literature, the two authors convey that compulsive obsessions can alter our perceptions of reality; they exhibit the aforementioned

The poem Ode to Dirt has a lot of figurative language. It makes the poem so complex and draws the reader in. It helps the reader understand the change in point of view the author has on dirt. He starts by being indifferent to realizing how important it is and to admiring it. He uses a personification for the dirt and a lot of metaphors to compare it. The author uses a lot of personification towards the dirt. In the beginning they say “ Dear Dirt” they are directing the poem to the dirt making it

The famous German poem Ode to Joy (Ode), which was composed by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller at the age of 26 (Kirby), is a significant work during Sturm und Drang. The reason I chose to write my reflection on this poem is that the topic of this poem is different from most of Schiller’s dramas. Ode praises joy, brotherhood and human virtue instead of tragic aesthetics. This raises my interest in finding a deeper understanding about this poem. It was in 1785, when Schiller published his

In literature, an archetype is known as a universal pattern that could be a character, theme, symbol, or a setting. By using common archetypes, it can be used to analyze and contrast different works of literature. In the poem, Ode to a Nightingale, the author John Keats makes connections with archetypes as well as Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. By comparing Wilde and Keats’ work with archetypes, it can be seen that it manifests similar archetypes that approaches different theories along

Comparative Literature 30 Sappho’s Ode to Aphrodite: An Analysis Ancient Greek poetess Sappho’s “Ode to Aphrodite” and both her and its existence are cannot be overstated; consider that during Sappho’s era, women weren’t allowed to be writers… and yet Plato still deemed Sappho the “10th muse”. Sappho’s writing is also the first time, in occidental culture, that we get to know about emotions felt by a woman – and in this case, for another woman. Sappho’s use of the ode structure, coupled with certain

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Following the period of Enlightenment, one of the most influential forms of writing came about—Romanticism. Romanticism evolved from one of the four ages of poetry, and it highlights what is lost in the Enlightenment. The four ages are iron, gold, silver, and brass. The Iron Age marks the beginning of time along with the beginning of poetry. The poetry in this stage is oral and its function is to celebrate the accomplishments of the chief or war captain. Poets acted as historians during this age

It was his Ninth Symphony, fourth Movement. Ode to Joy was a very successful piece. It is said that Caroline Unger, one of the vocal soloists, had to turn Beethoven around at the end of the piece because he could not hear the applause himself. “The whole audience acclaimed him through standing ovations

Analyses - Let America Be America Again Langston Hughes uses a varied meter in “Let America Be America Again”. In the first line and title of his poem he starts with the first syllable [let] stressed, followed by a unstressed syllable [a]. This trochaic dimeter is used just for the first four syllables, following a iambic tetrameter starting with [ca] unstressed and [be] stressed. The second line starts with a trochee, but this time with eight syllables, therefore a tetrameter. The last syllable

The speakers of Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn” and Larkin’s “An Arundel Tomb” both attempt to extrapolate the historical inspiration of a work of art that is inherently unknowable due to the passage of time; however, despite these similarities, their methods of interaction with the objects of their ekphrastic works could not be more different, as Keats’s speaker chooses to attempt to immerse himself in the pastoral scenes depicted and question their occupants, which inevitably ends badly due to their

Algernon Charles Swinburne’s poem, “A Ballad of Dreamland” presents the world of dreams as an escape from the sadness of his real life. The poem begins with the speaker describing the lengths to which he would go to hide his heart from the world. The speaker goes on to show his appreciation for dreams as they allow him to avoid the pain of life and love, at least temporarily. The speaker acknowledges, at the end of every stanza, that something always manages to force him out of his dreams without

The Romantic Movement started in Germany and then it moved all around the world and became well known in England. It was a reaction to the Enlightenment and the focus on the human reason. It was a reaction towards the Industrial Revolution and Neo Classical Movement as well. Frankenstein is a novel which is written by Mary Shelley. It is an example of a Romantic novel. It includes many Romantic features like nature, overflow of emotions, gothic elements, imagination, and individuality. The theme

Romanticism in ¨From Song of Myself¨ From song of myself, is a very open minded poem as the author Walt Whitman speaks so much in this poem about himself. Throughout the poem there is a variety of topics going on through every other line in where Walt Whitman declares that he is going to celebrate himself in his poem by all the personal opinions he provides in it. In this poem, Whitman explains how much he loves the world, especially nature and how everything fits together just as it should. To

The subject of the poems we selected was autumn, also known as fall . Autumn is the time of the year between summer and winter; the nights darken earlier and the weather becomes cooler. The speakers in our poems, both lovers of the fall season, describe the events and experiences during this time of year. Similarities and differences can be demonstrated in “Autumn” by June Kellum and “Dancing Colors” by Mae Stein through the use of imagery, tone, sound effects, figures of speech, and messages. There

Autumn Peltier By Theevhaun and Raymond Autumn Peltier is an Anishinaabe water rights advocate. She was born in 2004, she was raised in Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island. Autumn Peltier is a world-renowned water-rights advocate and a leading global youth environmental activist. Autumn is doing this, so all Anishinaabeg and indigenous communities have clean and drinkable water. Autumn Peltier has the characteristics of a hero because she put her life towards providing clean and potable water. She

In 1757, Doctor Alexandre Manette is a fine, upstanding doctor with a thriving practice and a loving wife and daughter. At the start of the novel, Manette, a loving father of Lucie and a brilliant physician, from which he studied in 1757. And while living the good life, one traumatic week later, he’s a prisoner in La Bastille. Eighteen years later, he’s a broken man. During prison, Manette did nothing but make shoes a hobby that he adopted to distract himself from the tortures of prison. Left to

Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” is a narrative poem which addresses the themes of death and melancholy through the repeated line of the ominous visitor “the raven” saying, “Nevermore” and the bleak mood that prevails the poem. It consists of eighteen stanzas composed of six lines each. The repetition of the phrase “nevermore” at the end of each stanza emphasizes the narrator's despair. Also, this repetition is one of the reasons that drive him mad. Hearing this phrase, “nevermore” constantly, the narrator