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The central theme of this poem is that all these different people wants different things, but the same simple wish is love. This is supported through various things in the poem. One of these is the pattern. By splitting each of these up, we see each person's specific wants. The structure supports a personal ad since they are all separate and many people are involved. In addition to structure, the repetition of the lines at the end of each stanza supports the theme. Each person asks the similar question of "Do you live in North London? Is it you?" and "Can someone make my simple wish come true?". The repetition of these questions show that each person is desperate to find the same thing. The want of love is shared by all of theme. Also, I found some of their descriptions to support this other theme of desperation. They ask this straightforward question in a personal ad showing that they are purely looking for love. I found the fact of them putting out a personal ad simply supported desperation as well.
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Figurative Language Poetry #3
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In the poem "February", the speaker is very grumpy, depressed, and in a bad mood. Also, I find her very cynical. She refers to love and procreation as the root of all of the problems. The month of February is supposed to be a time of joy of love and joy. Afterall, Valentines day occurs during this month. Most spend time with and cherish the one they love. This is a time to celebrate the love they have. The irony of this comes from when she says that February is the "month of despair" (line 25). Since this phrase is used, Atwood effectively supports the overall tone and message of the poem. If she had said how great love is and that February is great, then she would totally contradict everything she said. The irony she creates adds to her point. This entire poem seems ironic since love is not usually viewed as terrible by the normal, average person.
In the poem "February", the speaker is very grumpy, depressed, and in a bad mood. Also, I find her very cynical. She refers to love and procreation as the root of all of the problems. The month of February is supposed to be a time of joy of love and joy. Afterall, Valentines day occurs during this month. Most spend time with and cherish the one they love. This is a time to celebrate the love they have. The irony of this comes from when she says that February is the "month of despair" (line 25). Since this phrase is used, Atwood effectively supports the overall tone and message of the poem. If she had said how great love is and that February is great, then she would totally contradict everything she said. The irony she creates adds to her point. This entire poem seems ironic since love is not usually viewed as terrible by the normal, average person.
Figurative Language Poetry #1
11.
The figurative language in this poem contributes to the overall theme and form of this poem. The use of personification is most used and influencing of these. The star is giving characteristics of a human person. Keats gives the description of the star as more of a human rather than a star. These characteristics are how the speaker relates to the star. He says he likes that the star is"awake forever in a sweet unrest"(line 12). The speaker wants to be awake and by his love forever. Also, he likes that the star is "steadfast" and "unchangeable" (line9). He wants to live forever with a permanent, unchanging setting with his lover. Furthermore, the speaker longs and desires the characteristics of the star because if he had these, then he would always have his love. He would never leave it or be without the picture and closeness with his love. By personifying the star, the poem's overall message is clearly and strongly conveyed. The speaker wants to be with the one he loves forever and would give up all the views of the world just to see his lover. Lastly, the speaker says he does not want to be lonely like the star. If he was lonely, it would mean he is not with his love. He would rather die than be without his love. The use of this personification allows for the reader to fully understand the feelings of the speaker portrayed by the poet.
The figurative language in this poem contributes to the overall theme and form of this poem. The use of personification is most used and influencing of these. The star is giving characteristics of a human person. Keats gives the description of the star as more of a human rather than a star. These characteristics are how the speaker relates to the star. He says he likes that the star is"awake forever in a sweet unrest"(line 12). The speaker wants to be awake and by his love forever. Also, he likes that the star is "steadfast" and "unchangeable" (line9). He wants to live forever with a permanent, unchanging setting with his lover. Furthermore, the speaker longs and desires the characteristics of the star because if he had these, then he would always have his love. He would never leave it or be without the picture and closeness with his love. By personifying the star, the poem's overall message is clearly and strongly conveyed. The speaker wants to be with the one he loves forever and would give up all the views of the world just to see his lover. Lastly, the speaker says he does not want to be lonely like the star. If he was lonely, it would mean he is not with his love. He would rather die than be without his love. The use of this personification allows for the reader to fully understand the feelings of the speaker portrayed by the poet.
Friday, July 2, 2010
I feel bad!
Okay, so I cannot help but feel bad for poor Jake. On Emma Schutte's' blog, she wrote about how she hated Brett. When she said that I had to comment because I thought I was the only one who felt this! I think I feel worse for Jake than anything though. He is clearly in love with Brett. He says he has loved her "a hell of a long time" on page 128, and I just feel so much sympathy for him. It is like he is having unrequited love. The worst part is that it is not even unrequited! She loves him but refuses to even feel anything since she cannot have a sexual relationship with him. She even told him this on page 33 saying "Don't touch me". She cannot stand to have him even touch her knowing that she will never be able to have anything sexual with him. I feel so bad for him! He has to sit there helping her with all of her man problems while he loves her! This has happened in similar situations in movies today such as "Maid of Honor", "10 things I Hate About You", "He's Just Not That Into YOu", and kind of in "She's the Man" . In each off these movies, either a guy or girl must help out the person they are in love with, but they must mask their true feelings. I think this compares with Jake!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
I bet you can guess
Literary Term #9
Motif- page 172: "she's falling in love with this bull-fighter chap"
- page 147: "Brett's had affairs with men before"
This motif would be that Brett continually falls in and out of love with men. She says that she wants to marry almost every single one of them. Brett meets them and almost immediately says she is going to marry the man. This seems a little absurd. I just don't see how someone can want to marry someone bases soley on looks. She doesn't know anything about them but wants to marry them. She pretty much is marrying as a result of her sexual desires. From this, the motif of sex comes about. She has sexual relations with, I assume, each of the men, or at least wants to and wants to marry them not for their knowledge or character, but for their looks. This is really showing that marriage is not thought of in high regards. It is not sacred to her or any of them for that matter. This is happening today! When I think of Brett, I can't help but think of celebrities such as Britney Spears. This may sound ridiculous, but it makes some sense. Britney Spears marries people and knows nothing about them and quickly divorces them She then moves on to the next guy she finds. This has happened a number of times, and I see this as similar to Brett. Both of them marry for the wrong reasons and obviously do not respect the holiness of marriage.
Yayy a Literary term
Literary Term #7
Protagonist
In The Sun Also Rises, not only does Jake tell the story, he is also the main character or protagonist of the story. All of the actions or events of the story include him or his thoughts. If he doesn' t know about it, neither do we, the readers. He is involved in the sense that he is either there when it is taking place, that he is in the action, or that he is describing the aftermath of the action when encountering another character. Jake's hubris is that he is impotent. On page 120, Jake and Bill's conversation reveals he is unable to have sex when Bill says "Other groups claim you're impotent." and further into the conversation Jake pretty much says that he became impotent during war whenever he says "A plane is sort of like a tricycle. The joystick works the same way." On page 128, Jake says he loves Brett " 'off and on for a hell of a long time.' ". Earlier in the book, Brett says she she cannot love Jake by saying: "I can't stand it, that's all. Oh, darling, please understand!" and "I have to see you. It isn't all that you know". 'All that' is having sexual relationships with Jake. She cannot love him due to his disablility and this causes a hubris since he loves her and cannot have the love requited fully because of the inablitiy.
Protagonist
In The Sun Also Rises, not only does Jake tell the story, he is also the main character or protagonist of the story. All of the actions or events of the story include him or his thoughts. If he doesn' t know about it, neither do we, the readers. He is involved in the sense that he is either there when it is taking place, that he is in the action, or that he is describing the aftermath of the action when encountering another character. Jake's hubris is that he is impotent. On page 120, Jake and Bill's conversation reveals he is unable to have sex when Bill says "Other groups claim you're impotent." and further into the conversation Jake pretty much says that he became impotent during war whenever he says "A plane is sort of like a tricycle. The joystick works the same way." On page 128, Jake says he loves Brett " 'off and on for a hell of a long time.' ". Earlier in the book, Brett says she she cannot love Jake by saying: "I can't stand it, that's all. Oh, darling, please understand!" and "I have to see you. It isn't all that you know". 'All that' is having sexual relationships with Jake. She cannot love him due to his disablility and this causes a hubris since he loves her and cannot have the love requited fully because of the inablitiy.
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