The October 1878 edition of Harper’s Magazine included a mix of numerous short stories, articles about travel, articles about the homestead and a couple of poems. The general theme of this magazine seemed to be knowledge. The pieces about America were farm-based, as one article titled “New England Dairy Farming” and even included a chart on how to judge the “perfect” cow. The majority of the articles, however, were about landmarks and an assortment of information about different places around the world. From information about the St. Gothard tunnel in Switzerland to observations made about a Japanese school, it seems as though most Americans were interested in learning about the workings of other countries. The countries in this edition included …show more content…
The poem, “Adonais,” was written by Will Wallace Harvey. A google search of Harvey turned up with no results, so it is to be assumed that he was not a well-known writer. However, his poem “Adonais,” was an interesting poem about a loved one who had passed, and he makes the point that life still goes on. The language in this poem is predominantly nature-based, as every stanza mentions an aspect of the land. The majority of the authors of the short stories in this edition of Harper’s were not well-known outside authors, but instead authors that wrote articles specifically for Harper’s. Lizzie W. Champney, the author of the article, “Three Thunderbolts,” a short story about a racing horse that is based around life after the war, wrote a total of 87 articles for Harper’s. Another short story, “Little Miss Mouse and her Marvelous Scholar,” did not even include an author’s name in the index, but instead listed another one of his/her works that were not included in the index. While many of the authors were not particularly well-known, their works represented the theme of life after the civil war and the desire for knowledge that Americans had at this
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was found guilty and hanged (Dieters, 2012). Seven years later, Fitzpatrick’s former roommate confessed to the murder on his deathbed. Residents of Detroit were outraged that an innocent man had been put to death. Then, two years following Fitzpatrick’s execution, another Detroit resident, Stephen Simmons, was tried and convicted of killing his pregnant wife during a drunken rage. His execution was made into an event resembling a carnival, complete with a band, local merchants selling their goods, and a seating section for spectators.. When asked if he had any last words, Simmons recited a poem. His “appeal to the heavens” shocked witnesses. The execution was called “cruel and vindictive” by onlookers. The result of these two cases was an
When reading a story or a poem, readers tend to analyze, and develop their own opinions. Any content an author or poet produces is up to the reader to question, and identify what the story is trying to say. The point that I am stating is that, stories are like maps that we readers need to figure out. We have to find the starting point, and get to the destination of our conclusion, and the thoughts we have about the story or poem. In the stories that we have read so for throughout the semester, they all have different messages of what they are trying to convey to the reader in a way that can be relatable. Among all the author’s and poet’s works we have read, I have enjoyed Theodore Roethke’s poems. Roethke has developed poems that explore emotions that readers can relate to. I would like to explain and interpret the themes that Theodore Roethke expresses in the poems “My Papa’s Waltz”, “The Waking”, and “I Knew a Woman”.
What is the relationship between the self, death, and nature? In his poem, “Hymn,” A.R. Ammons explores the speaker’s position in the world in relation to the other forces that surround him/her daily. S/he seems to be in search of the larger force that controls the smaller natural operations around him. It is unclear as to whether or not the speaker believes that this larger force is a traditional “God” figure, but the title of the poem connotes a praise for a larger being. In addition, Ammons takes on a transcendentalist style in this poem—the belief that a divine spirit composes everything around the speaker. This spirit is “partial and entire” (Ammons 19), “inside of everything and on the outside” (20). There is a significant tension
“Death is like a flower growing in a patch of weeds. Even where there is bad/evil the end will be beautiful.” The simile I wrote means that every person is going to through a hard time in their life but no matter how hard or awful it is you will end in a beautiful place called Haven. While reading William Cullen Bryant’s poem I came to the conclusion that we have somewhat of the same views. In his poem he says, “unnoticed by the living—and no friend.” I believe that he was trying to have people comprehend that even if you are unnoticed and have no friends that doesn’t change where you’ll end up in life. Today people romanticize a large number of things one being models. People romanticize models by wanting to be them and look
Poetry of the Civil War can be a very inspiring article of commemoration. Many poets and authors have chosen to write about the Civil War, including John Greenleaf Whittier. John Greenleaf Whittier is the author of the poem “Barbara Frietchie”. “Barbara Frietchie” is a very inspiring
Sylvia Plath was known as an American Poet, Novelist and Shorty story writer. However, Plath lived a melancholic life. After Plath graduated from Smith College, Plath moved to Cambridge, England on a full scholarship. While Plath was Studying in England, she married Ted Hughes, an English poet. Shortly after, Plath returned to Massachusetts and began her first collection of poems, “Colossus”, which was published first in England and later the United States. Due to depression built up inside, Plath committed suicide leaving her family behind. Sylvia Plath was a gifted and troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work, which is how “Mirror” came to be. Although this poem may seem like the reader is reading from first person point of view, there is a much deeper meaning behind Plath’s message throughout the poem. Plath uses several elements of terror and darkness to show change to the minds of the readers.
Australian poets Bruce Dawe and Gwen Harwood explore ideas and emotions in their poems through vivid and aural poetic techniques, the poets also use symbolism to allow the readers to relate to the text. In Dawes “Homecoming”, the poet explores the ideas in the text using language techniques such as irony, paradox and visual imagery to construct his attitude towards war and the effect. While in Gwen Harwood’s, “The violets”, she uses prevailing imagery and mood to emphasize fertility and growth. Contrastingly, In Bruce daws, “Life cycle”, the poet uses the idea of sport to symbolise and represent religion with the use of clichés and juxtaposition to convey his ideas of religion, myths and Christianity in the language use, similarly Harwood poem
Magazines are nonetheless an important of today’s media, and had the same purpose from as early as the 1730’s. Magazines are periodical publications that contain articles and illustrations which typically cover particular areas or subjects of interest. This source or media is available in countries all over the world and in the case of the twenty-first century, it is readily available all over the internet. Magazines were, however, most popular in the nineteenth century and it was mostly American Magazines. American Magazine publication are circulated in many countries all over the world. And, surely Canada happens to be the closest one, directly north of The United States. Canada has received and continues to receive a substantial amount of imported magazines for America, and the eager Canadian customer are the one who keep this business going but the Canada has a problem with all the foreign media being made available to its people. The Canadian magazine dispute is a result of one of the most prominent conflicts in regards to cultural concerns.
Breen, T.H., H.W. Brands, et al. America: Past and Present. Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson, Print.
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The reading was held at Flyleaf Books. The room used for the reading was the used books room. Chairs had been placed out in two-thirds of the room, and they faced a wooden podium with a microphone. The reader’s backdrop was a bookcase holding children’s books, which was oddly fitting considering the subject matter of most of the poems read. Most of the audience was middle aged and, honestly, predominantly white. The few younger attendants looked to be graduate students. The host for the evening was kind and gave lengthy yet dazzling introductions for the poets.
Helen of Troy, known as the most beautiful woman of ancient Greek culture, is the catalyst for the Trojan War. As such, she is the subject of both Edgar Allen Poe’s “To Helen” and H.D.’s “Helen”; however, their perceptions of Helen are opposites. Many poets and authors have written about Helen in regards to her beauty and her treacherous actions. There is a tremendous contrast between the views of Helen in both poems by Poe and Doolittle. The reader may ascertain the contrast in the speakers’ views of Helen through their incorporation of diction, imagery, and tone that help convey the meaning of the work.
For this assignment, I have decided to write about a famous poem of Billy Collins which is titled as ‘Introduction to Poetry’ written in 1996.
It’s been a long debated subject of whether LGBT+ rights were civil rights or not. From being able to be gay and serve in the military, and to simply get the right to get married, it’s still a long road ahead, but the LGBT+ community has fought long and hard for simply rights that straight people already have. Torture, electroshock therapy, basic human rights being ripped away, and the feeling of being safe walking out of the house every day are all things LGBT+ community members have to worry about and have lost.