A Comparison of Hardy's After A Journey and The Voice We have been looking at two of Hardy’s poem s in great depth, The Voice and After A Journey. Both of these poems were written by Thomas Hardy, who besides an author was also an architect. The two poems are set in the countryside. In The Voice, we can see this because of the kind of climate described, “Wind oozing thin through the thorn from norward.” In After A Journey, we know the poem is set in the countryside because of the scenery described. “Up the cliff, down, till I’m lonely.” As the poems are set in the countryside it emphasis the fact that we are close to nature. In Hardy’s poems, he uses the natural surroundings and happenings to describe the love between the ghost and the speaker, for example, in After A Journey; “Summer gave us sweets, but autumn wrought division?” This means that the relationship between the ghost and the speaker was a settled one during summer, but in autumn, they had been separated. This technique is called ‘pathetic fallacy’. The setting shows his feelings towards the ghost and the state of mind he is in. In both the poems, the characters are the same. There is a speaker and a ghost- whom the speaker is talking to, and about. In, The Voice, the speaker is still in love with the ghost, and he goes to the places where he used to with his love. When he is at the place, he forgets about reality and visualises a scene with his loved one. He is being led on throughout the poem until he comes to a dead end. “Woman much missed, how you call to me, call to me.” The speaker comes out of the dream, and breaks it by talking a... ... middle of paper ... ... anyone viciously or violently or for revenge. They have come back for reassurance, unfinished business and to sort out any problems. Ghosts who do not like the sight of anything are normally the ones who come to haunt, but in this case it is a ghost who has passionate feelings for a person, who has come to haunt their minds. At all time through the poems it has been the minds of the speakers controlling the actions taken forward against the ghost. The speakers in both poems have had their minds controlling their thoughts and actions taken towards the ghosts. At all times, there have been visible scenes of the ghost in places where it use to go when it was alive, developing in the minds of the speakers in both poems “I see what you are doing; you are leading me on the spots we knew, when we haunted here together”.
Though most of the poem is not dialogue, from what little speaking there is between the...
pout for more than half of the poem. He knew that he was desperately needed at one point
In the end of the poem the Follower, the poet ends it very sudden, and
The poem ends with the persona telling us that he dreamed that you can always be forgiven for your past, no matter how long ago it was. He wonders if “this was false or honest dreaming” (line 23), meaning if it is true or if it is just something he imagined in a dream. Either way, he asks for forgiveness from death, as if it were a real person, and mourns his dead dog, trying to make up for when he was a ten year old.
…cast your eyes over the map, and you will see that the greatest part of my
I learned about the importance of giving back at the age of 11yr old and putting the very important needs of others in front of my own. Volunteering in a homeless shelter at a young age opened my eyes. Where I was placed to give food, clothes, money & hygiene products to people in need. Where would I be right now without the help of God, my mother, family& friends and the church community”. Giving a helping hand to the people in the community is Something we should always do. In the ("bible Acts 20:35 says in everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the lord Jesus himself said: it is more blessed to give than to receive"). Having a compassionate heart for the community blesses the congregation.
waits as he takes the character through a journey before entering?Eternity? 24. The syllable of the syllable. Another word of importance is the term?passed?. Used many times, especially in the third stanza, has multiple meanings in the poem.
I intend to give back to the community by combining knowledge obtained from the study of Psychology with the leadership skills I have gained by working in a tutorial program into a wide scale program for underprivileged school children of my community.
This change in tone echoes the emotions and mental state of the narrator. At the beginning of the poem, the narrator starts somewhat nervous. However, at the end, he is left insane and delusional. When he hears a knocking at the door, he logically pieces that it is most likely a visitor at the door.
End rhymes are depicted on lines two and four of the last two stanzas. Internal rhyme can also be seen in line 11 and 14. Anaphora is indicated where the words “we passed the…” are used (Cummings, 2011).
My plan after college is to become a Sociologist or a Social Worker. With a college degree in one of these areas, I hope to impact my community in various ways. First, with the knowledge obtained from college, I hope to counsel with young people who are on the verge of going astray. In today's society, there are so many negative factors that influence young people. I want to help them understand the importance of setting goals and striving to become productive citizens. I also want to give them a sense of hope that with perseverance, they can become great role models for other young people.
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At the very start of the poem it is clear in what way Blake wishes to
The two roads presented in this poem represent difficult decisions we are faced with in life. He uses the relationship between the paths and real life decisions throughout the whole poem. This is an example of extended metaphor, which is used to help the readers understand the analogy between the two. The man in the poem said: “long I stood” (3), which lets us know the decision was not made instantly. It was hard for the man to make a final judgment.
There are not many people out there who have their own religion; just themselves in one religion made up on their own. People like to have a sense of belonging. Therefore most, if not all, religions have a huge communal aspect to them. While a person does gain some personal experience in any one religion in some form or another, religion is not solely personal. It is widely social. Someone who is brought up in a certain community that has a particular religion typically does not change his or her religion later on in life. The person grows adapted to the religion that he or she was forced upon. Typically the person does not change religion because he or she wants the acquiescence of their community. Therefore religion is not for person gain, but for acceptance in the community in which he or she lives. More generally, an individual is likely to take up the same religion that is predominant in the area in which he or she lives. Religion is an issue of community values, not personal experience. This can be seen by taking a look at all the component parts of religion. One of which is belief.