Simile- I couldn’t find a simile in the poem “Samurai Song” by Robert Pinsky. There isn’t one. I think that’s what he intentionally did with this poem. It has a drowsy zeal of manner and tone, which it emphasizes enlightenment about mastering his destiny, teaching that contemplation of essential nature to the exclusion of all else is the only way of achieving pure enlightenment. Metaphor- There isn’t one line in this entire poem that isn’t a metaphor. I even think the whole poem is a metaphor. Implied metaphor- /When I had no enemy I opposed my body. / (lines 11-12) An enemy is typically a separate entity- “when I had no enemy” there wasn’t anyone for him to loath. So, he became his own enemy. “I opposed my body” I can relate with this line. Sometimes being your own enemy is far worse than having one. One can destroy their self from the inside out. …show more content…
/ (line19/20) The author I think is saying that he only uses people for what he needs, then leaves them ask quickly as they met. Once they fulfil his needs he is quickly to discard them. It’s an understatement because the way the author is perceiving life as only temporary and he must refute any connections This is samurai way of life. Thus, it is essential to engrave this business of the warrior into one's mind well. He is saying that his necessity is his weapon for achieving his purpose, disinterestedness is his plan to keep from getting attached and making a real emotional attachment. Metonymy- “When I had No mother I embraced order”(line 8/9) Pinksy Is embracing order to substitute for his mother’s absent support. A mother is one who takes care of the children instilling routine and order in their daily lives. He is now a man that is without his mother. She is no longer there to hold and encourage him through the difficult task. There is no hug like a mothers embrace, when they put their arms around you everything in life goes
As learners of Europe and Japan, the question “ who would win a battle-a samurai or knight” is commonly kept in mind. A samurai and knight are similar in many ways. A samurai would mostly win the battle because they have better weapons, armor, and training. While knights and samurai have many similarities, in a one on one battle, the advantage would be to the samurai and this can be seen in weapons, armor, and training.
8. The personification in the second stanza is also a metaphor. A metaphor compares two unlike things by saying one thing is another
A good example would be when the mother in the story talks about her life using a metaphor of a staircase. In the beginning of the poem, the mother says, "Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, [...] But all the time, I’se been a-climbin’ on" (Hughes lines 1-9). This metaphor describes the mother's life experience, the reader can infer was hard, but the nice part of this excerpt is the final lines, where the metaphor of continuing to climb on the staircase is used to symbolize the mother's goal to persevere, no matter how tough life gets because she believes her efforts will accomplish something good.
...rson and he knows that she will take care of the little guy even if the Guy is not around. A distort desire to be free of the situation drive the whole family into tragedy and leave them grieves
“…we are uncharitable to ourselves; every man is his (own) greatest enemy, and as it were, his own executioner.” Sir Thomas Brown in Religion Medici. To me this analogue reminds me of how teenage girls and boys act. Hormonal, confused adolescents are mean to each other to gain popularity, however they are being mean to themselves by acting as someone they are not and losing their true friends. In other words, people’s inner enemy and hatred is hurting the people around them, which is losing the innocence and good inside someone. One’s inner enemy is caused by their sins and jealousy for another’s possessions and personality. Having jealousy for another person destroys the true love and friendship for the so-called enemy. The inner enemy
Figurative Language in used throughout poems so the reader can develop a further understanding of the text. In “The Journey” the author uses rhythm and metaphors throughout the poem. “...as you left their voices behind, the stars began to burn through the sheets of the clouds..”(25-27). The author compares the star burning to finding your voice. Rhythm also develops the theme of the poem because throughout the story rhythm is presented as happy showing growing up and changing for the better is necessary and cheerful. In “The Laughing Heart” the author uses imagery and metaphors to develop the theme throughout the book. “There is a light somewhere. It may not be much light but it beats the darkness”(5-7). Always find the good out of everything, even it
Musui’s Story is the exciting tale of a low class samurai’s life towards the end of the Tokugawa era. Although one would normally imagine a samurai to be a noble illustrious figure, Musui’s Story portrays the rather ignominious life of an unemployed samurai. Nonetheless, this primary account demonstrates the tenacity of samurai values and privileges present at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The social status of samurai had been elevated to such a state that even someone like Musui was easily able to gain influence in everyday affairs with his privileges. Not only that, but he had retained his values as a warrior and still kept great pride for his arts in weaponry.
Because Pinsky is the last civic poet, I believe that the samurai can be replaced with a New Orleanian, changing the title to "New Orleans Song." By changing the title I interpret the poem as depicting the resilience that the people of New Orleans displayed after Hurricane Katrine, in which many lost all that belonged to them. Nevertheless, New Orleans did not let adversities hinder their life and replaced what they did not have with other possessions. Some New Orleanian found faith in God, others used "detachment / as [their] strategy" and never returned to New Orleans, forgetting all their memories and possessions (19-20). Americans have a "run to" rather than a "run from" mindset, and Pinsky truly embodies that mentality through the samurai's perseverance. In my opinion, Pinsky is the foremost modern poet for his beautiful works of American poetry that emphasizes American
From the very first stanza, the reader encounters Brooks’ skill for using figurative language in her poem:
“About one thousand years ago, people in two societies halfway around the world from each other faced this problem. In Europe, the mighty western Roman Empire had fallen, in the late 400s, leaving a continent divided among weak kingdoms”..... “The warriors of Europe were called knights. The warriors of Japan were called samurai.” (Mini-Q Background Essay). The downfall of the Roman Empire in the late 400s, led to the origination of knights and samurai, in Europe and Japan. These new forms of warriors, arose due to feudalism, that appeared in the land. Samurai and knights may have portrayed similar characteristics, yet in general, these two kinds of warriors fought their own different kinds of battles, with their own different kinds of
While reading early Japanese literature, it is apparent that poetry embedded within the prose is a significant part of the overall experience of the storylines. There are times at which, in the case of Ise Monogatari, it is apparent that the story, written in prose, is not the main focus of the entry. The poetry is a delicate form of self-expression that was the only form of expression in the time before fiction and journal entries. “The seeds of Japanese poetry lie in the human heart and grow into leaves of ten thousand words. Many things happen to the people of this world, and all they think and feel is given expression in description of things they see and hear.
Provide an example of each poetic device from any of the assigned poems. For each quote, explain the author’s intended meaning. What is the author really saying? (36 points) Figurative
The movie, The Last Samurai, filled the theatres in 2003 with its suspenseful plot, exciting battle sequences and historical reference within the script. In the film, The Last Samurai, Americans were portrayed as an influential world power. Thus, a troubled American, Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is hired to teach the Japanese, American war tactics in order to fight in combat against the Samurai. Through a brutal journey of battle and strife, Nathan is faced with the life or death situation of fighting for his new home and for the last of the Samurai or battle for the land, he is not proud to call his own. The film makes use of the time period, politics, technology, and violence to illustrate the horrors of the real, America.
Enemy is a noun for a person who opposes an individual or organization. Shakespeare explains that a person’s enemy is their “outward conscience” (Shakespeare “King Henry V” Act IIII scene 1.6-8). Animal Farm by George Orwell and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (TTJC) by William Shakespeare construct diverse characters to show what a foe truly is and how the enemy develops.
Seven Samurai, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa is a grand tale and a pioneer film for its genre. The story takes place in 16th century Japan and focuses on a rag tag group of master less samurai known as 'Ronin' who ultimately come together to come to the aid of a poor farming village under the attack of plundering bandits. The film follows the farmers needing to find samurai who are willing to work for three meals of rice a day. They come across an elder samurai who accepts their offer and goes to recruit six other members to help the village.