Aaron Cornelius Pledge
Mrs. Brown
English III
3 March 2014
Potatoe and Potato
Yesterday is nothing but the history. It is simply just the past. One must try to not dwell or think about the past for too long. Thinking about the past for too long can lead towards us losing sight of what is in front of us. However, one should never completely ignore the past either. Our past memories allow us to learn from our mistakes.he Romans said, "carpe diem" meaning seize the day and live every day as if it were your last. William Henely's “O Gather Me the Rose” and Richard Herrick's “To the Virgins, to Make Use Of Time” shows the use of this idea of seizing the day.
These two poems are different in a couple of ways. One of the first things that the reader notices is the time of the poem. Herrick's poem is noticeably older than Henely's without knowing the time period in which the authors lived in. This is shown in the first and last stanza when he uses the word "ye" to replace the words you and your. "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"(Herrick 1). Another difference in context is the amount of literal presence in each poem. The old vibe from Herrick’s poem seems more directive and commanding. Herrick is almost telling his readers to make use of their time. Henely is trying to persuade his readers to
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A gift sent from heaven. No matter what mistakes you made in the past, you still have today to compensate for it. The time that we wasted and the time that we might be wasting is no longer important. What we did and what we might do is no longer important. You can do what you need to do now. In short, we should “carpe diem” or seize the day. Herrick and Henley truly believed that every day is paramount to how their life works. These two poems “O, Gather Me the Rose” and “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” show the readers how they shoul take on the troubles of life. Every day should be treated as a great gift. That's why it is called "the
The words carpe diem mean “seize the day” in Latin. It is a theme that has been used throughout the history of literature and has been a popular philosophy in teaching from the times of Socrates and Plato up to the modern English classroom. Carpe diem says to us that life isn’t something we have forever, and every passing moment is another opportunity to make the most out of the few precious years that we have left. In the poems “A Fine, a Private Place” by Diane Ackerman and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell, carpe diem is the underlying theme that ties them together, yet there are still a few key differences throughout each of these two poems that shows two very different perspectives on how one goes about seizing their day.
Memory is both a blessing and a curse; it serves as a reminder of everything, and its meaning is based upon interpretation. In Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies Dedé lives through the memory of her family and her past. She tells the stories of her and her sisters lives leading up to their deaths, and reflects upon those memories throughout her daily life. Dedé lives on for her sisters, without her sisters, but all along carrying them with her throughout her life, never moving on. Dedé lives with the shame, sadness, and regret of all that has happened to her sisters, her marriage, and her family. Dedé’s memories serve as a blessing in her eyes, but are a burden
Man must not only remember his past, but also choose to remember it as it really happened—for, to again quote Eliot, “What might have been is an abstraction" (175). Fantasizing about an abstract, idealized past will never give success i...
Their memories will give them an ideal live to go towards or a life in which they want to progress from. If an individual chooses to run from the past in which they lived, it is still a component in their life which shaped them to be who it is they became, despite their efforts to repress those memories. Nevertheless, the positive memories of an individual’s past will also shape who they are. Both good and bad memories are able to give an individual a glimpse into their ideal life and a target in which they wish to strive for and memories in which they can aim to prevent from happening once
The tone of “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and “To His Coy Mistress” are different. In Herrick’s poem, his tone is relaxed. For instance when he writes, “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, /Old times is still a-flying,” his word choice has a very relaxed and casual tone. His attitude reflects the relaxed tone in his poem. In Marvell’s poem, his tone is serious. Marvell’s purpose is to persuade his mistress to have sex with him. He tries to lure her in when saying, “Had we but World enough, and Time.” He starts out very seriously, in attempt to convince his mistress. The relaxed tone of “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and serious tone of “To His Coy Mistress” point out the difference in the way the writers feel about their characters.
"Memory is a passion no less powerful or pervasive than love. What does it mean to remember?
“Holding onto past memories helps humans avoid pain in the future. These experiences also help them make better decisions in the future.” (Kenny) Many people advise others to learn from the past and apply those memories so that you can effectively succeed by avoiding repeating past mistakes. On the contrary, people who get too caught up with the past are unable to move on to the future. Memories are the foundation of a person's mindset because what you make of them is entirely up to you.
Memories can in a way define who we are and how we progress through life. Memories can be a pathway to either follow the straight and narrow or to have us decide which fork of the road to take. Past memories can help to identify a person and can effect the future that follows. Through the journy of self discovery, Marshall’s Praisesong for the Widow and Danticat’s Breath, Eyes, Memory suggest one must relive past and present memories to find their true identity in the future.
The title of this piece, “Remembered Morning,” establishes what the speaker describes in the stanzas that follow as memory; this fact implies many themes that accompany works concerning the past: nostalgia, regret, and romanticism, for instance. The title, therefore, provides a lens through which to view the speaker’s observations.
Ever hear of the phrase “carpe diem”? It is a common Latin phrase meaning “seize the day” or in plain English, make the most of the time you have. This phrase is very well portrayed in Robert Herrick’s most popular poem “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”. Herrick was an established poet in the mid-1900’s who lacked ambition but wrote remarkable poems. He was a graduate from Cambridge University, which took him seven years to complete, and a member of Ben Jonson’s circle of young friends (Herrick 380). Herrick was later appointed a priest at the parish of Dean Prior, in Devonshire. He carried this title at Dean Prior until he died at the age of 83 (Herrick 380). His education, unique living style, and his friends, all greatly influenced his extraordinary poems. In Herrick’s poem he describes carpe diem by using vivid words and images and by connecting the meaning and theme to personal feelings.
Stanza one is a ballad that uses symbolism as a technique, ‘grinned at life in empty joy’, this symbolises the boys’ youth when he was pleased by anything, and life was easy, he had no worries, as he would grin at anything. This phrase gives an outlook at life before joining the war, it is demonstrating the boys’ life when he was contented with anything. Another symbol is found in the first stanza, ‘whistled early with the lark’. The phrase suggests the boys’ youth in the early days, oblivious to the future laying ahead oh him. The lark symbolises cheerfulness and the beginning of the day. The boy whistling with the lark shows how he is excited for every new
Use of Language, Detail, and From in At Castle Boatel Using two poems of your choice compare how the poets have used Language, Detail, and Form to convey their Feelings I will compare 'At Castle Boatel', a poem by Thomas Hardy, with 'Autumn' by John Clare. They are two very different poems with different structure, and moods, which makes them ideal to compare.
Morries teachings on forgiveness allow the reader to embrace the present not only through personal experiences but in life in general. Holding onto the past is also a part of history as we have to let go of grudges to be able to move on and live in the present. Another Quote I felt resonated with me is in the quote “Love Wins. Love always wins” (Albom 164). Morrie in these quotes believes that the power of love can overthrow any form of negative energy.
Seizing the day is extremely harder than what people think. We as human are made with the lateral septum, which is the part of the brain that makes us worry. Worrying can causes anybody’s day to turn terribly wrong. I disagree with some when they make the notion to not let petty things bother you like; bills, lack of money, love etc. But I also can see how people can say those things. Those are the people with all the perfect things in life and they don’t have worry. It’s like saying “easier said than done” meaning it is much more difficult than it sounds. In Harbord Morant quote he states live everyday as your last because you might be right. Take from this quote that it means never take a break from enjoying the roses. Even though we all have life issues we deal them with on a daily basis. You can’t...
In "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", Herrick explicitly uses literary devices and structure to develop the themes present. The first stanza of the poem contains two distinct thoughts, separated by a semicolon. Herring uses this format to put extra emphasis on each statement made. The first sentence contains an implied metaphor of Time to a bird, through the word flying, implying that time is moving quickly away from us. The second sentence uses personification to draw the reader into a connection with the "flower that smiles today.