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Poems: Blog 14

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  BLOG 14: 1. At the end of chapter II, Douglass says that the “wild songs” of slaves express and relieve their unhappiness. In A Defence of Poetry , Shelley proclaims that “Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.” To what degree is their disagreement resolved if we view “wild songs” and poetry as fundamentally different means of expression? Could one argue that the two forms are similar and that the contradiction suggested in this juxtaposition is more apparent than real? Drawing on the reading you have done this semester, define poetry and song and explain the emotions that seem to produce them.  There disagreement can be resolved if we view poetry and music as to separate things. Although I would have to disagree with both of them because music and poetry is a form of expression. While slaves may have used songs to express sadness and Shelly may have used poetry to express happiness others may use poetry to expre
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BLOG 12: Analyze, in specific passages from the selections in the Anthology , the ways in which Milton dramatizes the concept of the fall as a felix culpa a “happy fault,” What songs are appropriate for  Milton? Images? In Paradise Lost, Milton is describing the fall of Adam and Eve.  He dramatizes it as a "happy fault" because he tells about the good things that have come from the fall.  He says that without their fall, their would be no death and without death, people would have nothing to fear. So now people have to be more careful.  Death gives us fear and a sense of respect.  Milton believes that this is good because then everyone would want to do the right thing.  The fall teaches people forgiveness and how are actions can effect us and other people.   I picked Jack Daniel's and Jesus by Chase Rice because this song is about how he messed up a lot and have forgotten about God but how he is weak but God knows his true strength and how lost he is but
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Canterbury Tales Blog 11

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BLOG 11: In her Prologue, Alysoun challenges the Medieval Church (priests, theologians, and all) on the subject of marriage and points out numerous fallacies in their reasoning. Identify at least two of these fallacies. Don’t go to Google for this one. Use the text. Choose a song that you think the Wife of Bath would like and explain why you think so. Include the lyrics and a link to the song. What celebrity can you visualize as the Wife of Bath? Why? Include her picture (or his, whichever the case may be… ). In the Wife of Bath's prologue she goes on about saying how she has had five husbands. She then points out that she believes the Bible has been misinterpreted by men and that she should be able to have as many husbands as she wants. She also points out that in the Bible, God tells to multiply and that polygamy is not said to be bad anywhere. She then says that a woman has control over a mans body. I feel that a song that would represent the Wife of Bath is &
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Wild songs and Poetry blog 13

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BLOG 13: From this list  answer in detail. 1. Wordsworth: Sunshine and clouds in Immortality. 2. An impression of the “sister” in  Tintern Abbey  .  3.  The morality of  Tintern Abbey   (or of Immortality ). Discuss in the poems from the Romanticism Period: 4. The function of nature in a single poem. 5. A comparison between a Keats poem and one by Shelley. 6. A single emotion that attracts the speaker—and why. Wordsworth is not very fond of nature. We know this because in "Odes on Intimations of Immortality," the poem is mainly about the relationship of humanity and nature being broken. Wordsworth isn't so much of nature despite its beauty because the idea of humanity being no longer connected to nature saddens him. Wordsworth wonders about the part of humanity that has fallen into depression, he wonders how these people revive their spirits. The sunshine also saddens Wordsworth, although it symbolizes a glorious birth, it makes him realize that glo
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Gawain's Quest: Blog 10

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BLOG 10: Gawain’s quest for the Green Knight is accompanied by detailed descriptions of the changing seasons of the year. How does this attention to weather and landscape complement the figure of the giant knight, who appears both in green and, as Sir Bercilak, with a beard “of a beaver’s hue”—that is, a deep brown? How would you compare the role played by seasonal change in the characters’ lives here with that in other poems and narratives you have read? Choose a song and pictures to complement your response. The descriptions of the seasons changing starts in Part 2. When Gawain leaves Camelot the season is autumn. The changing of the season, I believe, has a lot do to with the emotions of Gawain as time grows closer to the arrival to the Green Knight. While he is on his journey, the weather makes some pretty dramatic changes like going from warm and sunny like summer to cold and gloomy like winter.  Gawain does arrive on New Years Day as like he said he would. Th
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Dante's Inferno Blog: 9

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BLOG : 1. The suitability of the penalties to the sins in the Inferno . 2. The differences between upper and lower Hell. 3. Possible differences between Dante’s perspective and ours. 1. The suitability of the penalties to the sins in the inferno is that the punishment fit the sin. They each gets punished just as harshly as their sins. That's why as at the beginning of hell the punishment is light and as you get deeper it get harsher. The ones that are in the Ninth circle of hell are getting chewed by Lucifer.  Basically the suitability of the penalties to the sins in the Inferno is that the punishment fits the sin. The penalty gives back the same actions and sin that the sinner did to himself and/or others. That's why the penalties aren't as bad for the first circles of Hell, because the sin itself isn't terrible. However the lower one goes into Hell and the worse the sin is, the worse the penalty is. For example those that are in Limbo, their punishment is bas
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The Quest and the Test: Blog 8

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Read Song of Roland:   BLOG 9: Discuss: 1. The poet’s attitude toward Roland. 2. Archbishop Turpin and the Crusaders’ attitude. 3. The supernatural and the superhuman elements in the poem. 4. Elements of oral poetry in Roland. 1. The poet’s attitude toward Roland.  In parts of the poem you can see that the poet’s attitude towards Roland is good. I think the poet portrays Roland as a great and Nobel character. At one point in the poem the poets states that Roland is bold and that his is also marvelously brave. I think all and all the poets really likes the Roland character and wants him to be looked up to in the story. 2. Archbishop Turpin and the Crusaders’ attitude.  The archbishop Turpin and his crusaders’ basically fight and die alongside Roland. I think the poet actually sees these characters as proud diligent warriors. They reflect from the crusaders and take after them so I feel like the poet wanted to put some religious implications on these characters as we
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