1. Reflection: Why is it significant that Icarus "isn't sorry"? What might he be sorry for? Do you think he should be sorry? Why or why not? It might help to consider other versions of the Icarus myth. To me the significance of Icarus isn’t sorry, is the fact that in the poem it stated that he rehearsed and rehearsed flight. That being said, I ( Read more... )

#1. The presentation of Persephone as directed by Rita Dove is a typical parents worst nightmare. Dove demonstrates this in the poem with “She strayed away from the herd…go straight to school…don’t answer to strangers”. Lets face it how many parents fear the consequences of their child not following the norm. If Persephone had obeyed these rules ( Read more... )

#1. Reflection: Why do you think it is called “The love song of J Alfred Prufock”? The first thing you might want to ask yourself is if it is ironic. For me, the poem was granted this title as it is written about a transitional period in person’s life and how this person views love and companionship. I mean the person discussed in the poem is ( Read more... )

#1. The usage of extended metaphors used to describe growing up, in the poems “miracle” by Harry Thurston, “Packing for the future: instructions” by Lorna Crozier and “The Writer” by Richard Wilbur. Thurston gives us this example “explaining that the flower will turn into a strawberry” (684). Crozier uses this example “in your bag leave room for ( Read more... )

#1.With all our love, we sadly announce the passing of our beloved king, Oedipus. A loving father, who will be survived by his four children, Polynices, Etcocles, Antigone and Ismene. Born to father Laius and mother Jocasta. Oedipus will always feel the love of his wife and mother Jocasta and will reunite with his father. Oedipus was given up at ( Read more... )

#1. With one essay in the books and two still awaiting, I would like to believe that the course is going well thus far. In addition, the short stories that I have enjoyed so far have been a little more graphic than I am accustomed too, but often are full of literary content and deliver an underlying message. I have found the introduction to ( Read more... )

#1. Macleod’s use of the story “David Copperfield” and more importantly the mentioning of the characters “The Peggottys”. In the story “The Boat” they discuss how the Peggottys from the story “David Copperfield” loved the sea and how Ham followed in his fathers footsteps to have a life at sea, similar to the mother’s families lust for the sea and ( Read more... )

In the story “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro, the author describes the settings in which each character abides in a lucidly vivid manner sometimes positive and sometimes negative. The narrator who turns out to be the little girl in the story, candidly lets the audience know how she feels about her mother and her daily duties, as well as, where they ( Read more... )

#1. “ This be the verse “ by Phillip Larkin, is an interesting piece using a variety of the great literature criteria. The first thing I noticed in the passage was the use of the “F” word, which added a feeling of seriousness and some real emotion that grabbed my attention. The next thing I noticed was how Larkin addresses the excerpt to the reader ( Read more... )