In Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”, I believe he is saying that the importance and meaning of a single image of nature in the poem is that nature is showing us that we all have a common cause: Nature is … Continue reading
Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” evokes an extremely personal and intimate view of the speaker. Whitman spends almost the entirety of the poem developing and characterizing his personality. He describes and characterizes his persona through the beauty of poetic language. … Continue reading
The personality the poet creates for himself is isolated, mystery, individualism, self-contained, smart, stubborn, quiet and inactive. He is isolated, because on line 1 of section 1, he writes “I celebrate myself, and sing myself.” I feel he is lonely … Continue reading
When I first read this poem I felt that the author’s voice was very longing. The narrator of the poem sounded like he was yearning to be something else, or to some extent anything else so that he can be … Continue reading
The initial feeling of the poem nightingale was somewhat dark and gloomy. The specific words such as death, darkness and sorrow made this idea more reasonable in many ways. And the specific theme of night was a part of this … Continue reading
The poem Bright Star is a short poem by John Keats but it is very difficult to understand. John Keats starts off by saying “Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art–Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night”. … Continue reading
I had to read Keate’s poem “Ode to a Nightingale,” a few times before I started to grasp the symbolic meaning portrayed by the nightingale. Originally I thought the speaker felt a sense of animosity and hostility toward the nightingale … Continue reading
Thanks to Christopher, Shawn, and Wai Hing for the great posts on Keats’ “Bright Star” so far. I think all three bring out some terrific points about this beautiful poem and really begin to capture the feeling Keats brings out. … Continue reading
My best guess of this poem is that the poet might be very weak and he is jealous of the bright star. He hopes himself to be as firm as the star. In his following sentences, he said the … Continue reading
Wai Hing Leung “Bright Star” by John Keats I think the image of this poem is describing how lovers would support each other when one is sick. After reading line 12 “awake forever in a sweet unrest,” I feel the … Continue reading