"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety"
by William Butler Yeats
(1865 - 1939) Timeline
Come swish around, my pretty punk,
And keep me dancing still
That I may stay a sober man
Although I drink my fill.
Sobriety is a jewel
That I do much adore;
And therefore keep me dancing
Though drunkards lie and snore.
O mind your feet, O mind your feet,
Keep dancing like a wave,
And under every dancer
A dead man in his grave.
No ups and downs, my pretty,
A mermaid, not a punk;
A drunkard is a dead man,
And all dead men are drunk.
~Yeats, William Butler. "A Drunken Man's Sobriety" from pg.347; 312. of The Collected Poems of Yeats. Revised Second Edition. Edited by Finneran, Richard J. Simon & Schuster Inc. Scribner Paperback Poetry. 1996. Book.
Yeats talks about something that can become such a problem for people and has been causing trouble all throughout time in deaths and addiction and this addicting substance is alcohol. The speaker is known to be an alcoholic before and wants to change this by being sober and abstinent represented in the line “sobriety is a jewel.” Alcohol affects the body but also results in others deaths so it is just not a good habit and the speaker fears or worries it being the death of him. Starting an addiction is usually one thing people tend to regret doing, so that is why I chose this poem as being a past regret in even starting to drink for the speaker. My theme being regret and wishes for the future both can be fulfilled and seen in this poem since the regretful thing of drinking is now leading him to wish and make a goal of stopping, so I think it fits well with my theme.
Another reason this poem is good for my anthology is that it can be a more recent poem in which I can compare to some of the older ones like Anacreon’s and even other poets around his time.
“He wishes for the cloths of Heaven”
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
By: W B Yeats
*Enwrought= worked or woven into material, especially decoratively
~Yeats, W B. "He wishes for the cloths of Heaven." Source from: Public Domain Poems. http://www.publicdomainpoems.com/wishesforclothesheaven.html.
http://ellenolinger.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/w-b-yeats-he-wishes-for-the-cloths-of-heaven/. Google Advertisement.
~Yeats, William Butler. "He wishes for the cloths of Heaven" from pg.73-74. of The Collected Poems of Yeats. Revised Second Edition. Edited by Finneran, Richard J. Simon & Schuster Inc. Scribner Paperback Poetry. 1996. Book.
I think it is good not just to compare one poet to another's poetry, but also the same poet and two different poems by them, so that is why I chose to do another one of Yeats’s poems, but this one is called “He wishes for the cloths of Heaven,” that is quite similar, but also different when written. “He wishes for the cloths of Heaven” is what I think is about a person being regretful and wishing that they had gone through in trying to or being able to try and carry out their dreams that are now being tread on and in so he wishes for the cloths of heaven since he being poor either in judgment and possibly literally did not have light and his hopes of “golden light” were only “dark light and night,” so they did not work out. This is a good teaching of when making goals carry them out and it may make quite a difference in one’s life rather than just continuing on miserable without anything that would be important to the person. This poem if made after “A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety” could be a continuation in his life in which he wanted to become sober and quit his addiction but failed at doing so, which would be a sad instance for him or anyone I think. I compared two of Yeats’s poems for analyzing among the same poet and editing can show different styles and forms poets like to try and vary in.
"HUMILITY"
(from "Northern Lass," 1632)
by: Richard Brome (c. 1590-1652)
NOR Love nor Fate dare I accuse
For that my love did me refuse,
But oh! mine own unworthiness
That durst presume so mickle bliss.
It was too much for me to love
A man so like the gods above:
An angel's shape, a saint-like voice,
Are too divine for human choice.
Oh had I wisely given my heart
For to have loved him but in part;
Sought only to enjoy his face,
Or any one peculiar grace
Of foot, of hand, of lip, or eye,--
I might have lived where now I die:
But I, presuming all to choose,
Am now condemned all to lose.
~ Brome, Richard. "Humility." from Northern Lass stage play http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/humility.html. 2002. Website.
VOCAB:
·mickle= great or abundant
·humility= The quality or condition of being humble or modest
This poem by Brome is in another time period (1590-1652) that is diverse from the other poets I have done so far and so this is another good poet to try and edit their poem and compare to others. “Humility” is a poem that after looking up the poet’s background he was a servant, so this can let the reader imagine much in the background story of the poem written. I decided on using this poem for my anthology since it is different in the other poets I have chosen so far and I thought was more of a happier set poem than some of the others, but ends up being just as bad with the speaker dying or being dead.
Brome has a style of rhyming each of the lines to another one such as to be the last word going with the last word to the following line being an AABBCCDD pattern in each stanza which makes it similar as continuous rhyme schemes are in some songs and yet this has a meaning that is imaginative in statements not having much of a story in the literal words, but behind it probably more and knowing the title being “Humility” of having personality traits of being humble or modest and in so this does seem like it would be a good way to stay out of the middle not getting involved in fights, but then this quality turning around on him in the end “now condemning all to lose” since not choosing a side and this could be good or bad but I think matters what is the story and how important the choosing may have made a difference or had an effect that may have prevented an even worse outcome. It does not really say and leaves kind of a cliff hanger, which many poems can do but I am thinking that this did not end well for them along with him since in the last few lines he exclaims that “he might have lived where now he is dying.” Since he is now dead I think that there is much regret or hopes of having done something differently so that being a reason for including it in my anthology.
“When I hoped, I recollect” by Emily Dickinson
When I hoped, I recollect
Just the place I stood --
At a Window facing West --
Roughest Air -- was good --
Not a Sleet could bite me --
Not a frost could cool --
Hope it was that kept me warm --
Not Merino shawl --
When I feared -- I recollect
Just the Day it was --
Worlds were lying out to Sun --
Yet how Nature froze --
Icicles upon my soul
Prickled Blue and Cool --
Bird went praising everywhere --
Only Me -- was still --
And the Day that I despaired --
This -- if I forget
Nature will -- that it be Night
After Sun has set --
Darkness intersect her face --
And put out her eye --
Nature hesitate -- before
Memory and I --
Emily Dickinson
~Dickinson, Emily. "When I hoped, I recollect." http://www.lovethepoem.com/famous-poems/when-i-hoped--i-recollect-by-emily-dickinson/
“When I hoped, I recollect” is one of many poems by Emily Dickinson that I think shows much in her style and yet can still be compared to other's poems and other poems' of by her that make it different. I chose this poem since it is of a poet that I have found to be really good and meaningful in many of her writings and she is one of my favorite. I chose this poem to go along with my theme since it is about the speaker that hopes for something more rather than the events that already occurred that seem to be bad and he/she may have regrets toward. The speaker reminisces about times in his/her life and doesn't recall other times that may be intentionally forgotten about such as in the "Day that I despaired(line 17)" in which many people don't like to think about the bad times in their lives. The speaker even during bad times does know say that "Hope it was that kept me warm--(line 7)," so looking for the future and thinking positive helped during those ".... ... ..... ...... cool(line 6)" times that's denotation being chilly and later ".... .... ....Cool(line 14)" possibly meaning frigid whose connotation being that of the dark and horrible times in one's life. I like the caesuras' and format of the poem being quatrain stanzas but the last stanza that could be seen as the last two stanzas joined to make one or just a way that Dickinson wanted to put it so that is showed that these verses end and conclude her poem. There is not much for rhyme schemes in this poem, but it still has the components of poetry so I included in my anthology for a varying in aesthetics.
"Success is counted sweetest"
Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need.
Not one of all the purple Host
Who took the Flag today
Can tell the definition
So clear of Victory
As he defeated—dying—
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Burst agonized and clear!
~ Dickinson, Emily. "Success is counted sweetest" from Kennedy; Gloia, Dana's.An Introduction to Poetry Thirteenth Edition. pg.332. Textbook.
The idea behind Dickinson's “Success is counted sweetest” poem is that those who don't and "who ne'er succeed(line 2)" are those who long and wish to, while those who do accomplish their goals or wins in any sense, does not tend to think about it as much. It is like the idea that longing for something is when someone cares and ponders on a goal, especially if unattainable or so close to reaching it seems so much more important than if someone actually does reach their goals they are glad but don't have to stride as long since they know it was attainable and are more confident about their "Victory" and "triumph." The idea is that people who wish for something and have a desire to win continue to want and find it greater of an accomplishment, while those who had wanted to win and do usually are not always putting all their energy and time into succeeding as often, so hoping to succeed by those who never do can be connected to my anthology's theme of praying and wishing for things to go a certain way in the future. I chose this poem by a poet I already had chosen a poem from to be used in my anthology, to be able to compare and contrast another poet's work to that of their own, so I can compare the style in this poem with that of "When I hoped, I recollect" also by Dickinson.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sarah's Anthology #1-5
Theme: "Past regrets and Future prayers and wishes"
"Triolet"
By: Robert Bridges(1876)
When first we met, we did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master;
Of more than common friendliness
When first we met we did not guess.
Who could foretell the sore distress,
This irretrievable disaster,
When first we met?—We did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master.
I see this poem by Bridges as being about a relationship that turned out to be an "irretrievable disaster" and "love as being hard to master" so she wishes to take back the day these two had met resulting in a miserable relationship. The relationship only left distress and bad memories, so she regrets the day they had met which is why I included it as part of my anthology. Bridges or the speaker must have had a very bad experience in the past that she wants to take back. I for one know that some relationships are hard to deal with and can go wrong, but I never want to have to have one that causes heart broken people or hate in the end. I'd prefer ending on good terms and still be able to be friends, but sometimes one discovers more about a person in this case the other in their relationship that was not known before and is a deal breaker or both can drift apart which hopefully can be tried to work on, but does not tend to open and change a lot. Life is unexpected and surprising in some ways. Bridge's "Triolet" being part of my anthology because I like the type of poem format being a triolet poem which is different and can be compared to the other poems I chose to edit in whether I like this poem structure better and reasons for this.
"Variation on Belloc's "Fatigue"
Wendy Cope (1992)
I hardly ever tire of love or rhyme --
That's why I'm poor and have a rotten time.
Cope's poem is only two lines long being a couplet, but I like how it is a variation of another poem in which makes it a funny short poem with a sharp turn of comedic wit and meaning. Cope's poem "Fatigue" is a variation of "Fatigue" by Hilaire Belloc that is also a couplet poem but her lines are:
I'm tired of Love: I'm still more tired of Rhyme.
But Money gives me pleasure all the time.
These poems both support the same idea of choosing between "Money" and career versus "Love" and family that is difficult to pick and prioritize at times, but usually has to be done and so one is paid more attention to while the other is set aside a bit and sometimes completely depending on the person. Cope's poem has a witty turn in the end, which I like about it since it is like a comedic poem that many poems being more serious makes for a twist for including in my anthology. The poem is short, so it does make it harder to compare with word choice and figurative language, but I think is important to see differences in all forms of poem's and their structure's so this being why I chose an epigram to try and edit for my anthology. Plus the idea I think can fit into my theme since the speaker sounds like they may have regret and know the consequences of their decisions and so he/she is less fortunate and has a "rotten time," not "tiring of love or rhyme," so Cope agrees with Belloc's main point's and yet doesn't learn or quite get why she chooses love over money. Many times people may hope to have one thing like "money and having pleasure" but still having their heart set on putting more time and effort into "finding love" so this not allowing the the other to come true. I know I have always thought love is more important to me than money and that may also be why I am not very fortunate in money although now having the chance to try and accomplish goals to make more money is one of my priorities at this point in time, but I try to keep close with those who I have relationships with since I don't want to lose those knowing that it can happen quite easily, so maybe Cope is thinking over her priorities and whether or not she should create more options in which she won't be "poor" or "have a rotten time." The contemplating over what was chosen and what one wants is a different idea and so is another reason for liking this poem and admitting it in my anthology.
"Easter wings"
By: George Herbert
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,
Though foolishly he lost the same,
Decaying more and more
Till he became
Most poore;
With thee
Oh, let me rise
As larks, harmoniously,
And sing this day thy victories;
Then shall the fall further the flight in me.
My tender age in sorrow did begin;
And still with sicknesses and shame
Thou didst so punish sin,
That I became
Most thin.
With thee
Let me combine,
And feel this day thy victorie;
For, if I imp my wing on thine,
Affliction shall advance the flight in me.
~Herbert, George. "Easter Wings." from Kennedy; Gloia, Dana's.An Introduction to Poetry Thirteenth Edition. pg.216. Textbook.
Many see that Herbert's poem is about God from the lines about repairing our wings by grafting them to God's such as to afflict pain will allow closer communication with the Lord. I also interpret it in this way but also get that the poet writes that the speaker wants or wishes to try to get closer to God and their maker, possibly trying to see what it would have been like in his place or how that could have felt to be in his position saving others by giving up much and having died for a cause that may be considered quite "victorious." In this interpretation I include it into my anthology being a wish for the future in meeting God someday.
This poem is different than others in form being a visual poem and a verbal silhouette poem that is both unique in it's entertaining the ears but also the eyes as someone reads it. The visual image is that the poem's structure is set up to look like wings and is a conventional symbol of the title "Easter Wings" in which wings are symbols of saints and angels and metaphor comparison of these to birds that are archetype creatures seen in mythical times and so these tying together the idea of the "Lord". The times also link the language during the biblical times using "thee" and "thine" so understanding the speaker more including the background knowledge would help for interpreting as to relate with the speaker even if the reader's beliefs are different, it is good to be open- minded and try to relate no matter the topic. In differences the poet can be influenced by their ethnicity, gender, and beliefs and this poem can be seen as having an religious distinction by Herbert that makes it even stronger in religious stance in emotions for some readers and this makes it more fascinating and different this way. I personally really like this free verse/open form poem type, and when the poet can pull it off well it makes it even more appealing to read, I think.
"LITTLE LESSONS"
An anonymous poem
THE love I bear you, dearest,
Would make the sweetest tale,
We'd sail upon a sea of bliss,
And I would lift the sail.
Our happiness would be sublime,
Surpassing tongue or pen.
You may as well learn things from me,
As to learn from other men.
"Oh! you have touched me--deeply--"
The young thing whispered low.
He pleaded: "Come! oh! come with me."
She could not answer: "No."
She said: "I'll be your pupil."
And softly added then:
"I may as well learn things from you
As to learn from other men."
They dined alone that evening,
And the young man got his wish.
They even broke the unwritten law
Of: "Nevaire before zee feesh."
At half-past three, next morning,
He staggered home again.
She had taught him tricks he never knew,
That she'd learned from other men.
*Anonymous. "Little Lessons" is reprinted from Poetica Erotica. Ed. T.R. Smith. New York: Crown Publishers, 1921. Poetry Archive Poems. 2002.
~http://www.poetry-archive.com/a/little_lessons.html. Website.
“Little Lessons” is a poem that I think has the component of being ironic and not too difficult to understand. It seems to be based on or intended to be thought of as written in the past time with the language of the characters being of the past spoken form. It seems to be about two people meeting and trying to hook up in a sense or a guy hitting on a girl who may have been somewhat of a pervert or in it for physical relations and so the girl goes along with it and fibs or acts in a way she thinks will impress him or get him to think he can take advantage fulfilling his wish, but in the end she is more advanced in her knowledge than he is learning from her and maybe being better off before being with her or the same afterward if she had ditched him, but it doesn’t necessarily say that she left, but he seems to be drunk and alone, so that is why I’m thinking so.
I chose this piece of poetry to be included in my anthology since it goes along with the theme of his wish or more of short-term want in this case that he wishes for something to be more just for himself in interests and I think a bit greedy in doing so. It is a twist to the poem’s story that I tend to like most and another reason why I chose it. It is a good poem for my anthology being about fulfilling his wish or fantasy and this ending up possibly being a regret later since the girl did not tell him but made it seem like this man was her first learning from and like she was inexperienced in life, but in the end it seems that she has all along had been with other men in which she then ended up teaching him a thing or so. This poem not being more of a wish from making mistakes beforehand but wishing first for something that turned around on the person and I liked that idea in the poem.
"THE WISH"
by: Anacreon (c.572-488 BC)
NIOBE on Phrygian sands
Turn'd a weeping statue stands,
And the Pandionian Maid
In a swallow's wings array'd;
But a mirror I would be,
To be look'd on still by thee;
Or the gown wherein thou'rt drest,
That I might thy limbs invest;
Or a crystal spring, wherein
Thou might'st bathe thy purer skin;
Or sweet unguents, to anoint
And make supple every joint;
Or a knot, thy breast to deck;
Or a chain, to clasp thy neck;
Or thy shoe I wish to be,
That thou might'st but tread on me.
Anacreon. "The Wish" TRANSLATED BY THOMAS STANLEY, 1651. from 2002-2010. Poetry Archive Poems. http://www.poetry-archive.com/a/the_wish.html. Website.
VOCAB:
· unguents= ointment or salve for healing
· tread= walk on like tire tracks
Anacreon is very late poet from BC times and I like to see the difference and how over time and the years poetry has changed but yet all can have great meaning. This poem I find to be about a guy that is longing or hoping just to be acknowledged in the woman’s life or even an inanimate object that touches the woman and it seems like he is desperate and would do anything for her, since would want to be a necklace, bathe water, an ointment for her wound, a shoe, or the ground that she walks on. It is pretty well written with rhyming words and still making his point very clear and seems romantic in a sense, but may come off as creepy depending on her and his situation, which sounds like she won’t give him a chance. If this being so then this is his wish in hopes of any of these things happening is why this is a good poem for my collection.
"Triolet"
By: Robert Bridges(1876)
When first we met, we did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master;
Of more than common friendliness
When first we met we did not guess.
Who could foretell the sore distress,
This irretrievable disaster,
When first we met?—We did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master.
I see this poem by Bridges as being about a relationship that turned out to be an "irretrievable disaster" and "love as being hard to master" so she wishes to take back the day these two had met resulting in a miserable relationship. The relationship only left distress and bad memories, so she regrets the day they had met which is why I included it as part of my anthology. Bridges or the speaker must have had a very bad experience in the past that she wants to take back. I for one know that some relationships are hard to deal with and can go wrong, but I never want to have to have one that causes heart broken people or hate in the end. I'd prefer ending on good terms and still be able to be friends, but sometimes one discovers more about a person in this case the other in their relationship that was not known before and is a deal breaker or both can drift apart which hopefully can be tried to work on, but does not tend to open and change a lot. Life is unexpected and surprising in some ways. Bridge's "Triolet" being part of my anthology because I like the type of poem format being a triolet poem which is different and can be compared to the other poems I chose to edit in whether I like this poem structure better and reasons for this.
"Variation on Belloc's "Fatigue"
Wendy Cope (1992)
I hardly ever tire of love or rhyme --
That's why I'm poor and have a rotten time.
Cope's poem is only two lines long being a couplet, but I like how it is a variation of another poem in which makes it a funny short poem with a sharp turn of comedic wit and meaning. Cope's poem "Fatigue" is a variation of "Fatigue" by Hilaire Belloc that is also a couplet poem but her lines are:
I'm tired of Love: I'm still more tired of Rhyme.
But Money gives me pleasure all the time.
These poems both support the same idea of choosing between "Money" and career versus "Love" and family that is difficult to pick and prioritize at times, but usually has to be done and so one is paid more attention to while the other is set aside a bit and sometimes completely depending on the person. Cope's poem has a witty turn in the end, which I like about it since it is like a comedic poem that many poems being more serious makes for a twist for including in my anthology. The poem is short, so it does make it harder to compare with word choice and figurative language, but I think is important to see differences in all forms of poem's and their structure's so this being why I chose an epigram to try and edit for my anthology. Plus the idea I think can fit into my theme since the speaker sounds like they may have regret and know the consequences of their decisions and so he/she is less fortunate and has a "rotten time," not "tiring of love or rhyme," so Cope agrees with Belloc's main point's and yet doesn't learn or quite get why she chooses love over money. Many times people may hope to have one thing like "money and having pleasure" but still having their heart set on putting more time and effort into "finding love" so this not allowing the the other to come true. I know I have always thought love is more important to me than money and that may also be why I am not very fortunate in money although now having the chance to try and accomplish goals to make more money is one of my priorities at this point in time, but I try to keep close with those who I have relationships with since I don't want to lose those knowing that it can happen quite easily, so maybe Cope is thinking over her priorities and whether or not she should create more options in which she won't be "poor" or "have a rotten time." The contemplating over what was chosen and what one wants is a different idea and so is another reason for liking this poem and admitting it in my anthology.
"Easter wings"
By: George Herbert
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,
Though foolishly he lost the same,
Decaying more and more
Till he became
Most poore;
With thee
Oh, let me rise
As larks, harmoniously,
And sing this day thy victories;
Then shall the fall further the flight in me.
My tender age in sorrow did begin;
And still with sicknesses and shame
Thou didst so punish sin,
That I became
Most thin.
With thee
Let me combine,
And feel this day thy victorie;
For, if I imp my wing on thine,
Affliction shall advance the flight in me.
~Herbert, George. "Easter Wings." from Kennedy; Gloia, Dana's.An Introduction to Poetry Thirteenth Edition. pg.216. Textbook.
Many see that Herbert's poem is about God from the lines about repairing our wings by grafting them to God's such as to afflict pain will allow closer communication with the Lord. I also interpret it in this way but also get that the poet writes that the speaker wants or wishes to try to get closer to God and their maker, possibly trying to see what it would have been like in his place or how that could have felt to be in his position saving others by giving up much and having died for a cause that may be considered quite "victorious." In this interpretation I include it into my anthology being a wish for the future in meeting God someday.
This poem is different than others in form being a visual poem and a verbal silhouette poem that is both unique in it's entertaining the ears but also the eyes as someone reads it. The visual image is that the poem's structure is set up to look like wings and is a conventional symbol of the title "Easter Wings" in which wings are symbols of saints and angels and metaphor comparison of these to birds that are archetype creatures seen in mythical times and so these tying together the idea of the "Lord". The times also link the language during the biblical times using "thee" and "thine" so understanding the speaker more including the background knowledge would help for interpreting as to relate with the speaker even if the reader's beliefs are different, it is good to be open- minded and try to relate no matter the topic. In differences the poet can be influenced by their ethnicity, gender, and beliefs and this poem can be seen as having an religious distinction by Herbert that makes it even stronger in religious stance in emotions for some readers and this makes it more fascinating and different this way. I personally really like this free verse/open form poem type, and when the poet can pull it off well it makes it even more appealing to read, I think.
"LITTLE LESSONS"
An anonymous poem
THE love I bear you, dearest,
Would make the sweetest tale,
We'd sail upon a sea of bliss,
And I would lift the sail.
Our happiness would be sublime,
Surpassing tongue or pen.
You may as well learn things from me,
As to learn from other men.
"Oh! you have touched me--deeply--"
The young thing whispered low.
He pleaded: "Come! oh! come with me."
She could not answer: "No."
She said: "I'll be your pupil."
And softly added then:
"I may as well learn things from you
As to learn from other men."
They dined alone that evening,
And the young man got his wish.
They even broke the unwritten law
Of: "Nevaire before zee feesh."
At half-past three, next morning,
He staggered home again.
She had taught him tricks he never knew,
That she'd learned from other men.
*Anonymous. "Little Lessons" is reprinted from Poetica Erotica. Ed. T.R. Smith. New York: Crown Publishers, 1921. Poetry Archive Poems. 2002.
~http://www.poetry-archive.com/a/little_lessons.html. Website.
“Little Lessons” is a poem that I think has the component of being ironic and not too difficult to understand. It seems to be based on or intended to be thought of as written in the past time with the language of the characters being of the past spoken form. It seems to be about two people meeting and trying to hook up in a sense or a guy hitting on a girl who may have been somewhat of a pervert or in it for physical relations and so the girl goes along with it and fibs or acts in a way she thinks will impress him or get him to think he can take advantage fulfilling his wish, but in the end she is more advanced in her knowledge than he is learning from her and maybe being better off before being with her or the same afterward if she had ditched him, but it doesn’t necessarily say that she left, but he seems to be drunk and alone, so that is why I’m thinking so.
I chose this piece of poetry to be included in my anthology since it goes along with the theme of his wish or more of short-term want in this case that he wishes for something to be more just for himself in interests and I think a bit greedy in doing so. It is a twist to the poem’s story that I tend to like most and another reason why I chose it. It is a good poem for my anthology being about fulfilling his wish or fantasy and this ending up possibly being a regret later since the girl did not tell him but made it seem like this man was her first learning from and like she was inexperienced in life, but in the end it seems that she has all along had been with other men in which she then ended up teaching him a thing or so. This poem not being more of a wish from making mistakes beforehand but wishing first for something that turned around on the person and I liked that idea in the poem.
"THE WISH"
by: Anacreon (c.572-488 BC)
NIOBE on Phrygian sands
Turn'd a weeping statue stands,
And the Pandionian Maid
In a swallow's wings array'd;
But a mirror I would be,
To be look'd on still by thee;
Or the gown wherein thou'rt drest,
That I might thy limbs invest;
Or a crystal spring, wherein
Thou might'st bathe thy purer skin;
Or sweet unguents, to anoint
And make supple every joint;
Or a knot, thy breast to deck;
Or a chain, to clasp thy neck;
Or thy shoe I wish to be,
That thou might'st but tread on me.
Anacreon. "The Wish" TRANSLATED BY THOMAS STANLEY, 1651. from 2002-2010. Poetry Archive Poems. http://www.poetry-archive.com/a/the_wish.html. Website.
VOCAB:
· unguents= ointment or salve for healing
· tread= walk on like tire tracks
Anacreon is very late poet from BC times and I like to see the difference and how over time and the years poetry has changed but yet all can have great meaning. This poem I find to be about a guy that is longing or hoping just to be acknowledged in the woman’s life or even an inanimate object that touches the woman and it seems like he is desperate and would do anything for her, since would want to be a necklace, bathe water, an ointment for her wound, a shoe, or the ground that she walks on. It is pretty well written with rhyming words and still making his point very clear and seems romantic in a sense, but may come off as creepy depending on her and his situation, which sounds like she won’t give him a chance. If this being so then this is his wish in hopes of any of these things happening is why this is a good poem for my collection.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
"My Wish " - Rascal Flatts(after all poems is song for comparison : )
“My Wish” Lyrics
Artist(Band):Rascal Flatts
I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you want to go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
and if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' 'til you find the window,
if it's cold outside,
show the world the warmth of your smile,
but more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
all the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
and you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
and always give more then you take.
But more than anything, Yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
this is my wish
i hope you know somebody loves you
may all your dreams stay big
(Repeat)
(Chorus)
Lyrics by Steele, Jeffrey; Robsin, Steve. Sung By Rascal Flatts. "My Wish" http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/my-wish-lyrics-rascal-flatts/b4d9ec29360544ce48257143000a54cd. Song.
To assist in figuring what a work is considered such as determining a song from a poem, I have to focus on a single song to help analyze and give examples and so I chose the song "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. This is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite groups and it is different in which I think it is really happy and optimistic unlike most of the poems that are in my anthology. I chose this because it fits under my theme being future wishes, but is seen as different in a way that there is not wishing for oneself but for someone else and is really giving off a caring and generous appeal to it wanting the best for another rather than oneself. This song I think can be believed to be a poetic one, but it is mainly to be sung in purpose and so it would help me to compare the structure and elements of a poem to a song. The writers Steele and Robsin wrote this song inspired for various people's growing up and moving on in their life who are going somewhere having it be career, education, starting a family life which can bring great happiness and change for someone and wanting things to work out for the best in goals and accomplishments that come across. I just really find the lyrics very touching and emotional expressing one's caring love and cherishing whether it be a family member, friend, or even a stranger the wishing someone else best in the future is really benevolent and selfless to do that I think shows a lot of good character in people who do things like giving to charity shows and substantiates that there's goodness in people even through all the bad that also comes about from people's actions.
The song structure; as seen in each stanza with not much end sentence structure but with many commas, is one more of run-on and containing rhythm, beat, melody, and set to some kind of background music usually with instruments, but can be acapella too. Poems also do not always have an end marking that tells the reader where there is a new idea, but a single poem line or a few tend to make a sentence or finish an idea. Poems tend to tell a story or give off more emotional appeal than some songs that at times songs don't have to make sense or be feeling to hear having a word filling effect. When I say a word filling effect I mean that it seems that there are not many various words, but a repeated content of words and lines tend to fill up over half or more in the whole works.
Word filling effect can be seen in Rascal Flatts song having the chorus:
"My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish."
be in every other stanza, which I think sums up the whole songs meaning which is similar in many other songs. Songs most prominent features noticed are that there are normally many more refrains(repeated chorus) in a song than in poems and songs usually are longer in length(3-5 minutes on average), and songs also have basic structure's with an intro, verse, chorus, and bridge. Language of the times and format can also be good indicators of poetry versus song lyrics. There are many number of poetry elements such as allegory, alliteration, assonance, denotation and connotation, diction, irony, metaphor, simile, rhyme is typical of what many people think of when hearing the word poetry, and of these going along with all sorts of imagery that poems can give the reader. Other elements of some types of poetry that can be seen in songs include meter, symbolism, tone, word order, rhythm, theme, and a rhyme scheme.
Going into the elements and traits of songs contrasted with poems can be really useful and allow some to appreciate poetry more in it's purpose and existence, so when doing an assignment such as to distinguish between different literary works there is a lot to learn about poetry and all it's forms.
Artist(Band):Rascal Flatts
I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you want to go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
and if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' 'til you find the window,
if it's cold outside,
show the world the warmth of your smile,
but more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
all the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
and you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
and always give more then you take.
But more than anything, Yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
this is my wish
i hope you know somebody loves you
may all your dreams stay big
(Repeat)
(Chorus)
Lyrics by Steele, Jeffrey; Robsin, Steve. Sung By Rascal Flatts. "My Wish" http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/my-wish-lyrics-rascal-flatts/b4d9ec29360544ce48257143000a54cd. Song.
To assist in figuring what a work is considered such as determining a song from a poem, I have to focus on a single song to help analyze and give examples and so I chose the song "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. This is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite groups and it is different in which I think it is really happy and optimistic unlike most of the poems that are in my anthology. I chose this because it fits under my theme being future wishes, but is seen as different in a way that there is not wishing for oneself but for someone else and is really giving off a caring and generous appeal to it wanting the best for another rather than oneself. This song I think can be believed to be a poetic one, but it is mainly to be sung in purpose and so it would help me to compare the structure and elements of a poem to a song. The writers Steele and Robsin wrote this song inspired for various people's growing up and moving on in their life who are going somewhere having it be career, education, starting a family life which can bring great happiness and change for someone and wanting things to work out for the best in goals and accomplishments that come across. I just really find the lyrics very touching and emotional expressing one's caring love and cherishing whether it be a family member, friend, or even a stranger the wishing someone else best in the future is really benevolent and selfless to do that I think shows a lot of good character in people who do things like giving to charity shows and substantiates that there's goodness in people even through all the bad that also comes about from people's actions.
The song structure; as seen in each stanza with not much end sentence structure but with many commas, is one more of run-on and containing rhythm, beat, melody, and set to some kind of background music usually with instruments, but can be acapella too. Poems also do not always have an end marking that tells the reader where there is a new idea, but a single poem line or a few tend to make a sentence or finish an idea. Poems tend to tell a story or give off more emotional appeal than some songs that at times songs don't have to make sense or be feeling to hear having a word filling effect. When I say a word filling effect I mean that it seems that there are not many various words, but a repeated content of words and lines tend to fill up over half or more in the whole works.
Word filling effect can be seen in Rascal Flatts song having the chorus:
"My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish."
be in every other stanza, which I think sums up the whole songs meaning which is similar in many other songs. Songs most prominent features noticed are that there are normally many more refrains(repeated chorus) in a song than in poems and songs usually are longer in length(3-5 minutes on average), and songs also have basic structure's with an intro, verse, chorus, and bridge. Language of the times and format can also be good indicators of poetry versus song lyrics. There are many number of poetry elements such as allegory, alliteration, assonance, denotation and connotation, diction, irony, metaphor, simile, rhyme is typical of what many people think of when hearing the word poetry, and of these going along with all sorts of imagery that poems can give the reader. Other elements of some types of poetry that can be seen in songs include meter, symbolism, tone, word order, rhythm, theme, and a rhyme scheme.
Going into the elements and traits of songs contrasted with poems can be really useful and allow some to appreciate poetry more in it's purpose and existence, so when doing an assignment such as to distinguish between different literary works there is a lot to learn about poetry and all it's forms.
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