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Robert the Village Champion
There was once a young man named Robert who was in his early 30s. His father felt that he was too old to still be single, and so he taunted him on a daily basis. He claimed that Robert's mother, Rose, was tired of cooking meals for two men in the house already. But to this, Robert always playfully reminded his father that Rose was still his mother and should not be tired of cooking now. He then chose to mock his father even further by bringing the village's most renowned lazy girl, Stella. When his father protested to the relationship between Robert and Stella, Robert mocked at him saying that it was not him who was too old to be single. This only made his father angrier, and he vowed to never speak to Robert again. Time passed, and Robert and Stella got married. They had a child, and they named him lazy. This only made his father more furious, and he completely disowned Robert and his family. As the years went by, Robert's father started to regret his decision. He began ...
What is the speaker's tone in "Sonnet 18?" Photo by sosinda on Pixabay In "Sonnet 18," Shakespeare expresses his feelings about love and the fair young man he calls his “rose”. The speaker has many complex emotions, but they all center on two things: pain and pleasure. In other words, this is a sonnet with mixed emotions. The speaker is deeply in love, but their love is painful. It gives him agony to have to leave the young man in order to spend time with nature in the country. And yet, the speaker also enjoys being away from him for a little while so that he can think about him more clearly when he’s back once again. The speaker of "Sonnet 18" is sarcastic, cynical, and embittered. The speaker seems to be addressing a person (or perhaps a group) with whom he feels some sort of conflict. The sonnet opens with a barrage of insults and put-downs: “Shall plague or fire or falling tree reveal / New danger to keep us in awe?” This question is clearly...
What Does The Poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Mean? Photo by Ri_Ya on Pixabay The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a poem by T. S. Eliot that was first published in The London Times in June of 1915, when Eliot was just 23 years old. Within this short poem, there are so many different meanings and symbols that it is almost overwhelming to understand what the poem is trying to say. The title character of the poem is named after two real people: J. Alfred Prufrock and James Hamish Hamilton. Both were fellow students at Harvard when Eliot wrote the poem—and both are mentioned in its acknowledgments section as having given him advice on it! But why would someone name a poem after three different people? The answer can be found within the meaning of “The Love Song of J Here’s what we know about this famous poem… What is the meaning of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock? The title is actually a sarcastic statement, since Prufrock is actually far too anxious and self...
How to Read a Poem and Understand It Better Photo by cpastrick on Pixabay Reading a poem can seem like a daunting task. After all, it’s just a bunch of words, right? How much can you really understand when reading just one page? Reading poetry is not as easy as it seems. There are many layers to each piece, and you’ll find that the more you read and understand these poems, the more there is to uncover. But how do you go about doing this? Readers often shy away from poetry because they don’t know where to start or feel like there is some hidden code they need to crack in order to understand it properly. This blog will help you break down the barriers when reading poetry. Read Slowly One of the most important things when reading poetry is to read slowly. This is because you need time to absorb everything that’s happening in the poem. You’ll find that the more you read a piece of poetry, the more it becomes ingrained in your head and the more you discover. It’s...