Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Blog 16
Eng 102 extends and intensifies the work of Composition I, including research methods and documentation procedures that will allow us ti identify and analyze literary works. The study of culturally diverse works in poetry helped me to comprehend the role of symbolism, which i think is the literary element that got my attention, because it allows the writers and also the reader to create a meaning from each person’s point of view. I learned about the hero's quest, which is a kind of life experience that all the heroes have in common represented with various stages in which the hero goes through many process during his life period and gives the perfect touch to create a meaning and emotions to the viewers, readers or the audience.
All of these activities during class made me realize that no matter what happens during the plot of the story, the hero is never going to die, he or she may experience near death experiences, but as soon as they recover they come back more powerful and wiser than before, and if they die, another hero may appear, and usually this new hero is a close relative to the real hero.
the entire class was a very active "Online Group" this made it easy to review each student works and learn new things, and what i think was cool is that we could choose the book or the literary works that we were going to analyze, so it made it fun, including the last two activities, Coraline and the book we used for blog 15, which i think it was good because i used The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, I read the Spanish version before, so it made a lot of sense to me when reading it in English.
In Conclusion this course extends and intensifies the work of Composition I, including research methods and documentation procedures that will help us out in becoming more assertive when looking and judging a literary work, I really think it was a really nice class with a really nice professor and with a nice use of technology.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Blog 15
Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. he wrote The Alchemist in 1987 has gone on to sell more than 30 million copies, becoming one of the best-selling books in history, and has been translated into more than 67 languages, winning the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author.
A young boy had a dream about a buried treasure hidden in the pyramids, and he decides to go for it in a trip full of adventure. A boy named Santiago meets a mysterious king named the king of Salem in Tarifa convinces Santiago that he has succeeded in discovering his Personal Legend. The old king tells Santiago that following his Personal Legend to its conclusion is a person’s only real obligation in life. this king because he plays an important role in this story and makes a strong impact on santiago's life he assists Santiago in making the decision to go searching for his treasure, and although Santiago does not know it the old king is a god.
Santiago listens to his heart and decides to go on a dangerous search for the treasure. He sells his flock of sheep and heads to Africa, where he is quickly robbed of all his gold and left despondent on the streets. He decides that he was foolish to believe in his dreams and quickly gets a job with a crystal merchant in order to save up enough money to go back home.
Fate is constantly intertwined with will, and a key theme of the book focuses on how much in life is under one's control, and how much is controlled by fate. The old king states that the world's greatest lie is that "at some point during our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate." While this point of view strongly supports that will has a stronger hold on one's destiny, later events, such as Santiago and the alchemist being caught by warring tribes, demonstrate fate's hold on one's life. However, in every situation where fate does take over, the characters are capable to excavate themselves from the situation. For, instance, after being caught by the tribal chief, Santiago is able to turn himself into the wind, demonstrate his power, and is released.
The Crystal Merchant hires Santiago after he is robbed in Africa. Santiago has given up on his treasure and begins to transform the crystal shop. The merchant is a kindly man who is fair to Santiago, and even though he is afraid of change he takes Santiago’s advice about the shop. The money begins pouring in, and the shopkeeper is very grateful to Santiago.After almost a year working for the merchant, Santiago has made a success of the shop and has plenty of money to do whatever he wants. As he’s walking the streets to go back home he suddenly decides to take a chance and continue his search for the buried treasure.
This story has a very usual point that creates a feeling of real life, and i can identify it as love, because there is a part where Santiago joins a caravan and he meets a young girl named Fatima which is a young girl at the oasis. She is very beautiful, and as soon as Santiago sees her he loves her, and never wants to leave the oasis. She loves Santiago as well, and convinces him that he needs to go searching for his treasure, that she will wait for him to come back. Love is described as a part of the Soul of the World. Love occurs in life and Nature, as everything supports each other, they love each other. Santiago tells the desert that it shows love for the alchemist's falcon by offering it game, after which the falcon shows love to man as it offers the game to eat, and the man shows love for the desert as after one dies, his body is reintegrated into the desert sands. There is also love in people, demonstrated by Santiago's love of Fatima's beauty, and Santiago's knowing that it is part of his Personal Legend to love her. Also, there is true love, a brief definition given by the alchemist; "True love is love that allows you to reach your Personal Legend." After his encounter with the girl Santiago meets an Alchemist who has an important role in this story, i see this character as a supernatural aid who teaches Santiago about the Soul of the World, and also tells the boy that right before he’s about to discover his treasure he will be tested hardest. He also performs alchemy for Santiago just to show him it’s possible to turn minerals into gold.
In conclusion The two alchemy objects are physical representations of the Soul of the World, the Master Work, which is the result of completely purifying metals. The Philosopher's Stone, being completely pure and powerful as the Soul of the World, has the property of turning metals into gold, the most advanced and purest of all metals. The Elixir of Life cures all illnesses and gives immortality. These objects represent the purity in the world, and in people trying to reach their Personal Legend. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho its a very interesting story with a lot of literary elements, such as motifs and symbols, Everything in the world has a Personal Legend, and by reaching one's Personal Legend, they add to the Soul of the World, the purity of the world. The boy's Personal Legend is obvious, to find his treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. The alchemist fulfilled his Personal Legend, to become a true alchemist and accomplish the Master Work. The crystal merchant's Personal Legend is to visit Mecca, and the Tarifa baker's Personal Legend was to travel the world. The Personal Legend of a person surfaces at childhood, and one can never find true happiness without fulfilling it. The Personal Legend of Santiago drives him to his treasure, as he chose to accomplish his Personal Legend, and the alchemist to become the most famed alchemist in the world. While others like the Tarifa baker and the crystal merchant, choose to ignore the Personal Legend, and thus shape their life to be forever wanting. it has a very uplifting mood almost entirely through the novel. Even when Santiago stumbles or even falls on his path to his treasure, we know he will get back up again and persevere, and it also teaches many important lessons, some of which will help anyone become a better human being "Anyone who interferes in the destiny of others will never discover his own."
Blog 14
Well, it seems to me that i need to work a little bit more on my explanation about the book, but I realize that what I have created is not that bad, I already included what happened in the story but I need to add explanations about symbols, motifs and themes, by doing this little steps my blog will be completed, and I have to add that the comments and advices made by other people helped me see the story in a different way, something that gave space to talk about symbolism, because this story by Paulo Coelho has all the literary elements to create an excellent work.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Blog 13
Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. he wrote The Alchemist in 1987 has gone on to sell more than 30 million copies, becoming one of the best-selling books in history, and has been translated into more than 67 languages, winning the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author.
A young boy had a dream about a buried tresure hidden in the pyramids, and he decides to go for it in a trip full of adventure.A boy named Santiago meets a mysterious king named the king of Salem in Tarifa convinces Santiago that he has succeeded in discovering his Personal Legend. The old king tells Santiago that following his Personal Legend to its conclusion is a person’s only real obligation in life. i am planning to write about this king because he plays an important role in this story and makes a strong impact on santiago's life he assists Santiago in making the decision to go searching for his treasure, and although Santiago does not know it the old king is a god.
Santiago listens to his heart and decides to go on a dangerous search for the treasure. He sells his flock of sheep and heads to Africa, where he is quickly robbed of all his gold and left despondent on the streets. He decides that he was foolish to believe in his dreams and quickly gets a job with a crystal merchant in order to save up enough money to go back home.
The Crystal Merchant hires Santiago after he is robbed in Africa. Santiago has given up on his treasure and begins to transform the crystal shop. The merchant is a kindly man who is fair to Santiago, and even though he is afraid of change he takes Santiago’s advice about the shop. The money begins pouring in, and the shopkeeper is very grateful to Santiago.After almost a year working for the merchant, Santiago has made a success of the shop and has plenty of money to do whatever he wants. As he’s walking the streets to go back home he suddenly decides to take a chance and continue his search for the buried treasure.
This story has a very usual point that creates a feeling of real life, and i can identify it as love, because there is a part where Santiago joins a caravan and he meets a young girl named Fatima which is a young girl at the oasis. She is very beautiful, and as soon as Santiago sees her he loves her, and never wants to leave the oasis. She loves Santiago as well, and convinces him that he needs to go searching for his treasure, that she will wait for him to come back. after his encounter with the girl Santiago meets an Alchemist who has an important role in this story, i see this character as a supernatural aid who teaches Santiago about the Soul of the World, and also tells the boy that right before he’s about to discover his treasure he will be tested hardest. He also performs alchemy for Santiago just to show him it’s possible to turn minerals into gold.
In conclusion The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho its a very interesting story with a lot of literary elements, it has a very uplifting mood almost entirely through the novel. Even when Santiago stumbles or even falls on his path
to his treasure, we know he will get back up again and persevere, and it also teaches many important lessons, some of which will help anyone become a better human being "Anyone who interferes in the destiny of others will never discover his own."
-The Alchemist (Coelho) Study Guide. Web. May 24, 2010.
http://www.gradesaver.com/the-alchemist-coelho/study-guide/quotes/
-Paulo Coehlo. Web. May 24, 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho
A young boy had a dream about a buried tresure hidden in the pyramids, and he decides to go for it in a trip full of adventure.A boy named Santiago meets a mysterious king named the king of Salem in Tarifa convinces Santiago that he has succeeded in discovering his Personal Legend. The old king tells Santiago that following his Personal Legend to its conclusion is a person’s only real obligation in life. i am planning to write about this king because he plays an important role in this story and makes a strong impact on santiago's life he assists Santiago in making the decision to go searching for his treasure, and although Santiago does not know it the old king is a god.
Santiago listens to his heart and decides to go on a dangerous search for the treasure. He sells his flock of sheep and heads to Africa, where he is quickly robbed of all his gold and left despondent on the streets. He decides that he was foolish to believe in his dreams and quickly gets a job with a crystal merchant in order to save up enough money to go back home.
The Crystal Merchant hires Santiago after he is robbed in Africa. Santiago has given up on his treasure and begins to transform the crystal shop. The merchant is a kindly man who is fair to Santiago, and even though he is afraid of change he takes Santiago’s advice about the shop. The money begins pouring in, and the shopkeeper is very grateful to Santiago.After almost a year working for the merchant, Santiago has made a success of the shop and has plenty of money to do whatever he wants. As he’s walking the streets to go back home he suddenly decides to take a chance and continue his search for the buried treasure.
This story has a very usual point that creates a feeling of real life, and i can identify it as love, because there is a part where Santiago joins a caravan and he meets a young girl named Fatima which is a young girl at the oasis. She is very beautiful, and as soon as Santiago sees her he loves her, and never wants to leave the oasis. She loves Santiago as well, and convinces him that he needs to go searching for his treasure, that she will wait for him to come back. after his encounter with the girl Santiago meets an Alchemist who has an important role in this story, i see this character as a supernatural aid who teaches Santiago about the Soul of the World, and also tells the boy that right before he’s about to discover his treasure he will be tested hardest. He also performs alchemy for Santiago just to show him it’s possible to turn minerals into gold.
In conclusion The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho its a very interesting story with a lot of literary elements, it has a very uplifting mood almost entirely through the novel. Even when Santiago stumbles or even falls on his path
to his treasure, we know he will get back up again and persevere, and it also teaches many important lessons, some of which will help anyone become a better human being "Anyone who interferes in the destiny of others will never discover his own."
-The Alchemist (Coelho) Study Guide. Web. May 24, 2010.
http://www.gradesaver.com/the-alchemist-coelho/study-guide/quotes/
-Paulo Coehlo. Web. May 24, 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho
Monday, May 17, 2010
Blog 12
A young boy had a dream about a buried tresure hidden in the pyramids, and he decides to go for it in a trip full of adventure.
this boy named Santiago meets a mysterious king named the king of Salem in Tarifa convinces Santiago that he has succeeded in discovering his Personal Legend. The old king tells Santiago that following his Personal Legend to its conclusion is a person’s only real obligation in life. i am planning to write about this king because he plays an important role in this story and makes a strong impact on santiago's life he assists Santiago in making the decision to go searching for his treasure, and although Santiago does not know it the old king is a god. Santiago listens to his heart and decides to go on a dangerous search for the treasure. He sells his flock of sheep and heads to Africa, where he is quickly robbed of all his gold and left despondent on the streets. He decides that he was foolish to believe in his dreams and quickly gets a job with a crystal merchant in order to save up enough money to go back home.
The Crystal Merchant hires Santiago after he is robbed in Africa. Santiago has given up on his treasure and begins to transform the crystal shop. The merchant is a kindly man who is fair to Santiago, and even though he is afraid of change he takes Santiago’s advice about the shop. The money begins pouring in, and the shopkeeper is very grateful to Santiago.After almost a year working for the merchant, Santiago has made a success of the shop and has plenty of money to do whatever he wants. As he’s walking the streets to go back home he suddenly decides to take a chance and continue his search for the buried treasure.
This story has a very usual point that creates a feeling of real life, and i can identify it as love, because there is a part where Santiago joins a caravan and he meets a young girl named Fatima which is a young girl at the oasis. She is very beautiful, and as soon as Santiago sees her he loves her, and never wants to leave the oasis. She loves Santiago as well, and convinces him that he needs to go searching for his treasure, that she will wait for him to come back. after his encounter with the girl Santiago meets an Alchemist who has an important role in this story, i see this character as a supernatural aid who teaches Santiago about the Soul of the World, and also tells the boy that right before he’s about to discover his treasure he will be tested hardest. He also performs alchemy for Santiago just to show him it’s possible to turn minerals into gold.Monday, May 10, 2010
Blog 11
for this assignament i've chosen a book which is from a very popular writer from Brazil, he still alive, and the book is called "The Alchemist". This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.
I chose this story because it reflects that life experiences are changed and shaped based on who we meet, what we experience, how we learn, and how we apply the new information to our lives and our realities.
the wikipedia link to learn more about the book i 've choosen is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(novel)
to obtain more information about this great author please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho
I chose this story because it reflects that life experiences are changed and shaped based on who we meet, what we experience, how we learn, and how we apply the new information to our lives and our realities.
the wikipedia link to learn more about the book i 've choosen is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(novel)
to obtain more information about this great author please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho
Monday, May 3, 2010
Blog 10
According to our past blog activities, i have learned a lot about the hero's quest, which is a kind of life experience that all the heroes have in common and these life experiences or as defined by Joseph Campbell as hero's quest is divided or at least represented with various stages in which the hero goes through many process during his life period and gives the perfect touch to create a meaning and emotions to the viewers, readers or the audience.
All of these activites during class made me realize that no matter what happens during the plot of the story, the hero is never going to die, he or she may experience near death experiences, but as soon as they recover they come back more powerful and wiser than before, and if they die, another hero may appear, and usually this new hero is a close relative to the real hero.
In conclusion, i agree with Joseph Campbell belief that "if the hero in his triumph wins the blessing of the goddess or the god and is then explicitly commissioned to return to the world with some elixir for the restoration of society, the final stage of his adventure is supported by all the powers of his supernatural patron".
All of these activites during class made me realize that no matter what happens during the plot of the story, the hero is never going to die, he or she may experience near death experiences, but as soon as they recover they come back more powerful and wiser than before, and if they die, another hero may appear, and usually this new hero is a close relative to the real hero.
In conclusion, i agree with Joseph Campbell belief that "if the hero in his triumph wins the blessing of the goddess or the god and is then explicitly commissioned to return to the world with some elixir for the restoration of society, the final stage of his adventure is supported by all the powers of his supernatural patron".
Monday, April 26, 2010
BLOG 8 "Fixed Version"
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cold breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Pink Floyd were an English rock band during the late 1960s, composed of four university students, mostly known for their psychedelic music and their progressive rock. Roger Waters Co-lead vocalist, bass player and the principal song writer, born in the year 1943 Surrey, England ,co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Syd Barrett, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. "wish you were here" is the fourth track in the album wish you were here released on 1975 and it is a great example of how literary elements can be used to give the emotions and the opportunity to imagine the real meaning of the message that this author is trying to communicate.
The song "wish you were here" is composed of four stanzas and it does not have a chorus, but the way it was designed, it allows readers and also the audience to understand its rhyme and rhythm. The first stanza is composed of seven lines in which the rhyme sequence can be interpreted as AABCAAA, eight lines for the second stanza, which it is interpreted as ABBBBBCB and the third and last stanza is formed by seven lines and its rhythmical structure is interpreted as ABACCAA.
“Wish you were here” describes a person’s feelings towards something that is somehow separated away from him. So, so you think you can tell (line 1) the speaker is asking the audience or himself questions about the difference between good and evil, Heaven from hell? (Line 2) blue skies from pain? (Line 3) peace from stress, can you tell a green field (Line 4) from a cold steel rail? (Line 5) the peaceful natural attitude of human beings to the corroded mind that deteriorates humanity, a smile from a veil? (Line 6) Do you think you can tell? (Line 7) the main point in this stanza is the difference between all the feelings that makes us good humans to the ones that can be interpreted as bad human qualities. And did they get you trade (Line 8) your heroes for ghosts? (Line 9) hot ashes for trees? (Line 10) Hot air for a cold breeze? (Line 11) Cold comfort for change? (Line 12) And did you exchange (Line 13) A walk on part in the war (Line 14) For a lead role in a cage? (Line 15). In this stanza the author is focusing on two sides in which there is a kind of negotiation, lines 8 through 15 main points of view is to give the reader or the audience the clue of the trade of feelings from the bad side to the good side of the person’s life. How I wish, how I wish you were here ( Line 16) We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 17) Year after year (Line 18) Running over the same old ground ( Line 19) What have we found? (Line 20) The same old fears (Line 21) Wish you were here ( Line 22), basically the main image of this last stanza is the bipartition of two sides, the good and evil, in which they need from each other to work better but can not get together.
The prevalent symbolism in this song can be found in every sentence because it has a good/happy lyric in exchange for a bad/sad lyric, so when broken down it reads, heaven, blue skies, green field, smile, hero's, tree's, cool breeze, change, lead role in a cage. And then, hell, pain, cold steel rail, veil, ghosts, hot ashes, hot air, cold comfort, walk on part in the war. The first nine words mentioned above symbolizes all the good things that nature can offer us to makes us peace- loving creatures and in the other hand the next nine symbolism also mentioned above are cold and dark words that creates the difference between the good and bad. “The war between forces of good and evil is one which has dominated the efforts of mankind since creation and, as both sides has demonstrated great powers capable of lasting through eternity; it seems that the war has no end in sight. Unrelenting, uncontrollable desire and skewed thinking processes bring men and women to commit wicked, unthinkable acts against even the most peaceful, amicable members of the human race-the forces of good, however, do not always take justice lightly” (Associatedcontent)
The author’s attitude, implied, towards the song can be identified as seriousness and bitterness, "The perfection of Diction is for it to be at once clear and not mean. The clearest indeed is that made up of the ordinary words for things, but it is mean... A certain admixture, accordingly, of unfamiliar terms is necessary. These, the strange word, the metaphor, the ornamental equivalent, etc., will save the language from seeming mean and prosaic, while the ordinary words in it will secure the requisite clearness. What helps most, however, to render the Diction at once clear and non-prosaic is the use of the lengthened, curtailed, and altered forms of words." (Aristotle).
Stanza number one, lines 1 through 8 in which the choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood and a tone where it can be categorized of suspense and a little bit of mystery, where the author is trying to identify the differences between good things and the bad things, using words such as heaven and hell (Line 1). In stanza number two, lines 8 through 15 the tone and mood still serious and with a mystery because the author is asking questions to someone, the writer's or speaker's attitude toward his subject, his audience, or himself can shape the real meaning of this song, in this case stanza number two uses the same tone and mood as stanza number one. Stanza number three shows a little bit different tone and mood, lines 16 through 22 expresses the affirmation of the author towards his personal issue, how I wish you were here (line 16) is the acceptance that he needs someone or something in order to be a complete person, and lines 17 through 22 also uses a tone and mood of acceptance and affirmation where this author convince the reader and audience that he feels trapped in a fish bowl (line 18), but ending with the same message in an affirmative manner, wish you were here (Line 22).
In conclusion “Wish you were here” it's a schizophrenic song written by Waters about himself, on one side of his personality is the good, caring and giving part of his character and on the other side is the selfish, unforgiving and greedy side. It is a song about one side singing to the other, the bad side is calling to the good side saying: how i wish, how i wish you were here (Line 16). This is made evident by the lyric. We are just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 17), the fish bowl being his outer body exterior and the two lost souls being his inner. The inner souls are swimming around 'the fish bowl', one side is crying to the other 'I wish you were here', but unfortunately for Waters the bad side prevails, the lyric “we're just two lost souls swimming a fish bowl (line 17) year after year (Line 18), running over the same old ground (line 19), what have we found (line 20), the same old fears (line 21), wish you were here. (Line 22)”, basically in the literal sense it's saying that the good side of Waters character will never exceed the bad side.
Work Cited
-Exploring Themes of Good Vs. Evil in World Mythology by Robert Lewis www.associatedcontent.com, Published February 22, 2008.
-The Poetics, Aristotle on the Art of Poetry. Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.authorama.com/the-poetics-23.html
-"Wish you were here"- Pink Floyd. Wikipedia. April 17, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
-Dictionary of symbolism.Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cold breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Pink Floyd were an English rock band during the late 1960s, composed of four university students, mostly known for their psychedelic music and their progressive rock. Roger Waters Co-lead vocalist, bass player and the principal song writer, born in the year 1943 Surrey, England ,co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Syd Barrett, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. "wish you were here" is the fourth track in the album wish you were here released on 1975 and it is a great example of how literary elements can be used to give the emotions and the opportunity to imagine the real meaning of the message that this author is trying to communicate.
The song "wish you were here" is composed of four stanzas and it does not have a chorus, but the way it was designed, it allows readers and also the audience to understand its rhyme and rhythm. The first stanza is composed of seven lines in which the rhyme sequence can be interpreted as AABCAAA, eight lines for the second stanza, which it is interpreted as ABBBBBCB and the third and last stanza is formed by seven lines and its rhythmical structure is interpreted as ABACCAA.
“Wish you were here” describes a person’s feelings towards something that is somehow separated away from him. So, so you think you can tell (line 1) the speaker is asking the audience or himself questions about the difference between good and evil, Heaven from hell? (Line 2) blue skies from pain? (Line 3) peace from stress, can you tell a green field (Line 4) from a cold steel rail? (Line 5) the peaceful natural attitude of human beings to the corroded mind that deteriorates humanity, a smile from a veil? (Line 6) Do you think you can tell? (Line 7) the main point in this stanza is the difference between all the feelings that makes us good humans to the ones that can be interpreted as bad human qualities. And did they get you trade (Line 8) your heroes for ghosts? (Line 9) hot ashes for trees? (Line 10) Hot air for a cold breeze? (Line 11) Cold comfort for change? (Line 12) And did you exchange (Line 13) A walk on part in the war (Line 14) For a lead role in a cage? (Line 15). In this stanza the author is focusing on two sides in which there is a kind of negotiation, lines 8 through 15 main points of view is to give the reader or the audience the clue of the trade of feelings from the bad side to the good side of the person’s life. How I wish, how I wish you were here ( Line 16) We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 17) Year after year (Line 18) Running over the same old ground ( Line 19) What have we found? (Line 20) The same old fears (Line 21) Wish you were here ( Line 22), basically the main image of this last stanza is the bipartition of two sides, the good and evil, in which they need from each other to work better but can not get together.
The prevalent symbolism in this song can be found in every sentence because it has a good/happy lyric in exchange for a bad/sad lyric, so when broken down it reads, heaven, blue skies, green field, smile, hero's, tree's, cool breeze, change, lead role in a cage. And then, hell, pain, cold steel rail, veil, ghosts, hot ashes, hot air, cold comfort, walk on part in the war. The first nine words mentioned above symbolizes all the good things that nature can offer us to makes us peace- loving creatures and in the other hand the next nine symbolism also mentioned above are cold and dark words that creates the difference between the good and bad. “The war between forces of good and evil is one which has dominated the efforts of mankind since creation and, as both sides has demonstrated great powers capable of lasting through eternity; it seems that the war has no end in sight. Unrelenting, uncontrollable desire and skewed thinking processes bring men and women to commit wicked, unthinkable acts against even the most peaceful, amicable members of the human race-the forces of good, however, do not always take justice lightly” (Associatedcontent)
The author’s attitude, implied, towards the song can be identified as seriousness and bitterness, "The perfection of Diction is for it to be at once clear and not mean. The clearest indeed is that made up of the ordinary words for things, but it is mean... A certain admixture, accordingly, of unfamiliar terms is necessary. These, the strange word, the metaphor, the ornamental equivalent, etc., will save the language from seeming mean and prosaic, while the ordinary words in it will secure the requisite clearness. What helps most, however, to render the Diction at once clear and non-prosaic is the use of the lengthened, curtailed, and altered forms of words." (Aristotle).
Stanza number one, lines 1 through 8 in which the choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood and a tone where it can be categorized of suspense and a little bit of mystery, where the author is trying to identify the differences between good things and the bad things, using words such as heaven and hell (Line 1). In stanza number two, lines 8 through 15 the tone and mood still serious and with a mystery because the author is asking questions to someone, the writer's or speaker's attitude toward his subject, his audience, or himself can shape the real meaning of this song, in this case stanza number two uses the same tone and mood as stanza number one. Stanza number three shows a little bit different tone and mood, lines 16 through 22 expresses the affirmation of the author towards his personal issue, how I wish you were here (line 16) is the acceptance that he needs someone or something in order to be a complete person, and lines 17 through 22 also uses a tone and mood of acceptance and affirmation where this author convince the reader and audience that he feels trapped in a fish bowl (line 18), but ending with the same message in an affirmative manner, wish you were here (Line 22).
In conclusion “Wish you were here” it's a schizophrenic song written by Waters about himself, on one side of his personality is the good, caring and giving part of his character and on the other side is the selfish, unforgiving and greedy side. It is a song about one side singing to the other, the bad side is calling to the good side saying: how i wish, how i wish you were here (Line 16). This is made evident by the lyric. We are just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 17), the fish bowl being his outer body exterior and the two lost souls being his inner. The inner souls are swimming around 'the fish bowl', one side is crying to the other 'I wish you were here', but unfortunately for Waters the bad side prevails, the lyric “we're just two lost souls swimming a fish bowl (line 17) year after year (Line 18), running over the same old ground (line 19), what have we found (line 20), the same old fears (line 21), wish you were here. (Line 22)”, basically in the literal sense it's saying that the good side of Waters character will never exceed the bad side.
Work Cited
-Exploring Themes of Good Vs. Evil in World Mythology by Robert Lewis www.associatedcontent.com, Published February 22, 2008.
-The Poetics, Aristotle on the Art of Poetry. Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.authorama.com/the-poetics-23.html
-"Wish you were here"- Pink Floyd. Wikipedia. April 17, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
-Dictionary of symbolism.Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Blog 7 "Dragon Ball"
>>>>>DRAGON BALL<<<<<<
Image Link:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=r2t6l2&s=5&hid=93&tag=Dragon+Ball+z
Dragon Ball is a Japanesse series written by Akira Toriyama, it follows the adventures of Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven mystical objects known as the Dragon Balls, which can summon a wish-granting dragon. Along his journey, Goku meets several friends and fights against several villains who also seek the Dragon Balls. ( Wikipedia )
According to the Hero's Quest by Campbell elements such as departure, initiation and return can be identified throughout the entire movie, and this elements brings the magic that gives the viewers the ability to see the plot in a more detailed way.
when Goku was a little boy, he is sent to planet Earth from a distant planet called Planet Vegetta,where everybody is called Saiyajin, which is a race of warriors, very agressive and highly destructive, with the purpose of destroying humanity, but when he reaches the ground he hits his head and looses all of his saiyajin knowledge, this part of the story can be identified as the departure, followed by this events, the little boy is found by an old man named Gohan whose interest and knowlede in martial arts made it easy for him to teach Goku the art of fighting, with the advantage of training him for the good of humanity instead of destroying it, this part, its identified as the initiation, is the part where his journey begins, after a few years Goku grows up and finds out that he is not from this planet because he has supernatural fighting skills with a very unique physical aspect, meaning that he has a monkey tail, which allows him to become a giant gorilla during a full moon.
Goku meets a lot of people and defeats many warriors that trys to destroy the planet. Many years after his departure from his adoptive father and master, another Sayaijin is sent to planet Earth to destroy Goku, because he hasn't accomplish his mission, and this is the moment when he finds out the truth about him self and his supernatural strength.
Following his warriors instints, Goku and his humans friends travel through the space and universe to fight the evil forces that threatened to destroy the planet Earth, this events are identified by Dr. Campbell as "Return" in which the hero, in this case Goku, returns to its original place to satisfy his fighting desires.
In conclusion "Dragon Ball" by Akira Toriyama which is written in series describes the life of a warrior who is sent to Earth to destroy it, but an unexpected event changed his whole life giving him the opportunity to become almost human and at the same time, to become a good person, friend and warrior.
Acording by Dr. Campbell elements such as departure, initiation and return makes it a unique story in which the life of a hero is interpreted through fantastical adventures and supernatural fighting skills.
Work Cited
Wikipedia " Dragon Ball"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball
The WordReference Dictionary.
http://www.wordreference.com/
Image Link:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=r2t6l2&s=5&hid=93&tag=Dragon+Ball+z
Dragon Ball is a Japanesse series written by Akira Toriyama, it follows the adventures of Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven mystical objects known as the Dragon Balls, which can summon a wish-granting dragon. Along his journey, Goku meets several friends and fights against several villains who also seek the Dragon Balls. ( Wikipedia )
According to the Hero's Quest by Campbell elements such as departure, initiation and return can be identified throughout the entire movie, and this elements brings the magic that gives the viewers the ability to see the plot in a more detailed way.
when Goku was a little boy, he is sent to planet Earth from a distant planet called Planet Vegetta,where everybody is called Saiyajin, which is a race of warriors, very agressive and highly destructive, with the purpose of destroying humanity, but when he reaches the ground he hits his head and looses all of his saiyajin knowledge, this part of the story can be identified as the departure, followed by this events, the little boy is found by an old man named Gohan whose interest and knowlede in martial arts made it easy for him to teach Goku the art of fighting, with the advantage of training him for the good of humanity instead of destroying it, this part, its identified as the initiation, is the part where his journey begins, after a few years Goku grows up and finds out that he is not from this planet because he has supernatural fighting skills with a very unique physical aspect, meaning that he has a monkey tail, which allows him to become a giant gorilla during a full moon.
Goku meets a lot of people and defeats many warriors that trys to destroy the planet. Many years after his departure from his adoptive father and master, another Sayaijin is sent to planet Earth to destroy Goku, because he hasn't accomplish his mission, and this is the moment when he finds out the truth about him self and his supernatural strength.
Following his warriors instints, Goku and his humans friends travel through the space and universe to fight the evil forces that threatened to destroy the planet Earth, this events are identified by Dr. Campbell as "Return" in which the hero, in this case Goku, returns to its original place to satisfy his fighting desires.
In conclusion "Dragon Ball" by Akira Toriyama which is written in series describes the life of a warrior who is sent to Earth to destroy it, but an unexpected event changed his whole life giving him the opportunity to become almost human and at the same time, to become a good person, friend and warrior.
Acording by Dr. Campbell elements such as departure, initiation and return makes it a unique story in which the life of a hero is interpreted through fantastical adventures and supernatural fighting skills.
Work Cited
Wikipedia " Dragon Ball"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball
The WordReference Dictionary.
http://www.wordreference.com/
Monday, April 19, 2010
Blog 6 version 2
WISH YOU WERE HERE- PINK FLOYD
Listen to this great song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPm4GH3UUC8
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cold breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Pink Floyd were an English rock band during the late 1960s, composed of four university students, mostly known for their psychedelic music and their progressive rock. Roger Waters Co-lead vocalist, bass player and the principal song writer, born in the year 1943 Surrey, England ,co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Syd Barrett, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. "wish you were here" is the fourth track in the album wish you were here released on 1975 and it is a great example of how literary elements can be used to give the emotions and the opportunity to imagine the real meaning of the message this author is trying to communicate.
The song "wish you were here" is composed of four stanzas and it does not have a chorus, but the way it was desing, it allows readers and also the audience to understand the rhyme and rhythm that it has. The first stanza is composed of seven lines in which the rhythm sequence can be interpreted as AABCAAA, eight lines for the second stanza, it is interpreted as ABBBBBCB and the third and last stanza is formed by seven lines and its rhythmical structure is interpreted as ABACCAA.
“wish you were here” describes the a person’s feelings towards something that is somehow separated away from him. So, so you think you can tell ( line 1) the speaker is asking the audience or himself questions about the difference between good and evil, Heaven from hell? (line 2) blue skies from pain? (line 3) peace from stress, can you tell a green field (line 4) From a cold steel rail? (line 5) The peaceful natural attitude of human beings to the corroded mind that deteriorates humanity, a smile from a veil? (Line 6) Do you think you can tell? (line 7) the main point in this stanza is the difference between all the feelings that makes us good humans to the ones that can be interpreted as bad human qualities. And did they get you trade (Line 8) Your heroes for ghosts? (Line 9) Hot ashes for trees? (Line10) Hot air for a cold breeze? (Line 11) Cold comfort for change? (Line 12) And did you exchange (Line 13) A walk on part in the war (Line 14)
For a lead role in a cage? (line 15). In this stanza the author is focusing on two sides in which there is a kind of negotiation , lines 8 through 15 main point of view is to give the reader or the audience the clue of the trade of feelings from the bad side to the good side of the persons life. How I wish, how I wish you were here ( Line 16) We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 17) Year after year (Line 18) Running over the same old ground ( Line 19) What have we found? (line 20) The same old fears (Line 21) Wish you were here ( Line 22), basically the main image of this last stanza is the separation of two sides, the good and evil, in which they need each other to work better but can not get together.
The prevalent symbolism in this song can be found in every sentence because it has a good/happy lyric in exchange for a bad/sad lyric, so when broken down it reads, heaven, blue skies, green field, smile, hero's, tree's, cool breeze, change, lead role in a cage. And then, hell, pain, cold steel rail, veil, ghosts, hot ashes, hot air, cold comfort, walk on part in the war. The first nine words mentioned above symbolizes all the good things that nature can offer us to makes us peace- loving creatures and in the other hand the next nine symbolism also mentioned above are cold and dark words that creates the difference between the good and bad. “The war between forces of good and evil is one which has dominated the efforts of mankind since creation and, as both sides have demonstrated great powers capable of lasting through eternity, it seems that the war has no end in sight. Unrelenting, uncontrollable desire and skewed thinking processes bring men and women to commit wicked, unthinkable acts against even the most peaceful, amicable members of the human race-the forces of good, however, do not always take justice lightly” (Associatedcontent.com)
The author’s attitude, implied, towards the song can be identified as seriousness and bitterness, "The perfection of Diction is for it to be at once clear and not mean. The clearest indeed is that made up of the ordinary words for things, but it is mean... A certain admixture, accordingly, of unfamiliar terms is necessary. These, the strange word, the metaphor, the ornamental equivalent, etc., will save the language from seeming mean and prosaic, while the ordinary words in it will secure the requisite clearness. What helps most, however, to render the Diction at once clear and non-prosaic is the use of the lengthened, curtailed, and altered forms of words." (Aristotle).
Stanza number one, lines 1 through 8 in which the choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood and a tone where it can be categorized of suspense and a little bit of mystery, where the author is trying to identify the differences between good things and the bad things, using words such as heaven and hell (line 1). In stanza number two, lines 8 through 15 the tone and mood still serious and with a mystery because the author is asking questions to someone, the writer's or speaker's attitude toward his subject, his audience, or himself can shape the real meaning of this song, in this case stanza number two uses the same tone and mood as stanza number one. Stanza number three shows a little bit different tone and mood, lines 16 through 22 expresses the affirmation of the author towards his personal issue, how I wish you were here (line 16) is the acceptance that he needs someone or something in order to be a complete person, and lines 17 through 22 also uses a tone and mood of acceptance and affirmation where this author convince the reader and audience that he feels trapped in a fish bowl (line 18), but ending with the same message in an affirmative manner, wish you were here (Line 22).
In conclusion “Wish you were here” it's a schizophrenic song written by Waters about himself, on one side of his personality is the good, caring and giving part of his character and on the other side is the selfish, unforgiving and greedy side. It is a song about one side singing to the other, the bad side is calling to the good side saying how i wish, how i wish you were here (Line 17). This is made evident by the lyric.. 'We are just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 18), the fish bowl being his outer body exterior and the two lost souls being his inner. The inner souls are swimming around 'the fish bowl', one side is crying to the other 'i wish you were here', but unfortunately for waters the bad side prevails, the lyric “we're just two lost souls swimming a fish bowl (line 17) year after year (Line 18), running over the same old ground (line 19),what have we found (line 20),the same old fears (line 21),wish you were here. (line 22)”, basically in the literal sense it's saying that the good side of Waters character will never exceed the bad side.
Work Cited
-Exploring Themes of Good Vs. Evil in World Mythology by Robert Lewis www.associatedcontent.com, Published February 22, 2008.
-The Poetics, Aristotle on the Art of Poetry. Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.authorama.com/the-poetics-23.html
-"Wish you were here"- Pink Floyd. Wikipedia. April 17, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
-Dictionary of symbolism.Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/
Listen to this great song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPm4GH3UUC8
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cold breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Pink Floyd were an English rock band during the late 1960s, composed of four university students, mostly known for their psychedelic music and their progressive rock. Roger Waters Co-lead vocalist, bass player and the principal song writer, born in the year 1943 Surrey, England ,co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Syd Barrett, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. "wish you were here" is the fourth track in the album wish you were here released on 1975 and it is a great example of how literary elements can be used to give the emotions and the opportunity to imagine the real meaning of the message this author is trying to communicate.
The song "wish you were here" is composed of four stanzas and it does not have a chorus, but the way it was desing, it allows readers and also the audience to understand the rhyme and rhythm that it has. The first stanza is composed of seven lines in which the rhythm sequence can be interpreted as AABCAAA, eight lines for the second stanza, it is interpreted as ABBBBBCB and the third and last stanza is formed by seven lines and its rhythmical structure is interpreted as ABACCAA.
“wish you were here” describes the a person’s feelings towards something that is somehow separated away from him. So, so you think you can tell ( line 1) the speaker is asking the audience or himself questions about the difference between good and evil, Heaven from hell? (line 2) blue skies from pain? (line 3) peace from stress, can you tell a green field (line 4) From a cold steel rail? (line 5) The peaceful natural attitude of human beings to the corroded mind that deteriorates humanity, a smile from a veil? (Line 6) Do you think you can tell? (line 7) the main point in this stanza is the difference between all the feelings that makes us good humans to the ones that can be interpreted as bad human qualities. And did they get you trade (Line 8) Your heroes for ghosts? (Line 9) Hot ashes for trees? (Line10) Hot air for a cold breeze? (Line 11) Cold comfort for change? (Line 12) And did you exchange (Line 13) A walk on part in the war (Line 14)
For a lead role in a cage? (line 15). In this stanza the author is focusing on two sides in which there is a kind of negotiation , lines 8 through 15 main point of view is to give the reader or the audience the clue of the trade of feelings from the bad side to the good side of the persons life. How I wish, how I wish you were here ( Line 16) We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 17) Year after year (Line 18) Running over the same old ground ( Line 19) What have we found? (line 20) The same old fears (Line 21) Wish you were here ( Line 22), basically the main image of this last stanza is the separation of two sides, the good and evil, in which they need each other to work better but can not get together.
The prevalent symbolism in this song can be found in every sentence because it has a good/happy lyric in exchange for a bad/sad lyric, so when broken down it reads, heaven, blue skies, green field, smile, hero's, tree's, cool breeze, change, lead role in a cage. And then, hell, pain, cold steel rail, veil, ghosts, hot ashes, hot air, cold comfort, walk on part in the war. The first nine words mentioned above symbolizes all the good things that nature can offer us to makes us peace- loving creatures and in the other hand the next nine symbolism also mentioned above are cold and dark words that creates the difference between the good and bad. “The war between forces of good and evil is one which has dominated the efforts of mankind since creation and, as both sides have demonstrated great powers capable of lasting through eternity, it seems that the war has no end in sight. Unrelenting, uncontrollable desire and skewed thinking processes bring men and women to commit wicked, unthinkable acts against even the most peaceful, amicable members of the human race-the forces of good, however, do not always take justice lightly” (Associatedcontent.com)
The author’s attitude, implied, towards the song can be identified as seriousness and bitterness, "The perfection of Diction is for it to be at once clear and not mean. The clearest indeed is that made up of the ordinary words for things, but it is mean... A certain admixture, accordingly, of unfamiliar terms is necessary. These, the strange word, the metaphor, the ornamental equivalent, etc., will save the language from seeming mean and prosaic, while the ordinary words in it will secure the requisite clearness. What helps most, however, to render the Diction at once clear and non-prosaic is the use of the lengthened, curtailed, and altered forms of words." (Aristotle).
Stanza number one, lines 1 through 8 in which the choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood and a tone where it can be categorized of suspense and a little bit of mystery, where the author is trying to identify the differences between good things and the bad things, using words such as heaven and hell (line 1). In stanza number two, lines 8 through 15 the tone and mood still serious and with a mystery because the author is asking questions to someone, the writer's or speaker's attitude toward his subject, his audience, or himself can shape the real meaning of this song, in this case stanza number two uses the same tone and mood as stanza number one. Stanza number three shows a little bit different tone and mood, lines 16 through 22 expresses the affirmation of the author towards his personal issue, how I wish you were here (line 16) is the acceptance that he needs someone or something in order to be a complete person, and lines 17 through 22 also uses a tone and mood of acceptance and affirmation where this author convince the reader and audience that he feels trapped in a fish bowl (line 18), but ending with the same message in an affirmative manner, wish you were here (Line 22).
In conclusion “Wish you were here” it's a schizophrenic song written by Waters about himself, on one side of his personality is the good, caring and giving part of his character and on the other side is the selfish, unforgiving and greedy side. It is a song about one side singing to the other, the bad side is calling to the good side saying how i wish, how i wish you were here (Line 17). This is made evident by the lyric.. 'We are just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl (Line 18), the fish bowl being his outer body exterior and the two lost souls being his inner. The inner souls are swimming around 'the fish bowl', one side is crying to the other 'i wish you were here', but unfortunately for waters the bad side prevails, the lyric “we're just two lost souls swimming a fish bowl (line 17) year after year (Line 18), running over the same old ground (line 19),what have we found (line 20),the same old fears (line 21),wish you were here. (line 22)”, basically in the literal sense it's saying that the good side of Waters character will never exceed the bad side.
Work Cited
-Exploring Themes of Good Vs. Evil in World Mythology by Robert Lewis www.associatedcontent.com, Published February 22, 2008.
-The Poetics, Aristotle on the Art of Poetry. Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.authorama.com/the-poetics-23.html
-"Wish you were here"- Pink Floyd. Wikipedia. April 17, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
-Dictionary of symbolism.Web, April 17, 2010
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Blog 5
1) what you understand the assignment to be asking you to do, 2) what you are confused about, 3) what you need to know to complete the assignment, and 4) what you think you might want to write about.
For what i understand, this assignament needs some of the author's backkground information, this is the very first step, and now comes the explaination of the different literary elements found in our poem such as , alliteration, simile and metaphors and many others.
the next step should be analyze each stanza and write down the most clear interpretation for each one,
i may want to change the poem i choose, because i want something with more stanzas and with a variety of literay elements that will allow me to write and make clear interpretations, i may want to write about a poem with a lot of metaphor, because i like the way it interprets reality with a comparision and also something with double meaning and a lot of esoterism.
For what i understand, this assignament needs some of the author's backkground information, this is the very first step, and now comes the explaination of the different literary elements found in our poem such as , alliteration, simile and metaphors and many others.
the next step should be analyze each stanza and write down the most clear interpretation for each one,
i may want to change the poem i choose, because i want something with more stanzas and with a variety of literay elements that will allow me to write and make clear interpretations, i may want to write about a poem with a lot of metaphor, because i like the way it interprets reality with a comparision and also something with double meaning and a lot of esoterism.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Blog 4- Reflection
the class has been really good, so far i have learned a lot like literary works can be categorized in many forms, and poems is one of the most visible ones in which we can identify different literary elements that makes us see the story as a whole and to become aware of how parts are put together to obtain the coherence that gives sense to the literay works
i really like poems and i would like to learn more about folklore and also to improve my knowledge of words used in poetry.
i really like poems and i would like to learn more about folklore and also to improve my knowledge of words used in poetry.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Blog 3
Throughout the years, humans have developed ways to associate themselves with certain group of people with specific beliefs in order to create an underlined difference in our society, with the purpose of increasing the knowledge or making a radical change in different aspects of a community such as economic, political or even psychological changes not usually achieved in front of the public’s eyes, but in a different way which can be associate with the term “Secret societies”.
Esoteric by Shannon L. Aspen represents people claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subject, this author is trying to explain the way secret societies operate, letting us know that symbols and hidden messages surround us, but only some people can interpret it because they have the knowledge or the degree required to know certain "truths" about the world.
In this poem we can identify the different literary elements, different tones can be found through each line to make it sound interesting, for what I can understand, the first line rhymes with the third one and second one with the fourth line, and usually every ending word has a similar sound to each ending word, the theme of the poem makes it sound esoteric, mysterious or cabalistic and the most appropriate tone of voice to read it is using a obscure and deep tone to create the illusion of something clandestine or hidden to the public’s eyes.
Symbolism can also be found through each line in this poem, the author is trying to let us know in a certain way that there is a truth hidden to us, and some people or groups such as secret societies, knows the truth that is deceived to us and that could set us free.
The fourth line, which says “adding up the numbers to see far and wide”, can be interpreted as getting information to get to know more things or to find the truth behind the secret, also, the eighth line “Climbing the steps to the 33rd degree” is a symbolism for knowledge, which in the freemasonry, the 33rd degree is the highest level in which it becomes a matter of public knowledge and pride.
In conclusion Esoteric by Shannon L. Aspen is a poem in which we can identify different literary elements often used in poetry, the authors attitude, which makes it sound shady and gloomy, talking about secret societies and hidden truths can be identify as the tone of the poem through choice of words and details, also the symbolism is present, which is anything that suggest a meaning beyond the obvious.
Esoteric by Shannon L. Aspen represents people claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subject, this author is trying to explain the way secret societies operate, letting us know that symbols and hidden messages surround us, but only some people can interpret it because they have the knowledge or the degree required to know certain "truths" about the world.
In this poem we can identify the different literary elements, different tones can be found through each line to make it sound interesting, for what I can understand, the first line rhymes with the third one and second one with the fourth line, and usually every ending word has a similar sound to each ending word, the theme of the poem makes it sound esoteric, mysterious or cabalistic and the most appropriate tone of voice to read it is using a obscure and deep tone to create the illusion of something clandestine or hidden to the public’s eyes.
Symbolism can also be found through each line in this poem, the author is trying to let us know in a certain way that there is a truth hidden to us, and some people or groups such as secret societies, knows the truth that is deceived to us and that could set us free.
The fourth line, which says “adding up the numbers to see far and wide”, can be interpreted as getting information to get to know more things or to find the truth behind the secret, also, the eighth line “Climbing the steps to the 33rd degree” is a symbolism for knowledge, which in the freemasonry, the 33rd degree is the highest level in which it becomes a matter of public knowledge and pride.
In conclusion Esoteric by Shannon L. Aspen is a poem in which we can identify different literary elements often used in poetry, the authors attitude, which makes it sound shady and gloomy, talking about secret societies and hidden truths can be identify as the tone of the poem through choice of words and details, also the symbolism is present, which is anything that suggest a meaning beyond the obvious.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Blog 2.
ESOTERIC by Shannon L. Aspen
Secret Societies
Black and white, illuminated light
Secret symbols & messages that hide
Adding up the numbers to see far and wide
Hiding the truth from the public's eye
Working hard to deceive you and me
Knowing the truth could set us free
Climbing the steps to the 33rd degree
Be confident & wise when choosing your creed.
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=273098
This poem represents people claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subjet,i believe this author is trying to explain the way secret societies operate, letting us know that symbols and hidden messeges surround us, but only some people can interpret it because they have the knowledge or the degree requiered to know certain "trues" about the world, an example of this interpretation can be found on the 8th line, "Climbing the steps to the 33rd degree", which in the Freemasonry, the 33rd degree is the highest level in which it becomes a matter of public knowledge and pride.
Secret Societies
Black and white, illuminated light
Secret symbols & messages that hide
Adding up the numbers to see far and wide
Hiding the truth from the public's eye
Working hard to deceive you and me
Knowing the truth could set us free
Climbing the steps to the 33rd degree
Be confident & wise when choosing your creed.
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=273098
This poem represents people claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subjet,i believe this author is trying to explain the way secret societies operate, letting us know that symbols and hidden messeges surround us, but only some people can interpret it because they have the knowledge or the degree requiered to know certain "trues" about the world, an example of this interpretation can be found on the 8th line, "Climbing the steps to the 33rd degree", which in the Freemasonry, the 33rd degree is the highest level in which it becomes a matter of public knowledge and pride.
Monday, March 8, 2010
About me.
full time student and part time worker,interested and attracted for the esotericism, art,and imagination, and all related to mystery. Taking classes for the second semester and making credits to complete the associates in applied sciences, in order to transfer to a 4 years college, planning to go to City college or City Tech, and complete all the requierements to get the Architecture and Industrial design degree.
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