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This paper looks at Michael Drayton's sonnet 61. In so doing, several questions are asked: is the poet talking to anyone in particular? If it is, to whom is it speaking? What kind of relationship does the speaker of the poem have with this other party? Is there any implied background or events between the poet and the person to whom the poem is being addressed? Further, looking at the structure of the poem, what does the poet offer in the first eight lines? Where is the turn? What is offered in the final six lines? All in all, the paper shows how this poem is about a poet who cannot let go.

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"This paper looks at Michael Drayton's sonnet 61. In so doing, several questions are asked: is the poet talking to anyone in particular? If it is, to whom is it speaking? What kind of relationship does the speaker of the poem have with this other party? Is there any implied background or events between the poet and the person to whom the poem is being addressed? Further, looking at the structure of the poem, what does the poet offer in the first eight lines? Where is the turn? What is offered in the final six lines? All in all, this poem is about a poet who cannot let..."

Tags:michael, drayton, sonnet

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A critical analysis of the ways in which Michael Drayton and Edna St. Vincent Millay have used poetic form, structure and language in their poems 'Sonnet 61' from 'Idea', and 'If I should learn, in some quite casual way', based on the poems and wider reading in the poetry of love. The writer shows convincingly how both poets use equivocal language to conceal their true feelings; Drayton through his word selection and Millay with language coupled with imagery. Drayton appears to portray conviction about the death of the love affair, but in fact thereby reveals his inner conflict over the situation. On the other hand, the subtlety with which Millay masks her feelings reveals how powerful they actually are and may support an argument that Millay's poem, though similar to Drayton's, is, almost conversely, a much more satisfying depiction of love.

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"The main thoughts and ideas which the two poets, Michael Drayton and Edna St. Vincent Millay, aim to convey in their sonnets (Sonnet 61, Idea, and 'If I should learn, in some quite casual way', respectively) are thus: in Sonnet 61, Drayton writes of a love affair which is drawing to a close, and conveys his regret, interestingly, through what might be called a psychological construct; he employs language which, while seeming to be the opposite of regretful, nonetheless does not fail to let us, the readers, know his true feelings of regret and continuing love despite his intentionally misleading language. Sonnet 61 is a highly equivocal poem, as is 'If I should learn'. In this poem Millay writes about her imaginary reaction to the situation of discovering that her lover has died. Though she expresses no explicit emotion (except perhaps for emotional distance and disinterest) and seems to describe an unaffected response, through her use of language (like Drayton - this is the main point of agreement between the two poems) and also imagery, she conveys her true feelings of deep affection behind the facade of disinterest."

Tags:Shakespearean, courtly love, symbolism nonchalant traditional, double entendre

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This paper examines Michael Drayton's sonnet "Since There's No Help" which describes the uncertainty associated with ending a relationship. It analyzes how Drayton begins by asserting that the relationship is ending and by trying to convince himself that he is glad of this. Then he surrenders to his real feelings and offers the real sadness of the situation. It looks at how, overall, the poem shows the process of being powerless to another person, fighting this power because of pride and then eventually admitting true feelings and begging for love to continue.

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"The first eight lines set up the problem, with these lines focusing on the confusion of the individual. The first line introduces the fact that the relationship is ending, "Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part." This line expresses the certainty that the relationship is ending. There is no question in this line over whether or not the relationship will end. Instead, it is clear that the two will part. This introduces a tone of needing to accept the situation. This is important because the following seven lines all suggest uncertainty. This assurance that the relationship will ends means that the poem is not focused on whether or not they are parting, but on how the individual feels about their parting."

Tags:relationship, love

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The following paper compares and contrasts the themes, poetic techniques, choices of description and unique individual styles of the following poets and poems: William Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 29' and Christopher Marlowe's, 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love', Michael Drayton's 61 and Sir Philip Sidney's 20,William Shakespeare's, Sonnet I and Walter Raleigh's, A Farewell to False Love,Sir Philip Sidney's 7 and William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 18,William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 55 and William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 71.

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"These two poems share one common theme, the happiness that their love brings them. But these two poems achieve this in very different ways. Marlowe's poem reads as a love poem. He is addressing his love and telling her how good life will be if she will be his love. At the same time he is also telling himself how much he needs her love. Marlowe does this simply by focusing on what life would be like. He focuses on all the pleasures that will come. In the first section he says that they will gather all the pleasures that are offered. He is referring here to how his life is not complete without her love and how everything will be more beautiful and more appreciated if she is there. He describes everything as perfect and calm. Phrases such as "melodious birds", "fragrant posies", "pretty lambs" and "silver dishes" all add to the feeling of contentment. The lines "a gown made of the finest wool, which from our pretty lambs we pull" is very meaningful. The fact that he describes the lambs that the wool will come from as "pretty" is interesting, as is the choice of the word "pull". Pull does not reflect the same contentment as it is a more forceful term....."

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The paper compares and contrasts the themes, poetic techniques, choices of description and unique individual styles of the following poets and poems: William Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 29' and Christopher Marlowe's, 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love', Michael Drayton's 61 and Sir Philip Sidney's 20,William Shakespeare's, Sonnet I and Walter Ralegh's, A Farewell to False Love,Sir Philip Sidney's 7 and William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 18,William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 55 and William Shakespeare's, Sonnet 71.

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" These two poems share one common theme, the happiness that their love brings them. But these two poems achieve this in very different ways. Marlowe?s poem reads as a love poem. He is addressing his love and telling her how good life will be if she will be his love. At the same time he is also telling himself how much he needs her love. Marlowe does this simply by focusing on what life would be like. He focuses on all the pleasures that will come. In the first section he says that they will gather all the pleasures that are offered. He is referring here to how his life is not complete without her love and how everything will be more beautiful and more appreciated if she is there. He describes everything as perfect and calm. Phrases such as ?melodious birds?, ?fragrant posies?, ?pretty lambs? and ?silver dishes? all add to the feeling of contentment".

Tags:poetic, styles, techniques

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In 1967, the film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" was released, telling the story of a high class white girl who brings her African American fiance home to meet her parents. Telling her parents that she needs their approval by the end of the night, a dinner with both sets of parents follows, where all the parents try to come to terms with the interracial marriage. To consider the issues the film raises, the paper considers how this film would have been received at the time, how it would be received now, why the characters act as they do and what changes might be necessary for a modern version of the film.

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"The film probably gets away with causing only mild controversy for several reasons. Firstly, the subject is presented as a comedy, reducing the seriousness. This means that conservative viewers can laugh about it while telling themselves that these events would never really happen. The second reason is that John Prentice is a doctor, which gives his character a certain amount of social status. Finally, the story is somewhat universal, as the racial issues in the film can be seen as just a barrier to a happy ending for two people in love. The film also very cleverly brings up some important issues. The white parents in the film have raised their daughter not to be prejudiced. They have done this successfully, with her lack of prejudice extending to her being able to fall in love with an African American. The parents are then left to consider whether they really believe in not being prejudiced, or whether they only raised their daughter because it seemed to be what society was demanding."

Tags:John, Prentice, Drayton, Tilly

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This research paper analyzes two books by author Stephen King, "The Mist" and "The Stand". These books differ from King's usual style of drawing his themes from the supernatural. The paper shows how these particular books demonstrate King's view of technology and religion as a source of horror in these modern times.

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""The Mist" and "The Stand" provide excellent examples of the fears that can be generated by technology. In both stories, military technology is responsible for the destruction of nature and human life (Egan 53). In "The Mist," the Arrowhead Project is a secret military project that creates destruction. In this story, a strange mist with carnivorous creatures unknown to man takes over a small town in Maine. The story suggests that the Arrowhead Project is responsible for the mist. One of the characters, Ollie Weeks, suggests that the military was experimenting with high-intensity lasers and masers. Ollie stated, "That storm. Maybe it knocked something loose up there [. . . ] suppose they ripped a hole straight through into another dimension" (King 102; ch. 8)".

Tags:Arrowhead, Project, horror, Ollie, Weeks, Captain, Tripps, David, Drayton