Author’s message in Asphodel poem by WCW
The poem Asphodel, That Greeny Flower by William Carlos Williams ties into our humanities and literature class this semester. I believe the message from this excerpt that Williams is trying to send is that poetry and literature are still important today, and there is no replacement for what poetry and literature can bring to someone's life. In my opinion, “what is found” in poems and other forms of literature is happiness and meaning in life. Most books provoke emotions and are supposed to…...
William Carlos Williams
Point of Life: An Intro in 32 Words in Great Figure
The Point of Life in Thirty-Two Words A boy who plays alto saxophone can sit in his place in the band and play his part perfectly without ever hearing what the entire piece sounds like from the conductor's perspective. He hears his part and bits and pieces of the parts played by those around him, but the conductor and the audience hear the whole piece as it is meant to sound. The conductor keeps the balance so it sounds right…...
William Carlos Williams
A Critique on the Works by William Carlos Williams and Frank O’Hara
During the early nineteen hundred, painters began to break away from traditional subjects and ideas associated with painting to refresh old conventions. Some artists claimed that painting was simply a matter of paint upon canvas and not a mirror to nature or a window on the world. They began to explore new ways to describe the world with the intent to shock viewers out of their preconceptions. This new breed of the painter, the abstract expressionist, recognized the spontaneity of…...
William Carlos Williams
This is Just to Say: A reason for, if I may…
Poetry analysis gives focus to an interpretation of the surface text, whereas a psychological perspective allows a look under the text, onto the character. The purpose of this assignment is to understand what events lead up to these behaviors using a psychological approach to This is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams. Interpretation will be given in four concepts of Sigmund Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory; psychoanalysis, The psyche, dream interpretation, and ultimately the final diagnosis. Relation to the poem and…...
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Analysis of the Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
The moment that Icarus hits the water though is shown in the painting. When looking at the painting, it should be acknowledged that a small splash towards the bottom right corner is occurring. Also visible are limbs flailing in and out of the water. All around different people move about their lives. They continue in their daily works, more concerned with progress than with the struggles of a fellow man. The poem starts with the narrator stating that it was…...
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