Courtly love is a common theme in many medieval writings. ... The suffering people are referred to as "sailors" and "the sea shall free them". ... Suzanne is dressed in old rags. ... The main theme in the poem "Suzanne Takes You Down" is the theme of courtly love. ... First of all, the man is usually drawn to the woman's appearance. ...
In the first stanza, Owen opens up by giving phrases such as "like old beggars under sacks", "men marched asleep", and "drunk with fatigue", which strongly provides the readers with vivid pictures of soldiers pushing forward in slow and controlled pace despite of deplorable conditions they are in. ... "As under a green sea I saw him drowning. ... In the end of the four lines, usage of the words such as "with such high zest" implies that "once the sentiment of dulce et decorum was once held by either the speaker or the dead man who he now sees on the wagon." ... At last, Owen's "Dulce...
This line needs to be remembered as the poem is based on the idea of it as 'the old lie' mocking the established belief of nationalism and duty to your country. ... The line is sarcastic as Owen has now himself seen a gas attack and a man drown 'under a green sea', and has found out that dying out there in a far off land was a waste of a life and is completely pointless. ... In contrast, Owen uses the rigid structure of a sonnet (two quatrains and a sextet) to contrast with the theme of death and loss. ... It uses similes such as 'like old beggars under sacks' an...
One man is not fortunate enough to get his on in time. The lines, "under a green sea, I saw him drowning" (14) and " . . . before my helpless sight"(15) tell the reader that despite the number of people that are there, there is nothing that can be done to save this man from dying. ... To the speaker of this poem his dreams are filled with the memories of this man chocking and gasping for air. ... He was young then but now considers himself old. ... Owen's main and central themes throughout these war poems is that there is more to war then the honour and glory of fighting for your c...
In the poems; 'Here', 'Essential Beauty' and 'Faith healing' Larkin explores the universal theme of desire. ... The alliteration used in 'thin and thistled' and 'night north' uses harsh consonant sounds which make the man - controlled landscape sound inferior to the countryside which is natural. ... There is also a powerful image of the land 'ending' and 'distance' over the sea. ... Larkin describes 'the boy', 'a pensioner', 'dying smokers' and 'going dark' to describe a progression ...
