The contemplative and solemn tone exhibits the serious nature of the poem as the speaker reflects on life, aging and mortality through Harwood's use of natural imagery. The speaker initially recalls an early memory of attempting to walk on the waves at a beach – a childlike belief that alludes to the Biblical story of Jesus walking on water. ... Emphasis on the speaker's approach to middle-age is achieved through the utilisation of the word "autumn", which often symbolises maturity, middle age and the harvest of a lifetime of learning and wisdom. ... Through Harwood...

• Word Count: 856
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His strict childhood and middle age life, which was largely filled with drinking, and wondering slums played some part in shaping his work, but can be overlooked if studied correctly. ... His mother, in particular lead Dylan from an early age to be a serious reader and writer of poetry. Dylan's interest in poetry and literature was sparked at an early age, and by high school Dylan was editing for his school newspaper. ... Dylan's early poetry was greatly influenced by his friend Daniel Jones. ... It was at this time that Thomas began to develop the serious drinking problem th...

• Word Count: 893
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The selections are the Seamus Heaney translation, derived from the 7th edition Norton Anthology, and the McLeod translation a more obscure, nearly entirely Middle English work attained from the Internet through direct link to the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. ... The second requires either at least a rudimentary understanding of Middle English or a grammar text to consult. ... Academics of the late Middle Ages cannot have known to the extent of what we now know of their predecessors. ... For example the myth of Grendel being in some way demonic has ties to the period of the Middle Englis...

• Word Count: 740
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He composed a set of standards which have been applied throughout the ages to determine, in a scholarly fashion, what indeed is and what is not true drama. ... The factions of absolute good and unqualified evil square off in this early drama. ... This is most assuredly true with the entire middle part of Job. ... Section XXIII reiterates the points of section VI by declaring that the work must have a discernable beginning, middle, and end. ... Job is remarkably structured for such an early piece of literature. ...

• Word Count: 1240
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

A couple of days ago I was cleaning out my now unused study - recently I have been finding other places to write, my bed, the bathroom, even in the bath, as the portability of the laptop proves very convenient - and I stumbled upon a book, well read, yet discarded in my 'old age'. ... Her sorrow is profound '"'I leaned my head upon my father"'"s arm, and wept owl-blind in early sun for what I had begun.'"' ... Here the persona is middle aged and is confronting her father"'"s age and mortality '"'y...

• Word Count: 743
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• Grade Level: High School

Romanticism began in the early 19th century and totally changed the way people viewed themselves and the condition of nature around them. ... The middle ages were regarded as a creative period when humans lived close to the soil and were perfect with the effects of industrialization or urbanization. ...

• Word Count: 620
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Stuck in the middle between wrong and right, the speaker seems empty. ... Later it reads, "Early leaf's flower," which says that childhood flowers in to youth. ... When the poem says, "So Eden sank to grief," it is symbolic of adulthood, which leads to old age, and the sunset stands for death....

• Word Count: 865
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• Grade Level: High School

I thought I wouldn't find the words, and I'm at the middle of the other quartet, yet if I see myself in the first tercet, there is nothing in the quartets that would make my senses stir. ... Lope de Vega was a very talented writer, we see this through his life's work and story, since he was at an early age, not able to use a pen, he began to show the skills of his verse writing. At the age of ten he started to translate poems from Latin and at age 12 Lope wrote his first play. ...

• Word Count: 946
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Additionally, John Milton lost his vision before middle age in February 1652 which proposed the idea of penning "On His Blindness". ... Likewise, "On His Blindness", poet John Milton becomes visually impaired at a fairly early stage of his life and doubts his ability to fulfil and continue his work for God thus enduring sorrow but receives answers from God that teaches him about patience. ...

• Word Count: 879
• Approx Pages: 4