Essay 1 Dickenson Because I Could Not 565 As I read Because I Could Not by Emily Dickenson I was extremely confused because when I first read the title I said to myself okay a confusing poem about sad love but as I read the first stanza I said to myself this has NOTHING to do with love but yet still confusing I tried breaking down each line looking up unfamiliar words and reading aloud about 10 times and still no clarity came to mind Finally I read it once more to my roommate and BOOM It hit me
Heroism Portrayed in Beowulf and The Dream of the Rood In the poem Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney we encounter the hero Beowulf A hero is one who places himself or herself at great risk while performing acts of courage Not only is Beowulf a hero because of his physical strength but also because of this rather than basking in the resulting glory of his battles and triumph he returns the glory to God In my estimation he is close to the ultimate hero a man who put his life on the line in taki
Poes Pain and Suffering The Raven The Masque of the Red Death and The Pit and the Pendulum are all stories where the soul of the narrator will often become a focus of pain and suffering The infamous more commonly known as a poet Edgar Allen Poe shows he is a renounced writer who focuses his talent toward intense morbid tales that engulf the mind in a mental torture With his reference to the soul in his pieces Poe had a different mindset that could captivate many in a strange way Thy God hath le