My name is Grecil C. Almanon, 18 years of age. I am a native of the municipality of Altavas in the province of Aklan. I’m taking up Bachelor of Secondary Education specializing in English and now in third year at Aklan State University (main campus).
I am an average girl who lives a simple life. I won’t enjoy parties and drinks in noisy places. I don’t go out for gimmicks. I just wanted to stay at home all the time. But let me stress it out . . . I do have some friends!I enjoy a lot when I’m alone. It’s either I am reading books, writing something, listening to music or watching movies. Speaking of movies, I really love Tom Cruise, Orlando Bloom, Adam Sandler and a list will follow.
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloud is a poem written by William Wordsworth which invites us to enjoy the beauty of nature. William Wordsworth was one of the greatest poets of the romantic era. It’s a positive poem that inspires us to see the beauty of things that we may usually take advantage of; just like ‘composed upon Westminster Bridge’, in which the poet compares the beauty of London to the beauty of nature. He was born on 17 April 1770 in Wordsworth House in Cockermouth, Cumberland. The poem ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud ‘ uses an ABABCC rhyme scheme and is written in iambic tetrameter. A masterful work, this piece captures the essence of nature’s beauty.
Upon closer examination, I realized that most of this imagery is created by the many metaphors and similes Wordsworth uses. In the first line, Wordsworth says “I wandered lonely as a cloud.” This is a simile comparing the wondering of a man to a cloud drifting through the sky. I suppose the wandering cloud is lonely because there is nothing up there that high in the sky besides it. It can pass by unnoticed, touching nothing. Also, the image of a cloud brings to mind a light, carefree sort of wandering. The cloud is not bound by any obstacle, but can go wherever the whim of the wind takes it. The next line of poem says “I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils.” Here Wordsworth is using a metaphor to compare the daffodils to a crowd of people and a host of angels. The word crowd brings to mind an image of the daffodils chattering amongst one another, leaning their heads near each other in the wind. The word host makes them seem like their golden petals are shimmering like golden halos on angels. It is interesting to note that daffodils do have a circular rim of petals in the middle that could look like a halo. Later in the poem Wordsworth uses another simile, saying the dancing of daffodils in the wind is “continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way.” This line creates the image of the wind blowing the tops of random daffodils up and down in a haphazard matter, so they appear to glint momentarily as their faces catch the sun. This goes along with the next metaphor of the daffodils “tossing their heads in sprightly dance.” Comparing their movement to a dance also makes me think of swirling, swishing yellow skirts moving in harmony.
As a reader, I strongly feel that this poem is a superb piece of writing. William Wordsworth had done a fabulous job in writing this poem. He does arise reader’s interest in exploring the beauty of the nature. In the end, this piece really envelops the close bond that nature holds with man.
Upon closer examination, I realized that most of this imagery is created by the many metaphors and similes Wordsworth uses. In the first line, Wordsworth says “I wandered lonely as a cloud.” This is a simile comparing the wondering of a man to a cloud drifting through the sky. I suppose the wandering cloud is lonely because there is nothing up there that high in the sky besides it. It can pass by unnoticed, touching nothing. Also, the image of a cloud brings to mind a light, carefree sort of wandering. The cloud is not bound by any obstacle, but can go wherever the whim of the wind takes it. The next line of poem says “I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils.” Here Wordsworth is using a metaphor to compare the daffodils to a crowd of people and a host of angels. The word crowd brings to mind an image of the daffodils chattering amongst one another, leaning their heads near each other in the wind. The word host makes them seem like their golden petals are shimmering like golden halos on angels. It is interesting to note that daffodils do have a circular rim of petals in the middle that could look like a halo. Later in the poem Wordsworth uses another simile, saying the dancing of daffodils in the wind is “continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way.” This line creates the image of the wind blowing the tops of random daffodils up and down in a haphazard matter, so they appear to glint momentarily as their faces catch the sun. This goes along with the next metaphor of the daffodils “tossing their heads in sprightly dance.” Comparing their movement to a dance also makes me think of swirling, swishing yellow skirts moving in harmony.
As a reader, I strongly feel that this poem is a superb piece of writing. William Wordsworth had done a fabulous job in writing this poem. He does arise reader’s interest in exploring the beauty of the nature. In the end, this piece really envelops the close bond that nature holds with man.
Paradise Lost
There are many questions to ask than answer to the questions.
As I go through the summary of the epic “Paradise Lost” written by the blind John Milton, I can’t help myself to wonder. What if Eve was not tempted to eat the forbidden fruit? What if Adam kept his faith and did not let himself to be tempted, too? What if they did not eat it? What if. . . what if. . .
Chambered Nautilus
The Chambered Nautilus is a very beautiful sea shell, purple in color and
spiral in shape. It has a series of segments, or chambers. Although very fragile, it was in perfect condition. As I understand the poem, Dr. Holmes is contemplating such a shell and comparing it to the soul of a human being. Like the shell, our souls can grow as we mature, and when we die, we leave our worn-out body behind, by "life's unresting sea".
spiral in shape. It has a series of segments, or chambers. Although very fragile, it was in perfect condition. As I understand the poem, Dr. Holmes is contemplating such a shell and comparing it to the soul of a human being. Like the shell, our souls can grow as we mature, and when we die, we leave our worn-out body behind, by "life's unresting sea".
One thing about the chambered nautilus that has stuck with me is the way it keeps growing forward while always remaining attached to its past as a growing little sea creature. As you can see in the photo above, little ridges on each chamber piece, calledsiphuncles, keep the individual chambers attached to one another. As the nautilus grows new chamber pieces, the new pieces attach to the old so that the nautilus always carries its complete story everywhere it goes.
I love that the nautilus keeps growing new chambers, around and around in circles, until the day it dies. In this way, it never knows just how full its nautilus life will ultimately become. It just keeps growing, never finished until its life reaches an end.
We are always forming. Every moment of our lives is an experience of being formed in some way. And we, too, circle around and around in our growth process, often bumping up against familiar themes, just living through them in new places.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner is a great novel written by George Eliot. The plot of this novel is structured around conflicts. The first and the biggest conflict is between Silas and himself. The conflict starts when Silas loses his trust of man. He changes his life after he is falsely accused of robbery from socially active to solitary. Thus, he refuses to get involved in any kind of relationships. By the end of the novel, he overcomes his fears and his struggle ends with his adoption to Eppie. Another conflict is between Silas and the society of Raveloe. Because of his differences, the society never accepts Silas. He works as weaver which is a new job for the society of Raveloe. His look is also different. He has a pale skin and prominent short-sighted brown eyes which look very strange and suspicious to the society of Raveloe, and because he never tries to blend with the society, his conflict with it gets complicated and take a long time to resolve. Eliot describes the matter saying" At the end of fifteen years the Raveloe men said just the same things about Silas Marner at the beginning…". Eliot uses the same solution that solved the first conflict to solve this conflict. Eppie helps Silas to blend with the society and changes the false views that the society have against Silas.
I hate reading this kind of materials. I can’t halt myself to remember my own Silas Marner.:c
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