Emotive Language Changed Over Time

When hearing” Oblivion” for the first time the audience’s first interpretation may be vastly different than what the upbeat and playful rhythm may lead the listener to believe. “Oblivion”, a song written and performed by Claire Boucher a.k.a. “Grimes”, is a song with electronic beats, synth-pop tones, and almost inaudible, child-like vocals. Yet, when reading the lyrics the audience can uncover the darker meaning behind the “playful” song. The lyrics suggest a state of cluelessness or unawareness of one’s surroundings, as well as revealing Boucher’s experience with a sexual assault and the effects of the assault. Through the use of imagery, repetition, and the overall tone of the song the audience can view a traumatic event through the lyrics in “Oblivion”.

A key point in the history of mankind was the Industrial Revolution. It was also a difficult time in history in terms of suffering, especially for the lower class that had to work twice as hard as the upper class for minimum wage. A young poet by the name of William Blake became livid and motivated in the late eighteenth century by the coldhearted usage of young boys for chimney sweeping. As a result, he created a demonstration in the arrangement of humble poetry "Deeper knowledge of Blake will reveal no darkly buried meaning, only a deeper sense in the meaning obvious to all (Schulz, Max F, 7)”. This is exactly the case in which Blake calls them "The Chimney Sweepers" Blake uses practicality, rather than in-depth imagery, to portray the ruthless conditions of the Industrial Revolution.

The similarity between “Suicide Note” and “Awakening” makes both work almost identical, only being differentiated by the outcome of the character's life or death. Although the illustration of the characters depicts the burdens of establishing a personal identity within a society that impairs the formation of an individual's identity, there is a substantial difference between their psychological states, coping methods, deriving in varied resolutions for each author’s struggles,shown by the authors use of theme, figurative language, and tone. The entirety of the poem and song theme depicts a multitude of changes in the character's identity while they try to cope and resolve their struggles of achieving a ‘perfect persona’ set on to them by society.

During the Romantic era which began in the late 18th century, there were many authors and writers who lived during the time of an expansive movement of art, literature and knowledge. Romanticism was focused on attacking rationalism with naturalistic thought and also focused on self-preservation and death. Authors of this time period are noted for reviving older methods of thought to convey the way people use their imagination. Two noted authors in era who were able to successfully do this were authors John Keats and Henry Longfellow. Both men wrote extensively on their life experiences and death but they mainly focused their writings on their earthly experiences. However both men conveyed their messages in a variety of different methods and used poetic and literary techniques to tell about their life.

Again in lines 20-21, internal rhyme is used to create a rhythm, with the words, ‘smooth and truth’ and ‘soothe and youth.’ This helps emphasize the good in a bad situation because the words that rhyme are positive. It relates to the slaves because they have to make everyday better than the day before, constantly trying to avoid punishments and consequences. The tone shifts, but the mood remains the same; it seems as if there is a sense of hope towards the end, but it seems unachievable. The last two lines of the song empowers the emotions expressed through the use of end rhyme, “To relax their restless flight, / Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights…” Slavery in the south offered no safe haven, they were only able to memorialize memories of the past. Throughout the entire song, there were musical devices inserted, where internal and end rhyme were used the most to justify the complications the slaves dealt

A leader of the romantic era’s poetic revolution, Lord Byron transformed poetry by incorporating realistic perceptions into his works. The romantic era, known for it’s innovative belief in “[praising] imagination over reason, emotions over logic, and intuition over science,” assisted in helping Byron create pragmatic, dramatic tones in his poetry (“The Romantic Era”). One of the most flamboyant of the English Romantic poets, Byron captivated readers through his dynamic views of independence and politics. However, his perceptions of love and women, shown through narrative perspectives, rendered his writings as the “image and name [of] the embodiment of Romanticism” (“Lord Byron (George Gordon),” Poetry Foundation). Love and poetry, constantly

Since the beginning of language, poetry has a role in the recollection of memories, emotions, and creativity. From the oldest surviving poem: Tale of the ship wrecked salor, by Hiratic, to todays poems; poetry has been a staple in the literary world. It is vital language because it is a literary vehicle that takes us on a ride of emotions. Poetry according to William Wordsworth should be, “The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.” Poems such as A Dream, by Edgar Allan Poe, and How do I love thee, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, are perfect examples of good poetry, they have very different views of the same subject, which give a powerful effect on the reader.

The importance of asking the question of why and how this shift from Neoclassical to Romantic happened, is essential in understanding the literature of the time. Not only was the mechanical and rigid Enlightenment rejected, the new period known as Romantic period ordered for emotional directness and the overflow of personal feeling. Although Romanticism pathed the way for self-expression, some Poets were still very much favoring rhetoric, Angela Esterhammer comments on this, “Though Romanticism is often considered as the period which saw the emergence of self-expression as a poetic model and an ethos, a good many of the Romantic poets were formally trained in rhetoric. Romantic

Romantic poets showed individualism, more focus to the natural world, idealism, physical and emotional passion, and an interest in the mystic and supernatural. Romantics set themselves to the order of classical artistic precepts to make

It was an interesting and undefinable moment for me to notice the issues we are discussing in class is already out there and point out by a songwriter/singer in a different way. Even though there are other ways of discussing the concept of childhood I wanted to use this song’s lyrics as a nice starting point to my argument, which will be about the dimensions of the childhood. I will be discussing about societies expectation from the young child and the education they have been offered. Lastly, I will shortly discuss my opinion about the future of

This sharply contrasted with the background of the Industrial Revolution during the eighteenth century. For children of a working class background their lives were very different to the images painted by Romantic poets who illustrated the joy of children within their works. The country was changing very quickly, Stuart Curran reflects upon this point as he explains ‘The economic and social life of the nation was changing radically, in ways that alarmed conservatives like Wordsworth and troubled progressives like Shelley.’ (1993, p66). The demands of the Industrial Revolution threatened the ideals of freedom, joy and wonder for children that Romantic texts surrounding this theme possessed. The

During this time period poets began to express themselves regardless of how the people would react to their writings. The poets were called Romantics and were consider rebellious because they went against the social norms. The reason they got their title as Romantics was because their poems were filled with emotion and passion. Nature was the main theme focused on throughout one’s writing. Since it was during the Industrial Revolution poets felt the need to remind people of nature’s beauty. The basic idea was that not everything had an explanation. An example would be “She Walks in Beauty”, the author was not sure what exactly about the woman that made him drawn to her so he wrote of reason he thought were the answer. Although the poems were about nature and innocents many of the Romantics were known to have a scandalous past. Take for example Edgar Allen he had affairs and was into very young woman, one being his seven year old cousin. Lord Byron was also well known for having many affairs, where he cheated on his distant cousin with his half-sister. Percy Bysshe Shelley was also known to have married the girl that caught his eye during the time he was with his wife. Shelley married the girl after the death of his wife. Both Shelley and Byron had struggle with debt as an adult. These poets and many more helped improve and change the fundamentals of poetry. Some aspects of Romanticism are still used in modern poetry.

Through the late 1700s and early 1800s, the period of Romanticism blossomed. “Romanticism” very loosely describes the era in which modern culture began to take shape. During the Romantic era, many advancements were made in all aspects of people’s lives and cultures. One aspect in particular has held great value even to this day. That aspect being the expansive amount of literature created during the era. The era of Romanticism had its name for a reason. It can be greatly attributed to the romantic style or genre of literature that defined the period. Romantic writers wove many tales of admiration, longing, and aspirations. They were fantastical, in a sense, and almost the antithesis of realism, even. Amidst the great breadth of literature

Love is one of the strongest emotions a person can feel and although it is by far the most beautiful and rewarding sensation a human can experience. It by far is the most difficult emotion to deal with and understand. Poets through their writing help us reconcile our own experiences with love. Poets are infamous for expressing emotions such as pain, love and passions associated with this emotion we call ‘love.’ They allow us an outlet to experience and express love. Eighteenth century poets: Robert Frost, Emily Dickerson, John Keats and Edgar Allen Poe were infamous for their poetic contributions to the literary world; because of their extraordinary gifts of expression we are able to

Abundant emotional components not only grant the diverse interpretations of visual arts in poetry but also induce the sympathetic resonance from the readers. Therefore, the first important feature of visual arts in literature, especially poem, is to serve as mediators of emotions.