I always think as if all poems are cryptic. The reasoning is due to different styles of expression writing. Some poetry can have a vague or complex perspective to the audience yet have a clear theme of choice that a poet wants to reveal. It is usually up to the readers to decipher what the poet truly wants to convey in their thought of view. William Shakespeare for example for those that can understand early modern English and translate Shakespeare’s usage of words into late modern English. Not only that, the context that is given by the poet would also depend on the reader that is studying Shakespeare’s language usage in poetry. There is a variety of examples of poetry being known as cryptic when there are languages that are being used in writing that are not familiar to the audience. Yet give interest to those who enjoy studying poetry.
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My research paper will be the focus on James Joyce’s work “Araby”. The story is told from the distance of a painful childhood experience, which is being narrated by an unnamed boy. The narrative in “Araby” briefly outlines the young boy’s first love with a girl from his neighborhood at the beginning of the story. Later on, the boy’s thoughts about the girl differ as his motivation to meet up with the girl at the bazaar leads to his disappointment. The central focus that is being depicted on the theme of coming of age is the narrative emotions toward the girl and, Joyce depiction of the narrator’s wasted efforts in approaching the girl that he fantasizes about .
“If aught she missed in her new day Of amplitude, or awe, Or first prospective, or the gold In using wore away…”(Dickson) This stanza from Emily Dickson’s poem “The Wife”, can be depicted as an example of Mrs. Mallard’s emotional state towards her husband’s false death in the story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. An example quote from Chopin’s story, reveals Mallard’s emotional state about her husband’s death, “And yet she had loved him — sometimes. Often, she had not. What did it matter!” (Chopin) In comparison to Dickson’s stanza and Millard’s emotional state, both give an exemplified perspective process of being a wife. However, in Chopin’s story, Millard’s thought of her husband’s death as freedom for her new independence. In Dickson stanza from “The wife” gives a different perspective in her stanza as if being in a marriage prevents independence.
In “Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Mary Flannery O’Connor, the writer wanted her readers to know the common element of suspense in will be transferred from its surface to its interior. The grandmother in the story for example. In the story, the grandmother is portrayed as a person who follows moral codes, where she considers herself morally superior for being a woman. Since her thought of morality is superior, she also believes that she can justify her judgments towards others. The reason for her character is due to her past previous relationship, which both appears from her partner cheating.
In (Oedipus the King) briefly outlines Aristotle’s philosophy on poetry as “higher from history.” Revealing the ideology of his thought on tragedy focuses on tragic heroes, which usually features Kings and other important figures as an example of a human experiencing tragedy. An exemplification of this is Oedipus’s shame due to his delusion of a rumor that leads towards incest. In Aristotle’s given thoughts of poetry, the tragic hero suffers from his moral failing as a king (Hamartia). As the audience spectates Oedipus the King, gives ambivalence towards the protagonist. When we’re ambivalent, depending on an event that an individual is in, make us contradict if they deserve pity. Depending on how we can relate to those that are in a situation that they cannot leave, especially if problems are involved in one’s event, creates ambivalence of thoughts and feeling towards tragic heroes.
A Coming of age story “Araby” written by James Joyce, gives a glooming dark, and dreary setting taking place in Dublin, Ireland during the early 20th Century. Revealing a stricken, poverty place by the Catholic Church. In the passage, a young boy is narrating, as if it is being told from a distance of adulthood from a child’s perspective. An example is his main focus on Megan’s sister. The young boy with his uncle and aunt, which there are no thoughts of his parents in the passage. This gives the readers thought of the narrator’s character development as despondent through his childhood. Yet, the development alternates as soon Megan’s sister appears from his view. Joyce wanted to depict this in his passage so the audience can know the rise of the fantasization from the young boy and how it is portrayed in Araby.
Flyboy and Mercedes. Flyboy appears to be poor in the story where he has mentioned not having a home. In contrast, Mercedes appears to be wealthy where she has boasted about her father giving her gifts. As they arrive at the toy store, Flyboy pointed out a toy sailboat that costs over $1,100. In this scenario, Mercedes begin to boast once again about her father’s financial gift on spending things for his daughter, “might buy it for her.” Flyboy, on another hand, doesn’t have many expressions, yet is aware of how everything is expensive in the store. This gives readers a gist of Flyboy’s character as a modest character when it comes to money.
