... current king, Oedipus, of being the murderer. Upon hearing this, Oedipus is outraged, and the townspeople are concerned. The townspeople are represented by the chorus in Sophocles's plays and during this particular moment in the play, they are simply talking out loud amongst themselves. This choral ode serves to show how the townspeople feel towards the gods, the plague, and the accusations made against Oedipus. Through the chorus, Sophocles employs literary devices ... such as imagery, repetition, and shifting of tone to convey how the townspeople feel in this current situation. As the...

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"Ode on a Grecian Urn" and Its Historical Symbolism" In the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" the urn is symbolic of history itself. True, every line of the poem paints a picture of a concrete item, but the pictures themselves are historical, and tell the stories of gods and deities, men and maidens, struggles and war, even love and death. Therefore, the urn itself is both physically and symbolically a representation of ... history. The urn is a quiet ... Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but more endeared, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: (11-14) One of ...

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... the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn," lie several forms of figurative language by Keats that reveals his joyful tone in expressing innocence of what the events and individuals on the urn seem and appear. John Keats uses apostrophes throughout the poem to describe the urn as a whole. In the first stanza the poet helps the reader to interpret the urn as an "unravished bride of quietness." Keats gladly implements that the ... speaking of urn with the same qualities of the bride. These qualities he feel will last forever and are everlasting. In the second stanza the poet speaks of the sweet melod...

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... "Ode on a Grecian Urn" describes his thoughts of a shapely Grecian urn painted with images of people, nature and other Greek aspects. These images show the reader the sense of beauty that Keats saw in things. The ancient urn distracts Keats and it makes him reflect on his personal experiences. The lines "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on ... ;" show that Keats would rather look at the stories encompassed by the urn than listen to the music playing at the moment. He goes on to say, "Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear"d, pipe t...

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... plays can be accurately dated. (A short summary of the play follows.) Antigone Polyneices and Eteocles have been killed in battle. Creon decided that Eteocles will be honored and Polyneices will not be buried. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead brothers, and they are now the last children of Oedipus. Antigone brings Ismene outside the city gates late at night for a secret meeting. ... him. Creon does not believe him, but Teiresias promises Creon that he will lose one child because of leaving Polyneices unburied and killing Antigone. The Chorus was terrified. They tell Creon...

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As the title shows, the poem is a meditation upon an art object. Keats examines the question of the capacities and limits of an aesthetic medium, namely, the urn, taken as symbolic of the kind of truth proposed by art, but one whose order of knowing its implicitly criticised by the speaker as a limited one which denies humanity. Although intense, the figures on the urn can never consummate their desire, for they belong to a world of coldness and fixity. Beginning in the first stanza by invoking not only the permanent quality of a great work of art, but also its stillness and serenity, Keats, i...

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... less inhibited side fueled by emotion, passion, imagination, and disorder. Wordsworth brilliantly illustrates many of these characteristics of Romantic poetry through the language and vision of this poem. In order to understand and recognize the traits that scream Romanticism in "Ode on Intimations of Immortality," one must first know what they are. Writers of this era were moving towards realism. They revolted ... wanted to experience a totally fulfilled moment, indulge their senses, and live every day to its fullest. Wordsworth's use of language in "Ode on Intimations of Immortality" i...

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... placed emotion on objective natural states or entities. Wordsworth's "Ode to Duty- is a work that attempts to justify man's preordained choice to be either good or evil. One of the lines, "From vain temptations dost set free; and calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity!- demonstrates, similarly to Blake, a play upon indefinable objectifications such as human desire and natural responsiveness. ... This work fully exemplifies the Romantic author's trend in attempting to communicate his personal feelings through a more subjective expression of passion and excitement. The last work in wh...

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... guitarist of Bon Jovi, Dan Reynolds and Andrew Beck from Imagine Dragons. These three Guitarists only fed my hunger to learn to play. My parents were both really supportive of the choice I made as well to learn, so the only thing left for me to do was to get a guitar and begin learning! I started off by purchasing an electric guitar and an amplifier ... thing I taught myself was how to hold it properly. Once I got that down to a science I began learning the strings and their notes. After I memorizing the first three strings, I started to learn the songs "Ode to Joy" and "Happy Birthday"...

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... when he is in his human form. His human form is the stranger. You can tell the chorus's role from their first entry. They come on to the stage and give and ode to Dionysus. This kind of action is seen many times throughout the entire play. There are a lot of drums and dancing and partying through the play. So as one can tell, in ancient Greek times ... the Chorus has been used for many different reasons. In Agamemnon the Chorus is used to tell us the history of the Trojan War. It ... is also used in the dialogue with ... ...

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... characters are memorable. In Oedipus, the king's dangerous pride ultimately leads to his downfall. Throughout the play, other characters constantly beg him to stop his search for the truth, but he will not until he has learned that he in fact murdered his father and slept with his mother. In the First Ode, the chorus calls upon the gods to save Thebes from the horrible plague that is upon ... it. In the scene immediately following this entreaty, Oedipus ... takes on the role of a god. He becomes the self-apointed investigator, judge, jury, and executioner. He comes close to even dismis...

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... so far proved to have exactly that. "We wanted to release a couple of rock songs first then go with the ballad," says Hamish. "It's our way to break into the solo mum market." The song was written by James during a trip to Bali where he met a Swiss surfer girl - her christian name ... was Lisa. Her surname, translated from Swiss, meant Fisher. "He loved her for a day," says Hamish matter of factly. That's how songs are born. The video clip, shot in Australia last month, was apparently another rock "n" roll ordeal. "We were forced to go to this tropical island with hot chicks and all ......

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... . Plato was one of Socrates' students until Socrates was put to death for his beliefs. Plato then traveled to Italy. When he returned, Plato founded the Academy, Europe's first school. There, Plato taught and learned for the rest of his life. Pindar was actually born in Thebes, but lived in Greece for most of his life. He began his career by writing ... a victory ode for a couple whose son won an Olympic game. From there, Pindar was hired to write odes for monarchs and nobles until he died. Homer is ... . Although he won these prestigious awards, he was disliked during his lifetime, but ...

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