... abundance in art, but is modest and decent. The Simplicity is called a nymph, it was a popular motif in classic literature. In Greek mythology a nymph was a guardian spirit of nature. The poet stresses the connection between Simplicity and Nature. In the invocation of Simplicity the poet speaks ... Electra": "Soothed sweetly sad Electra's poet's ear". The metaphor "thy green retreat" means Athens, a place, which was a cradle of simple classical literature. There is no other literature which would be as equal in simplicity as Greek literature, which is expressed in the poem by means of ....

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• Grade Level: High School

... post World War I Europe, and illustrates the hopelessness which plagued European society after suffering the loss of millions of its citizens (Sheridan, 565). The poem relies heavily on allusions to mythology (especially to Greek and Latin figures) and includes a number of German and French phrases. Both contribute to an overall sense of despair, which is consistent throughout the poem. However, some ... criticized for vague references which the average reader could not understand. However, it was this blatant disregard for average that enabled Elliot to be so successful. The influence ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate