Essays Tagged: "Violets"

How is Gwen Harwood's poetry received in 1960's and in 2003 also make reference to one critical essay from the 1960's?

s poems are received differently between the 1960's and 2003 as the context changes. Alter Ego, The Violets and At Mornington all show this difference as the themes and context of the poems are viewed ... ter Ego is a poem that can be understood no matter what time period you are reading the poem in.The Violets also talks about the same themes as Alter Ego but there are also some other ones, which are ...

(7 pages) 43 0 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Good Man Is Hard to Find- Did and when did all the characters experience a moment of grace or redemption?

ffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet." "In case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would k ...

(6 pages) 201 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What I have learnt after reading "Twelfth Night" Act 1 by Shakespeare

gain! It had a dying fall: o, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound that breathes upon a bank of violets,' the reapeating of same piece of music which can feed the duke's passion, it is directly co ... usic which can feed the duke's passion, it is directly comparing with the breathing of those spring violets, both of them can fulfill the needs of the duke, and the duke will not abandon the excess su ...

(4 pages) 13 0 0.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

To what extent can 'The Violets' be seen as a representative of the poetic qualities and concerns of Harwood's work?

To what extent can 'The Violets' be seen as a representative of the poetic qualities and concerns of Harwood's work? Base yo ... phy, the arts and the list goes on as there are endless interpretations of her works. The poem "The Violets" along with "Alter Ego" actually shows a large collaboration of them all. By doing a detaile ... poems all or most of these traits, qualities, concerns and thematic ideas can be addressed.In 'The Violets' Harwood uses nature (violets), light and dark and audible sounds/music as a recurring motif ...

(6 pages) 26 0 4.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry

Starvation

Thin drips of paint ebbed and flowed from the brush's tip; magnificent magentas; vehement violets; spectacular cerulean. My hand moved like some master puppeteer's, furiously dictating colou ...

(5 pages) 24 0 4.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Chrysanthemums

mmune. Every night the fragrance of flowers spread all over the place: gladioli, roses, sunflowers, violets and this one that is known only to a handful of people, because it is so small, the plant is ... small, the plant is just about a span height, this has uneven colour, this one would give you some violets, that one would sprout white in white or yellow bloom. These tiny buds have a special scent ...

(2 pages) 22 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Ophelia And Violets

English 1102 17 April 2002 Ophelia's Violets Hamlet, a play written by William Shakespeare is filled with conflict and betrayal. ... its springtime; fast blooming, therefore not enduring"(Durband 53-54) The reference to blooming and violets are seen here to describe Hamlets short lived interest in Ophelia. Ophelia responds to the o ...

(8 pages) 15 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Disease, Decay and Poison in Hamlet

Ophelia pretends to give him different flowers that represent something, but when she comes to the violets, which resembles faithfulness, she says that they have all withered “when my father die ...

(5 pages) 16683 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers