Essays Tagged: "wistful"
Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill".
een Can Stay"Fern Hill" is a touching and sad reminiscence of Dylan Thomas' childhood, as well as a wistful lament on one of man's saddest and most inevitable woes: the loss of innocence. Thomas descr ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
Comparing the poem "mirror" with "At grass"
owds and cries" draws attention to how their lives have changed over time. The lines sound soft and wistful. This shows the poem to be a happy poem. Although "memories [probably] plague [the horses] e ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
Semiotic analysis of Winter by Tori Amos
phasized though the use of a cello and choir. The performer, Tori Amos, gives the song a feeling of wistful yearning with her soft voice which intensifies for dramatic points and calms to a whisper fo ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Juliet's Emotions in Act 2 Scene 2 of 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare
wide range of emotions in Act 2 Scene 2. At first, she sighs and says, "ay me" showing that she is wistful, dreamy and obviously thinking about Romeo. Juliet gets annoyed with the whole situation as ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet
Father-Son Relationships In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Ali and Hassan, which seem to be more friendly than familial (explained late in the book), and the wistful, cautious affection that Baba has for Hassan.The most important father-son relationship in T ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The beauty of Literature (personal essay)
about the feelings which you get only as you shut a book for the very last time. It is a feeling of wistful satisfaction. It saddens you right down to the pit of your stomach, as if it was a summer ro ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing
"The Lion King"
nced and sang through out the play, at times giving me goose bumps. The music was very exciting and wistful. The actors sang with great intensity and the selection of songs complemented the theme of t ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts
"Mamma Mia"
he actors displayed coursed through my body, giving me goose bumps. The music was very tasteful and wistful. The actors sang with great intensity and the selection of songs complemented the theme of t ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts
Poetry Explication of "The Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike
ck's success. His prosperity ends with his adolescence; his seemingly assured future becomes a mere wistful memory. At the end of Pearl Avenue sits Berth's Garage which situates on a corner "facing we ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry