The similarities between “Voyaging” and “ The Drunken Boat”. Rimbaud and Baudelaire both wrote poetry about how they saw the world, not surprising considering that both men often wrote on similar subjects, Rimbaud was even inspired by the work of Baudelaire. These men also led remarkably similar lives, with unstable home lives and alternative lifestyles that put them under scorn in their lifetimes from their contemporaries, it is no surprise that both of these prolific writers created poetry that addressed the longing to set out and experience the world whether it be the pleasant, beautiful side of the world,or the grotesque side. Baudelaire's poem “Voyaging” and Rimbaud's “The Drunken Boat” are poems similar in subject matter but that differ in how they present it, Baudelaire is a much darker and pessimistic, while Rimbaud appears to have a much more optimistic view of the human condition. In order to further compare the two poems, it is first necessary to focus on the structure the poets chose to use in their creation, as they chose them for a specific reason to help better present their ideas.
In 'Out of the Blue', this same wave forms an interesting juxtaposition between the horror of the situation and a friendly gesture of a wave. On the other hand we might also think about the implications of a wave of goodbye, one last salute to the world. The poet continues with his use of juxtaposed images with the speaker contrasting his terrible situation and his waves with that of pegging out washing and shaking off crumbs. The effect of this isn't to diminish or trivialise what is happening but to emphasise the extremity of the situation. Like many of Armitage's darker poems this also has a hint of macabre, his use of juxtaposition doesn't lessen the impact but makes it stand out as all the more terrible.
In the last stanza of The Drunken Boat Rimbaud writes, “Nor swim past prison hulks' hateful eyes!” Ginsberg expands on Rimbaud's description of prison when he writes, in the second part of his poem, Howl: “Moloch the incomprehensible prison! Moloch the crossbone souless jailhouse and Congress of sorrows!” Arthur Rimbaud was a leading member of the symbolist movement in the late nineteenth century. He wrote poetry in the symbolist style, just as Debussy composed “symbolist” music and Gauguin painted using symbolist attributes, such as exaggerated color and fantastic, exotic settings. According to Albert Aurier, widely considered to be the premier symbolist authority,
“Survival on the High Seas” Introduction to Literature “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always our self we find in the sea.” ~ E.E. Cummings Stephen Crane and Joseph Conrad, both in writing fictionalized tales of the ocean travels, explore the contemplations of man and the mysteries of human character. It is the sea, serving as the fundamental backdrop, where the brave protagonists journey forward in determining their own impending fates. “The Open Boat” and “The Secret Sharer” share the epic theme of perseverance through chains of traumatic personal experiences that become integral to the course of individual transformation. Yet, each story is a different representation in the elements of struggle and uncontrolled obstacles.
The sea in this poem is used as a conceit, which is a complex, extended metaphor that is developed throughout the piece. How does the sea function both literally and figuratively in the poem? The sea functions as his feelings and emotions and also as an actual sea because he was a seafarer. 9. What is the conflict of this poem?
The “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a ballad, written during the Romantic era, that conveys how a mariner learns valuable lessons in life, from his experiences at sea. This text by Samuel Coleridge explores, how the mariner realises that all of God’s creations are worthy of love and respect through his painful experiences on the fateful sea journey. The mariner learns about the morals through the sins he commits and about the nature of punishment and retribution. The poet has expressed these ideas and themes through the use of a range of poetic techniques and meaningful phrases. Theme 1: Appreciation of all of God’s creations The central theme in the “Rime of The Ancient Mariner” revolves around how a mariner learns to appreciate all of God’s creations and reflects upon the callous attitude of mankind towards God’s creatures.
The two poems use figurative language to express and explain their feelings toward death and the life cycle to their readers. Alliteration examples are seen in line 17 in “Sea Canes” and lines 3, 7, and 11 in “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”. “That has the rational radiance of stone” (Sea Cane; line 17) and “Along the sea-stands damp and brown” (The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls; line 3) are both prime examples of alliteration in the two poems. The two poets use imagery to use imagery to help their reader conceive what they are trying to explain in the poems. Imagery examples are seen in “Sea Canes” based on the words seashore, ocean plants, canes-sound, and friend’s voices.
The appropriateness of From Ritual to Romance appearing in Apocalypse Now lies foremost in the fact that it was this book that inspired T.S. Eliot’s Wasteland, a poem that addressed Eliot’s reaction to the dislocation he felt following World War I. Coppola pays homage to Eliot by including both his poem and the book that inspired it in the modernized cinematic portrayal of Coppola’s response to the dislocation and moral ambiguities brought about by the Vietnam War. There is, however, more at work here than a mere homage to the influential poet. That Coppola should include From Ritual to Romance indicates a deeper commitment, a fact that is furthered by the physical placement of the book in the movie. On Kurtz’s table we find three books: The Bible, The Golden Bough, and, as mentioned earlier, From Ritual to Romance.
There are many similarities seen throughout the novel and poem, but these are the biggest eye openers. “I looked upon the rotting sea, and drew my eyes away” (Coleridge, 2009, p.699). This shows Coleridge using direct characterization to show what the sea looks like from
Ships and sailing have been used as metaphors by many writers over the years. Perhaps it is because, like life, the oceans and seas of this world offer hidden dangers and wonders alike. One must navigate the phases of life like a captain navigates the sea, trying to make the best choices with the options before them. So, it is no wonder that Richard Wilbur likens the life of a child to a ship in his poem “The Writer”. Mr. Wilbur uses the ship metaphors to describe the daughter, the environment she is in, as well as what observations the father is making.