MUSIC & literature, JAZZ & literature, POETRY (Literary form)
Abstract
The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "Words for Jazz Perhaps" by Michael Longley. It explores the use of metaphor, rhythm, and the aesthetics of stanzas. The author provides a critical interpretation of the poem and offers different meanings behind several elements, such as thoughts on jazz and poetry, anthology and jazz suite.
The article offers a poetry criticism for "The Task" , a poem in blank verse by William Cowper published in 1784, usually seen as his supreme achievement. Topics discussed include use of metaphor, rhythm, and the aesthetics of stanzas; Cowper's descriptions of landscape with personal, religious, and political reflections in the poem; and portrayal of walking as a practice which Cowper cultivates for the purpose of maintaining both bodily and mental health.
OLD English poetry, WAYLAND the Smith (Legendary character), LEGENDS in literature, OLD English literature, POETRY (Literary form)
Abstract
The article critiques the Old English poem "Deor," found in the tenth-century Exeter Book. Topics discussed include the interpretation of the phrase "be wurman" in the opening line of the poem, the way the literature depicted Germanic history and the story of legendary character Weland the Smith, and the observed ambiguity in the first line of the poem which may be attributed to the use of the word "be" as either preposition or conjunction.