Caaedmon's Hymn Analysis

Phaethon is the son of Clymene and she told Phaethon he is the son of the Sun god. But, she said you will not believe me ,he went to ask his father for hisself.So Phaethon went to the radiant palace of the sun and asked the Sun God if he was his father.He said yes everything that Clymene told you is true. The sun god wanted to prove that he was his father so anything that the son wish he shall it. Phaethon asked to take the place of the sun god just for one day. let me drive your chariot. This is the only thing the Sun God had to refuse because no mortal can drive his chariot also, no other god can drive but himself.Yet Phaethon got in the chariot anyway and die on by falling to his death while he was on fire

Artist, Kesha, co-wrote and sang the song titled “Praying.” In the video that she created for the song she shows us, the audience, what she went through during her healing process from the sexual and mental violence she received. Through many methods, such as religious references, Kesha took us through her journey through ethos, logos, and pathos.

This painting that I have found while venturing the Museum of Fine Arts has definitely caught my eye for infinite reasons. Bacchus Discovering Ariadne by Jacob Jordaens was definitely a painting that has a story, but the thing is, there isn’t much about it, which is a challenge. Most of the focus in this painting is set on Ariadne and the meeting between her and Bacchus. Not only that but the painting, and all other paintings associated with this myth, focus on the shift from divine perfection to humanity that is found in Renaissance and Baroque artwork.

In the Hymn to Demeter, power structures decide whose actions are considered just or unjust. The Goddess Demeter, the “giver of seasons,” mother of Persephone, becomes enraged when Persephone is kidnapped by Aidonous/Hades, God of the Underworld, with the help of Zeus, God of Mount Olympus. Demeter not being included in the discussion to give away her daughter is the source of the main conflict in the Hymn, which ultimately led to a mass famine.

It is unknown why people are willing to undertake a mission even though they have to take risks, or crazy things that could possibly kill you. Aengus searched all his life for a glimmering girl. Farah Ahmedi climbed a mountain with a prosthetic leg and also took care of her family even though she had many difficulties with her own problems. Rikki attacked a snake as she went into a snake hole as o other Mongooses would do. People all around the world undertake missions to succeed in one thing or another. Aengus wanted to grab the glimmering girl and hug her and kiss her, as Farah strived to survive and support their family. Rikki wanted to protect his family from snakes and live on as a hero.

Love is the feeling of deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. The song ¨Take me to Church¨ by Hozier is about homosexuality and in a way celebrating love and humanity. The song explains how a man has fallen in love with his lover, a man. Explaining that his love is like the church and that he will worship his lover blindlessly. In addition, this love in the eye of others is a sickness both the lovers were born with. In contrast, he love this so called sickness, which is ironic. He is in love with his lover and believe it is just a human feeling that no church or institution could ever stop. The character in the song believe that with these feeling and being with his lover, it´s the only feeling that grants him humanity and freedom. Building the lovers ethos around this idea of religious magnitude. The author uses irony, metaphor and repetition to set forth the deeper meaning of homosexuality and appreciation towards love.

Five days after the confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered and effectively ended the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was shot. Many writers articulated their feeling about the assassination. One of the America’s famous poets, the author and journalist Walt Whiteman, expressed the depth of feelings, by writing the poem, “O Capitan! My Capitan!” In this poem, the captain is Abraham Lincoln who died before he could celebrate with the country this great victory. The ship is a metaphor for the country that Lincoln guided through the war. This poem expresses the great sorrow of the people for their president, especially that of Walt Whitman who had a tremendous respect for the honesty and courage of this great president.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “Men are not prisoners of Fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” This quote around the end of the Great Depression and during the global crisis leading up to World War II seems to embody even in 2017 the can-do attitude of America, a nation today that’s strongest belief seems to be free will and the power of personal opinion and choice. In contrast, “The Hymn of Sinuhe”, establishes and takes for granted the concept that the gods and thereby kings are the only one who have control over fate, while using poetic style and tone to praise Sinuhe and gloss over Sinuhe’s constant denial of responsibility for his decisions that can give people today an opposing viewpoint to learn from in light of the centrality of free will in other religions and time periods.

Caedmon was an old english sheep herder, who was very quiet and never voiced any singing talent. Until, according to the legend, Caedmon fell asleep while watching his herd. God then came to him in his dream with a couple dozen angels. The Lord looked down at Caedmon and told him that he would bestow upon him a great musical talent. The angels then started singing the poem, and Caedmon quickly memorized the lyrics. He woke from his dream, and started singing the words in a strikingly beautiful voice. He then went on to write it, and the Hymn became popular a hundred or so years later. The hymn itself is quite short, and is a praise song for “God the Creator”.

Persistent, distance drumming. Like someone hitting a heavy stick against a dumpster in a discordant, empty rhythm. Like withdrawn thunder pulsing on a wet, rainless summer night. Something angrier, like bombs dropping on a neighboring village, bursts, and then silence, and then volleys. You remember nights under the same sound, crisp air, the sky lit in blue and red and green. All ending in a grand finale of dust and desolation, sparks crashing down on nothing but rubble, laughter, and scattered memories.

“The Dream of the Rood” is a poem written in the early Middle Ages, that recounts the crucifixion of Christ from the cross’s perspective to the reader which gives the reader a different viewpoint than that of the accepted biblical account. The narrative provided in the dream emphasizes the real victory and triumph of the crucifixion, as it depicts Jesus Christ as a warrior who confronts and defeats sin and also redefining the limited perception of heroism. While reading this poem, each line helps to create a scene describing Christ’s immense sacrifice allowing the reader to view it retrospectively and in a way that most would not. The poem begins with an unnamed person’s retelling of “the best of dreams, of what I dreamed at midnight when

Hymn of Not Much Praise for New York City There are many literary devices at work in Thomas James Merton’s poem “Hymn of Not Much Praise for New York City” that contribute to the idea that external appearances may not always reflect internal experiences. Merton uses analogies to prisons and hospitals in addition to a number of references to cocaine and suicide in order to lead the reader in understanding that New York City may look extravagant on the outside while the residents inside are suffering. Thomas James Merton was a Trappist, which was a brotherhood of the Roman Catholic Church known for its extremely quiet atmosphere.

I had the privilege of going to a performance of Hymnus Paridisi by Herbert Howells, conducted by David Hill. Unfortunately, I was unable to get a score for the piece but I had very good seats while attending the performance.

Aengus in “The Song of Wandering Aengus” took on a lifelong journey to find his mysterious trout that had turned into a girl. Conner Bailey from The Land of Stories The Wishing Spell, had to find a way to escape and get out of the fairy-tale world. Alex Bailey from The Land of Stories The Enchantress Returns had to save the world by defeating the malevolent Enchantress. However, all three were diligent in working hard to achieve their goals because they wanted to get home and be with the people they loved.

This poem, Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander, is one of the most memorable poems that have been recited within the last 20 years. Immediately after President Obama was sworn into office, Elizabeth Alexander recited her poem to the masses that had gathered on that cold winter day in January. The piece is full of symbolism, with the tone being hopeful, inspiring and thankful. The poem begins with a description of daily life which is filled with the daily grind of hard working individuals, often doing the work that drives this great nation of ours…small businesses, blue-collar laborers, honorable professions such as teaching.