E.E. Cumming's, "A man who had fallen among thieves," shows the difference and meaning of the compassion in Christian love. This entire poem is an allusion to the famous story in the Bible Jesus told of the Good Samaritan. When a person questioned Jesus as to how to be a good neighbor, Jesus told him a story of a man being robbed and left on the side of the road to die. Many citizens and even a priest walked by and saw the man but left him, then there was one "good Samaritan" who dressed the man's wounds and took him to an inn and gave the inn keeper money to look after the robbed man. Done with his story, Jesus asked the man which of the men in the story was the good neighbor and when the man responded with the "Good Samaritan" Jesus told him to go live his life accordingly.
Correspondingly, the poem starts with a man who "had fallen among thieves" being on the "roadside on his back" (1-2). Cummings adds the detail of the man being on his back to show how vulnerable this poor, frail man is and if he doesn't get help soon he might die. Amassing to this horrid opening scene, Cummin...
His outside actions of touching the wall and looking at all the names are causing him to react internally. He is remembering the past and is attempting to suppress the emotions that are rising within him. The first two lines of the poem set the mood of fear and gloom which is constant throughout the remainder of the poem. The word choice of "black" to describe the speaker's face can convey several messages (502). The most obvious meaning ... ...
"It's rickety down to the dark," states the first line. The poem starts out with
...ther way, the reader has the opportunity with this poem to take hold of many things from the world of nonsense and come happily “galumphing back” (Carroll 734).
One of the simplest literary devices used in this poem was point of view. Barnett made sure that whoever was telling the story was an outsider, talking about what
Cummings' peculiar method of using syntax to convey hidden meaning is extremely effective. The reader does not simply read and forget Cummings' ideas; instead, he must figure out the hidden meaning himself. In doing this, he feels contentment, and thus retains the poem's idea for a more extended period of time. Cummings' ideogram poems are puzzles waiting to be solved.
In the first stanza of the poem the speaker graphically describes the pain and suffering of the beggar and explores his physical condition. The MacCaig introduces the poem by stating:
Just as Adam and Eve sinned and ate an apple from the Garden of Eden, Jesus told us that he would sacrifice his life for us someday, and it would be his gift to us. Even though our sin seems as a barrier to our lives, we know that through God’s sacrifice, we can be transcended and made new. In the anonymous folk ballad, ‘’The Holy Well”, the poet uses thirteen quatrains with an ABCB rhyme scheme and does not follow a specific underlying rhyme pattern, as it is sporadic. When our lives are filled with compassion, we present the knowledge and understanding of God’s love on earth through what we do, what we say and how we act.
In the poem “Anyone lived in a pretty how town”, E. E. Cummings’ use of structure contributes to the grateful, touched but also sombre mood, which reveals that we must live life to its fullest rather than living with no purpose because death is prominent and cannot be avoided. This is evident in the overall structure and spacing of the poem, as it is unique compared to E. E. Cummings’ other poems. The form and spacing of “Anyone lived in a pretty how town” is quite consistent, as it has been divided into nine even stanzas of four lines each, creating the effect that the “pretty how town” (Line 1) is quite regular and ordinary in everyday life. The fact that this “pretty how town” is just a regular, ordinary town, represents that residents would
Dr. King pointed out that the love he is referring to is not the sentimental or affectionate sort, “it would be nonsense to urge men to love their oppressors in an affectionate sense,” he recognized. Greeks called this type of love agape. King explained it this way:
The poem “Falling Stars” by Jennifer Recchio appeared within the 2012 Zephyrus, published by Western Kentucky University’s English department. This poem shows distinct strengths and weaknesses throughout, but overall I found this poem to be rather well done. The meaning of this poem comes through effectively, aided by the use of strong imagery, but hindered slightly by word choice that disrupts the flow a few times within, and a lack of punctuation in certain areas that can leave portions confusing.
The couplet to end Cummings poem, only sustains in greater detail, his feelings for innocence in love. Yet, the couplet changes from innocence in love to bringing the same attitude towards life. To summarize the lines, Cummmings is saying, no matter how great and immense the stars are, they still just sit there. And although there is great simplicity in an everyday songbird, to sing like them is more precious and fulfilling than all the stars in the sky. Cummings is asserting that we should take notes from a birdís innocence. Do what makes you feel good. Do not worry yourself with how your mind feels, follow your heart. In lesser words, Cummings is taking notes form Whitman. He is telling the reader to live their life with vigor. Sing, don't just let life pass you by.
What pops into your mind when you hear the word ‘love?’ Do you think of a person who loved you or someone you’ve admired? We, as human beings, are made to love. We even distinguish love as family, romantic, and selfless love: also known as, storge, eros, and agape. As much as we desire to love others, we hold high values of being loved by others. Humanity’s great appreciation towards love is so great, it is even portrayed in fairy tales. Little Mermaid is a story about a mermaid who exchanges her beautiful voice to human legs so that she could be with her true love, Sleeping Beauty is a story about a prince who strives to fight against the evil witch in order to save his true love from a deep sleep, and Beauty and the Beast is about a young lady who falls in love with a Beast, solely because of his good virtue and character. The most influential book to humanity, the Bible, also carries the message of love through the gospel. God’s love for human being is purely displayed through the life of Jesus Christ: Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection. Could there be mere connections between the gospel, fairy tales, and humanity under the topic of love? Jeanne-Marie LePrince De Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast echoes the Evangelium by reflecting upon unconditional, sacrificial, and transformative love. Such love is demonstrated through Beauty’s action, motivation, and her relationship with others.
Several saints agree with Newman and the statement that love is a virtuous quality that can be improved along with the pursuit of faith, charity, and holiness. Saint
Throughout generations, compassion and love have played important roles in the dynamics of human interaction. Although these two concepts are constants in the general sense, they become more dynamic when viewed through different religious and cultural perspectives. The Dalai Lama, Pope John Paul II, and Louis Jacobs all provide prime examples of how the compassion and love vary when looked at through a religious perspective.
With compassion, people come closer together. Compassion provides love and without this emotion, humans would be isolated from one another. Love would not be considered love without compassion. It distinguishes a human from being heartless to one who cares for people other than themselves. Being compassionate leads a person away from a path of selfishness and builds strong relationships with others. The following authors did a great job of demonstrating this.