Although “Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks” by Pablo Neruda is the poem that is being compared, the fact that it was first written in Spanish and then translated in to English greatly changed the meaning of the two poems. Since there were different translators for both versions of the poem the word choice is slightly different; thereby, changing the whole message of the poem. That is why though the two poems should be one in the same the second poem makes the drunk men in the tavern seem harsher, and the mermaid more naïve than the first poem. The first evidence of the drunk men being harsher in the second poem than the first is in the third line, in which the difference of “they began to spit” and “began to spit at her” emphasizes the …show more content…
One such occasion is in the fourth line when there is the difference between newly, and recently used with knew, and understood respectively. The use of newly with knew shows that the mermaid’s normal life is so completely different that she simply does not know what is happening, and has no prior knowledge to draw from. In comparison the use of recently with understood shows that the mermaid has been out of the water before and should have knowledge of the land customs, but yet she still does not, meaning that she is not able to grasp concepts. Also the connotation with the words “understood nothing” makes it seem that the mermaid sees everything, but has no knowledge to compare it to therefore, leaving her dumb. The next point in which the mermaid’s naivety is showcased is within the eighth and ninth lines with the comparison between “not knowing” in the first poem, and “a stranger to” in the second poem. Again the line “not knowing” has a similar connotation to the line above using the word knew. On the other hand, the line “a stranger to” shows that the mermaid does not know of these things, which taking the knowledge of the previous line that she had come from the river before shows that the mermaid should have known about tears, and clothes. Also “a stranger to” gives the idea of someone looking in from the outside as they have not been invited in, this again …show more content…
Also the second poem shows the mermaid as more naïve than the first poem. Overall the comparison can be made that the drunken men are representative of mankind and their destructive nature; whereas, the mermaid is nature, in all of its
Tragedy acts as an antidote to human fallibility; it also warns individuals of the dire consequences of follies in a way that comedy cannot. It accentuates how a character of high rank falls from grace due to his or her character flaw. More importantly, the downfall evokes pathos, which results in the viewers’ emotional cleansing and purging. In Richard Van Camp’s short story, “Mermaids”, the main character “Torchy” is a native Indian who struggle to find a goal in life. To cope with the loss of his brother and his traumatic life, he abuses alcohol and drugs.“Mermaids” is not considered as a tragedy since the main character does not fulfill a noble tragic hero, he does not go through peripeteia, and the ending of the story does not let the
With an evident attempt at objectivity, the syntax of Passage 1 relies almost entirely on sentences of medium length, uses a few long sentences for balance, and concludes with a strong telegraphic sentence. The varying sentence length helps keep the readers engaged, while also ensuring that the writing remains succinct and informative. Like the varying sentence length, the sentence structures vary as complex sentences are offset by a few scattered simple sentences. The complex sentences provide the necessary description, and the simple sentences keep the writing easy to follow. Conversely, Passage 2 contains mostly long, flowing sentences, broken up by a single eight word sentence in the middle. This short sentence, juxtaposed against the length of the preceding and following sentences, provides a needed break in the text, but also bridges the ideas of the two sentences it falls between. The author employs the long sentences to develop his ideas and descriptions to the fullest extent, filling the sentences with literary elements and images. Coupled...
The author shows the reader the sea just as the sailor does as death, but more than death
...ion of the situation to the Ancient Mariner. Moreover, the way in which the dialogue is presented, makes the structure seems more of a script of a play. The structure of the poem is a key characteristic in displaying the theme, for by telling the story as a personal experience, it helps the reader understand the moral and theme intended as a warning to people.
The juxtaposition of the Titanic and the environment in the first five stanzas symbolizes the opposition between man and nature, suggesting that nature overcomes man. The speaker characterizes the sea as being “deep from human vanity” (2) and deep from the “Pride of Life that planned” the Titanic. The diction of “human vanity” (2) suggests that the sea is incorruptible by men and then the speaker’s juxtaposition of vanity with “the
... overall themes, and the use of flashbacks. Both of the boys in these two poems reminisce on a past experience that they remember with their fathers. With both poems possessing strong sentimental tones, readers are shown how much of an impact a father can have on a child’s life. Clearly the two main characters experience very different past relationships with their fathers, but in the end they both come to realize the importance of having a father figure in their lives and how their experiences have impacted their futures.
In this poem called “Creatures” by the author Billy Collins there is a literary device called a metaphor when the reader is reading this poem. A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as. In lines one (1) through...
There are few ways in which the two versions are alike. The most obvious is that they tell the same story, albeit with a slight variation at some points, but in essence, the story told is the same. They are both about a knight who committed a crime against a woman and was sent on a quest by the queen to learn “what women most desire.” Throughout his journey, the knight asked many women what they most desired and received varied answers. Dejected, the knight travels back to the kingdom to receive his punishment, but he comes across an old woman. She tells him what women most desire, the knight is acquitted, and he is forced to marry the old woman. In the end, the knight allows the old woman to choose whether she would like to be beautiful or faithful, so she becomes a beautiful and faithful young woman because the knight learned his lesson about women. Moreover, by glancing at the two poems, it is obvious that the length is similar.
The narrator is the first symbolism because it is a women’s point of view on a one night stand that started with lust and ended with love. She is young and in love with a random man that she barely know much about. The Dragon flies at the beginning of the poem symbols what she and the man having sex. They are stuck together and sweating like it is “100 degrees at noon” in the sun. (3) She uses the dragonflies because they are beautiful creatures that are not sure about the other dragonfly that they are making a baby with. Next, she explains herself as a drunk that “refuse(s) to remember, the way a drunkard forgets.” (19, 20) She does not want to remember the next morning what she has done and feels weird that she has done what she has done with the
English novelist Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and English poet Samuel Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner share very closely tied themes respectively in their own literary worlds. Through both novel and poem, in the eyes of each Victor Frankenstein and the Mariner three themes recur within. Knowledge, Frankenstein is addicted to knowledge in younger pursuits. The Mariner is cursed on the spread of knowledge of his obliterate tale of desolation through the wedding guest. Desolation, Frankenstein constantly torn by guilt wears himself to illness and disconnection from surrounding life. The Mariner in his lonely pursuit with his dead shipmates, left to be skewered by the torment of loneliness. Nature plays a crucial role in both stories, while traveling European countryside, the Mariner has a predilection towards nature through ideas of the Albatross, the ocean, water snakes, all leading to the appreciation of nature.
In the third stanza, the language becomes much darker, words like: anger, explode, and against make this stanza seem even more warlike than the first stanza.
..., they are somewhat similar in comparison because they both have an inevitable ending, death. Both of the poems also used rhythm to give the reader a better insight and experience. The use of rhythm helps to set the tone right away. The use of symbolism and tone helped to convey an overall theme with both of the poems.
Both poems depict very different situations yet the simple appearance of each bird has a huge impact on the characters of each poem. In Rime of the Ancient Mariner the Albatross appears at a time of great suffering and turmoil and allows the sailors to break free from the ice and move forward by the wind they believe has followed the great bird to them. The sailors of the ship develop a relationship with the bird and see is as a good omen. “At length did cross an Albatross, thorough the fog it came; as if it had been a christian soul, ...
The opening paragraph of the story emphasizes the limitations of the individual’s vision of nature. From the beginning, the four characters in the dingy do not know “the colors of the sky,” but all of them know “the colors of the sea.” This opening strongly suggests the symbolic situations in which average peo...
Through metaphors, the speaker proclaims of her longing to be one with the sea. As she notices The mermaids in the basement,(3) and frigates- in the upper floor,(5) it seems as though she is associating these particular daydreams with her house. She becomes entranced with these spectacles and starts to contemplate suicide.