LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MODERN POETRY AND POETICS
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The ideal of courtly love
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Elements of the Christian narrative of salvation
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The alchemical concept of the philosopher’s stone
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The Renaissance concept of humanism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Themes. Throughout ‘Sunday Morning’ the speaker discusses the interactions between nature and humanity. To humankind nature symbolizes both paradise and death. The speaker brings up images of nature associated with religion and finally, nature’s independence and disregard for human affairs.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Sunday Morning” is one such, written in blank verse (no rhymes) with loose iambic pentameter lines. It is full of vivid imagery, biblical allusion and challenging syntax. As the poem progresses through eight stanzas, the speaker’s perspective shifts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout the poem, the two examine two contrasting ideologies: that of Christianity and of paganism. The woman must decide which will help her find the spiritual satisfaction she is seeking. The poet presents compelling arguments through a series of eloquent images centering on the beauty of the natural world.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stevens believes that imagination is not equivalent to consciousness nor is reality equivalent to the world as it exists outside our minds. Reality is the product of the imagination as it shapes the world. It is constantly changing as we attempt to find imaginatively satisfying ways to perceive the world.