What are some characteristics of Revolutionary poetry?

Oddly enough,
one of the more prominent Revolutionary poets was Phyllis Wheatley(1753-1784), an emancipated
African slave whose owners taught her to read and write. She captured both the spirit of the
Revolution and the sins of America in her poetry that imitates the popular style of poetry of
her time:  She uses a Latinate vocabulary, inversions, and elevated . For instance, in this
stanza from her poem to the earl of Dartmouth, a new appointee as secretary of state in charge
of the American Colonies, Wheatley hopes that Dartmouth will be open to the colonists'
grievances:

Should you, my lord, while you peruse my
song,

Wonder from whence my love of Freedom sprung,

Whence
flow these wishes for the common good,

By feeling hearts alone best
understood,

I, young in life, by seeming cruel fate

Was
snatch'd from Afric's fancy'd happy seat:

...Such, such my case.  And can I
then but pray

Others may never feel tyrannic sway?

Much of the Revolutionary poetry usedto amplify the cause and
spirit of the Revolution.  However, Ralph Waldo Emerson, who did not live during the
Revolutionary period, wrote about the Revolution in a different tone as he sought to define the
intention and significance of the Founding Fathers' actions.  In such poems as "A Nation's
Strength," he asks and answers the question "What  makes a nation's pillars high/And
its foundations strong?"

It is not gold. Its kingdoms
grand
Go down in battle shock;
Its shafts are laid on sinking
sand,
Not on abiding rock.

Not gold but only men can make
A
people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and
suffer long.

In his poem "Concord Hymn,"
Emerson extols the bravery of the soldiers of the Revolution,

Spirit, that made those heroes dare

To die, and leave their children
free,

Bid Time and Nature gently spare

The shaft we raise
to them and thee."

Some of the poetry written about
the Revolution created an American mythology.  Critics feel that Walt Whitman did more to
interpret the meaning of the Revolution than any poet as he projected the Revolutionary spirit
into "a vision of citizenship" in his "I Hear America Singing":

Washington spoke; Friends of America look over the

  Altantic sea;
A bended bow is lifted in heaven, & a heavy iron
chain
Descends link by link from Albion's cliffs across the sea to
bind
Brothers & sons of America, till our faces pale and yellow;
Heads
deprest, voices weak, eyes downcast, hands work-bruis'd,
Feet bleeding on the sultry
sands, and the furrows of the whip
Descend to generations that in future times
forget.

why did kurt vonnegut write harrison bergeron?

Both of
the previous answers are excellent, but
I would like to add a bit. Yes, "" is a work
of . Not only is it pointing out
the importance of recognizing the strengths and weaknesses
among individuals,
but it is decrying what Vonnegut perceived as a potential misuse of the

phrase created equal. When I teach this story to my students, I
have them
brainstorm lists of ways our government (or even our school)
intervenes to create equality. We
discuss the meaning of equality. We discuss
what measures are fair and justified and which might
be considered
well-intentioned over-reach.

All of this is not to say
that
Vonnegut believed people are not created equal or shouldn't be treated
with equality, but rather
that an attempt by government to create an
artificial equality based on the lowest common
denominator would have
extremely detrimental effects on our society. He used the ridiculous
example
of Harrison's mother not being able to remember seeing him killed
on...

How is the theme of untamed ambition shown in The Pearl?

Untamed
ambition is one of the main themes in 's , and it destroys the lives of
the main characters. Greed and ambition are evident in almost every character, first seen in the
greedy doctor who refuses to treat Kinos son after he is stung by a scorpion. This theme will
continue...

How does setting in "Araby" affect the story?

In Joyce's
" ," the first setting is described in terms of figurative blindness and paralysis
(the street is a dead end, etc.)  This reflects the young narrator's emotional and mental and
spiritual states.  He is blinded by illusion concerning Mangan's sister, his relationship with
her, and the connection between the religious and the secular.  He sees himself as a religious
hero, the girl as the embodiment of the Virgin Mary, and their relationship as something holy. 
He is...

How does the significance of gold treasure change as the poem Beowulf progresses?

The
Anglo-Saxon poem is not only a great story of valor and honor but a
reflection of the customs and traditions of the day. Of course we know that one of the practices
was the honoring of thanes with gold rings and other gifts of gold given by the king. This
giving was used as a reward but was also a practice in keeping with the idea that these men were
constantly at the ready to give up their lives in feats of valor. 

Because
the Anglo-Saxons believed that their lives were in the hands of Fate
(Wyrd), they were fierce warriors who pledged their loyalties to their
king. In turn, the king wisely inspires his men with gold, an act which both expresses his
gratitude and ensures the continued loyalty of his warrior-friends.

In the
beginning of the story, then, we see a traditional use of gold. It is an item of value which is
used as a reward, as a gift, and as a symbol of honor. In fact, in one of the opening
descriptions in the poem we read about Shield Sheafson, the beloved Danish...

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What special literature, music and entertainment is produced for the proletariat in 1984?

In Chapter
4,discusses the underbelly of the Ministry of Truth, which deals in propaganda and smut for the
working class:

And the Ministry had not only to supply the
multifarious needs of the party, but also to repeat the whole operation at a lower level for the
benefit of the proletariat. There was a whole chain of separate departments
dealing with pro- letarian literature, music, drama, and entertainment generally.
Here were produced rubbishy newspapers containing almost nothing except sport, crime and
astrology, sensational five-cent novelettes, films oozing with sex, and sentimental songs which
were composed entirely by mechanical means on a special kind of kaleidoscope known as a
versificator. There was even a whole sub-sectionPornosec, it was called in
Newspeakengaged in producing the lowest kind of pornography, which was sent out in sealed
packets and which no Party member, other than those who worked on it, was permitted to look at.

has even had some experience in dealing
in this department:

She had even (an infallible mark of
good reputation) been picked out to work in Pornosec, the
sub-section of theDepartment which turned out cheap pornography for distribution among the
proles. It was nicknamed Muck House by the people who worked in it,
she remarked. There she had remained for a year, helping to produce booklets in sealed packets
with titles like Spanking Stories or One Night in a
Girls School, to be bought furtively by proletarian youths who were under the
impression that they were buying something illegal.

How did European Imperialism affect American Politics?

I'd suggest
that European imperialism played a significant role in shaping American politics. Consider the
Monroe Doctrine, as well as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. One of the
fundamental cornerstones of American foreign policy was shaped as a response to European
influence in the Americas. Of course, it must be recognized that, during the early decades of
the 1800's, the United States lacked the military strength to actually enforce this foreign
policy claim, but the statement remained, by which the United States claimed in the Americas its
own sphere of influence.

In addition, we should consider America's own
imperialist adventures, beginning in the late 1800's. A critical moment in this history was the
Spanish-American War, where the United States acquired overseas possessions from Spain. Consider
also the Open Door Policy, through which the United States attempted to gain access to China
(which was then divided into European zones of influence). Additionally, we can mention numerous
US interventions in Latin America, as well as the construction of the Panama Canal (which was
itself only guaranteed by a US military intervention in Panama's revolution against Colombia).
Be aware that the United States has its own very real history of imperialism to contend
with.