What are two figures of speech in Book Six of The Odyssey?

Book VI of The Odyssey is one of the
least anthologized episodes in the epic because not much happens.  Book VI is a "bridge"
between Odysseus being lost and found.  It is a transition between our hero's odyssey
and his return home to Ithaca.  In between, of course, is his stay at King Alcinous'
island-country Phaecia.  It is for the great King that Odysseus frames his flashback
adventures.  It is fitting that the King's daughter (with help from a goddess) finds
him.

Since the action is a return to the present, Book VI
stars off in medias res, ("in the
middle of things"): we don't know where Odysseus's been or who these people are.  Like
him, we are lost.  Since the book is episodic, background information is necessary.
 Odysseus' name is not even mentioned: he is simply identified as "stranger."  Odysseus
must keep his identity a secret.  He has learned the hard way (from Cyclops) that
bragging one's name can cause death and destruction.  As such, he is wandering guest who
will be clothed and fed before he offers his name.

The Book
contains formal monologues.  Goddesses and mortals speak in
long, formal speeches, not realistic or familiar conversation.  The goddess Minerva
addresses Nausicaa thusly:

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"Nausicaa, what can your mother have been about,
to have such a lazy daughter? Here are your clothes all lying in disorder, yet
you are going to be married almost immediately, and should not only be well
dressed yourself, but should find good clothes for those who attend you. This
is the way to get yourself a good name, and to make your father and
mother proud of you. Suppose, then, that we make tomorrow a washing day, and
start at
daybreak...

And Odysseus
responds with an elaborate monologue (excerpted
here):

"O
queen," he said, "I implore your aid- but tell me, are you a goddess or are you a mortal
woman? If you are a goddess and dwell in heaven, I can only conjecture that you are
Jove's daughter Diana, for your face and figure resemble none but
hers...

Together, the
in medias res makes the reader, like Odysseus, feel lost and
disoriented, but the formal monologues seek to establish order between gods and mortals
and guests and hosts, thus making Odysseus begin to feel
welcomed.

Here is a math trick: If you multiply any digit from 1-100 by 99 and you add the answer you will get 18 all the time. Why does it work.And please...

Any integer number from 1 to 99 is a two digit number ,
could be written like 10x+y, where x is  a digit in 10's place and y is in units
place.

The digits x and y as given in this example should
be such that 0 < x, y < = 9. Or x and y can not be the digit zero. x and y
could be any one of the digits 1,2,3,..9.

Therefore the
product 99(10x+y) = (100-1)(10x+y).

Therefore 99(10x+y) =
(1000x+100y) - (10x+y)

The right side = 1000x +100y -10x-y
=

(1000x +100y +10*0 + 1*0) - 10x -
y.

In decimal format this is written digit by digit like:
(xy00) -(xy) or something like 5600 - 48 = 5*1000 +(6-1)100+(10-1-4)+(10-8) =
5552.

So in actual subtraction algorithm  under such cases
, we borrow 1 from 100th place to 10's place. Now  1 hundred borrowed in 10's place  is
worth 10 tens. Then we we borrow 1 ten from 10's place to units place. Now 1 ten
borrowed is worth 10 in units place.

Therefore 99(10x+y)
=1000x + 100(y-1) + 10*0 +1*0) -10x - y.

99(10x+y)= 1000x
+100(y-1)+10(10-1) +1*10 -10x - y

99(10x+y) =
1000x+100(y-1)+10(10-1-x) +1*(10-y).

From right side we
notice that  digit x is in 1000 's place ,  the digit (y-1) is in 100's place , the
digit (10-1-x ) is in 10's place and (10-y) is the digit in unit's
place.

Therefore the total of the digits in the product
99*(10x+y) = x+(y-1)+(10-1-x)+(10-y ) = x+y-1 +10-1-x+10-y = 20-2 =
18.

Therefore , the product of 99*(any integer from 1 to
99) has the sum of digits 18.

Hope this
helps.

Given that v0=20 m/s and a=3 m/s^2 determine x for t = 10 s

We'll have to write the equation that describes how far an
object travels under constant acceleration.

x = v0t +
at^2/2 (1)

To determine x, we'll insert all given
information into equation:

x = (20m/s)(10s) +
(1/2)(3m/s^2)(10s)^2

We'll cancel out the seconds from the
first ratio and the s^2 from the second ratio from the right side and we'll
get:

x = 200m +
150m

x =
350m

Keeping track of the units in calculus
is helping us to detect the errors if the units don't come out
right.

5 examples of fiqurative lanquage in Kaffir Boy along with the page numbers. What emotions do these examples evoke? Why does the author use them?

This sounds like a homework assignment, so you will need
to pick out the specific examples yourself. However, I'll give you a few pointers for
finding good examples of figurative language in Kaffir
Boy.

First, look at the speech of Mark
Mathabane's mother and grandmother. Throughout the book, these strong women use tribal
stories and proverbs to teach Mathabane how to survive. Their language is rich in
metaphor. Their use of figurative language in these characters' speech helps develop the
characters, the setting, and the cultural milieu. It also helps to reinforce many of the
book's themes.

You may also find figurative language around
Mark Mathabane's own dialog. Mathabane, who is called Johannes in the book, rarely uses
figurative language when he speaks. However, as a writer, he often describes his speech
and actions using similes that help to convey his emotions.

Which of these is Edwards doing when he refers to Biblical stories in this sermon? A. Allegory B. Allusion C. Alluvial D. Allegro In “Sinners...

When Jonathan Edwards makes these numerous references to
the Bible in this sermon, he is making allusions.  An allusion is when you refer to some
major piece of literature or some historical event or something like that where just
about everyone who is listening to you knows what you are talking about.  You would make
this allusion so as to be able to illustrate some point that you are trying to
make.

An example of this can be found in the following
passage from the sermon:

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Divine justice says of the tree that brings forth
such grapes of Sodom, "Cut it down, why cumbereth it the
ground?"

The
allusion here is to Sodom.  He does not explain what it is, but all of his listeners
understand what he is talking about.

Discuss how Hamlet's "Now I am alone" soliloquy contributes to the plot, characterization, and atmosphere of the play.Analyze the "Now I am alone"...

Many people consider this soliloquy to be a turning point
in the plot of Hamlet.  Actually, in my Arden text, the line
numbers are 543- 601.

In this conversation with the
audience, Hamlet considers the invented reactions of an actor to the pretend
circumstances of the text he speaks to his own behaviour in reaction to real events in
the true circumstances of his own life.  The upshot of the speech is the birth of
Hamlet's idea to create a pretend re-enactment of his father's murder and have it
performed before Claudius.  Hamlet determines that the witnessing of Claudius' reaction
to this will reveal whether Claudius murdered his father or
not.

The idea to present the play-within-a-play
(The Mousetrap) to Claudius certainly advances the plot because the
audience has no more information about Hamlet Senior's murder than Hamlet, as of yet. 
This gives the audience cause to also be very curious to see what Claudius' reaction
will be.  Did he do it?  This play might very well prove it.  So, the plot and action of
the play picks up steam at the end of this soliloquy.

It
adds to the atmosphere by creating suspense for just the same reason it advances the
plot.  The audience's expectation is heightened, and it is ready to see what will happen
next.  The decision to present the play seems to put Hamlet that much closer to actually
revenging his father's death instead of just talking about
it.

Of course, all of the things mentioned above also add
to the audience's understanding of Hamlet.  But the soliloquy also gives further insight
into the sort of overly self-critical aspects of Hamlet's nature.  He spends the first
part of the soliloquy comparing himself to the actor, and railing against and condemning
himself for being unable to act:

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Yet I,

A dull and
muddy-mettled rascal, peak

Like John a-dreams. .
.

And can say nothing. . .

. .
.Am I coward?

'Swounds, I should take it.  For it cannot
be

But I am pigeon-liver'd and lack
gall

To make oppression bitter, or ere
this

I should ha' fatted all the region
kites

With this slave's
offal.

And so, it is out of
this non-action, this self-condemnation (and condemnation of Claudius) that the idea for
an action is born.  The play-within-a-play is the first (and only) real action against
Claudius that Hamlet takes until the duel at the very end of the play, which makes this
soliloquy a very important turning point in the play.

Analyze Blake's "The Lamb" with respect to diction?

The repetition of words and phrases (the rhetorical device
anaphora) stresses the speaker’s innocent, childlike qualities and makes the structure
of the poem simple and clear. The diction is neutral and concrete, in keeping with the
speaker’s childlike character, and appropriate for the concept of a beneficent and
peaceful God. The Creator, like the lamb and the child, is meek and mild, loving and
gentle, simple and caring. The words all connote the most direct, least complicated view
of God that is possible. The use of the word meek suggests the third Beatitude (Matt.
5:5). Blake’s idea of God in this poem from The Songs of Innocence is that God is a God
of peace and love.

What kind of figurative laguage is present in this poem?on nothing else

I am only allowed to answer one
question.

Emily Dickinson's poem "I Like To See It Lap the
Miles," is referring to "water."

Hints can be found with
words like "lap," "lick," "tanks," "quarry."

Phrases that
suggest water are "stop to feed itself at tanks" (which hold water), "fit its sides,"
"crawl between," "chase itself down hill," and "docile and
omnipotent."

Images that suggest water are "complaining all
the while / In horrid, hooting stanza" and "neigh like
Boanerges."

("Boanerges" is the Biblical name Jesus gave to
James and John; it can mean "sons of thunder" or a "...preacher with a powerful
voice.")

The phrases listed above give a sense of water:
water can "fit its sides" to other shapes. Water can seem to "crawl between" and "chase
itself down hill;" and "docile and omnipotent" refer to calm water and water that is
all-powerful: like tsunamis/tidal waves, etc.

What aspects of the English language will be difficult for future peoples to decipher?Think of specific parts of our language and/or slang. What...

Since your question is about the future, we can only
speculate.  I speculate that some of the following aspects of the English language will
baffle peoples in the future, particularly if the English language ever "dies," or
changes to the point that it is incomprehensible to a contemporary speaker of
English.

a) Our use of conjunctions together with
verbs:  This puzzles me even now.  Think of an expression like "Pack up" your
belongings; is something going up?  Or, "add up the numbers," "write down the
information," "sort out the problem," "go down to the store," "pay up your bills," etc.,
etc.  If these idioms ever die, someone in the future is going to have a hard time
figuring them out (there's another one--what does "out" mean in that
expression?).

b) Slang: As you
mentioned, English slang is going to drive someone crazy some
day. 

c) Spelling: English spelling is
far from phonetic; just consider words like rough, through, and castle.  As long as
English remains a vibrant, spoken language, its spelling is perpetuated--and
understood--by force of convention.  If it ever goes the way of Sanskrit and Hittite,
its spelling may make it as mysterious as the Rosetta Stone.

Who is W. D. Ross?

Sir W.D. (William David) Ross was a Scottish born moral
philosopher, born in 1877 and died in 1971. In addition, he was knighted in 1938. Ross
studied and concentrated on ethics and believed a great deal in the power of intuition.
Being an intuitionist means believing in moral realism and non-naturalism. He is best
known for writing The Right and the Good in 1938, which at the time
caused some controversy. He most certainly had an Aristotelian approach to philosophy.
One of the reasons for this are his strong beliefs and personal strengths in practical
wisdom.

"The
moral convictions of thoughtful and well-educated people are the data of ethics, just as
sense-perceptions are the data of a natural science" (The Right and the
Good, p. 41).

What do you think "The Red Wheelbarrow" invites us to consider?

What depends upon a red
wheelbarrow? 

Answer: So
much. 

What is the significance of the glaze of the rain
water or the white chickens?

Answer: So much depends upon
the reader/observer. 

There is no "I" in the poem. There
are no capital letters, rhyme or meter. The objects are ordinary. Aside from the
reference to agriculture or labor (farming), this scene is of objects with no overt
meaning. This scene, sparsely described, is an example of Imagist poetry, the poetic
attempt at painting a picture. Williams was attempting a new kind of poetry, perhaps
even beyond Imagism. With no discernible style, no punctuation and no cultural or
historical references, this is an image, plain and simple; there are just words which
stand for things.  This might sound ridiculously simplistic, but it goes to the heart of
the poem. Words depend on things. We depend on words to communicate things (and
ideas).

Using this plain image, the reader focuses on the
word/images, the odd line breaks and maybe even the choice of prepositions. Why "red?"
Why "a" and not "the" wheelbarrow?  Why "chickens"?  Regardless of the poet, I'm of the
school that the reader's interpretation is the creation of meaning. But even moreso in
cases like Imagistic poetry. 

To answer your question, my
(and this is only one interpretation) impression of the poem is about nature and
industry, represented by the chickens/rain and wheelbarrow respectively. The wheelbarrow
implies human industry but there is no human in the poem. The chickens and rain (plant
growth, drinking water, life, etc.) represent nature; chickens a source of food. So a
basic interpretation is that so much depends upon nature and industry for survival. But
to be honest, I would call this a dumbed down impression. The significance of this poem
is that so much depends upon words which depend upon things; for good or bad. As these
are simplistic things, another interpretation could be that this is a criticism on the
accumulation of unnecessary things.  Instead, Williams offers a focus on more simplistic
objects and how they can convey or prompt the reader/observer to form as much meaning
and introspection with his/her own imagination --- perhaps even more than a descriptive,
stylistic poem might convey.

In this sense, why "chickens,"
why "a red wheelbarrow," why "glazed with rain" is the whole point - focus on objects
themselves. So much depends upon imagination via words via
objects.

In Spring and All, Williams
writes: “To refine, to clarify, to intensify that eternal moment in which we alone live
there is but a single force—the imagination.”

What are some historical or current events that best describe or support Poor Richard's Aphorism "A small leak will sink a great ship."?in Poor...

The one that comes most immediately to mind for me is the
current trouble that our (United States) economy is in.  You can say that it started
from a relatively small leak and that it has sunk a great ship.  At any rate, it has
certainly caused a lot of trouble.

The economic problems
can be traced to companies giving out mortgages to people who really could not afford
them.  Each individual one of these mortgages was a very small leak.  And you would
think that mortgages in general would be pretty small compared to the US economy as a
whole.  But when all those mortgages got put together and when the financial companies
started making derivatives based on those mortages, they turned into a really big
deal.

Because of all these little leaks, the US entered a
huge financial crisis back in late 2008 and has not completely recovered
yet.

Describe the lives of Salem's inhabitants in The Crucible.

Initially, people in Salem lived under very strict
protestant morals and rules.  Society was governed by religious sanctions and
expectations of behavior.  Women were expected to serve their husbands and worship their
Lord and God.  Men were expected to resist the temptations of the devil and provide for
their wives.

All of the decorum began to unwind when
allegations of witchcraft and devil worship emerged.  People became paranoid as
community members began to accuse others of the crimes against God.  As the situation
worsened neighbors betrayed neighbors and people with a grudge to bear lied against
their brethren.  Innocent people were arrested and put to death on
hear-say.

As a result, children were orphaned and farms
left unattended.  Cattle escaped and grazed for food where ever it could be
found.

State the gradient and y intercept of the line : y=3-5x

The equation for a line in the standard slope (or
gradient) and intercept form is :

y = mx+c, where m is the
gradient or slope measuring rate y inrement per x increment. c is the y intercept
.

So the given line y = 3-5x , or y = (-5)x+3 scould be
identifies with y = mx +c.

So m= -5 is the gradient. c = 3
is the y intercept, where the line y = 3-5x is intersecting the y
axis.

Demonstrate how the Puritan community in The Scarlet Letter controls Hester's and Pearl's lives.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In his classic novel, The Scarlet
Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the themes of legalism, sin, and
guilt, themes that all relate to Puritanism.  Legalism, or over-emphasis on discipline
of conduct, is the guiding force of the Puritan community in which Hester Prynne is
punished.  Obedience to the law, not faith in God's grace, is the pre-eminent principle
of redemption for the Puritan community.  This neglect of mercy is what controls
Hester's life and affects little Pearl.

For one thing,
Hester is made to live on the edge of town and is ostracized further as she is marked
with the scarlet A upon her bosom.  When people encounter her they
move to the side or look away.  The other children mock and taunt Pearl.  When Hester
and Pearl arrive at the governor's hall, Governor Bellingham and the Reverend Wilson
laugh and call Pearl a little bird of scarlet plummage, an elf-child, a naughty fairy. 
Worse yet, some of the Puritans hold that she is a "demon
offspring." 

Another way in which Hester is treated by the
community is in its ostracism.  While she sews for many of the prominent members of the
community, she is never allowed to make a wedding dress or any of the accoutrements.
While the Puritan code never truly overcomes Hester's independent passions, she does
acknowledge her guilt and boldly displays it to the world.  Her elaborate embroidery,
her dressing of Pearl is such bold color, and her wearing of the A
long after she needs to all demonstrate Hester's willingness to follow Puritan
legalism.  She tells Dimmesdale in their meeting in the
forest,

"Truth
was the one virtue which I might have held fast, and did hold fast, through all
extremity...A lie is never good, even though death threaten on the other
side."

In accepting her
guilt, Hester Prynne learns from her sin, and Pearl becomes more human after her father,
Mr. Dimmesdale, acknowledges her.  Hawthorne writes,

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The scarlet letter was her passport into regions
where other women dared not tread.  Shame, Despair, Solitude!  These had been her
teachers,--stern and wild ones,--and they had made her
strong...

As a result of the
legalism of The Scarlet Letter's magistrates and the guilt from her
sin, Hester emerges from her experiences as a woman capable of helping many others; she
attains respect and finds some contentment.  Her daughter Pearl becomes truly human and
lives a full life in England.

I am doing a paragraph on goals, referring to this quote:"those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit ; for excellence isnot...

Another and
different interpretation of this quote is that once people attain
excellence in a pursuit, they remain focused in the same pusuit at which they
have experienced achievement. After all, the pursuit of excellence is an avocation in
itself.  The artist, the musician, the actor--all become absorbed in their excellence,
which they always feel can be improved upon, or taken to another aspect of excellence. 
Thus, the pursuit of excellence is not a static action; it is a continuity of striving
to better one's art or achievements. 

Although this pursuit
of excellence is a lifetime pursuit, it does not necessarily exclude all else, and the
price may not be too high, at all.  Consider those who are great--are they all unhappy? 
Certainly, they belong less to themselves than to their art or to their people if they
are leaders, yet their feeling of self-worth and accomplishment must be a tremendous
reward.

Please explain the irony in the story.

The plot of the story is grounded in situational irony, a
conflict between ordinary folks on the one hand, and both chance and evil on the other.
The forces of chance are built up by an almost overwhelming set of coincidences that
lead in a straight line to disaster. These are:a. the decision to go to Florida,b. the
decision of the grandmother to go too even thoughshe says at first that she will stay
home,c. her hiding the cat in the car because she doesn’t wantto leave it behind,d. her
remembering the house she wanted to see, and excitingthe children by making up a “secret
panel” (paragraph 45),e. her realization of her error just at the wrong moment,f. her
upsetting the basket with the cat in it,g. the cat’s jumping on Bailey’s neck, thereby
causingthe wreck that makes the family vulnerable, andh. the Misfit’s being nearby when
the accident occurs.

What is the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords?

The major difference between the House of Commons and the
House of Lords (I assume that you are talking about the Parliament of the United
Kingdom) is that the House of Commons is a democratic body whereas the House of Lords is
sort of a holdover from the days when Britain was less
democratic.

The House of Commons is elected by popular vote
of all Britons over the age of 18.  The House of Lords is not elected in any manner
whatsoever.  It is made up of people who are either A) senior bishops of the Church of
England or B) "peers" or nobility who are selected by the
monarch.

Does Jack's desire to kill a pig fit into either of the group's two main priorities established by Ralph?

At first it would seem that this desire to kill a pig
would fit into a priority for survival for both of the groups. However, Ralph clearly
points out several needs. He notes the need for shelter and the need for rescue. These
can be attended to by building shelters and building and maintaining a fire so that a
smoke signal can be seen by passing ships or aircraft. Ralph also notes that fresh water
must be maintained for the boys. A process of going into the island and getting steam
water and filling coconuts with it has begun. Unfortunately, some people are not
following through. Another goal is to maintain appropriate bathroom facilities so that
feces are washed away by the tide.

Jack's priority to kill
a pig does not coincide with Ralphs goals of safety, shelter, cleanliness, and
sustinence. It will compliment the goal of sustinence, but I have a feeling Jack wants a
pig for the wrong reasons.

Is Caesar ambitious and did he have to be killed?can you give me some examples of why he was ambitious or why he wasn't.... please i need help...

The Republic was already dead, or least on its last
breath, thanks in large part to Sulla, and by an even greater degree to the greed of the
Senators.

The assassins were not looking to restore
"freedom to the people" but rather to safeguard and enhance their own
wealth.

Caesar was pushing forward land reforms that would
restore the public lands (ager publicus) to the people.  The Senators had taken these
lands for themselves, farming them with slaves.  Caesar sought to grant this land to
Army veterans and Roman citizens as a way of re-leaving the crushing unemployment in
Rome.  He offered to purchase the land from the Senators at market
prices even though the land did not belong to the Senators in the first
place.  Additionally he required that a certain percentage of farm workers be freeborn
citizens and not solely slave labor.  Both of these measure would cut deeply into the
Seantor's income.

There is also the question of jealousy.
 Romans were fiercely competitive, and the system of honors and offices was designed to
prevent any one person from out shining his fellow senators by too much.  However this
system was proving inadequate against the onslaught of talent that characterized the
Roman leaders of the 1st century BCE. Caesar's achievements simply blew the system out
of the water.

The real question is not "Did Caesar need to
die?" but rather "What did the assassins accomplish by murdering
Caesar?"

What they achieved was not what they hoped for.
 Indeed, their act made possible the rise of Octavian (Caesar's grand nephew and adopted
son) who, although not as physically brave nor as militarily or artistically gifted as
Caesar was, never the less, a shrewd politician who was able to accomplish was Caesar
could not -- a system of government that reconciled the Romans and the world at large to
the reality of the Roman Empire.

See: The Assassination Of
Julius Caesar A People's History by Michael Parenti
c2003

Caesar Life Of A Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
c2006

How does the author's use of descriptive imagery to create the prisoners and setting in Book Three Chapter 1 develop Winston's perceptions?

Winston's perception changes from possible Party overthrow
or rebellion in the end of book II to complete and total fear in book III. In the
beginning of book III, Winston finds himself in the punishing and sterile environment of
the Ministry of Love:

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He was in a high-ceilinged windowless cell with
walls of glittering white porcelain. Concealed lamps flooded it with cold light, and
there was a low, steady humming sound which he supposed had something to do with the air
supply. A bench, or shelf, just wide enough to sit on ran round the wall, broken only by
the door and, at the end opposite the door, a lavatory pan with no wooden seat. There
were four telescreens, one in each
wall.

This setting completely
blocks out comprehension of the once known to him outside world. This outside world has
windows and people and something to look at. This place just has something that looks at
him... non-stop.

How would that feel to be constantly
watched?

When mixed with other prisoners, Winston notices
the described difference between Party and common criminals. People in here just for
petty crimes don't seem to have a care in the world. Party criminals wear fear. This
further develops and justifies Winston's growing perception that he is in great trouble
and he fears the coming tactics whatever they may be. The fact that they are unknown
demonstrates part of the philosophy of the rulers of the party. Keeping Winston guessing
makes this understanding more unbearable.

I was wondering if the following would indicate a positive or a negative connotation.I mean I know what these connotations are but I was wondering...

The poem itself is a very positive expression of memory in
that memory is better than actual experience. It is like a bank in which you may forever
make a withdrawal. The force of simile is positive: the poem serves as an introduction
to some simple (and other, not-so-simple) modes of poetic figuration (or “troping”). It
begins with a simile (I was like a cloud) and moves into other kinds of comparisons. He
(Wordsworth) is solitary, but he is also part of a group. In another simile, he makes
the daffodils themselves solitary, or removed. The role of personification: Wordsworth
chooses to humanize (or personify) his daffodils, and we may wonder why. There is a
continual exchange between him and his flowers, as he surveys his position by comparison
with theirs. Grammar and word choice: it is important to examine a poet’s diction and to
ask why he chooses certain words instead of other, almost equivalent ones. What do we
make of “host,” “golden,” “wealth,” “show,” and the lines “A poet could not but be
gay/In such a jocund company”? These are all extremely positive values. Importance of
repetition and variation: One thing we notice is that many of the poem’s opening details
are repeated, though with variation, in subsequent stanzas, and we must determine the
force of such repetition. Above all, we notice two special twists in stanza 4: a
repetition of all of the previous details and a shift in tense from the past to the
generalized present.1. Wordsworth also includes—and in some cases repeats—references to
the four classical elements: air, earth, fire, water. The words “dance” or “dancing”
appear in all four stanzas. Overall unity: the poem not only recounts, but also
dramatizes, the workings of the human mind (one of Wordsworth’s great themes) and makes
an important statement about the independent, unwilled, and uncontrollable faculty of
memory. It does so, at its climax, with a telling and delightful use of alliteration and
a particular emphasis on a preposition (a part of speech that Wordsworth used to great
advantage), in this case “with,” that links him to the flowers. "Stars that shine" and
"twinkle" reflect a positive glowing force.