Alexander's+poems

Argus

When wise Ulysses, from his native coast Long kept by wars, and long by tempests toss'd, Arrived at last, poor, old, disguised, alone, To all his friends, and ev'n his Queen unknown, Changed as he was, with age, and toils, and cares, Furrow'd his rev'rend face, and white his hairs, In his own palace forc'd to ask his bread, Scorn'd by those slaves his former bounty fed, Forgot of all his own domestic crew, The faithful Dog alone his rightful master knew!

Unfed, unhous'd, neglected, on the clay Like an old servant now cashier'd, he lay; Touch'd with resentment of ungrateful man, And longing to behold his ancient lord again. Him when he saw he rose, and crawl'd to meet, ('Twas all he could) and fawn'd and kiss'd his feet, Seiz'd with dumb joy; then falling by his side, Own'd his returning lord, look'd up, and died! Alexander Pope

Chorus of Youths and Virgins

Semichorus. Oh Tyrant Love! hast thou possest The prudent, learn'd, and virtuous breast? Wisdom and wit in vain reclaim, And Arts but soften us to feel thy flame. Love, soft intruder, enters here, But ent'ring learns to be sincere. Marcus with blushes owns he loves, And Brutus tenderly reproves. Why, Virtue, dost thou blame desire, Which Nature has imprest? Why, Nature, dost thou soonest fire The mild and gen'rous breast?

Chorus. Love's purer flames the Gods approve; The Gods and Brutus bent to love: Brutus for absent Portia sighs, And sterner Cassius melts at Junia's eyes. What is loose love? a transient gust, Spent in a sudden storm of lust, A vapour fed from wild desire, A wand'ring, self-consuming fire, But Hymen's kinder flames unite; And burn for ever one; Chaste as cold Cynthia's virgin light, Productive as the Sun.

Semichorus. Oh source of ev'ry social tie, United wish, and mutual joy! What various joys on one attend, As son, as father, brother husband, friend? Whether his hoary sire he spies, While thousand grateful thoughts arise; Or meets his spouse's fonder eye; Or views his smiling progeny; What tender passions take their turns, What home-felt raptures move? His heart now melts, now leaps, now burns, With rev'rence, hope, and love.

Chorus. Hence guilty joys, distastes, surmises, Hence false tears, deceits, disguises, Dangers, doubts, delays, surprises; Fires that scorch, yet dare not shine Purest love's unwasting treasure, Constant faith, fair hope, long leisure, Days of ease, and nights of pleasure; Sacred Hymen! these are thine.

Alexander Pope

Ode on Solitude Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground.

Whose heards with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.

Blest! who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day,

Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please, With meditation.

Thus let me live, unseen, unknown; Thus unlamented let me dye; Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where I lye.

Alexander Pope

Argus

Imagery of poem: “ Arrived at last, poor, old, disguised, alone, To all his friends, and ev'n his Queen unknown, Changed as he was, with age, and toils, and cares, Furrow'd his rev'rend face, and white his hairs,”

Simile of poem: “Unfed, unhous'd, neglected, on the clay Like an old servant now cashier'd, he lay”

Asyndeton of poem: “ Unfed, unhous'd, neglected, on the clay”

Chorus of youths and virgins

Personification of poem: “ And Arts but soften us to feel thy flame.” Personification of song: “some days the song writes you” Guy Clark- Someday’s the song write you

Asyndeton of poem: “ Love, soft intruder, enters here,”

Asyndeton of poem: “Whose heards with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.”

Ode on Solitude Imagery of poem: “ Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground.”

Simile: comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Personification: giving inanimate objects human characteristics.

Imagery: when words are descriptive to help make the reading come to life.

Asyndeton: the omisson or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence