In class, we read many stories about creation and Psalms that contain a paradox or parallelism. A paradox shows a similar meaning between two opposite ideas or a contradiction that are both true. A paradox is also supposed to be relate to life and help us understand the meaning of two opposite things that are related by their meanings. There are three types of parallelism. All three types help us relate to the deep meaning of stories. We can relate better to the stories and compare to real life senarios. There are many ways in which paradox and parallelism are similar. After making the previous statement, my proposal is that a paradox and parallelism are similar in the way that they both connect thoughts together and they try to show us deeper meanings in life.
A paradox and parallelism connect many thoughts and ideas together within the Psalms and creation stories. A paradox may link two different meanings together with one thing, but it still helps explain how one idea can have so many different perspectives. It shows you that certain phrases or things can be viewed differenty and it all depends on how you view it. Parallelism also connects many thought through different ways. There are lines that are connected through structure or antithesis. The same ideas are expanded upon through different ways within two lines of a poem or story.
The second example is that a paradox and parallelism also show us the deeper meaning of stories. Most stories, such as the Psalms and the creation stories, show us the most important meanings in life. They teach us a lesson in many ways. A paradox can show us how something in life can have more than one meaning and yet still be correct. Parallelism shows us that even through multiple lines, you can find many hidden meanings about life that help us learn how to live. These stories contain a paradox and parallelism to help us understand these deep meanings in life and even though a paradox and parallelism are different, they have the same effects on how we percieve things.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
"When We Two Parted" by Lord Byron
The first line that I found interesting was when he says "when we two parted in silence and tears." This line reminded me of my middle school. When I graduated from middle school, no one wanted to cry, but as soon as we walked out the doors to say goodbye to everyone for the last time, everyone broke down in tears. All the girls were crying and the guys were silent. The guys could not cry because it was not the "cool thing" to do at that time. Deep inside, everyone was sad and never wanted to part from eachother. When you are very close to people, it is hard to leave them and most people deal with it by either crying or trying to keep their emotions inside by being silent.
The line that stuck out to me the most was when he states that "they vows are all broken." My first thoughts were that she died and she broke the vows from marraige that say "til death do us part." I thought that the woman died because the poem says that her cheeks grow pale and cold. The only vow that I can think of that would fit in with this would be that because she died, she broke the vow that she made to him when they got married.
The last line of the poem, "If I should meet thee after long years, how should I greet thee?", reminds me or a reunion. The poem starts off talking about when people part ways and ends by talking about meeting again. I think that when you see someone for the first time after not seeing them for a long period of time, things between the two of you are awkward. Neither one of you know what to say to each other. Sometimes you feel that a person probably has changed since the last time that you have seen each other. The man doesn't know what to say to his wife again because he hasn't seen her in a very long time. So he says that he would greet ehr with silence and tears, just like the way that they left each other.
The first line that I found interesting was when he says "when we two parted in silence and tears." This line reminded me of my middle school. When I graduated from middle school, no one wanted to cry, but as soon as we walked out the doors to say goodbye to everyone for the last time, everyone broke down in tears. All the girls were crying and the guys were silent. The guys could not cry because it was not the "cool thing" to do at that time. Deep inside, everyone was sad and never wanted to part from eachother. When you are very close to people, it is hard to leave them and most people deal with it by either crying or trying to keep their emotions inside by being silent.
The line that stuck out to me the most was when he states that "they vows are all broken." My first thoughts were that she died and she broke the vows from marraige that say "til death do us part." I thought that the woman died because the poem says that her cheeks grow pale and cold. The only vow that I can think of that would fit in with this would be that because she died, she broke the vow that she made to him when they got married.
The last line of the poem, "If I should meet thee after long years, how should I greet thee?", reminds me or a reunion. The poem starts off talking about when people part ways and ends by talking about meeting again. I think that when you see someone for the first time after not seeing them for a long period of time, things between the two of you are awkward. Neither one of you know what to say to each other. Sometimes you feel that a person probably has changed since the last time that you have seen each other. The man doesn't know what to say to his wife again because he hasn't seen her in a very long time. So he says that he would greet ehr with silence and tears, just like the way that they left each other.
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