"But, O my soul, sink not into despair,
Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand
Would now embrace thee, hovers o'er thine head." -On Virtue by Phillis Wheatley
Can we honestly say that we have Virtue? For someone to be virtuous, it would mean behaving in such a way with high standards. Surely, we would all love to say that we are holding ourselves at that level, but can we say that we are holding ourselves to that level every single day?
Wheatley has also written another poem titled "On Virtue," and it appears to be written in a way to show that the individual is looking to be shown how to be virtuous, or hold herself to higher standards. How to behave in a way that would be virtuous.
Can we actually pinpoint what would be considered virtuous behavior? I would like to think that we can pinpoint exact actions, but honestly I don't think that we can because the actions that can be considered virtuous might be dependent on the individual. For someone to behave in such a way might be different for someone else.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Imagination Strikes All
The imagination is an amazing part of our lives. It is part of us because we are able to create a more vivid picture of what we see. We have used our imagination since we were little, and still do to this day. Sure...we probably don't use it as vividly as we might have when we were younger, but the imagination is still there. Do we not use our imagination to create a realistic picture of a written piece?
Phillis Wheatley wrote a poem titled On Imagination, and it my favorite poem written by Wheatley because of how she wrote the poem. The poem looks as if it may have more than one meaning.
"Till some lov'd object strikes her wand'ring eyes,
Whose silken fetters all the senses bind,
And soft captivity involves the mind.
Imagination! who can sing thy force?"
The four lines above are lines that have caught my attention because it in a way shows what imagination is about. However, I would say that there is more to imagination than just that. Sure, we used our eyes, senses, and mind when using our imagination, but there can be so much more to it than that.
Phillis Wheatley wrote a poem titled On Imagination, and it my favorite poem written by Wheatley because of how she wrote the poem. The poem looks as if it may have more than one meaning.
"Till some lov'd object strikes her wand'ring eyes,
Whose silken fetters all the senses bind,
And soft captivity involves the mind.
Imagination! who can sing thy force?"
The four lines above are lines that have caught my attention because it in a way shows what imagination is about. However, I would say that there is more to imagination than just that. Sure, we used our eyes, senses, and mind when using our imagination, but there can be so much more to it than that.
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