Long live sir ,your explanation has indeed been the best that I came across and may you continue making videos on analysis of poems because your vast wisdom , knowledge and perspective to look at things needs to be shared. Thank you for sharing this.
Goodness, thank you so much Mr.Huff. I will be passing tomorrow s examination, all thanks to you. Also, your analysis was so much better in terms of quality as compared to the book I was using....so yeah...once again thanks a lot. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I spent years analyzing poems in this fashion. There's nothing wrong with doing this, and teachers who have to grade tests and papers need to grade on something. But boy, my advice to students is let yourself hear the poem. Listen to the find readings on youtube. Give yourself some time to let the images form in your mind as you read each line and hold those images in place. Listen for the beat, beat, beat rhythm. Memorize the last stanza and hear it rattling away in your head for a day. If you do all that right, you may eventually find that you like a poem in a similar way that you find yourself liking a great painting or a song. And if you can develop a taste for all this stuff, you'll eventually get annoyed at throwing poems on the marble slabs and cutting them all to pieces. That said, Mr. Huff does a good job here. But it's just no way to read poetry. Don't approach them like puzzles. It took me decades to learn that lesson.
I agree 100%. This painstaking approach took all the fun out of it. This is a romantic poem, so just read it plainly. I also think a lot of his interpretations were without evidence. "I" is "unreliable, biased"? What? "Eye of day" is religious? No, the sun is just a metaphorical eye, that's all. Romantic poets love simple metaphors. This analysis was so heavily academic, so intent on finding something not there. I am worried lectures like this just turn students off to poetry. I don't ever want to denegrade a teacher's hard work, but this specific lecture needs a hearty dollop of simplicity.
Thank you for your enthusiasm in examining this poem. I hope that through your sharing this many more students will come to see the beauty of these so elegantly crafted 4 short stanzas.
The explanation was helpful for review purpose and for giving a complete final understanding of the text which helped me to relate. I feel the way you explained is really good and easy to relate and ideas are clear too. Additionally, I do not think you have missed out any point but lamenting or the thought of dilemma is not exactly pin-pointed in your lecture but the understanding is there which actually helped for me to relate after the discussion with my faculty. Thank you a lot for your explanation and understanding of the poem. The key ideas which you introduced at the very beginning about the poets state or thought process or setting, helped me to understand the poem better. Thank you for uploading such a great lecture ^__^ It was really helpful, Mr.Huffs ^__^
Good vid. I'm a novelist and find a lot of similarities in my prose compared with Hardy's thinking ( haven't really studied Hardy until recently).I thought Poe was more of a muse to me but Thomas definitely has a better understanding of my dark nerve.
Mr. Huff's Literature Class I understand. However December 31st is 12 months into the 20th century, not at the beginning. I’m not causing arguments for arguments’ sake, just trying to understand. I also know the original title for the poem was ‘By the Century’s Deathbed’ so the point you made still stands. Love the vid btw
Thanks! My understanding is that Dec. 31, 1900 was the last day of the final twelve months of the 19th century. If the 1800s were the "19th" century, then it would stand to reason that 1900 was the 100th year of THAT century, not the 1st year of the 20th century. Year one of the 20th century would begin Jan. 1, 1901. The 1st century is a good example. The A.D. timeline would begin on year 1 and end on year 100, just like we begin any list on 1 and conclude on the even number (10 for a decade, 100 for a century, etc.).
Long live sir ,your explanation has indeed been the best that I came across and may you continue making videos on analysis of poems because your vast wisdom , knowledge and perspective to look at things needs to be shared. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you!
Goodness, thank you so much Mr.Huff. I will be passing tomorrow s examination, all thanks to you. Also, your analysis was so much better in terms of quality as compared to the book I was using....so yeah...once again thanks a lot. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I spent years analyzing poems in this fashion. There's nothing wrong with doing this, and teachers who have to grade tests and papers need to grade on something. But boy, my advice to students is let yourself hear the poem. Listen to the find readings on youtube. Give yourself some time to let the images form in your mind as you read each line and hold those images in place. Listen for the beat, beat, beat rhythm. Memorize the last stanza and hear it rattling away in your head for a day.
If you do all that right, you may eventually find that you like a poem in a similar way that you find yourself liking a great painting or a song. And if you can develop a taste for all this stuff, you'll eventually get annoyed at throwing poems on the marble slabs and cutting them all to pieces.
That said, Mr. Huff does a good job here. But it's just no way to read poetry. Don't approach them like puzzles. It took me decades to learn that lesson.
In complete agreement but this technique is also mighty helpful!!
Um, I like metal and paintings are boring.
I agree 100%. This painstaking approach took all the fun out of it. This is a romantic poem, so just read it plainly. I also think a lot of his interpretations were without evidence. "I" is "unreliable, biased"? What? "Eye of day" is religious? No, the sun is just a metaphorical eye, that's all. Romantic poets love simple metaphors. This analysis was so heavily academic, so intent on finding something not there. I am worried lectures like this just turn students off to poetry. I don't ever want to denegrade a teacher's hard work, but this specific lecture needs a hearty dollop of simplicity.
Thank you for your enthusiasm in examining this poem. I hope that through your sharing this many more students will come to see the beauty of these so elegantly crafted 4 short stanzas.
Great insights. Thanks for posting.
Thanks sir, I am from India🇮🇳, I am helped by your explanation
Bravo. The eternal renaissance. Drawing ethereal air.
The explanation was helpful for review purpose and for giving a complete final understanding of the text which helped me to relate. I feel the way you explained is really good and easy to relate and ideas are clear too. Additionally, I do not think you have missed out any point but lamenting or the thought of dilemma is not exactly pin-pointed in your lecture but the understanding is there which actually helped for me to relate after the discussion with my faculty.
Thank you a lot for your explanation and understanding of the poem. The key ideas which you introduced at the very beginning about the poets state or thought process or setting, helped me to understand the poem better. Thank you for uploading such a great lecture ^__^ It was really helpful, Mr.Huffs ^__^
thanx for such explanation and please keep making more videos of poem explanation
Do more on poems.i m in college and this kind of videos helps alot during exam hours.
Hang tight...
thanks a lot, mr.huff. this helped me a lot
Good vid. I'm a novelist and find a lot of similarities in my prose compared with Hardy's thinking ( haven't really studied Hardy until recently).I thought Poe was more of a muse to me but Thomas definitely has a better understanding of my dark nerve.
Very confident! Superb explanation
Thanks for wonderful session🙏
awesome explanation 👍 I totally satisfied 😊 😊 😊
i have my exam tomorrow
wish me luck!
Good luck!
It has been one year. And now I have an exam tomorrow.
It has been three years and I have an exam tomorrow. XD
Plz provide us with a video of Sailing to Byzantium, The Hollow Men and Gerontion.
👌👌 thanks for posting
Make notes on birches and john brown
Great!
Can you just mention what term did you mention at the first
Why was the last day of the 19th century on December 31st 1900; wouldn't that be December 31st 1899?
seb dickie The same reason counting to 100 starts at 1 and ends at 100, not at 0 and ending at 99.
Mr. Huff's Literature Class I understand. However December 31st is 12 months into the 20th century, not at the beginning. I’m not causing arguments for arguments’ sake, just trying to understand. I also know the original title for the poem was ‘By the Century’s Deathbed’ so the point you made still stands. Love the vid btw
Thanks! My understanding is that Dec. 31, 1900 was the last day of the final twelve months of the 19th century. If the 1800s were the "19th" century, then it would stand to reason that 1900 was the 100th year of THAT century, not the 1st year of the 20th century. Year one of the 20th century would begin Jan. 1, 1901.
The 1st century is a good example. The A.D. timeline would begin on year 1 and end on year 100, just like we begin any list on 1 and conclude on the even number (10 for a decade, 100 for a century, etc.).
Mr. Huff's Literature Class ohhhh understood. Thank you
Mr. Huff's Literature Class can that be that the poem is composed on the eve of the beginning of the Victorian era ?
Can u also explain d poem birches plz
Also, end of the 19th century NOT the 20th century.
Just Words
Pls could you send me the figure of speech for this poem
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