tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post6694168296784036039..comments2023-06-29T02:36:24.401-07:00Comments on English II Topics: Heinrich Heinebrad sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04368090513200947379noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-22151615521201379342009-02-20T17:28:00.000-08:002009-02-20T17:28:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves a Woman-Heinrich HeineThe most R...A Young Man Loves a Woman-Heinrich Heine<BR/><BR/>The most Romantic aspect of this poem is the speaker's emphasis on the individual's reaction toward what may seem a clichéd love story. Even though the speaker admits that the same situation has been repeated hundreds of times: "It is an old, old story", he claims that the individual lovers are always important. Though the young man and woman in the poem make be participating in an commonplace story, for the poet this does not decrease the merit of their feelings. The poet places great value in each person involved in the love story, even if the story is cliché. This exalting of the individual, and the recognition that the individuals feelings are always important ("And every time it happens, / It breaks the heart in two") is trademark of the Romantic period.Sophia F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10346745330396333957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-76558024109485164112009-02-08T21:51:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:51:00.000-08:00Heinrich Heine-"A Young Man Loves a Maiden" By...Heinrich Heine-"A Young Man Loves a Maiden"<BR/><BR/> By composing a poem about the complexity of love, Heine addresses a familiar aspect of nature. He is able to do this using relatively simple diction, writing, “A young man loves a maiden / But another she prefers, / The other one loves another / And ties the knot with her.” Heine intensifies the sympathy felt for three of these characters by making the situation, however ironic, strikingly simple. <BR/> Like Keats, Heine emphasizes the perpetuity of the simple elements of nature (in this case love) by writing, “It is an old, old story, / Yet still forever new; / And every time it happens, / It breaks the heart in two.” Also, Heine suggests that the nature of human beings is immutable, and that the implications of this will always be the same. <BR/> Strangely, this poem and A Pine is Standing Lonely both focus on that which an individual cannot have. In A Pine is Standing Lonely, the pine pines for the palm tree on the beach. Clearly, the same applies to this poem, wherein the first two people introduced long for someone else.<BR/><BR/>Alex GreavesAlekz Graves (I'm protecting my identity)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11549493881987857261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-16588799716352219282009-02-08T21:36:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:36:00.000-08:00A Pine is Standing LonleyThis poem is about the sy...A Pine is Standing Lonley<BR/><BR/>This poem is about the symbol of a lone pine tree as a representation of loneliness. Heine, writes of the tree as though it is a person, wishing it were someone else. Though he says that the tree wishes it were a palm tree, he says that the palm tree is also lonely. The pine doesn't wish it wasn't lonely, just that it were somewhere warmer, and something else. <BR/> This poem obviously uses the romantic concept of moods and feelings of nature, and I thought it was interesting. No one would really even think of a lone pine tree, it is a subject that doesn't really occur to many people.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472015162313780364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-12637390030599463292009-02-08T20:10:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:10:00.000-08:00In this poem, Heine presents two opposing yet simi...In this poem, Heine presents two opposing yet similar landscapes. Both are extremes and both the rocky, hot desert and the snowy plateau are empty of life. Within this emptiness, the "lonely" pine and palm trees are explored. They go beyond just the physical aspects, especially for the pine, and are personified. When the pine "dreams of a palm tree," it shows a depth that is usually only found in humans. By creating this depth, it allows humans to connect with nature. Many people often find themselves confronted with the same problem as the pine tree, that is desire for some unattainable object or person. Because Heine uses trees instead of humans, it connects love and nature, two Romantic concepts, together.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183663446344189080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-55435393533774572512009-02-08T20:08:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:08:00.000-08:00Emily Wright"A Young Man Loves A Maiden"In a dozen...Emily Wright<BR/><BR/>"A Young Man Loves A Maiden"<BR/><BR/>In a dozen short but sweet lines, Heine delves into Romanticism by exploring the human nature. The situation he describes for the reader is simple, yet rife with emotion. Heine says this is an "old, old story". Indeed, the story of heartbreak is timeless. Loss and suffering are inevitable parts of humanity. Heine's open and uncomplicated words have me feeling as thought I am part of the poem, experiencing the same pain the characters are going through.mythofdrohobychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229099957690422710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-48919151027696654852009-02-08T20:00:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:00:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves a MaidenWhen I read this poem, I...A Young Man Loves a Maiden<BR/><BR/>When I read this poem, I feel an instant, personal connection, not because of experience but because Heine's characters are individuals. Not specific individuals - none of them have names or other identifying characteristics - but that makes it even more personal. Since he does not identify anyone, he could be writing about anyone, including the reader. <BR/><BR/>The end of the poem is the best part. Heine recognizes it as a common (almost popular?) story line, but warns against that it will "break the heart in two." It is almost a cautious piece of advice, that one should not marry simply because of one's own preferences.Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699341389900903781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-52447375822392175462009-02-08T19:47:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:47:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves a MaidenThis poem does not have ...A Young Man Loves a Maiden<BR/><BR/>This poem does not have as many blatant references to nature as some of the other poems do, but elements of Romanticism are still present. The ideal of youth and innocence are mentioned throughout the poem, though it is not clear in the end if age is necessarily negative or positive. The young man and the maiden who begin the story both have the innocence of believing in love and not realizing that their love is not returned. They do not know the perils of giving your heart completely to another and expecting something in return. <BR/>In the second stanza the innocence is corrupted by age and one can observe the perils of growing older and gaining knowledge of the ways of the world. The line about growing bitter and wise presents an interesting paradox. Bitter is generally a negative term, while growing wise is generally considered to be a positive thing. In this case, it appears that, as in the story of Adam and Eve, along with wisdom comes the corruption of innocence and purity.<BR/>The third stanza again emphasizes the negative outcome of the events previously mentioned and by referencing the words "old" and "new" is using qualities of Romanticism and rebelling against the idea that the status quo should be kept: "every time it happens" (11). It points out what happens when society follows the normal patterns, and yearns for the simplicity of long ago.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610688856601690728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-8868462154354353122009-02-08T19:18:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:18:00.000-08:00A Pine is Standing Lonely-HeineHeine incorporates ...A Pine is Standing Lonely-Heine<BR/><BR/>Heine incorporates the romantic idea of nature by composing his poem about two trees. The trees are symbolic of people who are lonely and either choose not to be around other people or just are shunned by society, an unnatural condition within social human culture. Heine also makes this poem romantic by focusing on two specific trees as opposed to a whole forest of trees, adding to the loneliness and small scale of the situation. Additionally, Heine associates the human mood of loneliness and want with two trees, in order to show how humans always want to be in the opposite circumstance no matter what. Heine shows the reader that people are never content, and thinks that humanity would be much better if everyone would be happy with what they have. The pine would be happier "on a sunburnt rocky strand," even though it would be just as miserable and lonely there. It is unnatural for people to be by themselves, so loneliness drives humans together to survive. Now it is no longer a survival instinct, but it still affects our lives.<BR/>Neither tree is happy because they are both thinking about what would happen if something insignificantly different happened, such as if they grew in a different climate. Heine wants the reader to stop living in the past and accept the present as an opportunity to better one's life. Heine takes a very optimistic enlightenment perspective as he asserts men should find the good in every situation, because everything will work out for the best.Rob Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572486701019278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-69924923779960375472009-02-08T18:50:00.000-08:002009-02-08T18:50:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves a MaidenI was initially taken ab...A Young Man Loves a Maiden<BR/><BR/>I was initially taken aback by this poem when I noticed how simple the phrasing and diction of the stanzas was. Heine makes each individual stanza into its own explanatory "morsel" that encases the maladies of love and desire in a few short, sweet sentences. He explains the ideas behind "romantic conflict" with phrases like "...Yet still forever new...It breaks the heart in two" and "The other one loves another." The catchy rhyme scheme proves this poem to be blatantly romantic. The rhyming also creates for a sticky, almost melodic undertone to the poem that sparks romantic language beyond the words on the page. <BR/>Nature may be absent from this poem, but again, the rhyme scheme displays fully the exaltation of the poet's creativity, which is one of the pillars of Romanticism itself. I think that this poem can be a staple in Romantic Literature. <BR/>--SantiSantiago Dietchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240832071160656713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-67479935147856015362009-02-08T18:07:00.000-08:002009-02-08T18:07:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves a MaidenThere are no truer words...<B>A Young Man Loves a Maiden</B><BR/>There are no truer words than those describing that"old, old story, / Yet still forever new" (9-10). This poem demonstrates a focus on the individual, and, in spite of its brevity, is quite powerful in that. Within those twelve short lines, a young man, a maiden, the maiden's true love, another girl, a man whom the maiden marries, and the reader all become characters.<BR/>Despite not focusing on nature nor naturalistic gods, there is a sense of chaos characteristic to Romanticism present as well as the strong emotions of love and heart break.<BR/>Ultimately, I find myself rather enamoured of the succinct honesty of this poem. I am guilty of transporting myself into a role of the tale, but I believe that is to be expected, as the "old, old story" is one that will come to us all (9), eventually.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173247572661909262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-74521321353674184682009-02-08T17:36:00.000-08:002009-02-08T17:36:00.000-08:00"A Pine is Standing Lonely"This poem focuses on th..."A Pine is Standing Lonely"<BR/><BR/>This poem focuses on the idea that "the grass is always greener on the other side." The tree became a person who searched for his alter-ego. He was an average pine tree who was "dreaming of a palm tree (5)." Heine gave this tree a human mind, making the poem romantic. The poem, also provides the idea that there is always someone or something where you want to be, but that thing wants to be where you are. In this way, Heine proved that humans should make the best of their situation, because there is always someone who wants to be in your shoes. This idea is supported in the quote "Far away in the Eastern land/ Lonely and silently mourning (6-7)." This means that while the pine tree dreamed of being a palm tree, that palm tree was unhappy being "On a sunburnt rocky strand (8)." The pine tree wanted what the palm tree hated, and probably vice versa. <BR/><BR/>I like how Heine used personification to express his idea. Instead of using an ordinary human to convey his thought, he used a tree. To me, this is very innovative and interesting. By giving human emotions and actions, such as "sleep (3)," "dreaming (4)," and "lonely and silently mourning (6)" to the trees, it gives the poem its main romantic component.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150063530462401879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-54877268714710231532009-02-08T17:35:00.000-08:002009-02-08T17:35:00.000-08:00A Pine is Standing Lonely" -Heinrich HeineThis poe...A Pine is Standing Lonely" -Heinrich Heine<BR/><BR/>This poem is romantic because it links easily the emotions of humans and those interpreted by humans in nature. Heine draws a connection between the two solitary figures in the poem. The palm tree and the Pine tree. Both desire to be in opposite circumstances (The Pine tree is "dreaming of a palm tree/ far away on Eastern land"), both are "lonely." THis is obviously a relation to the exact same emotion that occurs in humans, the desire to be in another's shoes, not realizing that they, ironically, desire to be in yours. <BR/>Also, this poem details the stage of the limerick, the two opposite environments and their occupants. The icy scene is "bare plateau", with a pine, who a "bright white blanket/ enshrouds him in ice and snow." The hot environment is a "sunburnt rocky strand." The imagery in both stanzas is vivid, reminding us first of a frigid mountain slope, with a pine prevailing against its doom, secondly of a rocky isle, the sun pounding down on it's back.<BR/>Finally, it connect human intellect and desires with that of nature and its representatives. It associates jealousy and misery with vegetation, as well as knowledge of another territory. Although we know plants do not posses minds, the idea of a kind on consciousness present in flora is a distinctly romantic idea.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350131383715294828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-82688153820871357662009-02-08T15:22:00.000-08:002009-02-08T15:22:00.000-08:00"A Pine is Standing Lonely" -HeineThe word choice ..."A Pine is Standing Lonely" -Heine<BR/><BR/>The word choice in the title of this poem demonstrates some of the key points of Romanticism. Heine describes the pine as standing "lonely", rather than "alone", which would be a more accurate for an inanimate object. The difference between the adjectives lonely and alone is that lonely insinuates unhappiness with being alone, which in turn means emotion. So, Heine immediately begins by personifying an inanimate object, relating to it, and relating the audience to it. This personification is furthered, and writes of the pine "dreaming" of the pine--a human action.<BR/><BR/>The purpose of a human description of two trees was to serve as a romantic metaphor for humane emotions such as sadness and jealousy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-84813399040261490822009-02-08T14:48:00.000-08:002009-02-08T14:48:00.000-08:00A Pine is Standing Lonely In this poem, Heine us...A Pine is Standing Lonely<BR/><BR/> In this poem, Heine uses a pine tree as a tool to show the power of imagination, a key aspect of Romanticism. The pine tree his poem begins with, “in the North on a bare plateau”, is picturing “a palm tree/ far away in the Eastern land”. The pine imagines a place that’s warm and peaceful, a paradise of sorts. Heine uses the word “dreaming” when describing the sense of longing the pine has for the palm. The picture the pine has created shows the warmer East as Utopia, when in reality it is “rocky” and “sunburnt”. The power of the pine’s imagination is shown by its belief about this distant land, but Heine’s poem also shows the danger of imagination in that what we imagine is not always what is true.<BR/> Another way Heine incorporates fantasy into this poem is in the subject itself. By giving these trees dreams and feelings, he is himself imagining. That personification shows that Heine is connecting feelings to nature, which is another common idea in Romantic poetry.Becky R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09273997447010502025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-43120035615082714092009-02-08T13:57:00.000-08:002009-02-08T13:57:00.000-08:00In "A Pine is Standing Lonely," Heine's main point...In "A Pine is Standing Lonely," Heine's main point seems to be that people are very narrow-minded. The pine tree is covered in a blanket of snow "dreaming of a palm tree/ Far away in the Eastern land." It dreams of another tree (another person) that is as bad off as it is, a palm tree that is "silently mourning/ On a sunburnt rocky strand," because it takes for granted what it has.<BR/><BR/>The poem is romantic in an extremely obvious way, it represents people with trees. It is also romantic in the way it deals with human emotions, like jealousy (the pine tree) and sadness (the palm tree).ManOfPopsiclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994275635570594664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-24470073438938107982009-02-08T13:17:00.000-08:002009-02-08T13:17:00.000-08:00“A Young Man Loves a Maiden”This poem is romantic ...“A Young Man Loves a Maiden”<BR/><BR/>This poem is romantic because it gives a great deal to personal expression. Heine is lamenting the sorrows and pains of love, and the mistakes that people make. He discusses spontaneity of action when he writes: “From spite, the maiden marries/ the first who comes along” (lines 6-7). Heine blames this spontaneity on the emotions caused by love. He describes this situation as something unavoidable, something that will happen again and again, a situation without a solution. “It is an old, old story/yet still forever new” (lines 9-10). Heine is expressing his sorrow at this reality. <BR/><BR/>Heine creates meaning with his syntax and diction. The poem has a matter-of-fact feel to it that leaves you unable to question its’ truth. “The youth must rue it long” (line 8): here, Heine sounds as if he is teaching the reader a lesson. It is as if he is saying: ‘don’t make this mistake, because this is what happened to this young man’. Heine uses phrases such as “every time it happens” (line 11), which also sound as if they are teaching the reader. It is because everyone knows the truth of these statements that the poem leaves the reader unable to question it. The poem’s line breaks also contribute to the matter-of-fact tone: it carries a rhythm that gives it a swingy feeling, and makes the lines come together for the reader. I felt a sense of satisfaction after reading this poem, as if the author has just successfully made an argument. The poem carries an obvious truth, and I felt justified after Heine described the situation so well.Meera Ramamoorthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463583344674397293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-52209736511212500122009-02-08T12:45:00.000-08:002009-02-08T12:45:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves A MaidenThis poem is less obviou...A Young Man Loves A Maiden<BR/><BR/>This poem is less obviously romantic than some of the others but if you think about it, there are definitely some romantic aspects. It seems to focus on how this event is forever repeating due to human nature. While the story can make you laugh at how ridiculous it is for such a thing to happen, it actually happens all the time and we don't realize it. It is sad that people put themselves through such ordeals when a better option was right in front of them. Romanticism brought about and increased interest in human nature and the natural way of life. This poem is expressing the idea that no matter how much time goes by, humans will not change their nature and the way they react to different emotions.riblakelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696029614459608328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-75800570107350034332009-02-08T11:48:00.000-08:002009-02-08T11:48:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves a MaidenUnlike the other poems w...A Young Man Loves a Maiden<BR/><BR/>Unlike the other poems we read in and out of class, this poem doesn't acknowledge nature at all. Rather it discusses traditional human emotions that don't change through the passing years. "It is an old, old story but one thats always new..." What this means is that this incident and ones like it occured way back in time, just as they do now, because it is just nature of human feelings and emotions.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072554461834059509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-52135716873139403772009-02-08T10:48:00.000-08:002009-02-08T10:48:00.000-08:00"A Pine is Standing Lonely"The most obvious basic ..."A Pine is Standing Lonely"<BR/><BR/>The most obvious basic element of romanticism in Heinrich Heine's "A Pine is Standing Lonely" is the focus on nature. Heine begins by painting a picture of the lonely pine tree and the lonely palm tree, but the contrast between and the feelings connecting the two trees make the poem truly romantic. The pine tree "dreaming of a palm tree/ Far away in the Eastern land/ Lonely and silently mourning/ On a sunburnt rocky strand." Heine reveals, that while the pine tree may envy the palm tree, the palm tree also envies the pine tree. While it may seem nice for the moment, the life of the palm tree is not as great as it seems, but the pine tree cannot see that. Instead "He sleeps; a bright white blanket/ Enshrouds him in ice and snow." By showing the beauty of the pine trees surroundings, Heine reveals that the pine tree cannot see what it has, and it can only see the good things concerning the palm tree. This reflects the focus on the individual in romantic poems because everyone, at some point, will experience the longing to be be someone or somewhere else, but they will not see themselves, only those surrounding them, and although it is unseen to the individual, it is those thoughts and experiences that will shape one's self. Because no two people, or trees, will have the same experiences, and it is that observation that exposes the individual in their needs, wants, and other thoughts.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mr. Sharp, I realize that this response is late. I just now noticed that when I thought I posted it on Thursday it had not actually been posted and you will probably still count it as late.Lena Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922840417010593516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-70316779122436261142009-02-08T09:00:00.000-08:002009-02-08T09:00:00.000-08:00"Why the Roses are so Pale"In this poem, the speak..."Why the Roses are so Pale"<BR/><BR/>In this poem, the speaker is lamenting his broken heart. In his depressive state, almost everything he sees, from flowers to birds, reflects his sorrow. There is a “scent of death” in the balsam-buds, the earth is “like a grave,” and even the “roses are so pale.” The speaker intimately connects his own emotions with nature and in the process, personifies nature. Whatever humans feel – pain, happiness, jealousy, nature experiences as well. The Romantic concept stresses a close-bonded relationship between humans and nature.<BR/><BR/>The poem is structured such that every single sentence is a question directed towards his “dearest,” most likely the one who has caused him all this grief. These questioning words generate an innocent and confused tone. In presenting these questions to the woman, the speaker is blaming her not only for his own anguish but nature’s as well. The resulting effect is enhanced guilt on the part of the woman.<BR/><BR/>The poem moved me in its innocence. The speaker reminds me of a young boy (possibly even a boy) who has experienced love and heartbreak for the first time. All his life, the boy played in the woods and frolicked in the fields, which is why he would have such a strong connection with nature. Subsequently, when a girl has caused his heart to ache, he demands her explanation for his pain and for nature's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875927721195708889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-3498433063352350782009-02-08T07:33:00.000-08:002009-02-08T07:33:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves A MaidenThis poem is a lot simpl...A Young Man Loves A Maiden<BR/><BR/>This poem is a lot simpler than a lot of the other ones in the romantic period, but the topic I think is a little bit more relevant. Heine gives this situation very nonchalantly, which makes me think that he was an observer of these five people and their crazy love issue. I think that perhaps he knew the first boy (the one who loves the maiden) and was sad when his courting didn't go as planned. He might have also known the maiden, which would make sense, as he dedicates a good third of the poem to her story. <BR/><BR/>I think the simplicity of this poem defines it as part of the Romantic period, because it deals only with the emotions of those involved, and not with the many other problems that arise from this type of mess.Alex Lupahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699078430932136505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-74911406459201103232009-02-08T07:06:00.000-08:002009-02-08T07:06:00.000-08:00[A Pine is Standing Lonely]This poem parallels, to...[A Pine is Standing Lonely]<BR/><BR/>This poem parallels, to a certain extent, Heine's other poem [A Young Man Loves A Maiden]. Both the young man and maiden, and the pine and palm tree are mourning. It could be that the two trees love each other, or that it can be a one-sided love as in Heine's other poem. Giving trees these emotions makes it a bit more difficult to tell if this love is one-sided or not.aksuydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877222774193198878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-17264788979734480292009-02-07T22:35:00.000-08:002009-02-07T22:35:00.000-08:00"A Pine is standing lonely" by Heinrich Heine3rd B..."A Pine is standing lonely" by Heinrich Heine<BR/>3rd Blog entry<BR/>This poem shows a good example of Romantic <BR/>authors applying human emotion to nature. In this case, Heine writes about a pine tree "dreaming of a palm tree". Obviously the pine tree is in love with some far away palm tree, as they both wish to be together. "A palm tree...Lonely and silently mourning". Perhaps Heine is trying to link these trees to his very own life, which is very common to do in Romantic poems. The two trees could represent him and his lover, who are far away from each other, and stuck where they are rooted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-55279822555170239402009-02-07T22:07:00.000-08:002009-02-07T22:07:00.000-08:00Dan Liu (Topics ENG II Period 5)“A Pine Is Standin...Dan Liu (Topics ENG II Period 5)<BR/><BR/>“A Pine Is Standing Lonely” – Heinrich Heine<BR/>I have come upon a variety of writing styles through a number of unique English translations of this poem on the internet. As a result of the language fluctuations, I do not have much to say about the author’s actual, true words and exact devices combined into the poem. The introduction does give a feeling of the natural realm though as it describes the cold, wind-swept northern lands of snow, where a lonely pine tree endures it all. This poem quickly addresses the opposite of such a scene by saying the pine is imagining a tropical palm, also enduring the force of powerful nature (as set by Romanticism), but of burning, intense heat. However, both of these vastly different trees share the trait of loneliness and isolation. Both seem to accept the undoubtedly strong power of nature, as humans should in the thinking of Romanticism.account_closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340103071866720452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064110983512590860.post-60739554193745094812009-02-07T17:48:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:48:00.000-08:00A Young Man Loves A Maiden – Heinrich HeineThis do...A Young Man Loves A Maiden – Heinrich Heine<BR/><BR/>This does not seem to be a traditional Romantic poem at first glance. After all, many of the other poems we have read were centered on scenes from nature or imagined situations. However, this poem does offer Romantic aspects. It deals with the idea of love, “forever new” (10). “It is an old, old story” (9) implies that this same tale has taken place over the ages. Love has always existed, although it has a cruel nature, according to Heine. It is a natural power that is unyielding to anyone or anything. Thus, Heine does indeed infuse Romantic style into his poem by describing a scene in which every action is dictated by love. <BR/><BR/>In a sense, this poem also portrays love primitively. It forces people to do things beyond reason, as can be seen in the second stanza. “From spite, the maiden marries/ The first who comesa long,/ And happens ‘cross her path;/ The youth must rue it long” (5-8). Reasoning is seen as something human and civilized, so the lack of reasoning makes the actions of these people primitive and uncivilized. <BR/><BR/>The poem focuses more on the concept of love, using the individual characters to portray this concept. However, the characters are not given names, so there is little personal identification with them. I found it hard to identify with any of the characters, but am intrigued by the idea that love is such a powerful force and the idea that it almost always ends badly.Chloe Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249082263748965457noreply@blogger.com