“The Young Writer”
A substantial number of novice writers anticipate that they will be legendary through writing. The “smiling ocean yields” typify the prospects that a fledgling writer has in the writing industry. The young writer ridicules the flowery fields because he is assured that when his/her career materializes, its floweriness will surpass that of the ‘verdant meads.’ An upcoming writer radiates positivity about prospering in writing. The assurance is mirrored in the unconstrained projections that revolve in the young writer’s mind.
The billows and waves epitomize the obstacles that the starter writers face in the quest to circumnavigate the overwhelming waters in the writing industry. Triumph is contingent on how the writer bypasses the threatening waves and the garish billows. The subject matter that a fresher makes up is what concocts his /her fate. Furthermore, critic’s views are contributory in the creation of an outstanding writer. The critics’ roars demystify the young writer’s fantasy and prompt perfections.
“ The City of God”
“The City of God” is a religious masterpiece that affirms the preeminence of God. The walls of the city are supreme because it is God’s terrain. The church is a principal image in the city for it is where God’s people venerate him. The band constitutes and chants songs to acclaim and worship God. The rhyme structure (ABABCDCDEFEFGHGHIJIJ) makes it feasible to transform the poem into a lyrical, sentimental melody.
“Friendship”
“Friendship” educes the friendship versus Love binary to foreground the sovereignty of friendship. The speaker elucidates that love “torments alike with raging fires” whereas, for friendship, the speaker maintain“ thy (friendship) lambent glories only beam.” Therefore, friendship is more soothing than lover because as long as friends are altruistic they will bask in the pacific chimes of authentic friendship. The steadfastness of friendship supersedes that of love.
