Carpe Diem Essay

Song speaks of the narrator commanding a rose to go deliver a message of the urgency of his love to his love; "Go, lovely rose!" The rose is a symbol of love and beauty. In this case, in the first stanza, the narrator is telling his girl how beautiful he thinks she is; "When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be." In the second stanza, he's asking the rose to tell her that she should not "shun to have her graces spied" as her beauty should not be hidden anymore. He thinks that her beauty should be praised and admired or it will fade without fulfilling its purpose; "where no man abide, Thou must have uncommended died." In the third stanza, he is telling her that there is no worth in hiding her beauty; "Small is...show more content...

This creates a hour glass shape, which could be used to emphasise the subject of this poem – beauty. Also, rhyme is used in this poem. The rhyme is every stanza follows an "a, b, a, b, b" pattern. This rhyme scheme of a repeated "b" creates a drag effect on the poem. I see it as stressing beauty is being sucked (dragged) away with time. Overall, this poem gives me an impression of love being measured in physical appearances. In the next carpe diem poem, "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" the same idea of making full use of time is conveyed. The title itself has already given us a picture of what it is about, with virgins referring to youth people. The main idea here is that youth is short so the narrator is encouraging readers to be brave and go forth to experience life while one is able to. In the first stanza, rose buds are used as they wither and die quickly, agreeing with the lines that follow– "this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying." Comparing youth to a flower is very appropriate as the lifespan of both is equally short. In the second stanza, the setting sun is used to demonstrate the concept of how quickly life can pass one by. It is described as "the glorious lamp of heaven", giving one the impression of its great importance. It is saying that as we reach the prime in our life, our youth, it also means that it only have a short period of time before it is over; "The higher he's a–getting, The sooner will his race be

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Renaissance: The Use Of Carpe Diem

During the English Renaissance, society had many things to fear. With war under way and the plague at their door steps. Many didn't know if they were ever going to make it to their fifties, the life expectancy at the time. With the fear of death and not filling their lives up, the "slogan" carpe diem became the quote of the era. In Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" and Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins, to Make", the narrators try to persuade their lovers to be intimate through the use of carpe diem with illustrates the use of time. In Marvel's "Coy Mistress" the narrator, a young man, begins with trying to woo his lover by sarinating her with sentences of her being worthy of courtship and having men through love at her for years. Although, Get

The Carpe Diem Poetry

By Andrew Marvell Essay

The Carpe Diem Poetry was more common during the Renaissance period and it urged people to acknowledge the swiftness of time and how imperative it was to make good use of opportunities. In fact, a number of poets used the style in creating the various themes such as death, life, time and sexuality. More importantly, some of the poems even adopted the sexual innuendos as a way of looking at the sexuality indirectly. For instance, the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell reveals multiple themes that insist that people should use their time effectively. More specifically, it illustrates mortality and how death is inevitable, insisting individuals should enjoy the pleasures the world offers, especially sex. Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" also insists that virgins should use their time well and ensure that death does not end any plans they had. John Donne's "The Flea" uses the image of a flea and the mixing of blood and fluids to persuade a girl into having sex. Even "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe captures the theme of Carpe Diem, which insists on the swift passage of time and the need to use every opportunity effectively. All in all, the four poems use sexual innuendos to help in reducing the derogatory nature of such poems. Instead, the imagery used help in addressing sexuality indirectly, and helps in making the poems more presentable. Carpe Diem poetry also has a number of benefits to the Renaissance period since Get

Tears flowed down her eyes like a streaming river, you could tell she wasn't ready for me to embark on this long triumphant journey. My mother and I have been tight like glue, ever since my parents became divorced. It's been my mom and I for about 10 years now. Anyway, today was the day that I left to study abroad in Italy, Sicily, and Greece. I remember walk with my luggage and hearing the wheels on the bottom of my suitcase, "click, clack" as they hit the groves and then the top part of the smooth marble floor, I had never been out of the country without my mother. I could hear her voice in my head saying, "Carpe Diem. Seize the day Bria!"

The day we took flight for Italy, our group leaders handed us a book called, "1001 Easy Italian Phrases",...show more content...

At that very moment, I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned to see a slim, olive skinned woman in a radiant orange tunic with big voluminous curls. She began to speak to the sales associate, I could hardly understand what she was saying. It seemed the words coming out of her mouth were hasty. The only part I understood was the last, when she told the sales associate, "Mi dispiace, non parlano italiano." She was telling her once again that Janee' and I didn't speak english, like I hadn't just told her that 5 minutes ago! We paid for our clothes and hurried out of the store, we stopped because the woman in the orange tunic was right behind us. She introduced herself as Anna DiPalma, it turns out she was our translator who was supposed to be coming later that week. Janee' and myself both introduced ourselves and graciously thanked her for getting us out of that situation. I was upset for about 2 seconds because I wanted to know why she sat in line and watched us struggle, but at that point I could care less because we were strolling back to the Vatican. It was so weird how she came in the nick oftime when we really needed assistance. All was well, we made it back to the Vatican in time to find the rest of our group about to board the bus for

Carpe Diem We live day to day working, paying bills, and not noticing what is truly out there in the world. We get caught up in drama with co–workers, friends, family and random people that we meet in our day to day activities. We stress over little things that shouldn''t even be stressed over, because what''s going to change from the time you''re stressing from the next day to the next? The problem won''t go away or get better or worse either way. So why stress? Life is too short to not enjoy what the world has to offer. Carpe Diem is a Latin phrase meaning ""Seize the Day"". It can mean many different things to different people. Carpe diem really just means living life to the fullest because tomorrow may never come. Carpe Diem in...show more content...

If you work just for a paycheck and don''t enjoy what you do you will not enjoy all the other things in life as much. How do you think your daily life will feel if you spend eight of the sixteen hours you are awake doing something you don''t enjoy? When looking back at your life in your older age you should want to feel that you have enjoyed your career and did it for the right reasons. Enjoying your job and doing what you live is a big part of living your life to the fullest. Life is also about going out having good experiences with good company. Whether good or bad, new experiences with good friends will always be a memorable and good time in your life. Remembering the good times around the camp fires and the nice ice cold beers with those that mean the most to you is a great example. Having the chance to explore the world and making memories is one of the most charitable things in life. Climb a mountain, swim a sea, what''s the worst thing that can happen; your phone bill doesn''t get paid. I''m not saying quit your job and forget that you have responsibilities, but what should really come first? Everyone needs a break from work to enjoy life. Take the time out of working to go out for a god hunt or a day at the beach with friends. If you can look back and like a bigger part of your life than not you are seizing the day. So you might say that isn''t what seizing the day means. You may feel that it means something

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Choices define who we are, good or bad they should be meaningful. Carpe diem is a method of thinking that represents seizing the day. How people seize the day can be very different. it can be having the courage to say something to a girl, standing up for a kid being bullied or following your dreams and participating in a play. Mr. Keating is as a very flamboyant English teacher at the Welton Academy. He is very enthusiastic about teaching English and very passionate about ensuring that his students understand the power of carpe diem; which is viewed as an almost taboo subject in the preppy boys school. Nevertheless he goes to great lengths to introduce the carpe diem lifestyle and mentality to his class. In one his first lessons, he told the boys : "Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die." – Dead Poets Society. The characters Neil Perry, Knox Overstreet and Todd Anderson from the Dead Poets Society learn how to utilize and benefit from Mr. Keating's teachings of Carpe Diem. Neil Perry was an aspiring actor, though his father wanted him to forget about acting and focus on his school studies and becoming a doctor. Neil embraced the lessons he learned from Mr. Keaton and took a chance and followed his heart and he starred in a play against his father's wishes. Neil knew that he did not have his father's consent or support about the play but he decided to do what he wanted.

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Both, "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick and "A Psalm of Life", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, conveys, through a persona, a matured perspective of Carpe Diem. Both poets communicate their individual opinion, Longfellow's 19th century poem discusses the importance of creating a legacy and leaving an impact on time, whereas Herrick's 17th century cavalier style poem implies the significance of retaining the prime years of your life, and portrays the brevity of the life cycle. These main aspects of Carpe Diem are expressed through various visual and auditory features to manifest an idea to readers about how to seize the day.

In "To the virgins, To Make Much of Time", Herrick uses a variety of visual techniques...show more content...

Herrick discusses the inevitability of death but the tone maintains the positive and cheerful nature. The tone promotes optimism to us readers and reflects how Herrick views life. Herrick uses alliteration throughout the poem, such as in stanza 1 with "same" and "smiles", or stanza 2 with "higher" and "he's". These examples of alliteration create focus on the importance of the ideas the poet presents on Carpe Diem. The auditory features cooperate to communicate Herrick's main ideas on the notion of how to seize the day.

In "A Psalm of Life", Longfellow develops ideas on Carpe Diem through visual representations. The poet, using a powerful extended metaphor in stanza 5, expresses life as a battle using striking visual imagery with the phrase, "In the world's broad field of battle". A military battle negatively connotes "hardship" and "unpredictability", reflecting the nature of suffering in life. The metaphor continues throughout the stanza conveying to readers not to be "dumb, driven cattle" whereas to be a "hero in the strife!". This compelling idea supports the theme of creating a legacy and promotes being courageous. Longfellow reinforces his agnostic ideas, which are disagreed with by Herrick, about religion several times in the poem, suggesting religion holds people back from seizing the day. In stanza 6, the Get

The Latin phrase "carpe diem" can be translated into English as "seize the day." Seizing the day means making the most out of one's life. It is a theme that is commonly found in literature, most notably, poetry. Poetry, like most of literature, goes through periods of change. In the seventeenth century,poetry began to move away from humanism and began to explore the everyday man's thoughts and feelings. Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvell were two poets who wrote during this time of change. Their poems "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" and "To His Coy Mistress," are examples of the use of the carpe diem theme in poetry.

In "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time," the poet uses images to convey a feeling of urgency, that one...show more content...

He states:

Then be not coy, but use your time, And while ye may, go marry; For having lost but once your prime, You may forever tarry. (813)

Herrick explicitly states for the young women to use their time wisely: to seize the day.

In "To His Coy Mistress," Andrew Marvell addresses his mistress on the topic of coyness. Marvell believes there is not enough time in life to be demure, he feels one must seize every opportunity he or she has when it appears. The poet's images in the poem also relay a sense of urgency, that time is quickly passing. According to Jules Brody of ELH, "Two elements in the stanza announce its connection with the carpe diem tradition: the fugitivity of Time (`winged chariot hurrying') and its invidious rapacity (`worms shall try,' `turn to dust')." (61) The narrator of the poem claims to "hear/ Time's winged chariot hurrying near" (827). He fears that the time he and his mistress have on Earth is not long and

they must, therefore, make the most out of everyday they have together. He further illustrates this point when he discusses death. The narrator states his mistress "will turn to dust,/ And into ashes all my lust./ The grave's a fine and private place,/ But none, I think, do there embrace" (827). Once she has died, there will be no more opportunities for them to express their love for each other.

Marvell portrays life if time were no issue to convince

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The concept of carpe diem has been a part of society for a long time it has been used and translated in many ways. In todays society people translate seizing the day as a way of living their life in the moment and living each moment to the fullest by pursuing ones desires. Christians follow a biblical worldview and live in light of scripture, which means following God's message from the bible in hopes of reaching perpetuity. Analyzing today's society and the meaning of carpe diem, there can be good and bad aspects in relation with Christian views. There are good views on the aspect of moving on from past mistakes and striving to be the best person one can be. There can be bad views within the aspect of the way people go about seizing their days.

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If one is living in the past by being focused on mistakes that can no longer be changed then one is essentially distancing themselves from Christ. They are doing so by defining themselves as that mistake instead of moving on and working to do better. "Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13–14). Christ wants us to focus on what is happening now in order to prepare for the future. He wants us to be able to see our sins and reconcile with him and repent for our sins. If one is living in the past they are more likely to constantly repeat the same mistakes as the day before. In order to stop that one must accept and understand the mistake in order to fix it the next time. The idea of carpe diem comes into play here because it involves moving on. The definition of living in the moment for carpe diem may differ from that of God's but they both have the same purpose in helping one move on from past

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Carpe Diem To the virgins to make much of time has to do with one of the main ideas in the movie The Dead Poet Society, Carpe Diem. Carpe Diem was the main idea that Mr. Keating is trying to teach his students to live life to its fullest, Carpe Diem (seize the day), The poem To the Virgins to make much of time is a poem that touches one this idea. The Poem talks about the idea that the kids nowadays need to seize the day. It says " Gather ye rosebuds while ye may" which means to do it while you still can. Knox Overstreet takes his chance to call His crush Kris Danberry while he still could before he was taken forever by Chet. The Glorious light of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a–getting The sooner his race will be run And nearer he's

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Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, old time is still a flying, and this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying. "Thank you, Mr. Pitts. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. The Latin term for that sentiment is Carpe Diem. Now who knows what that means? Carpe Diem. That's 'Seize the day.' Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Why does the writer use these lines...? Because we are food for the worms lads. Because believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die. Now I would like you to step forward over here and peruse some of the faces from the past. You have walked past them many times. I don't think you've really looked at them. They're not very different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you. Their eyes are full of hope just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their live even one iota of what they were capable? Because you see, gentlemen, these boys are now fertilising daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, Lean in. Listen... Do you hear it?

(whispers) Carpe. (whispers again) Carpe. Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary." The 1989 novel, Dead Poets Society, written by N.H Kleinbaum, reflects the extraordinary sentiment, Carpe Diem. A phrase coined by Roman poet, Horace, in his 23 BC ode "carpe diem quam minimum credula postero" used to express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can – to "pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the next one." A phrase I, Hayley Naidoo, strongly live by, thereby, I am here today to inform you of the importance of Carpe Diem by painting an illustration of why Carpe Diem should be marked as a rule of thumb. I will begin explaining this significant sentiment through the representation of the much–acclaimed novel and film, Dead Poets Society. Teacher, John Keating, attempts to energise his students through poetry by giving a memorable and inspiring short lecture urging his students to seize the day, to make their lives extraordinary, to Get more content

Aaron Jeu

Ms. Wagner

English 1B

22 June 2017

Rough Draft: Life and Death "Carpe Diem" is a Latin phrase, which often tends to denote a significant literary theme found in popular culture, including Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society or Green Day's song, "Carpe Diem." However, it is also especially common in lyrical poetry. According to Oxford Dictionary, it is "used [as encouragement] to make the most of the present life while it lasts" or "live for the moment." Both Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" and Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" explore the notion that individuals should endeavor life to its fullest. In his poem, Thomas expresses a very passionate, pleading voice to deeply allure his audience. In contrast, Frost communicates his approach in a more pensive, practical, subtle style that slyly provokes the audience to think about their own fate. The collective theme of the two poems is similar in that both explain that death is imminent, that individuals should not take for granted the time they have left on Earth, and that people need courage to face death, and to realize that death can wait. However, Thomas utilizes an ardent, compelling tone to assert his beliefs that individuals should partake in a more dynamic role and embrace what will happen to them during their lives. On the contrary, Frost believes that every human has a timely death and that people should strive to fulfill their commissions before giving in to death.

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Carpe Diem, a term heard all over the world is Latin for Seize the day. In Dead Poets Society the character Mr.Keating played by Robin Williams teaches at an all boy, boarding school, called Welton Academy. He is very different from most of the teachers with his teaching styles. For example he takes the boys outside to learn things and rips out pages from books instead of teaching them. One of the things Mr. Keating teaches the boys is the idea of carpe diem. He tells them this a number of times in the movie. Most of the boys take his his advice to heart and some use it better than others. Neil Perry and Know Overstreet are two boys who take his advice very well in some ways. By the end of Peter Weir's film, Dead Poets Society, Knox Overstreet applies the idea of carpe diem better than Neil. In the beginning, Neil uses the idea of carpe diem...show more content...

Knox showed carpe diem by begging Chris to go to Neils play with him and then eventually going with her. After doing fantastic in his play, Neil was ordered by his father to go home and then was told that he was going to be transferred to another school. When his father asks him what he wants, Neil is speechless and doesn't say anything. Instead of just telling his father that he wants to be an actor and that he shouldn't control his life.Neil decides to kill himself. Some of Mr.Keating's other advice was to constantly look at the world in a different way and to strive to find your own voice. Neil didn't do either he just saw it as if he couldn't live life the way that he wanted to, then he didn't want to live at all. While Knox after signing a paper saying that Mr.Keating was the blame for Neil's death, he still showed carpe diem by standing on his desk while the principal was talking to their class. While Todd was the first boy to stand on his desk, Knox risked it all too.Knowing that he could be in a lot of

Carpe Diem Research Paper

Name: Mary Daoud

Period: 3

Carpe Diem is a latin word that means to make the most out of the day and to live a more meaningful life. People can use Carpe Diem in both positive and negative way because Carpe Diem causes people to live more happily in life and causes people to be more recklessly in life. Carpe Diem can be beneficial in a way because it helps people to live happier meaningful life, that people should gather all their happiness and make the most out of the day because death is close. For example, in "The Psychology of 'YOLO' "indeed, this is the case with life as well. Research (headed by Laura King, University of Missouri) shows that when reminded of death, people become more aware that life is scarce. In turn, this causes people...show more content...

Carpe Diem can also be detrimental in ways because It can drive people to be reckless that cause harm and disasters to themselves and the people around them. For example, in "The Psychology of 'YOLO' " A person tweeting "YOLO" before crashing their car while driving drunk, and a young woman storming the field of a college football game intoxicated, and after being arrested and released, tweeting "YOLO" in reference to the incident.", It means that when people are reminded of death, they use the "Carpe Diem" in a foolish and reckless way that make them do stupid actions that can harm them and the people around them, thinking what they're doing is how they seize the day. Also, In the movie when Neil joined the play. He found his passion and loved Theater, but when his father, Mr. Perry, refuses the idea that his only son goes for Theater and wanted him to go to Harvard and become a doctor.So later in the movie, Neil committed suicide to show his father how much he loved Get more content

"Present your family and friends with their eulogies now – they won't be able to hear how much you love them and appreciate them from the grave." is a quote, by an anonymous author, that I wish I knew in the past. Today's era is based around people taking everything for granted. Unfortunately, I was one of those people that did not believe in cherishing things. One person that I did not cherish was my Aunt. People should not wait until someone they love is gone to apologize or wish things had been different between them which gave a much more powerful meaning to Carpe Diem or in English terms, seize the day. Living for today because tomorrow isn't promised to anyone has become one of my guidelines to living this life I was given. Seemed as if it were only yesterday that I was visiting my Aunt, it had been a while but as usual she was filled with much laughter and uplifting words of encouragement. Always helping those in need, even complete strangers saw the kind–hearted person she was...show more content... She had passed on Sunday June 30th and the funeral home wasn't able to receive the body until the end of the week because they had to wait on the medical examiner to release her body thus ruling out a homicide. It felt like my insides was being twisted as I waited to find out the results of the autopsy to find out the cause of death. It came to light that she had passed due to a blood clot that travelled to her heart causing to go into cardiac arrest. The passing of my aunt hurt me deeply because I had just seen her a couple of days ago with my mother and she had taken a picture of her, which had turned out to be the last picture of my aunt alive. Every time I wish I could go see my aunt I just look at the picture; however, it was like playing the devil's advocate because I was also in the last picture of Get more content

YOLO Really? With the word Carpe diem, we always think about phrases like "Seize the day" or "live in the present", which urges people to do what they want to do today and do not wait for tomorrow. In 1700s poetry Carpe diem usually means "You only got one shot do not miss your chance to blow, cause opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo." People sometimes consider yolo as a synonym of carpe diem, however, "You only live once" focus more on the willingness of taking risk, such as driving 120 mph down the road for fun. Therefore, in someway Yolo has more negative affect than Carpe diem, because it can cause huge consequences. Teenagers love to use yolo as an excuse or reason when they do something stupid, some quintessential examples:

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"Carpe Diem" a quote by Mr. Keating, a teacher in the movie "Dead Poets Society" uses this philosophy which means "Seize the day". The 1989 film takes place in 1959. He thought his students should use little thought from textbooks and think with their own ideals, in a school where Tradition, Honor, Discipline, and Excellence are praised. In today's society, this practice appeals more to parents and colleagues. For parents and Teachers in 1959, Mr. Keating's teaching style was not approved of. But in today's less traditional society could they view this "Carpe Diem" teaching style differently? Mr. Keating's style could be positive and could be negative. Some prefer a classroom where students can think for themselves rather than follow a textbook.

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Examples Of Carpe Diem

Carpe diem, meaning seize the day, means a lot in the movie, and it can mean a lot in my life. It means to put yourself out there. In the movie, it gets the boys to get out and do things that they would have never tried to do before. It allowed them to break their barriers, and not to hide behind fear. In the movie, it got Knox Overstreet to kiss the girl at that party. Charlie used it, he found 2 ladies to bring to the cave, and he changed his name. Also, it helped Todd Anderson, he was really nervous and he didn't want to read in front of people, but towards the end of the movie, he reads out loud, and he even shouts out to Mr. Keatings. It also "helped" Niel. He defied his father and went to the play, but his father didn't like that, so

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Carpe diem – seize the day. There are many instances in life when we, as humans, refrain from seizing opportunities that are out of our comfort zone. But letting this fear of change cloud our vision does nothing but harm us; new experiences open up our minds to enriching possibilities. The point Mr. Emerson is trying to get across, which I find to be extremely apparent and true, is that if we don't step out of our shells every once in a while, we will let these opportunities for knowledge slip through our fingers. A few years ago, when a friend of mine suggested that I volunteer at a summer camp, red lights went off in my head; I had never been surrounded by so many young children, especially not during the chaos only found at a camp....show more content...

So I declined the offer, thinking that I had dodged a bullet. Instead, I continued to volunteer at the public library, shelving books and providing assistance to those who asked for it – these tasks were very simple, and I knew I would do a fine job sticking to what I knew I could do. That summer, while quite boring, proved to be extremely easy. When the next school year was coming to a close, thetime came to finalize my plans for the summer. To my dismay, the position at the library had been filled, and they no longer needed my help. Along came another offer: as it turned out, the YMCA executive in my local area was searching for a high school student who could volunteer for a large chunk of the summer, which was exactly what I was looking for. Pushing away my fears, I decided that trying something new could be interesting, so I went ahead and accepted the position. Before I knew it, school was over and summer had begun. The first day of camp was hot – sweat was dripping down my neck as I walked into the elementary school that morning, hoping for the best. After securing my belongings, I made my way towards a young girl playing checkers all by herself. Sitting across from her, I joined the game, learning a bit about her

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Humans as a whole read poetry and some write the poetry we read. One of the more common topic in poetry is to live your life to its fullest. Robert Frost's "Carpe Diem" definitely portrays the idea that people need to stop worrying about what could be or what has been but ,instead, need to live in the present. The narrator says that we need to, "Be happy, happy, happy, / And seize the day of pleasure" (Frost 9–10). It expresses that we need to take pleasure in what the current time is offering us. The narrator of "Carpe Diem" also states that, "It [our thoughts] lives less in the present Than in the future always, And less in both together Than in the post. The present Is too much for the senses, Too crowding, too confusingпЂ Too present to...show more content...

This song expresses how life is beautiful and great at the moment. I am able to connect with this song because I believe I need to have a more positive outlook on things and when I hear this song, I feel like I can achieve that. The songs says, "I'm wide awake, so what's the point of dreaming when your life is great" (Oh Honey). I am able to connect with this because I feel it expresses a more positive outlook on life, saying that just being alive is amazing. Those few lines, even by themselves, express a powerful message and a positive and uplifting

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