Immortal Poetry
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An Essay Study of Poetry and
A Poet's Ability to Forsee
The Future
The world is changing and evolving at an astounding rate. Within the last
one hundred years, the Western community has seen advances in technology
and medicine that has improved the lifestyles and longevity of almost
every individu ....
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.... remarkable that their written words can tell us more about our
present, than they did about our past. Is it just an illusion that our
world is evolving, or do these great poets have the power to see into the
future? In this brief essay, I will investigate the immortal
characteristics of poetry written between 1794 and 1919. And, I will show
that these classical poems can actually hold more relevance today, than
they did in the year they were written. Along the way, we will pay close
attentio ....
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