Poem "Lucifer In The Starlight": New Meanings And Ideas
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Examining a poem in detail can bring out new meanings and ideas. By
careful analysis, the full beauty of the poem can be appreciated. The poem
"Lucifer in Starlight (p. 959)", by George Meredith, can be analyzed to refine
the authors purpose, by examining every subtle hint, every possibility, for ....
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.... underworld is
summed up in the first line. It is later explained that he is doing so because
he is tired of his ‘dark dominion." Ironically, the first line refers to Lucifer
honorably, as a "Prince", while in the second line he is tagged as a fiend. This
leaves the reader feeling perplexed, yet still thinking of Lucifer as the enemy.
At first it may seem as Lucifer has risen to the Earth, but it is further
clarified that he has elevated himself above the "rolling ball". However, god
imagined ....
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