In the Eolian Harp by Coleridge, he uses a lot of descriptive words to make the reader feel like they are at the cottage he is writing about. The poem reminds me of a relaxing, beautiful vacation place and its also full of mystery. The first stanza of the poem really draws in the reader and makes one wonder about what else the cottage and surrounding area can offer. I just don't understand why Coleridge started talking about God and religion at towards the end of the poem. Maybe the cottage is supposed to represent Heaven and how amazing it will be once you get there. You'll be with your true love and you will be in this magical land.
I'm not sure if I agree with what Coleridge think of heaven. Although no on knows for sure, we all just assume that its white and peaceful. Coleridge took it one step further and thinks it will be like going on vacation. People feel very strongly about their faith and religion in America, but there are a lot of Atheists and Agnostic humans out there. It almost seems like because we are such a "get it done now" country that people have less time to attend a church or service. Since there is a bunch of people who are not sure what to believe in our country, some of the hard core religious people try to shove faith down the nonbelievers throats. Just driving down the freeway in Northern California there are some billboards that have saying on them or pictures of a cross. Most of them are put up by : www.jesuslives.com
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Jennifer,
There seems to be a problem with this post--it has only a title, but no content. Please retry to post your discussion of Coleridge.
Jennifer,
Thanks for fixing the blog and reposting this one on Coleridge.
In this post you do a good job of focusing on a single poem, and you have some interesting observations and responses to what the poet says. Your post would be more successful, though, if rather than summarizing or paraphrasing what Coleridge said, you actually quoted him and then analyzed the particular words and images in the passage. When you restate what the poet said in your own words, you greatly increase the possibility of misreading or misrepresenting him.
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