Personification is used when the author describes victory coming to Thebes. The tone is an uplifting one when the festivities to be carried are discussed.
They love each other but their parents have always hated each other.
What is the central irony used to support the satire in the passage? The king prefers a pretentious son to his more sensible siblings. The king finds great value in a son who has little sense. The king is unable to see that Shadwell is really a poor choice. The king believes that maturity will build more sense in his son. Done Mac Flecknoe by John Dryden (excerpt) All humane things are subiect to decay, And when Fate Summons, Monarch's must obey; This Flecknoe found, who like Augustus young, Was call'd to Empire, and had Govern'd long; In Prose and Ver
Heaven is a place of eternal joy, light, and leisure. This is the theme of the poem "Heaven" written by George Herbert. In this poem, the speaker is actually a man who is living on this Earth. This focuses on the man's way to heaven's door and that the only mediator between him and God is Jesus Christ