Mutability is a poem written in 1816 by Percy Bysshe Shelley. He was a poem writer from the Romantic period. The term mutability refers to changes, so, it is probable that Shelley wanted to express the idea that people do not have complete power over the changes or mutations that might occur in their lives. During the poem, the writer uses a variety of literary devices to express his ideas. He also employs a sombre tone.
Shelley wrote 'Mutability' at a particular moment in his life. He wrote it in 1816 when his first child Mary was born. That made it even more significant for him. During the same year he also experience two difficult moments, financial problems and the suicide of his wife. All these events influenced the poem.
Convey means to show, demonstrate, express something
Creed, credo, dogma, belief, conviction, canon, principle, notion, idea, theory, thesis.
This poem , “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, by <u><em>Robert Frost </em></u> is a very short poem, consisting of only eight lines. However, the message is clear.
Question: How does the image in these lines help convey the idea that beauty is temporary?
Answer: A. by expressing that blossoms only have a limited life span
Robert Frost wants to convey in this poem that nothing, however beautiful and perfect in nature, can last forever. In the beginning of the poem he uses the image of a plant getting leaves and blossoms again in the spring, they are very delicate and so beautiful, but that is how life is. At first we as people are tender and fragile and beautiful, but we all die one day and then it is over, which is the inevitable cycle of life.
