“Ode on Grecian Urn” by John Keats This poem is majorly based on paradoxical stylistic device. It entails the appreciation of artwork that has found its description in a poem. The poem describes art work versus life occurrences. There is a world of creation of full fantasy by the “urn” people in the poem. These art works of the Greece people are quite thrilling. Though they are immovable, they bring a sense of turbulent action and a live passion. The poem does not combine the issue of pain and joy. Title of the Poem The title of the poem “ode on Grecian urn” shows the challenges between the existing dynamic life and frozen images among the “urn” people. It tries to describe the permanent & immortal versus the changeable human feelings that is, art versus life. The Speaker The speaker seems to be a human observer. This is because the poem does not seem to involve the narrator directly. There are two personas in this poem. At one point, one might think it is Keats speaking, while at the another point, one might think it is the “urn” speaking. For example, in the line “dost tease us out of thought / as doth eternity”, one might feel that the comments are from the “urn” while we find that most parts have been contributed by Keats. This has been shown in the final couplet. Last stanza The last stanza is very much confusing. It brings out the paradoxical issue. Keats point of view depicts that art might be superior to nature. The story is both passionate and cold. The poem concludes with message from urn. The last two lines in the final stanza show a triumphant work. The limitations there are valid in art realm, but only where there is the existence of the urn. “Pity this Busy Monster, Manukind” by Cummings E.E The poem is about humanity and the kind of technological advancement that humans have involved themselves in. The poet is very negative on the developments being made. He describes man as a monster who has changed the image of all things as they ought to be. Every day man launches a new discovery. He believes that man could be unkind to nature that is why he uses the fabricated word “manukind”. The persona feels that man should not be pitied because he has been involved in the progression that is causing him harm. This is exhibited in the line that states “Progression is a comfortable disease”. The only thing that the persona is happy about is the issue of death. He does not support the issue of advancement. Therefore, for him death is a good cause in stoppage of human’s actions. To the persona, humanity is evil. Title The title of the poem “Pity this busy monster, manukind.” Describes how human race is unkind. It describes human in a very negative manner because of the destruction that it has caused on the Earth. This has been put together in the notion of development or technological advancement. Speaker The persona is very negative on technology and advancement. He is more of a conservatism. This is because he does not pity the humans at any cost for their sufferings. He describes the effects as bad and that human has inflicted these bad effects on their own accord. He describes human as evil. This is because human beings do not care about the natural stuff that had be