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Elisabeth Small commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 6 minutes ago

While the muse typically helps to inspire the artist, Duck is using the muse as a form of PTSD towards the fieldwork, taunting them in their dreams with visions of the work they are suffering through during the […]
Elisabeth Small commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 10 minutes ago

Duck uses anaphora again, but to reveal the conflict of his efforts in remedying the pain he has suffered through the back breaking labour. The rhyming begins to fall apart too with lines ending in “get” (139) and […]
Elisabeth Small commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 14 minutes ago

Duck is using anaphora to relate the necessity of man in providing for others, especially women, who as Duck refers later, are like birds who do better at chatting than working. Duck is establishing gender roles […]
Maggie Martin commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 1 day, 22 hours ago

Annotations for lines 276-281 I sense some irony and criticism in these lines. While the master invited the workers to feast with him, it feels like there is some mockery when the narrator says that “he, too […]
Maggie Martin commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 1 day, 22 hours ago

Annotations for lines 137-142 The use of repetition in these lines helps readers to understand what kind of sustenance is served to those working. This also helps to show that no matter how much (which isn’t […]
Maggie Martin commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 1 day, 22 hours ago

Annotation for lines43-48 The imagery in these lines helps the reader visualize the labor conditions people were forced to endure during this time. In line 43, “briny streams our sweat descends” is a vivid […]
Franco Justincic commented on the post, The Woman’s Labour: To Mr. Stephen Duck, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 days, 2 hours ago

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Franco Justincic commented on the post, The Woman’s Labour: To Mr. Stephen Duck, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 days, 2 hours ago

Here she’s saying that women work so hard but still end up poor. They do all this work and don’t really get much back for it. I think she’s showing how unfair it is.
Franco Justincic commented on the post, The Woman’s Labour: To Mr. Stephen Duck, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 days, 2 hours ago

This shows how much work women have to do every day. They work in the fields and then still have to go home and take care of their kids and do more work. They barely get any time to rest.
Franco Justincic commented on the post, The Woman’s Labour: To Mr. Stephen Duck, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 days, 2 hours ago

Collier is basically calling Duck out because he makes it seem like women don’t work as hard as men. She’s showing that women work just as hard and deserve credit too.
Franco Justincic commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 days, 3 hours ago

In this part they talk about how the workers barely get any time to relax because they are always working. They get up early and go to bed late, and even their days off aren’t really free. I think it shows how […]
Franco Justincic commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 days, 3 hours ago

Throughout this part the workers are happy to be working outside instead of inside, but once it gets hot, they start getting really tired. I think it shows that even when they get to do something different, the […]
Franco Justincic commented on the post, The Thresher’s Labour, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 days, 3 hours ago

I noticed how hard the workers have to work and how the master is always pushing them to do more. Even when they are already tired, he still wants them to work faster. I think it shows how hard and unfair their lives were.
Anna commented on the post, Canto I, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 1 week, 2 days ago

What isn’t clear to me here is why Belinda is described as worshipping the “Cosmetic pow’rs” and beginning the “sacred rites of Pride.” I understand that she is getting ready in front of her mirror, but I’m not s […]
Anna commented on the post, Canto I, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 1 week, 2 days ago

What isn’t clear to me here is what Ariel means when he says that spirits used to be enclosed in “Woman’s beauteous mould” before moving into “these of air.” Is he saying that the spirits were once women who died […]
Waylon Mattimore commented on the post, Canto V, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 weeks, 5 days ago

I feel like Pope is using these high society items and clothing as weapons in some type of battle. This makes the fight seem more dramatic and a little humorous. the fact that these fighters are not fighters at […]
Waylon Mattimore commented on the post, Canto V, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 weeks, 5 days ago

I feel like lock is trying to talk about beauty fading as you get older in these lines. Clarissa is talking about how you will lose your beauty in hair no matter how hard you try and maintain it.
Waylon Mattimore commented on the post, Canto IV, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Is Belinda comparing herself to roses that bloom where no one can see them? Roses blooming in the desert aren’t an attraction for people to go and see. I feel like this reveals her feelings as she wishes to be […]
Waylon Mattimore commented on the post, Canto IV, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 weeks, 5 days ago

I feel like Pope is using the fire to describe Belinda’s anger. Thalestris “fans” this fire to get her more and more angry. This might be showing how a friend or relation’s reaction can make things worse sometimes.
Waylon Mattimore commented on the post, Canto III, on the groupblog Eighteenth-Century Innovations 2 weeks, 5 days ago

I feel like Pope is criticizing the justice system in these lines. He is creating a world where these officials are living a good life. I think the dine ending works really well. They have a really important […]