Wow! This is an amazing analysis of the poem 👏 I absolutely love Edgar Allan Poe and am always intrigued by others investigating and dissecting his work. The little edits you added into the video for visual effect were also super awesome!! Great video :)
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words. I'm happy you enjoyed the video. It's always satisfying to find other lovers of Poe (and poetry overall). I plan to cover more of Poe's poetry soon :)
excellent analysis .. I see the tormented shore as Poe's vision of Life, the surf (waves) as each Day and the golden sands as grains in an hourglass (Time) that flow down inexorably to the final grain ... a sad life indeed
I always thought that it was his dream but when he says he can’t grasp the golden sand it means he’s having bad dreams and his dreams aren’t how he wants them to be because of his real life he can only dream of bad things
I've noticed that in my dreams I can watch something start to happen, like maybe I'm walking down the street I see a person approaching. In my head before I meet that person I come up with an idea. They are a threat. Or a friend for example. And then when we meet, they are always exactly what I thought before hand. Implying I created the scenario I dreamt before I dreamt it. I think this is applicable to real life. We create our reality deep within unconsciously. And the loss of someone we love(the grains of golden sand) is some how the results of our actions. Even more, the results of our thoughts. We create a reality we can not hold on to. Just like every dream.
My understanding of the poem led me to concise the first part to the famous question “ does the end justify the means?” and the second to the famous statement “ I think, therefore, I am.”
such a good analysis. Please analyze these poems: "1. Good Timber 2. Mother to Son 3. The world is Too Much with Us 4. Ozymandias 5. The Road Not Taken 6. Solitary Reaper 7. If 8. The Toys 9. All the World's a Stage 10. Once Upon a Time 11. Lines from a Deserted Village.
Thanks for your suggestions. Hopefully I can get around to at least some of them. However, I've already done The Road Not Taken and Once Upon a Time, so you can check those out.
Great explanation of this poem, Adam! 👏~ In fact, the fact of bringing such a topic of a dream within another dream (or also, a simulation inside the simulation) already can make things quite complex. This brings me back René Descartes, and the "cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am). In this case, if we use the logic Descartes used to explain reality and confirms his existence, we would achieve just half of the thing, after all, there would still exist a "second" layer above reality itself. (Inception comes to mind as well) Of course, there are many aspects of it, and it's definitely crazy to imagine this "short" poem from more than a century could still makes us try to decipher it. Poe was brilliant!
Thanks for watching! Your comment is very insightful! Indeed, Descartes' logic only deals with the inner dream. That's a really interesting way to look at it. As you said, Poe was quite brilliant. This poem really captures so many questions and speculations about the nature of reality.
Given the childhood he had, it makes sense that he is such a delusional person. He did almost the same thing (knowing the truth, yet hoping for him to be wrong about the truth) in the Raven.
What poem should I analyze next?
@@jacksonsaguaro8706 I'll check it out! Thanks for your suggestion :)
Jacqueline Osherow's Villanelle for the Middle of the Night.
@@juliannearlene7244 Thanks for the suggestion!
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
@@muzaffarhussain9049 I've already done this one. You can check out that analysis on the channel :)
Wow! This is an amazing analysis of the poem 👏 I absolutely love Edgar Allan Poe and am always intrigued by others investigating and dissecting his work. The little edits you added into the video for visual effect were also super awesome!! Great video :)
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words. I'm happy you enjoyed the video. It's always satisfying to find other lovers of Poe (and poetry overall). I plan to cover more of Poe's poetry soon :)
excellent analysis .. I see the tormented shore as Poe's vision of Life, the surf (waves) as each Day and the golden sands as grains in an hourglass (Time) that flow down inexorably to the final grain ... a sad life indeed
Thank you! And those are some really good insights!
I always thought that it was his dream but when he says he can’t grasp the golden sand it means he’s having bad dreams and his dreams aren’t how he wants them to be because of his real life he can only dream of bad things
Interesting point!
I've noticed that in my dreams I can watch something start to happen, like maybe I'm walking down the street I see a person approaching. In my head before I meet that person I come up with an idea. They are a threat. Or a friend for example. And then when we meet, they are always exactly what I thought before hand. Implying I created the scenario I dreamt before I dreamt it. I think this is applicable to real life. We create our reality deep within unconsciously. And the loss of someone we love(the grains of golden sand) is some how the results of our actions. Even more, the results of our thoughts. We create a reality we can not hold on to. Just like every dream.
Interesting idea! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
My understanding of the poem led me to concise the first part to the famous question “ does the end justify the means?” and the second to the famous statement “ I think, therefore, I am.”
Those are some pretty suitable connections!
can't find an analysis better than this one.☺
Thank you!
such a good analysis. Please analyze these poems:
"1. Good Timber 2. Mother to Son 3. The world is Too Much with Us 4. Ozymandias 5. The Road Not Taken 6. Solitary Reaper 7. If 8. The Toys 9. All the World's a Stage 10. Once Upon a Time 11. Lines from a Deserted Village.
Thanks for your suggestions. Hopefully I can get around to at least some of them. However, I've already done The Road Not Taken and Once Upon a Time, so you can check those out.
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Well done.! Very helpful and entertaining. You've given me much to ponder for an upcoming reading.
Thanks for watching! And I appreciate your kind words :)
Amazing analysis! Really helped me understand the poem.
I'm happy to hear that!
besides explaining so well , you have also worked good in editing to elaborate the topic , Thanks a lot sir
Thank you! And thanks so much for watching.
Great explanation of this poem, Adam! 👏~
In fact, the fact of bringing such a topic of a dream within another dream (or also, a simulation inside the simulation) already can make things quite complex. This brings me back René Descartes, and the "cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am).
In this case, if we use the logic Descartes used to explain reality and confirms his existence, we would achieve just half of the thing, after all, there would still exist a "second" layer above reality itself. (Inception comes to mind as well)
Of course, there are many aspects of it, and it's definitely crazy to imagine this "short" poem from more than a century could still makes us try to decipher it.
Poe was brilliant!
Thanks for watching! Your comment is very insightful! Indeed, Descartes' logic only deals with the inner dream. That's a really interesting way to look at it. As you said, Poe was quite brilliant. This poem really captures so many questions and speculations about the nature of reality.
thanks for the explanations. much appreciated
My pleasure! Thanks for watching:)
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Excellent! Thank you sir!
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Thanks man u saved my english grade
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Hi, I am revisiting the works of Poe. Very well read and presented
Thank you!
Beautifully done ❤️
Thank you for this video!
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This is a great analysis, and cool editing too.
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Impressive analysis.
Thanks!
This is an amazing analysis. I am going to make a meta short film based off this for Edgar Allan Poe's birthday.
Thank you! And I'd love to see that happen!!
@@AdamWebbCSEC it'll be after his birthday now but it's definitely going to happen!
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Is this a real comment or just electric pulses travelling through space and time ? Enjoyed your video.
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Given the childhood he had, it makes sense that he is such a delusional person. He did almost the same thing (knowing the truth, yet hoping for him to be wrong about the truth) in the Raven.
Very true! There are some interesting similarities between this poem and The Raven.
Poe lost his wife, so the kiss on the brow makes more sense as a grief poem.
Makes sense!
Damn 🦫, this some good shit🤌
Thank you!!