Let's have a rant thread! ~*Stress Relief*~

[Chibito7]

How is 'The Idiot Boy' made of rainbows? And 'Goody Blake and Harry Gill'? They're depressing and realistic, especially the latter. The latter has a good moral, but it contains no romance for me.

And quite frankly, yes, 'Expostulation and Reply' and 'Tables Turned' do contain elements of romance, as it's all about flinging yourself into the country and embracing its greatness, but all I see is Wordsworth and his friend... whatever his name, arguing! That's not romantic! Well, I don't find it romantic, anyway!

Meh. I just haven't read a single romantic Wordsworth poem. Maybe because all of 'Lyrical Ballads' contains dark, sinister stuff. Coleridge certainly makes it so, with his changelings and so on. Wordsworth I much prefer, and I do love his poetry - I get what he's getting at and I actually agree - I just don't find it in any way romantic. Maybe I just don't have the same romanticism as you... and those Romantic poets. The romance of then and the romance of now are different, and I consider romance to be, and prefer, the romance of now.

xd I can't remember why we're debating Wordsworth and Romantic poetry. Lol.  

[cold_blooded_chick]

So what is the difference between the romance of then and the romance of now?  

[Chibito7]

Well, I'm not sure whether or not you're talking about romance or Romanticism. Because Wordsworth and Coleridge are Romantic poets of the Romantic period, but they're not romantics - not if you mean modern-day 'romantics'. Those are typical girls squealing and waiting for their knight in shining white armour to come and sweep them off their feet. Romanticists are people interested in nature and stuff like that, like W&C and 'Lyrical Ballads'. Fantastic poems, but contains not a single trace of today's romanticism - the 'superficial' type.

But the difference of romance then and romance now... It is different. The romance of then, well, see Jane Austen. The romance of now, see... chick lit. xd Obviously, the feelings of love and stuff haven't changed, but society and situations have changed. You wouldn't have people wooing each other over the Internet. You wouldn't have lesbians and gays in their own special clubs having a great time. Romance was the same in the old days, but because of its own social boundaries and walls, it was confined to be expressed in different ways. And the view of romance has changed too. I'm sure back then they weren't too interested in chocs and roses. No, it was more important if the prospective partner had a good background and family name, and so on. That's what I was getting at.

Meh. I could on forever about literature. I am planning on doing it at uni. rolleyes Or rather, hoping. whee  

[Minielf]

Are you planning on doing a plain literature course? Good luck with that. I dabbled with some literature subjects in the first year but I found them incredibly boring and got really bad marks in them. It's going to be really hard to do a full blown degree with nothing but literature subjects. You've pretty much have to be an oldschool literature freak who speaks about nothing but literature theories all day to do well in such a course.

Seeing your posts though, I guess you might be one. blaugh  

[cold_blooded_chick]

Yeah, that's why B&B and Niph are like BFF, they share a common interest. And when I said romance, I meant romanticism instead of the "hold me now!" romance.  

[Chibito7]

@Mini: Yeah, I want to do pure English Literature at uni - it's surprisingly and ridiculously competitive. stressed Wish me luck, lol. I'm going to be sending off my application soon. whee

And lol, no, I'm not as literary as that. I just get very into it when there's a discussion, but it doesn't revolve around my life. I mean, I love art and music just as much, if not in some aspects more. Tbh, I'm not amazing at English, which is why I worried about going to uni to do it - didn't think I was good enough. But it's what I want to do, and I don't want my ability - or rather, my perceived self ability - to effect me. I considered History, but I just can't imagine doing it.

@cbc: xd Lol, I wouldn't describe Niph and I as BFF, but it is a reason we're good friends, ain't it, Niph? *laughs*

Indeed, I getcha now. rofl  

[Minielf]

I hope you get in then. 3nodding You'll be surprised by how quickly your degree takes over your life and becomes a full blown obssession; the other students in the English Lit. subjects were pretty much literature freaks who sprouted wierd modernist or even realist theories from their mouths like gibberish. Doing in well in those subjects required you to becxome one of these freaks, which I could never do. Hence I sucked at them. xp

The idea of doing an English Lit Degree might sound like fun at first, but you've really got to be committed to the long haul, even when the going gets tough.  

[cold_blooded_chick]

Man, it's so high brow in here I could fart and be sentenced to death with a lethal injection of Shakespeare. xd  

[Chibito7]

rofl @ cbc

@Mini: I love to read. And I love to analyse. And I'm sure when I get to uni, literature will be my life. I'm not surprised other such students turn become obsessed with their subjects - after all, they are spending three years of their lives dedicated to it, it is your life. It's bound to take over, lol. But at the same time, I'm sure I'll still be very in tune with my music, especially my choral stuff. I couldn't survive without being in a choir, so my unis had better let me join some sort of choir, otherwise I will turn into a complete English Literature freak of a student. xd  

[cold_blooded_chick]

Musical AND literate? B&B is like living my ideal life. I have trouble starting books (especially thick ones) and I'm tone deaf. stare  

[Minielf]

Chibito7

rofl @ cbc

@Mini: I love to read. And I love to analyse. And I'm sure when I get to uni, literature will be my life. I'm not surprised other such students turn become obsessed with their subjects - after all, they are spending three years of their lives dedicated to it, it is your life. It's bound to take over, lol. But at the same time, I'm sure I'll still be very in tune with my music, especially my choral stuff. I couldn't survive without being in a choir, so my unis had better let me join some sort of choir, otherwise I will turn into a complete English Literature freak of a student. xd

Of course, I wholeheartedely recommend you join a University Association such as music. That way, you'll still have an active social life outside of your studies and you'll get to involve yourself in uni life. Unfortunately for me, I failed to take an active part in any association. I joined the debating and anime clubs in the first year, but I didn't attend any meetings; I became addicted to the student union library.

@Cbc: Hey, it doesn't matter if you can't read well and suck at listening to music. You might be a genius at science or maths. Generally those who suck at writing excel at maths and other calculations, as their brains are wired to rote memorize stuff.  

[Niphz]

I despise the term 'BFF', it reminds me of eight-year-olds in a ********, I'm starting to talk like Barty (this insane friend of mine who actually, would you believe it, corrects my English).

I'm a bit miffed I missed the Wordsworth debate.. xD  

[Chibito7]

@Niph: *pat*

@cbc: xd I'm sure you have your own qualities. Mine tend to be very creative. My life is basically lit and music, but I'm also an art lover (until the mad art teacher at my school kicked all love for it outta me...) and historian. And I like a good debate about philosophy and stuff. Besides that, don't count me in on sports, science or geography. Besides Badminton, and maths - if that can be considered a science, I really have no talent in those areas. I can swim prettily, but not quickly. I do love psychology though - I kinda want to be a psychologist, but I'm much more into lit.

@Mini: Indeed. I am adamant to have extra-curricular. I would die without it, lol. 3nodding  

[cold_blooded_chick]

So the problem of not having any hobbies and interests aside, my HSC begins tomorrow at 9:25AM, when I will sit down in our great hall and do three hours of business studies.

Forget the financial crisis, what about all the HSC students!!! gonk  

[Niphz]

B&B darling, if you read Psychology at university I will never forgive you D<