Oscar Wilde is a well-known writer from Dublin, Ireland. He was born in 1854 and died in 1900, which essentially sets him in the era of Victorian poetry. Because of his extramarital affairs with other men, and his \u201cgross indecency\u201d trial, I wouldn\u2019t say he was necessarily accepted, as he was even sentenced to prison for 2 years for his homosexual acts. Homosexuality was not very common back then, as it was even outlawed in most countries, as shown through his imprisonment. Although, nowadays it is socially acceptable to be openly homosexual. It is even thought of as brave to some, so I think Wilde would be accepted and probably even praised in a society nowadays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do believe Oscar Wilde is a \u201cwild\u201d writer because in all of the poems I have read by him, he speaks of wild stories that even have the term wild in them. He speaks of a lot of wild metaphors of wild animals. One wild poem by him is Her Voice<\/em>. The literal second word in the poem is wild, as shown by the first two lines: \u201cTHE wild bee reels from bough to bough with his furry coat and his gauzy wing.\u201d The story talks about this woman who has to accept the fact that her and her husband are breaking up even though they vowed that they would stay together forever, through sickness and in health. The thought of divorce seems wild because love is supposed to glue a couple together, but we are only human and sometimes divorce is the only and best option for both sides to be happy moving forward. Wilde moves into the end of the relationship with the wild and intricate lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSwore that two lives should be like one<\/p>\n\n\n\n As long as the sea-gull loved the sea,<\/p>\n\n\n\n As long as the sunflower sought the sun,–<\/p>\n\n\n\n It shall be, I said, for eternity<\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘Twixt you and me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n -Major Wheless<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oscar Wilde is a well-known writer from Dublin, Ireland. He was born in 1854 and died in 1900, which essentially sets him in the era of Victorian poetry. Because of his extramarital affairs with other men, and his \u201cgross indecency\u201d … Continue reading