Define Epic Art 

Define Modern Life

Question 2: Can there be heroes in modern life?

 

For Aurora's conception of generations and time, this becomes a problem. According to her, each era views itself as the absolute worst, and it is only far afterwards, in viewing the accomplishments of the past that one can appreciate the advancements of the time. Myopic was Barrett Browning's word for describing this outlook, and it can be commonly understood, for, how often are we bombarded day in and day out with tragic news. Far more than we hear of amazing accomplishments. The ugly, the frightening, and the depressive seems to dominate daily opinion as it draws more readers on a continual basis than uplifting stories ever will. And we all can be sure that the media will continue to focus on that which draws in the masses. Perhaps, even this whole idea of a pessimistic society based on mass reporting is simply our own way of 'looking down on the faults of our own time', thus confirming Aurora's position. 

Question 3: Who are the modern day equivalents of the poets that A.L. is writing about?

In keeping with Aurora's thought would she not be the exact poet she is trying to describe. By taking note of the accomplishments before her, and realizing the potential in her own age, by her own peers, she steps outside of that very myopic thought discussed earlier. And now, in an age passed, she has become a celebrated poet in her own right, continuing that very circle of praise upon former generations she illustrated so eloquently within her poem.