The True Sublime Analysis #1

Longinus describes the sublime as something beyond human sense. It is an illusion that draws the reader to different levels of thinking. It is something that overcomes every effort of intelligence and thought to depict it.
The true sublime gives an example that if an intelligent man “read a passage several times and it does not touch his spirit…then it cannot be an example of true sublimity”(120). Longinus definitely conveys the true sublime with this example in my opinion because the mere thought of a man not sensing the true and rational being of a passage or of a poem does not understand the effect of it at all. The intellectual man who has written the passage or even written poetry writes in prose, therefore, reflecting upon every person’s diverse style of writing. Each man has the gift of writing in various styles and when it is presented in front of others true sublimity should be presented by way of understanding the true meaning of the piece of writing whether it may be poetry, literature, etc. Poetry is a style of writing that portrays the art of sublimity. I think that poetry is a true way of discovering the sublime because inspiration and motivation undertake it. It is the way writers express their feelings, judgments, and stance on certain aspects in their life. When it is unappreciated it is typically done by those who have no resilience to poetry whatsoever. It does not effect their soul or their mind. Longinus explains that the true sublime is poetry. “The grand style in poetry and literature,…whether certain passages do not simply give an impression of grandeur by means of much adornment…we are filled with proud exaltation and joy, as though we had ourselves produced what we had heard”(120). The joyous feeling we endure after experiencing the divine intellect of the producer of the piece in many cases definitely is blissful.
In this video Alicia Keyes expresses her deepest feelings through poetry. Her intense expression of words are so dramatically put together that the audience relates themselves in her character’s position, therefore, appreciating her performance. This video defines the art of poetry, the true sublime