I. Ave Maria, lines 1-24

Background: Ave Maria is a traditional Catholic hymn  Click here to listen: Ave Maria Before Poem: From Medea by Seneca. Translates: “In distant years a time will come when Ocean will release the chains of things and the mighty earth will be revealed and Tiphys ...

I. Ave Maria, lines 25-56

Line 26: “The Great White Birds!” -Columbus saw birds at 2 a.m. the morning that his crew spotted land. They changed direction to follow the birds.Read more Line 26: “O Madre Maria”- “O Mother Mary,” or Virgin Mary in Spanish. Line...

I. Ave Maria, lines 57-93

Line 59: “eddying”-“The action of eddy v.: moving in circles, whirling. Adj. Moving in eddies; full of eddies” (OED). [tubepress video=”vhTlBzSG3rk” fullscreen=”false”length=”false” views=”false”] Line 60: “parable”-...