poetry, but it is only a chosen few who make it to the status of classic. Most poets who are considered classic artists write poems that call forth emotions of the reader through the use of their words. It has often been said that poets lead tragic Continue Reading...
gallaudet.edu/englishworks/literature/poetry.html). Other components which are very important in understanding poetry's power to express include "tone" (the poet's attitude toward the subject); "theme" (what statement is the poet making regarding th Continue Reading...
African-American Literature -- Alice Walker Women breaking the barriers in literature: Alice Walker, Pioneer of Womanism and Bastion of the African-American Culture (Literature) African-American culture as American society characterizes it today co Continue Reading...
In every stage and period in history, the black American is present, as demonstrated in the line of imagery repeatedly used in the poem, "My soul has grown deep like the rivers." The poem portrays the Negro as the cause rather than effect of human Continue Reading...
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, is an exercise in self-proclaiming metaphoric style. The intent of the sonnet is to show off the writer's skill at turning words and not the expressed topic of the poem, the ability to use every summer-related metaphor he can Continue Reading...
Poetry and Music: Should Lyrics be Taught as Poetry? One of the more interesting discussions in modern literature is whether song lyrics should be considered as poetry. Historically, there was not necessarily a distinction between songs and literatu Continue Reading...
Poetry Analysis of "And the Sun Still Dared to Shine" The Holocaust during World War II is one of the best documented and most horrendous periods of human existence. There have been other times in history where as many were senselessly killed in a s Continue Reading...
Harlem Renaissance was a noteworthy era in human history that was triggered immediately after the upheaval of World War 1. It is largely characterized as a period in which African-Americans searched for greater self-actualization, and struggled for r Continue Reading...
Your answer should be at least five sentences long. The Legend of Arthur Lesson 1 Journal Entry # 9 of 16 Journal Exercise 1.7A: Honor and Loyalty 1. Consider how Arthur's actions and personality agree with or challenge your definition of honor. Continue Reading...
Race in Poetry A Topic of Constant Relevance The importance of race in the United States is discussed on many levels, from nightly newscasts to political campaigns to courtrooms. It is the conversation that never ends in this nation. The particular Continue Reading...
Gothic Literature A darkened room and a secret passage, a beautiful heroine in a flowing nightgown, candles that go out and doors that mysteriously open are all trademarks of the gothic literature tradition. Dark and stormy nights where a young woma Continue Reading...
Grendel And After that it's Elephants All the Way Done Wagner's Grendel is one of the most finely crafted pieces of postmodern fiction because it performs both of the functions with which postmodern literature is tasked. First, it is a work of lite Continue Reading...
Imagist poetry is in many ways the essence of what poetry strives to be -- it is concise, concrete, and creates a visual image through carefully selected language. As a poetic movement, Imagism began around 1912 with poetry by Amy Lowell, Ezra Pound, Continue Reading...
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Lord Alfred Tennyson uses several narrative techniques. The first of which can be seen in the second line of the first stanza. "She lying on her couch alone" (). The phrase uses incorrect English to change the tone of the p Continue Reading...
Written from the cat's point-of-view, it forces the reader to examine their sense of superiority. The cat tells of all of the things that humans cannot do, but that cats do with ease. Unlike the anger expressed in Piercy's early years, the Cat's Son Continue Reading...
Metaphysical Poetry of John Donne Donne's life and work are filled with occurrences that are reflected as paradoxical images in his work. The secret marriage with his wife, Ann for example resulted in Donne's imprisonment as a result of the disappr Continue Reading...
This is why wars are fought with bloodletting, why torture takes place, and why neither violence nor war is limited to the physical carnage of the battlefield. Nordstrom 59) The early death of Clifton's mother, as a result of having to powerlessly Continue Reading...
English/Poetry and Literature Classics could turn in their graves if they heard how poetry sounds today. In fact, they would not even be able to understand it. They would not recognize it as poetry. If Michelangelo could see a Pollock painting what Continue Reading...
Art "Howl" and "Guernica" Outline The paper demonstrates the ways in which both pieces of art contemplate and express multiple themes, including those of religion, morality, happiness, life-affirmation, and freedom. "Howl" is a poem that is both a Continue Reading...
The Lord will lead one to safety always. One can simply believe in something higher to get the meaning of this; it doesn't have to be Jesus. Psalm 127, contrarily is confusing because it states that unless the Lord builds the house, it is built in v Continue Reading...
AUDRE: I still say I'm the only one who even comes close to understanding the struggle Obama has gone through, even though he is a man ALLEN: And heterosexual ADRIENNE: And alive WILLIAM: Let's just take a step back and look at this objectively. Continue Reading...
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost Preamble As a preamble, Frost is known for his flawless depiction of mastery in poetry and in particular those that use nature are an imagery or metaphor, or even describing nature as it is. He Continue Reading...
Jubilee/Margaret Walker Margaret Walker: A Creative Survivor Jubilee was the crowning an achievement of Margaret Walker's career. A sprawling novel about Civil War-era blacks, the novel is simultaneously a preservation of Walker's family history an Continue Reading...
Carolyn becomes fiercely defensive of her brother and her loyalty to him is apparent, yet she is still going to find him. But now she not only wants to find him because she misses him and her family needs him, but now she needs to find him so that s Continue Reading...
The image of the fog is significant because the protagonist is comparing himself to the fog in that he skirts along the outside of what is happening. If he is like fog, moving slowly and quietly, he does not have to become involved but can still see Continue Reading...
Hemingway is classified as a modernist in fiction. Modernism rejected traditions that existed in the nineteenth century and sought to stretch the boundaries, striking out in new directions and with new techniques. More was demanded of the reader of l Continue Reading...
"One of the most frequently observed weaknesses in his work is its depiction of women. It has been observed, for example, that the central male characters of his novels tend to be about his own age at the time of writing, while their female counterp Continue Reading...
Oscar Wilde "a man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery." James Joyce Genius is based on many elements, human and circumstantial. Nothing enables genius to evolve from some internal inchoate spark Continue Reading...
Publishing Director They Told Me I Couldn't Talk, So I'm Telling Everything This book fits in with Vintage's list of edgy titles, like Getting Away with It: the Inside Story of Loaded and Fifty Shades of Grey. In fact, just like that book came from Continue Reading...
maturation process, but it comes easily only to a few. Of course there are choices that usually generate little anguish such as what to have for breakfast or which route to take when going home, but when a person is a diabetic or inclement weather m Continue Reading...
F. "A.F" stands for the absolute god of this new world, Ford, an obvious allusion to Henry Ford one of the greatest and most successful manufacturers in history. The main slogan of this world is however different from that of Nineteen Eighty-Four: "C Continue Reading...
Slave, Not Born a Slave The Making of Slavery The sense of proprietorship of slave traders, owners, and other propagators of chattel slavery that was prevalent in the United States until the middle of the 19th century would be absurdly laughable - Continue Reading...
Children's Literature A Corner of the Universe "A Corner of the Universe" by Ann Martin tells the story of a shy twelve-year-old girl named Hattie and how her life changes when her mentally disabled Uncle Adam comes to live with them. The book is e Continue Reading...
Ode Grecian Entering the Greek and Roman art section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, I was first struck by the skillful lighting and the overall professionalism inherent in the displays. There were not as many people in this sect Continue Reading...
Simile -- A common device in poetry is the use of comparisons, often comparing something unusual or uncommon with something that is more familiar to the reader or audience. One kind of comparison is the simile, which uses the words like or as and com Continue Reading...
Smith may dislike the stereotype, but she cannot help internalizing it. She feels unfinished because she is regarded as unfinished, and even members of her community urge her to straighten her hair. This is completely different from the joyous, affi Continue Reading...
She has lived through violence, rape, slavery, and betrayal and seen the ravages of war and greed. The old woman's story also functions as a criticism of religious hypocrisy. She is the daughter of the Pope, the most prominent member of the Catholic Continue Reading...
" Ibid. Byrd's work also predated the Lewis and Clarke journals in his information on the natural history of the area. In fact, he wrote about the Native American tribes and the flora and fauna, much still unknown at the time. This, too, was part of Continue Reading...
The snake continues to returns, a fellow similarly cool and foreboding, and frightening the poet into abrupt line stops. But the snake has never actually turned against the poet and bared its fangs. It merely moves along the way, without stopping to Continue Reading...
Bad Experience With a Priest: comparison of the Catholicism aspects in Scott's Ivanhoe and Twain's a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court In reading Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, one cannot deny that the blame for Continue Reading...
