Essays on Literary Genres

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Analysis of "The Seventh Function of Language" by Laurent Binet

3 pages / 1283 words

“The Seventh Function of Language” is the second novel by French writer Laurent Binet. His first, HHhH, was well received in France and the world over, winning him the Prix Goncourt, a prestigious prize given for the ‘most imaginative prose work of the year’. While...

Novel

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Mariama Bâ and Her Novel "So Long a Letter"

2 pages / 1042 words

Introduction C.S. Lewis once stated, “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become” (Brainyquote Com, 2017). Mariama Bâ’s...

Novel So Long a Letter

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Ursula K. Le Guin's Nine Lives: a Reflection on Life's Purpose

2 pages / 1070 words

Have students ever thought of what makes a short sci-fi/fantasy story so extradentary to read? “Nine Lives” by Ursula K. Le Guin “is a novelette that was first published in Playboy magazine in 1968.At the time of the story’s magazine publication, Playboy requested that she...

Short Story Sula

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Comparative Analysis of Robert Frost's and Wilfred Owen's Poems

2 pages / 1143 words

‘Out, out’ is a poem written by Robert Frost who tells the story of a boy that had his life taken from him in an extremely upsetting circumstance. In comparison to this, “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen portrays a young man that has left part of...

Poetry Robert Frost Wilfred Owen

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"Out Out" and "Disabled": Comparison of The Poems

2 pages / 1199 words

Out Out and Disabled: comparison (essay) “Out Out” and “Disabled” are two poems that share a common theme of tragedy and loss. In this comparison essay, we will explore the similarities and differences between these two poems, focusing on how the poets use language and...

Poetry Robert Frost Wilfred Owen

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Introduction to "Absurd Drama" (penguin Books, 1965)

3 pages / 1674 words

‘The Theatre of the Absurd’ has become a catch-phrase, much used and much abused. What does it stand for? And how can such a label be justified? Perhaps it will be best to attempt to answer the second question first. There is no organised movement,...

Drama

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A Review of Satirism in Screen Guild Awards, a Video at Saturday Night Live

1 page / 505 words

There is a video that Saturday Night Live made called the “Screen Guild Awards” and in this video they had created a satire theme. The main purpose of this video was the irony of how there were five nominees for the best actor award and...

Satire

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A Literary Comparison of a Bear's Life and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

3 pages / 1778 words

Authors write using sentence structure and word classes to create environment and character in their stories; this essay will be analyzing and evaluating the differences between environment and character in two short stories. It’s A Bear’s Life and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner....

Literature Review Short Story

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The Conflict of The Frustration of Poets in Introduction to Poetry, a Poem by Billy Collins

1 page / 561 words

Billy Collin’s poem, Introduction to Poetry, dramatizes conflict of poets’ frustration when their work is overanalyzed instead of being enjoyed. More specifically, this poem’s narrator stresses the author’s intent of providing open-ended messages when writing poetry while audiences fail to appreciate poetry properly, instead seeing...

Introduction to Poetry Poetry

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Symbolism, Satire, and Other Literary Devices in Animal Farm, a Novel by George Orwell

5 pages / 2236 words

Many literary authors use a number of literary devices in their writings. Some of the most common are devices such as similes, symbolism, satire, and alliteration. Many writers try to express their own ideas through their writing in hopes that others will one day read...

Animal Farm Literary Devices Satire

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The Use of Extreme Satire in Wilson's The Future of Life

1 page / 644 words

In Wilson’s The Future of Life, Wilson utilizes extreme satire to characterize how little each opposing group understands each other, and also underscores the the fact that each group’s rhetoric against each other’s point of views is deeply imbedded in misconceptions. By doing so, Wilson...

Satire

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Analysis of "Biographia Literaria" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

3 pages / 1665 words

The composed landmark of Coleridge’s basic work is contained in 24 sections of Biographia Literaria (1815– 17). In this basic disquisition, Coleridge concerns himself with the act of feedback, as well as, with its hypothesis. In his down to earth way to deal with feedback,...

Literary Criticism Literature Review Poetry

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The X-men Movie

1 page / 526 words

Out of the many villains in the X-men movies William Stryker is the only one to have his origin story rebooted from his comic origins. God loves man kills tells the story of a religious conservative figure—a televangelist by the name of reverend William Stryker—who...

Drama Film Analysis Society

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Analysis of Gerard Manley Hopkins' Poems

3 pages / 1287 words

Gerard Manley Hopkins is a rewarding and demanding poet, one of the three or four greatest poets of the Victorian era. His style was so radically different from that of his contemporaries. Without having a detailed knowledge of his life, beliefs and any other background...

Literature Review Poetry

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Analysis of The Poetry of Langston Hughes

4 pages / 1616 words

The poetry of Langston Hughes The poet laureate of Harlem, is an effective commentary on the condition of blacks in America during the 20th Century. Hughes places particular emphasis on Harlem, a black area in New York that became a destination of many hopeful blacks...

Langston Hughes Poetry

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Tessie's Revenge in "The Lottery" a Short Story by Shirley Jackson

1 page / 526 words

The crowd of villagers threw the stones at Tessie with all their might. “NO! Stop it! Please!” Tessie shouted with tears in her eyes. ”What’s happening?” Little Davy asked Mr. Hutchinson. With tears falling down his face, Mr.Hutchinson said “Oh, it’s nothing you have to...

Revenge Short Story The Lottery

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Mediocrity Vs. Mediocracy in Zone One

2 pages / 1084 words

Introduction Colson Whitehead has written an inordinately compelling post-apocalyptic science fiction novel centering around the zombie archetype. In Zone One, he deftly uses the zombie model to create a mediocracy—a populace of dependent thinkers who accept, without question, a system of existence that is not...

Fantastic Novel

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Analysis of Niko Kazantzaki's Novel Zobra The Greek

3 pages / 1251 words

Niko’s Kazantzaki’s “Zorba the Greek” is a bittersweet portrayal of a romantic idealist that delves into the complex and oftentimes mysterious nature of the human psyche. The novel examines the interpersonal relationships between the two principal characters, as well as more profound issues of human...

Novel

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The Transformation of Xan Meo in The Yellow Dog

3 pages / 1242 words

People may be self-centered and immature, however, the crisis of certain occurrences in life assists them in molding their personalities. Everyone in life goes through drastic life changing events such as marriage, starting college or traumatic events like losing a loved one. The course of...

Novel