Essays on Literary Genres

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"The Vegetarian" and "The Tree": a Comparison Characteristics of Death

5 pages / 2464 words

Both Han Kang and Anne Finch present the idea of impending death that cannot be avoided, however, both authors present the ideas in different ways as they are using different forms of writing to do so. In addition, both Kang and Finch use death as...

Novel Poetry

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Glass in Shakespeare’s Sonnet #3

2 pages / 1067 words

The careful craft and design of poetry condenses the amount of text needed to convey information. This is true of all art, in that pieces are often qualitatively judged by how much they “say.” Good works may carry one or two levels of meaning hidden...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare's Sonnet 147: Analysis

3 pages / 1537 words

Introduction: Sonnet 147 by W. Shakespeare is a poem that is often analyzed for its distinctive style, making it a popular choice for a sonnet 147 analysis essay. The poem follows a specific pattern of metrical structure and verse composition, utilizing extended metaphors throughout. Background:...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare and The Fair Youth: Theme and Relations in Sonnet 35

3 pages / 1224 words

In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 35 we delve deeply into Shakespeare’s thoughts, emotions and frustrations with his lover, the young man (the Fair Youth), which was brought about by an apparent betrayal through infidelity. Within this sonnet and those preceding it, we see the progression of a...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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A Refreshing View of Love in Shakespeare's Sonnet Cxvi

2 pages / 981 words

Innumerable poems address the concept of love, with the written battle between positive love and negative love continuing to be waged today. Not surprisingly, there are not, nor would we expect many future poets to write, many poems that juxtapose both the positive and negative...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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Life's Fall: Shakespear's Last Years in Sonnet 73

3 pages / 1343 words

The swelling energy and particularization of imagery of season, time, and light both complement and counter the speaker’s fading body in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73. Moving from metaphors of abstract bleakness to those of specific vitality and passion within and across each quatrain, Shakespeare’s sonnet draws...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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Literary Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130

2 pages / 1129 words

Sonnet Essay Outline Introduction Introduction to the theme of love sonnets in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries Mention of Shakespeare’s 130th sonnet and its focus on true love Love vs. Lust Explanation of how Shakespeare distinguishes between love and lust in the sonnet...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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The Ideas of Love and Romance in Sonnets by William Shakespeare and Elizabeth Browning

3 pages / 1247 words

Both ‘How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 116’ explore the ideas of love and romance in the traditional form of a sonnet. Whereas Browning writes about the intense love she felt towards her husband-to-be in Sonnet 43,...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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Love as a Source of Life Shakespeare's Sonnet 29

4 pages / 1904 words

Shakespeare’s iconic sonnet 29 is a sonnet that embodies the superficial nature of humanity, both intrinsically and extrinsically. The sonnet begins with the speaker denouncing his current state, which is quite unfavorable, as he “beweep[s] [his] outcast state” (line 2). However, the speaker continues to...

Sonnet William Shakespeare

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Comparing Petrarch and De La Vega’s Perspective on Love

2 pages / 902 words

“Love found me altogether disarmed,” declares Francis Petrarch in one of his highly acclaimed sonnets, referring of course to his dearly beloved yet unattainable Laura (Petrarch 2068). This is perhaps a bit of an understatement. Both Francis Petrarch and Garcilaso de la Vega found themselves...

Literature Review Poetry

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Prophetic Voice in William Blake's Poetry

2 pages / 915 words

In “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” (1793), Blake writes with a strong prophetic voice, bringing forth a new set of proverbs, a new poetics, twisting and flipping traditional wisdom. Blake challenges the status quo, questioning stagnant, conventional thought. As if standing before a gathering...

Poetry William Blake

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The Handmaid's Tale: Deconstruction of The Feminist Dystopia

7 pages / 3040 words

‘If I wanted to say just one thing to one person, I would write a letter.’ – Margaret Atwood Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay Given the...

Dystopia The Handmaid’s Tale

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"The Alchemist" by Ben Jonson as a Farce of a Moral Tale

4 pages / 1594 words

It does not seem a viable course of action to try to apply our modern developed ethics to a 16th Century mindset such as that which yielded Jonson’s The Alchemist. For example, as a civilisation would all at the very least, feel uncomfortable taking Kastril’s...

Comedy The Alchemist

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The Construction of Identity in Fight Club

7 pages / 2990 words

Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club is an unprecedented novel which is particularly concerned with the problem of forging secure identities in the face of modern challenges: consumerism, capitalism, emasculating white-collar work, an absence of fathers, and an absence of historical distinctiveness. The text’s protagonist is a...

Fight Club Novel

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Analysis of The Themes Portrayed in 2001: a Space Odyssey

2 pages / 891 words

2001: A Space Odyssey, by acclaimed science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, is a tale of human evolution as guided by a higher intelligence, making it a landmark in literary achievement. Rather than focusing on an isolated moment in history, 2001 spans the entire course...

Science Fiction

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The Erl King: Comparing Carter's and Goethe's Versions of The Story

2 pages / 849 words

When reading through Goethe’s version of “The Erl-King,” then Carter’s, it is striking how different many of the core elements are between the two stories. Major changes Carter has made include the introduction of a female character and the narrative voice which becomes first person...

Poetry

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Dickinson's Poetry in The Context of The Romantic Era

2 pages / 962 words

“Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon” (Dickinson, n.d.). At first glance, this utterance by Emily Dickinson conveys a negative attitude towards the unique and the new. However, upon second interpretation, this quote manages to perfectly encapsulate the...

Emily Dickinson Poetry

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Discovering Suicidal Themes in Dickinson's Poetry

2 pages / 1048 words

“A Death blow is a Life blow to some” says Emily Dickinson in poem 816 (Dickinson 816). Emily Dickinson did not commit suicide– she died of her numerous medical conditions at the age of 55 in 1886. Her personal life was famously enigmatic, as she...

Emily Dickinson Poetry

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Emily Dickinson's Views on Personal Identity in Her Poens

2 pages / 1030 words

Emily Dickinson once said: “We meet no stranger but ourself.” This quote relates strongly to the theme of identity within her poems. It can be taken to mean that it is easy for us to get to know others. To understand oneself, however, is a...

Emily Dickinson Poetry