Essays on Literary Genres

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The Role of Sleep Images in The Tragedy of Macbeth

2 pages / 975 words

Macbeth is the work of William Shakespeare, a famous British dramatist product. It is one of four tragedies of Shakespeare. It created outstanding character images, a spectacular storyline and the strength of the tragedy that shocked the soul to stay a deep impression. Made-to-order essay...

Macbeth Tragedy William Shakespeare

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Themes of Love, Hatred and Conflict in 'Romeo and Juliet'

2 pages / 991 words

‘Romeo and Juliet’, written by William Shakespeare and first published in (1597), is a tragedy dealing with the themes of love, hatred and conflict. Language and actions conveyed in the 21st century reflects the basic understanding of what existed in the Elizabethan era. It reveals...

Romeo and Juliet Tragedy William Shakespeare

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Communism and Totalitarism in George Orwel’s 1984

2 pages / 1004 words

Over the past few decades, George Orwell has been considered a neo-conservative enthusiast regarding the Cold War. In my contention, the cold war was pursued by three world superpowers, very similar to those that appear in Orwell’s novel, 1984. The novel was a mordant yet...

1984 George Orwell Novel

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Lessons About Living Together in Frankenstein

2 pages / 1021 words

Frankenstein, as a classic novel, deals with many topics that are related to human nature and behavior and that can be applied regardless the time when the story is read. One of these messages found in Frankenstein for modern society is the need to look...

Frankenstein Novel

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Theme of Choices in The Road not Taken by Robert Frost

2 pages / 1035 words

Have you ever asked yourself ‘Did I make the right choice?’. Most of us have faced a situation in which we have to choose important decision in our life. The poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost states that in life we come upon...

Poetry Robert Frost The Road Not Taken

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The Power Words in Zusak’s The Book Thief

2 pages / 1038 words

Words are very powerful and one of the most common ways we communicate with each other. The novel, The Book Thief, tells a story of a young girl named Liesel, and certain challenges she faces in Nazi Germany in 1939 through the eyes of death....

Novel The Book Thief

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Theme of Love in Romeo and Juliet

2 pages / 1071 words

A four letter word that in some cases holds more worth than life itself, love. Love is a common theme throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet, whether you are relating it to friendships, family, or relationships. Many love stories conclude in tragedies, whether it’s...

Romeo and Juliet Tragedy William Shakespeare

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Comparative Analysis of Cullen's 'Incident' and Randall's 'The Ballad of Birmingham'

2 pages / 1075 words

Poetry is often inspired by the events and context of the time that it is created. During the 1900’s, racism was extremely prominent, and it inspired various authors to craft their work around the scenarios that people of color experienced. Racism comes in many forms...

Ballad of Birmingham Incident Poetry

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Theme of Memory in 'Incident' by Countee Cullen and 'Forgetfulness' by Billy Collins

2 pages / 1088 words

Introduction People have moments where they forget things, then remember specific moments in life that make you wonder. Memory is essential to one’s mental state, either could be a harmful or a good memory. The poems that will be discussed throughout the paper are “Forgetfulness”...

Incident Poetry

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Elena Viramontes’ Use of Literary Devices in The Moths

2 pages / 1088 words

The short story,” The Moths” written by Elena Viramontes is a story that uses many elements of literature to address points such as religion, death, family, and coming of age of a fourteen-year-old chicana. The girl finds spiritual knowledge and understanding of who she is...

Literary Devices Short Story The Moths

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Analysis of Parallels Between Countee Cullen's 'Incident' and Lev T. Mills' 'Gemini'

2 pages / 1103 words

Introduction Art in general has become a popular medium for sending and communicating strong messages concerning life and the society as a whole. Poetry and visual art have become some of the most common forms of art used to address social, political and economic issues...

Incident Poetry

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Themes of Love, Truth and Memory in Ian Mcewan’s Atonement

2 pages / 1110 words

Ian McEwan’s Atonement is a romantic war tragedy metafiction published in 2001. The novel follows the lives of the young lovers Cecilia Tallis and Robbie Turner, the story’s two protagonists whom experience the text’s conflict as they are never able to fulfill their dreams of...

Atonement Novel

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Geoffrey Chaucer as a Father of Poetry

2 pages / 1124 words

Geoffrey Chaucer is known by name and his fame to the world as the greatest soul and was regarded as the father of English Literature; he became outstanding poets of the antique period. Chaucer was born in circa 1340 in London to father John Chaucer...

Geoffrey Chaucer Poetry

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Comparative Analysis of 'The Raven' and 'To Autumn'

3 pages / 1155 words

“The Raven” and “To Autumn” are two romantic poems that are written in the same time period yet have very different views. In the poem “The Raven” it follows a man who is sitting in his bedroom mourning the loss of his beloved Lenore, when...

Edgar Allan Poe Poetry The Raven

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The Role of Communication and Language in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

3 pages / 1164 words

Language is a powerful tool. It can be used to start wars, win the hearts of a nation, or create deceptive illusions. Throughout the novel, Frankenstein, the author, Mary Shelley, highlights the key role communication and language plays in relationships, in how we perceive things,...

Frankenstein Novel

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The Use of Imagery, Metaphors, and Similes in 'Dover Beach'

2 pages / 827 words

During his lectures in the United States in 1867, Matthew Arnold penned his poem “Dover Beach.” This work is a free verse poem devoid of a specific rhyme scheme, comprising four stanzas encompassing 37 lines. Arnold’s “Dover Beach” centers on an individual gazing out at...

Literary Devices Matthew Arnold Poetry

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Literary Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s Poem 'To Anne'

3 pages / 1179 words

Edgar Allan Poe keeps his tradition of crafting beautiful gloaming poetry demonstrated in “For Anne.” The author portrays Anne as a symbol of earthbound love and mourning. Using her to display keeping the memory of loved ones alive. How death can be easy but living...

Edgar Allan Poe Poetry

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Why Winston is Longing for The Past in Orwel’s 1984

3 pages / 1181 words

Would you want to live in an era where you have no privacy, truth, or friendships? This is the way things are in 1984; there are cameras keeping an eye on you and the truth is turned into lies everywhere. Then there is the thing...

1984 Dystopia George Orwell

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Depiction of Social Issues in Scott F. Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby

3 pages / 1192 words

The 1920’s was a decade that celebrated the end of World War I and was centralised around the prosperity of the economy and the individual. Scott F. Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ (1925) is at its core, a tragic love story that embodies society’s manifestation...

Novel Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby