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Whitman’s Free Verse and Epic Poetry
Which element contributes most to Whitman's poetry of free verse? Regular metrical feet What can you conclude about Whitman's epic poetry from these lines from "Song of Myself" I celebrate myself, and sing myself/And what I assume you shall,/ For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. He uses science to support his idea of the epic poem Which elements of free verse are found in this passage from "Song of Myself"? I, now thirty-seven years old…...
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Viewpoint in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: By Linda J
In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Marguerite is like the caged bird in the poem "The Caged Bird" because she feels Trapped What is the most likely reason author Maya Angelou included this passage? to explain her viewpoint on the wonders of reading Which phrase from the passage most helps the reader to identify author Maya Angelou's viewpoint about Mrs. Flowers? threw me my first life line How do the events in "I Know Why the Caged Bird…...
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Walt Whitman: Reading Quiz
I Hear America Singing: Which statement best describes the main idea of I Hear America Singing? All different kinds of people come together to make America great I Hear America Singing: How does the speaker of the poem create a sense of unity among the Americans who are off doing their own things? Through the use of parallel structure I Hear America Singing: How do the workers seem to feel about their respective "songs"? They feel a sense of satisfaction…...
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Howard Roark, in Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead
That is probably the most selfish statement that you have ever heard in your life. Selfishness in our society is view as a bad thing. What if someone could perfectly articulate that selfishness, in it's purest form, could be the best way to live your life? Ayn Rand's "rational selfishness" is best shown by her two heroes, Howard Roark and John Galt, in the novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged respectively. Her philosophy has been read by, and influenced millions…...
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Elegy: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard[QUIZ]
Which is the best paraphrase of the following lines? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires . . . Every dying person needs someone to mourn his or her passing. What time of the day best describes the opening of the poem? dusk In this poem, Gray chiefly laments the deaths of those people whose potential abilities were never realized. Gray hopes to be remembered as being generous and sincere. Toward the…...
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Chapter 3 Test Review
True The Romantic concept of imagination is that it refers to the synthetic action of the mind. t The Victorian Age is characterized by variety in thoughts and lifestyles. f The franchise remained an exclusive privilege of the aristocrats until 1867. Tennyson The Victorian whose poetry is characterized by ambivalence is love Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet 43" primarily expresses Wordsworth and Coleridge Which poets made up the first generation of Romantics? "In Memoriam" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson This poet was…...
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English unit 4 study guide
Who wrote "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer", "When I have Fears That I May Cease to Be", "Ode to a Nightingale", and "Ode on a Grecian Urn"? John Keats Who wrote "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey?", "The World is Too Much with Us", and "London, 1802"? William Wordsworth Who wrote "She walks in Beauty", "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", and "Don Juan" George Gordon/ Lord Byron Who wrote "The Lamb", "the Tyger", "Infant Sorrow", and "The Chimney Sweeper"?…...
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Romantic Literature and Kubla Khan
1. in Romantic literature, belief in the innate goodness of one unexposed to the corrupt influence of civilization 2. Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "Kubla Khan," Biographia Literaria + 3. Hard Times, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities 4. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Don Juan 5. definition of poetry: "the spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions . . . recollected in tranquillity 6. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre 7. Prometheus Unbound, "Ode to the West Wind," "Ozymandias" 8. Vanity Fair 9. "Ode…...
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Dealing with Difficulty: Examining Structure
Read the selection below from "The Once and Future Merlin" by Marion Zimmer Bradley and answer the question that follows. Over the centuries the story has been told and retold and told again, often with a widely varying cast of characters. Knights, priests and priestesses, kings and queens, and various users of magic come and go, but always there is Arthur, the sun around which all else revolves, his faithless wife (Guinevere), his equally-faithless best friend (Lancelot), the illegitimate son…...
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English Unit 5 Quiz 3 Questions and Answers
All sonnets have fourteen lines. a. True b. False a The climax of Hamlet is Ophelia's death. a. True b. False b The philosophy of Romanticism manifested itself in a concern for the rights and dignity of the individual. a. True b. False a Wordsworth and Coleridge were identical in their personalities and poetic styles. a. True b. False b Bunyan's writing was formed by his experience in reading the Bible. a. True b. False a Jonathan Swift wrote for…...
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English 10 A Unit 1 Pretest
Identify the subject and mood of the poem. Discuss how the poet's use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism contribute to the reader's understanding. There's a resentful mood. There is personification, imagery, and figurative language. Her mother's house represents the attitude of her mother; the walls stood at attention, the air knew to hold its breath, the polished floor defied heel marks. Which excerpt best illustrates a contemplative mood? "Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:" Each…...
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HUM2020-MIDTERM Questions and Answers
Fugue Two melodic lines playing against each other: Ragtime Fugue Rockabilly Sonata Adagio Scoundrel song When performers sing that they "can eat when they're hungry" is what type of song: protest song Commemorative song Scoundrel song Accumulation song Gospel song Jazz According to this chapter, rock is a fusion of all these styles except for: Gospel Jazz Rap Rhythm and blues Country and western African The musical roots of jazz are: Chinese African French German Unknown 1960s The rock band,…...
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Poem 1-A Poison Tree (Conflict Poetry)
Theme 1 that the poem uses? THEME- Anger-How we deal with angry is extremely important EVIDENCE/QUOTES- 'I was angry with my friend/I told my wrath, my wrath did not end' 'I was angry with my foe/I told it not, my wrath did grow' ANALYSIS- The first stanza deals with two different ways of dealing with anger and the two different outcomes that may occur as a result. Theme 2 that the poem uses? THEME- Deception-The speaker bottles things up and…...
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English Poetry Timeline
the colonial era 17th Century in British colonies Primarily metaphysical and devotional Imitative and derivative of British poetry Famous poets: Anne Bradstreet (1st book of American poetry, 1650) Edward Taylor the "Connecticut Wits" Began at Yale in mid-18th century Primarily satirical in nature Patterned after famous British satirists such as Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, and John Gay Famous poets: Joel Barlow John Trumbull Timothy Dwight Other notable 18th century poets 18th Century Still patterned after English modes and methods Famous…...
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Stephen Crane’s vs Emily Dickinson’s view of nature
Even though the authors were contemporaries for a period of time, Dickinson and Crane were influenced by the prevalent literary movements of their times-Romanticism and Naturalism, respectively-and their views of nature were shaped accordingly, understandably differing quite a bit. The societies in which Huck Finn and Edna Pontellier lived are naturally the first aspect of said journeys that needs to be examined, for they had been the cause of the problem in both cases. While both lived in the country's…...
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The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
Three’s a Crowd “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself. ” Known by many, this common phrase has few words, but a intense meaning. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” the overcoming of fear is shown throughout the story. Francis Macomber and his wife Margaret Macomber are on an African safari with a man name Robert Wilson. Hemingway portrays Francis Macomber as wealthy and beautiful, yet cowardly. Macomber's wife Margaret also young and…...
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The Paradox of King Lear
In William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, "King Lear," certain characters' flawed sense of perception allows the fundamental structures of reality to be completely turned upside-down and gives shape to the play's holistic metaphor of a life cycle in ultimate death and rebirth. The world created for King Lear's story is one where the idea of perception weighs heavily on every action and every move made the characters. False realities allow ostensible evil to perpetuate itself. The very fact that the play's…...
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English Unit 1 Quizzes
How can reading out loud help you understand difficult lines in Shakespeare's plays? The lines were meant to be read aloud; doing so might aid understanding. How does Shakespeare make certain lines within his plays seem more important than others? By having some lines contain more than 10 syllables Why do some playwrights use meter? To help the audience follow what is happening in the play Why are Shakespeare's plays considered difficult for modern students to understand? Shakespeare used words…...
FlashcardsMacbethWilliam ShakespeareWitchcraft
English 11/ Final Exam (Practice) Part 1
"May George, beloved by all the nations round, Live with heav'ns choicest constant blessings crown'd!" Wheatley uses the word crown'd to express the idea that the king deserves reward for his goodness. Which statement best describes how Wheatley's word choice in "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" expresses her colonial values? Using hyperbole, it stresses admiration and praise for the king. "Great God, direct, and guard him from on high, And from his head let ev'ry evil fly!" How does…...
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Mock Epic: from TheRape of the Lock
Exulting rejoicing Repast meal Desist stop Recesses secluded or hidden places Titillating exciting; stimulating Dejects casts down; dispirits Nymphs young ladies Snuff powdered tobacco product sniffed or rubbed on the teeth and gums Omber card game for three players, popular in the eighteenth century Berries coffee beans While The Rape of the Lock was intended to mock the pretentious behavior of the English upper class, Pope accomplished his intention by adopting a humorous tone in the poem. In a short…...
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Henry Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Born in Portland, Maine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Watched ships while thinking Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Published first poem at 13 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Went to Bowdoin College Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Knew foreign languages very well Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Married Mary Potter Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Became a professor at Bowdoin College Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Became a professor at Harvard Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pregnant wife died Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Wrote Voices of the Night Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Married Frances Appleton…...
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Fiction Charles Dickens Hard Times
Home GCSE English English Literature Prose Page 1Zoom in Page 1 2 3 4 5 Next Level: GCSE Subject: English Word count: 3142 Save View my saved documents Submit similar document Share this Hard Times - explore several issues from Dickenss point of view on Victorian Society, including education, marriage, industrialisation, the relationship between the middle class and the working class, and how Dickens uses different methods and techniqu Download this essay Print Save GCSE HARD TIMES An extract from…...
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Auden Miss Gee Analysis
A ballad is a story often set to song and here I am going to study in detail the make-up and difference between two very different ballads. For my first poem I chose 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci', (The Beautiful Woman Without Thanks) by John Keats. Comparing to this I chose W.H. Auden's: 'MissGee'. Out of the selection I picked these two poems because of how strongly they attracted my attention; Keats' because it was so romantic and full of beauty…...
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Allegories in the Novel by Mary Shelley
Be-read Volume 1 Chapter 4 from 'It was a dreary night of November,... ' to the end of the quotation from the Ancient Mariner. 'Examine the creation of the monster in detail, considering its significance in the novel as a whole. ' Language, structure and imagery Other relevant episodes in the novel Mary Shelley did not merely write a story based on concrete objects. She created a gothic classic, with Victor Frankenstein epitomising her own ideas on life. She certainly…...
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Gearge Orwell and Ayn Rand
George Rowel's Animal Farm and Any Rand's Anthem were both published during a period In world history where repressive totalitarian dictatorships were Increasingly placing a stranglehold on the social, Intellectual, and political rights of people all across the world, with the rise of fascism In Europe and the absolute despotism of Stalinist Russia. Rand and Orwell sought to both deflate utopian propaganda and give a wake up call to the masses with their books. Anthem and Animal Farm were literary…...
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Shakespeare’s Female Characters
Come, you spirits, That tend on mortal thoughts, unsexes me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty! ” demanded one of them furiously (Shakespeare 853). “If I be waspish, best beware my sting,” sneered the other (Shakespeare 333). Although they emerged nearly five centuries ago, the women who said these lines are undeniably two of Shakespearean most famous female characters. Lady Macbeth and Katherine are still known today as conspicuous figures in Shakespearean…...
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Emma – Jane Austen – Characters and Plot
Introduction The first sentence has a taunting gaiety which dares reader to challenge Jane Student's view of a heroine ammo no one would Like but myself. ' Emma Woodlouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. Emma A girl with power and authority, & more than enough egotism for…...
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In ‘Pride and Prejudice’
The following sample essay on In 'Pride and Prejudice' the main target of Austen's is satire, are the characters with money and the characters that have to prove their position because they feel they deserve respect due to their money and position. Also Jane Austen uses religious hypocrisy, snobbery and the concept of 'proper' social conduct to show her personal views of society. She didn't believe the idea that education and money resulted in intelligence. In Austen's time, religion was…...
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To What Extent, In Your Opinion, Is Shylock ‘A Complete and Inhuman Villain’
The way in which Shylock is played on stage has changed greatly since the play was first performed, when he was made out to be a villain and a clown. This altered in the nineteenth century when Shylock was portrayed as an intelligent man who had been victimised. Undoubtedly, Shakespeare did not write Shylock as a simple, one- sided part. To a modern audience, Shylock is sometimes a villain and sometimes a victim. However, in Shakespearian times, they would have…...
ConscienceWilliam Shakespeare
Sherlock Holmes stories
The following sample essay on: "Sherlock Holmes stories".The essay will examine how much the Sherlock Holmes stories can tell us about Victorian times. What do the Sherlock Holmes stories tell us about Victorian Britain? It will provide an overview of what Victorian Britain was like, as depicted by three Sherlock Holmes stories: The Cardboard Box, The Man with the Twisted Lip and The Speckled Beard. They were written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was so popular and well respected…...
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The Engineer’s Finger by Arthur Conan Doyle
The following sample essay discusses "The Engineer's Finger" from Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series. Read the introduction, body and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. The setting for "The Engineer's Thumb" is also a secluded house in the dead of night. Again this helps add to the tense atmosphere, as the night is thought to heighten emotions. During the night it is harder to see, and many perceive this as potentially dangerous. Colonel Lysander Stark specifically…...
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William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Scene 1 1. At the beginning of scene 1, Brutus is contemplating his reasons for joining the conspiracy against Julius Caesar. "It must be by his death: and, for my part, I know no personal reason to spurn him at him, but for the general." He has nothing against Caesar personally, but fears he will become a tyrant. "He would be crown'd: how this might change his nature, there's the question." Brutus is gentle-natured and wishes there was some way…...
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Literary Theory Essay 2: Feminism
"Few myths have been more advantageous to the ruling caste than the myth of woman. " (Simone de Beauvoir). Explore some of the ways in which Simone de Beauvoir's notion of "the myth of woman" has been taken up by feminist literary critics and offer a feminist deconstruction of that myth as it operates in one or more literary texts of your choice. In De Beauvoir's book The Second Sex, the author refers to the notion of "the myth of…...
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Internal Conflict in Barn Burning by William Faulkner Essay
The plants “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner and “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck at first glimpse may look to hold no connexion. but in malice of different secret plan they focus on similar thoughts. The narrative “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner discusses the interior struggle within Sartoris Snopes. a immature male child who faced a quandary. He tries to do a determination of taking between to lieing in the tribunal under his father’s pressiure who does non desire to acquire…...
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Pre 1900 Prose Assignment – Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7th February 1812 in Portsmouth. He was the second eldest of the eight children of John Dickens, two of those eight died in childhood. John Dickens was a clerk in the Naval Pay Office, but he was occasionally brought into debt even though he was hard-working. Charles Dickens spent his early childhood in Portsmouth, London and Chatham as his fathers work took him from place to place. In 1823, Charles was employed in…...
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Comparison of the Signalman by Charles Dickens and the Red Room by Hg Wells
The following sample essay compares The Signalman by Charles Dickens and The Red Room by H. G. Wells. Read the introduction, body and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. For my essay I am going to compare 'The Signal-Man' by Charles Dickens (1866) and 'The Red Room' by H. G Wells (1896). I am going to look at how the writers have crafted their language and structure to produce a growing sense of tension and intrigue. Herbert George Wells was…...
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In what ways is The Signalman a typical ghost story
The supernatural element of the story reflects the Victorian fascination with the paranormal as a reaction against the rapid advances in science and technology during the 19th century that seemed to deny the existence of a spiritual dimension to life. The story is a true mystery; it can have no solution as is about the impossibility of ever knowing what is real. "The Signalman" is a typical ghost story and most ghost stories have several recognisable features. In this essay…...
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The Crucible & Arthur Miller
However there are more then two sides to Proctor. He appears to be a character with a split personality. Whilst under the courts influence, Proctor is very polite towards Danforth; it is almost as if he is on his best behaviour. Though Danforth dismisses most of Proctor's statements, Proctor does not react in the way he might have if it were another character. Proctor acting in Giles honour states, "Forgive him sir, for his old age. Peace, Giles, we'll prove…...
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Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet Forbidden Love
Romeo and Juilet was written by William Shakespeare in the year 1664. Breifly this play is about a boy and girl from two opposing familes fall madly in love with each other gets torn apart by their own relatives hate. The main themes in this play are romance and violence. During Shakespearen times people were very superstitious and believed that fate was pre-destined. The majority of civilians was religious in the year the play was made and belived in most…...
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Comparison of Wordsworth and Blake’s London Portrayal
The poets William Wordsworth, 1770 - 1850, and William Blake, who lived from 1757 to 1827, are both vividly known for their portrayals of London through their poems. William Wordsworth is known partly for his views on London, which are shown through his poem: "Composed upon Westminster Bridge"; Blake, however, lived a much less orthodox life and was largely unrecognised throughout his life, yet he too produced a wide array of poems which expressed his view on the city such…...
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