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- 3521: Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock"
- ... times when all literature was spoken and passed on by word of mouth. The muse was invoked to help the poet or writer remember the lines of a poem or story. Pope invokes the muse John Caryll who is a friend of his. This is very typical in epic poetry. Another aspect Pope uses is that his main character Belinda gains wisdom from a dream. Ariel is a Sylph that guides ...
- 3522: Red Badge of Courage
- ... the farm with nothing to do, so he made the final decision to enlist. After enlisting he finds himself just sitting around with nothing to do. He manages to make friends with two other soldiers, John wilson and Jim Conklin. Wilson was as exited about going to war as Henry, while Jim was confident about the success of the new regiment. Henry started to realize after a few days of marching ...
- 3523: Themes Of Unity In The Grapes
- John Steinbeck s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, is a moving account of the social plight of Dustbowl farmers and is widely considered an American classic. The novel takes place during the depression of the 1930s ...
- 3524: A Couple of Frosted Poems
- ... poetic-in-residence. Frost continued to write throughout the years and received numerous literary awards as well as honors from the United States government and American universities. He recited his work at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 and represented the United States on several official missions. Though he received great acclaim, his critical reputation waned during the later part of his career. His final three collections received less ...
- 3525: Time Machine Book Report
- ... Life on Mars was suspected and he played up to that curiosity of the people. His views of the future were outrageous and original. The people loved this, which is why he was so popular. John Middleton Murray has described Wells as "the last prophet of bourgeois Europe." He was also Europe's first futurologist. His writing style has been compared with a combination of Charles Darwin and Mary Shelly. Wells ...
- 3526: The Lives and Works of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning
- ... was fourteen. He attended the University of London in 1928, but left discontent to pursue an education at his own pace. The young Browning had before him the influences of Burns, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. He began to prepare himself to soon be in their company. Byron was the first influence and inspiration to Brownings first boyish attempts as a poet. Later after coming upon a copy of Shelly ...
- 3527: Point Of View In Three Edgar Allan Poe's Poems
- ... story tellers that America has known. He was known as "a seminal figure in the development in science fiction and the detective story. His writing came to have enormous importance for modern French literature" (X, John Richardson). Edgar Allan Poe wasn't out to frighten his audience. According to Peithman, his interest for his audience was within the human mind. In three of his works, "Morella", "Ligeia", and "The Oval Portrait ...
- 3528: The Pearl by Steinbeck
- ... s desire or what they want, it can sometimes bring more bad than good. It can bring out many characteristics such as greed and jealosy in the characters in a novel. In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck this quote relates directly to many events that occur. Kino was a poor fisherman who had many dreams and desires to succeed. Throughout the story many characters have made Kino want his to succeed ...
- 3529: A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester
- A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester Gene Forrester's difficult journey towards maturity and the adult world is a main focus of the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. Gene's journey begins the moment he pushes Phineas from the tree and The process continues until he visits the tree fifteen years later. Throughout this time, Gene must become self-aware, face reality ...
- 3530: Housman's "To An Athlete Dying Young"
- ... Lost Content. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1970. Leggett, Bobby Joe. The Poetic Art of A. E. Housman. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1978. Ricks, Christopher ed.. A. E. Housman. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1968.John S. Ward
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