A study in to the way war affects the soldiers fighting in them in terms of mental and physical health with reference to Pat Barkers “Regeneration”‚ Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” and Penguins anthology “Poems of the Great War 1914-1918. The First World War lasted between 1914 and 1918 and saw the death of nearly twenty million people (including civilians) and the casualties were even higher. Many were left wounded for life as they lost their limbs‚ sight or mind and they would never
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Simon Lee the Old Huntsman is a poem which occurs in Lyrical Ballads and was written in 1798‚ belonging‚ thus‚ temporally to the Romantic period (1780-1830). Romantic writing is commonly identified with some key elements‚ which concern imagination‚ nature‚ symbolism and myth (although there have been writers of this period who were not as ‘mainstream’). William Wordsworth has been characterised as a canonical author of Romantic Poetry in that his work is highly attached to the notion of Nature and
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Essay Topic #1: The Growing Distance between Family Members Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” and John Cheever’s “Reunion”‚ both use symbolism to reveal the growing distance between the main characters. However‚ this fictional technique is used and appears uniquely in both works. In the “Red Convertible” the car is one solitary symbol that represents the brothers’ relationship but in “Reunion” the places the father and son visit resembles their growing distance. Even though the symbols
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and New Expansive Poetry: Theory‚ Criticism‚ History. Additionally‚ in 2000‚ The Longman Anthology of Short Fiction showed up. Four compilations from the Penguin Academics Pocket Anthology arrangement were distributed in 2001‚ these were Poetry‚ Fiction‚ Drama‚ and Literature. In 2004‚ the new versions and the Canadian releases of the arrangement showed up. In 2005‚ Contemporary American Poetry: A Pocket Anthology was distributed which he also altered. Gwynn has tended to and given verse readings at
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in “The New Negro” era through the use of language. Hurston opens the story with a scene in which the two main characters playfully wrestle each other‚ “Missie May‚ take yo’ hand out mah pocket! Joe shouted out between laughs. Ah ain’t‚ Joe‚ not lessen you gwine gimme whateve’ it is good you got in yo’ pocket. Turn it go‚ Joe‚ do Ah’ll tear yo’ clothes”(Hurston 883). The language here contributes to the overall effect Hurston wants which is a comical‚ playful‚ and happy environment. Using “yo’”
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Cited: Donne‚ John. “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.” Literature: A Pocket Anthology. 5th ed. Boston‚ MA: Penguin Academics‚ 2012. 487-488. Print. Herrick‚ Robert. “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time.” Literature: A Pocket Anthology. 5th ed. Boston‚ MA: Penguin Academics‚ 2012. 491. Print.
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References: Gwynn‚ R.S. Literature pocket anthology. Fifth edition. New York‚ NY: Pearson Education Inc.‚ 2010. Print. Allen Ginsberg. " A supermarket in California." Trans. Array Literature pocket anthology. . Fifth edition. New York‚ NY: Pearson Education Inc.‚ 2010. 678-679. Print.
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to happiness It brings the two men closer. Conclusion: It’s hard to judge someone when you have never really met them. Don’t read a book by its cover because it could change you. Works cited: Carver‚ Raymond. “Cathedral.” 1983. Fiction: A Pocket Anthology. 3rd ed. Ed. R. S. Gwynn. New York: Longman‚ 2002. 278-291. Print.
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Bibliography: Shakespeare‚ William. "The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice." Literature A Pocket Anthology. ’Ed. R.S. Gwynn‚ Wanda Campbell. Toronto‚ Ontario: Pearson Longman‚ 2005. Print. Christie‚ M.J. Othello: Notes Toronto: Coles 1976. Print Crowther‚ John‚ ed. “No Fear Othello.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2005. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. Hunter
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a nursery rhyme dedicated to the decimation The Black Plague had on the population of London in 1865‚ the word “rosy” refers to a red rash that appeared in the shape of a ring on the victim’s skin. “Pocket full of posies‚” talks about the good smelling herbs people carried with them in their pockets in hopes of getting rid of the terrible smell the disease gave the victims. “Ashes to ashes‚ we all fall down” of course is symbolic of how many people were killed and the cremation of their bodies. There
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