The poem‚ Sonnet 11 is a lamentation song of unreciprocated love by Lady Mary Wroth. She was an English Poet of the Renaissance. She lived between 1587-1651/3 and was from a distinguished literary family and was one of the first women to be recognised as a literary talent. Her life was not an ideal one. Her husband died but she did find love with her cousin‚ Earl William Herbert. It wasn’t easy for her though‚ as Herbert was also one of the favourites of Queen Elizabeth and she moved him around
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Emotion is a central theme in ‘Strange fits of passion’; even in the title we have “Passion”‚ shown in the Poet’s feelings for Lucy and in the sudden (seemingly unfounded) idea that “Lucy should be dead” Overseeing the whole scene we also have the moon‚ used by Wordsworth to counterpoint the Poet’s Journey to “Lucy’s cot”. As he draws closer to the cottage the moon descends until suddenly “the planet dropped” which in turn causes the Poet to have a startling thought exclaiming “O mercy!” “If Lucy
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The True Side of William Carlos Williams This is Just to Say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold William Carlos Williams’ poem‚ This is Just to Say‚ is a cleverly written poem apologizing for eating someone’s plums. Because of the way the note is written‚ it seems as if the recipient of this note is possibly a girlfriend. He tries to tell her that he is very
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William Faulkner William Faulkner was an enormous man in literature despite the fact that he stood less than five foot six. He reshaped the way in which the world views literature today. Faulkner was one of the greatest influences to American culture of his time. In fact‚ his influence spread throughout many years to come. Faulkner started out as a child with a dream‚ and with this dream he redefined the literary society of America. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born on September 25‚ 1897‚
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In Phillis Wheatley ’s poem‚ To the Right Honorable William…‚ evokes a spirit of an American vision that undermines that of Thomas Jefferson ’s Declaration of Independence‚ by reminding the Earl of Dartmouth that all should have freedom but for those who have obtained it‚ should not forget to thank God. Thomas Jefferson ’s vision of America is almost the same as Wheatley ’s with one major difference‚ his version doesn ’t include African Americans nor for that matter‚ equality for women. The words
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Invictus and The Alchemist Response The poem Invictus written by William Ernest Henley is a poem written about courage in the face of death and holding on to ones own dignity despite the indignities life places before us. In the first stanza the poem’s speaker prays in the dark to "whatever gods may be" a prayer of thanks for his "unconquerable soul." Several things are apparent from the outset: First‚ the speaker is in some sort of metaphorical darkness‚ perhaps the darkness of
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mundane idea so brilliantly‚ so intensely‚ so eloquently? Simply. He performs it simply. Through a sadden tone‚ William Carlos Williams illustrates the image of a broken down agricultural-based household by monosyllabic color-based diction and short meter structures. The prose is constructed in a manner similar to a short prose fractured into concise telegraphic sentences to resemble a poem rather
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------------------------------------------------- William Faulkner William Faulkner (September 25‚ 1897 – July 6‚ 1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the20th century‚ his reputation is based on his novels‚ novellas and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. Most of Faulkner’s works are set in his native state of Mississippi. He is considered one of the most important Southern writers along withMark Twain‚ Robert
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Did Wordsworth or Coleridge have greater influence on modern criticism? Answer: Wordsworth‚ Coleridge‚ and British Romanticism Introduction After a brief introduction of the period that will contrast the Romantics with the century that preceded them‚ we shall move on to analyze the great poetic‚ theoretical experiment that most consider the Ur text of British Romanticism: "Lyrical Ballads". We shall explore both the unique plan of "Lyrical Ballads"‚ and the implications of that plan for literary
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On 26th January the rule of law and order started with soul concern for the Indian citizens after freedom from colonial government. A constitution which is the ideal for the whole world to imitate its secular‚ democratic‚ republic and sovereign theme is constituted by our leaders with the spirit of unbigoted development of every section of the society. Out of the total pandemonium during partition phase‚ India has transformed to a strong nation economically‚ socially and politically. Our four
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