In "Cousin Kate"‚ Rossetti gives messages about an abuse of power. The "Lord" "lured" the narrator to his "palace home". The word "lured" is very ominous and enforces the idea that he is a figure with authority. He manages to seduce the narrator with his flattery‚ and then enthrals her like a predator with his prey. The Lord has a high social standing which explains how he "wore" the "cottage maiden" like a "silken knot". The narrator felt inferior to the Lord‚ therefore she allows him to abuse her
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Edna St. Vincent Millay uses symbolism to convey the theme of Carpe Diem or “seize the day” by living differently to stand out from the crowd or what’s considered normal to make an impact on those around you. For instance‚ in the poem First Fig‚ the first stanza “my candle burns at both ends” symbolizes how Edna lived differently in her life. For instance‚ is her sexuality toward men and women‚ which was not considered normal in her time‚ just like how a candle burning at two ends is different from
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Harp-Weaver" By: Kelcie Roberts Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) wrote the "Ballad of the Harp-Weaver" published by Flying Cloud Press and has a copyright date of 1922. "The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver" is known as a Narrative Poem. Millay won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923. However‚ since Millay lived until 1950‚ her work is still under copyright in Canada and England. For "The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver" and several other works published in the early twenties‚ Millay won the Pulitzer Prize for
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The Awakening of Edna Pontellier Kate Chopin’s short story The Awakening is set during a time where women were expected to live in a patriarchal society. More specifically‚ this story tells of the well-to-do Creole lifestyles in New Orleans during the mid to late Nineteenth Century. Chopin’s personal experiences as a woman during this oppressive time and her growth as an individual inspired her to write about Edna Pontellier‚ a woman who tries to break from the expectations of society to
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In the eighteen hundreds‚ life was very different from today. There were no televisions‚ washing machines‚ modern cooking ranges‚ or any modern appliance. Overall‚ life was much more difficult then than it is today. In these times‚ there were certain gender roles to which each respective sex had to adhere. There are certain gender roles even today‚ but these have evolved since earlier times. For example‚ in the 1800 ’s‚ women were expected to be the quintessential mother woman. They were expected
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Shakespeare Sonnets: Love‚ Friendship‚ and Marriage Most of what we look for today in our romantic relationships comes from the writings of Shakespeare with stories and characters he would create. “In the sonnets‚ 1-126‚ we see a growing friendship with the young man and the development of an intensity of feeling”(NSS). So we understand his sonnets as a true story of the evolution of love as he was going through it. But‚ throughout his sonnets 30‚ 55‚ and 116 we see his most apparent examples
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the author Kate Chopin uses the characters Mrs. Mallard and Edna to portray the lives of women in the 1800s. Both characters are very similar to one another‚ but the differences though a little abstract balance the similarities. Also the author uses nature to display both of the character’s feelings towards their dreams. Edna and Mrs. Mallard are both victims of the 1800s‚ they both show that by their displeasure in being married. Edna shows her displeasure in novel by frolicking around with other
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The Personal Awakening Cycle of Edna Pontellier On the surface Edna seems to have it all‚ the perfect life as it would be perceived by society. She has two children and a doctor for a husband. However‚ Edna doesn’t feel as if this completes her; instead‚ she enters a phase of self-discovery and a sense of finding passion again. Edna is trying to break traditional ties that claim that she should be a good mother-woman. This ultimately leads to her awakening or freedom from the life that she believes
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who actually had the courage to write a whole book on Shakespeare’s sonnets. Her book‚ The Art of Shakespeare’s Sonnets‚ contains every analysis she did on each and every sonnet of Shakespeare. Although she did a pretty good job on analyzing his sonnets‚ a normal student like me can’t agree with her on every single point. After reading Shakespeare’s sonnet 17 and Helen’s analysis on it‚ I will do a quick summary of her analysis and I will comment her ideas by stating my own opinions when I don’t
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Sonnets 1-31 1. The author opens this first sonnet by explaining his motivation for composing the sonnet sequence. He believes that if his love were to read the sonnets‚ she would eventually return his affection. He argues that her pleasure in his pain would cause her to read his sonnets‚ and her reading of the sonnets would allow her to know the extent of his affection‚ which might make her pity the author’s situation-and this pity may transform into grace and love. The author also describes his
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