I dreamt a dream! What can it mean? And that I was a maiden Queen Guarded by an Angel mild: Witless woe was ne’er beguiled! And I wept both night and day‚ And he wiped my tears away; And I wept both day and night‚ And hid from him my heart’s delight. So he took his wings‚ and fled; Then the morn blushed rosy red. I dried my tears‚ and armed my fears With ten-thousand shields and spears. Soon my Angel came again; I was armed‚ he came in vain; For the time of youth was fled‚ And
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Williams Carlos William’s poem “This Is Just to Say” seems like a simple poem at first glance. After reading the poem‚ I had discerned it was an imagery poem. As I tried to interpret the poem‚ several thoughts had wondered through my mind. At first‚ I was imagining it was a secret message for a lover. Secondly‚ I thought it was a note left for a wife. Thirdly‚ I envisioned that it was a representation of Adam and Eve. At last‚ I felt it represented a confession to God. The simplicity of this poem
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William Butler Yeats is widely considered to be one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. He belonged to the Protestant‚ Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic‚ political‚ social‚ and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the seventeenth century. Most members of this minority considered themselves English people who merely happened to have been born in Ireland‚ but Yeats was staunch in affirming his Irish nationality. Although he lived in London for fourteen
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When a conversation involving William Shakespeare arises‚ it is almost certain that one of his two‚ arguably‚ most famous lines are mentioned; “Romeo‚ Romeo‚ where for art tho Romeo? and “To be or not to be‚ that is the question” (CITATION). Over Shakespeare’s life‚ he wrote countless means of literature‚ some better known than others‚ but each using traditional forms of literary techniques to some degree. Within his 18th Sonnet‚ “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Shakespeare strategically
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Fardad Hajirostami Guilty Conscience In his poem‚ “The Prelude”‚ William Wordsworth relives a childhood epiphany that alters his perception of nature. Wordsworth describes this experience of his through his voyage in a boat which later dramatically turns into a nightmarish journey. Through use of suspenseful diction‚ dramatic personification‚ and descriptive syntax‚ Wordsworth vividly illustrates his perception of nature and how he views it with certain trepidation after he encounters a “towering”
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Article by Simon Williams It’s not often that doing something for the good of your business is directly in line with doing something positive for the environment‚ but cutting energy use fits both bills. If you can reduce the amount of energy expended in your business‚ costs will drop in direct proportion. There are plenty of ways to reduce energy use‚ of course‚ but here we’re particularly concerned with energy used in IT. This is a significant section of business energy use. According to government
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One character of The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ is Reverend Parris’ niece in the play. Historically‚ there is no concrete evidence to prove a hereditary relationship between the two characters (Burns). Next‚ the characters of John and Elizabeth Proctor are not farmers as Miller described; instead
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William Somerset Maugham was a British playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. After losing both his parents by the age of 10‚ Maugham was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. Not wanting to become a lawyer like other men in his family‚ Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a doctor. The first run of his first novel‚ Liza of Lambeth (1897)‚ sold out so rapidly that
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Character Analysis of Abigail Williams Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to McCarthyism in 1953. During this time the Puritan society was in authority. This society was one where religion was highly practiced‚ women had the least rights‚ forms of entertainment were banned and adultery was seen as major sin. However‚ Miller’s‚ The Crucible makes the strongest female character; Abigail the conveyance of all the Puritans would have believed as evil. Throughout the play‚ The Crucible the
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William Wordsworth: Michael IF from the public way you turn your steps Up the tumultuous brook of Greenhead Ghyll‚ You will suppose that with an upright path Your feet must struggle; in such bold ascent The pastoral mountains front you‚ face to face. But‚ courage! for around that boisterous brook The mountains have all opened out themselves‚ And made a hidden valley of their own. No habitation can be seen; but they Who journey thither find themselves alone With a few sheep‚ with
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