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    [Works Cited Model]  ½ inch   1 inch Smith 14  Works Cited 1” [double-space only] De Beauvoir‚ Simone. The Second Sex. New York‚ Random‚ 1974. Print. Humphreys‚ A. R. Introduction. Much Ado about Nothing. By William Shakespeare. Ed. A. R. 1” ½” Humphreys. London: Arden‚ 2002. 1-84. Print. ---. “Preface.” Much Ado About Nothing. By William Shakespeare. Ed. A. R. Humphreys. London: Arden‚ 2002. ix-x. Print. [dashes indicate repeated author name] Lehrer‚ John.

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    With Maxine Tynes’ poem Reach out and Touch‚ the title suggests that the poem literally is about a person reaching out and touching objects or people. Tynes suggests that the more mature generation should reach out and help others more often‚ and maybe touching someone’s heart should be all worth it. The first 6 lines of Tynes’ poem‚ describes how the curiosity of a child. Line number 6 "to see if it comes off" proves that the child’s intentions were purely curiosity. The use of "electric" in line

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    In the sonnet ’Shall I compare Thee To A Summers Day’ The poet William Shakespeare uses countless types of imagery but the question is which types can be interpreted as beautiful and which part would be interpreted as anything but beautiful. ’Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate’ Shakespeare starts this sonnet with a rhetorical question which he answers in the second line. In these two lines Shakespeare establishes his feelings for the woman that he loves

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    Old English. Circa 500A.D. Beowulf: First version=Codex Cotton Vitelliusfire‚ so passed down orally Lacunae=holes from moths First word of poem is Hwaet=O.E. for a greeting: hey‚ listen up! Whale’s way=the sea Comitatus=latin=duty of follower to hand everything won to the king who then distributes the wealth based on merit Grendel=large‚ condemned by God; descendant of Cain‚ “one against all‚” wont pay Wergild=price paid to family of the enemy you killed in battle; a matter of honor. Witan=council

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    Analysis of the sonnet‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” William Shakespeare is well known for his unique style of writing‚ and really changed the tone of romantic poetry with his sonnet “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”. He wanted the readers to see a different side of what beauty was he wanted them to see a more realistic view of a women. In the 1600 time frame the writers made women seems so prefect and angelic; which is not at all the way most women really look. Shakespeare

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    “Sonnet 83” by William Shakespeare conveys the indescribable beauty of a person using punctuation‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. The word “painting” as used in the first line of the poem is a type of poetic imagery that means praise or poetic flattery. This accompanied with “painting set” creates a much more elegant image than simply writing the word praising. Imagery and figurative language is more heavy and emphasized in the last two lines of the quatrains. The last line of stanza one for example

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    Sonnets and songs share number of things in common. One example is that they both rhyme at the end of each line. Today’s songs don’t usually rhyme‚ unless if the songs are under the genres of hip-hop and rap‚ but most of the songs from the 60s‚ 70s and 90s do rhyme. One of few differences between a song and a sonnet is the way it appeals to the audiences or the readers and the kind of language that is used in these two different two pieces of writing. The song ‘I Will’ by The Beatles and ‘How do

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    For centuries‚ mankind has searched for something constant‚ often without success. Even though people keep looking‚ this search was satisfied when William Shakespeare wrote a poem titled‚ “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”. In this poem‚ the speaker defends the position that love is constant‚ and asserts people should not interfere with love. He skillfully uses reverse syntax to repeat and contrast words‚ and implements metaphors to expand on the meaning of love. In this poem‚ he also utilizes

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    Ah‚ Young Love... A Discussion on how well Shakespeare Represents the Young Couple Many teens nowadays can sit down and criticize how everything looks. Weather it’s themselves or each other‚ teenagers have a talent in being judgemental. Teenagers criticize how other teenagers look‚ when reading novels or watching plays or movies. They’ll say‚ “That’s not how teenagers act‚ at all.” It’s a horrible thing though‚ when you take a look at the young couple in Romeo and Juliet. They do act just like

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    A comparison of ?Holy Sonnet XIV? by John Donne and ?Sonnet 130? by William Shakespeare John Donne and William Shakespeare both wrote a variety of poems that are both similar within the structure of a Sonnet but with very different content. This essay will compare two of their sonnets ? Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare and the Holy Sonnet by John Donne. John Donne?s poem is a personal sonnet in which John Donne questions his faith in God. It becomes clear from the sonnet that John Donne feels that

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