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    regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron. The novelist Mary Shelley was his second wife. He is most famous for such classic anthology verse works as Ozymandias‚ Ode to the West Wind‚ To a Skylark‚ Music‚ When Soft Voices Die‚ The Cloud and The Masque of Anarchy‚ which are among the most popular and critically acclaimed poems in the English language. His major works‚ however‚ are long visionary poems which

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    that everyone is obligated to love the Tripods and to accept their authority. They all had to accept the Tripods’ opinions. By being forced to do this‚ they were restricted from being themselves. Any people with different opinions‚ such as Will‚ Ozymandias‚ Henry‚ Beanpole‚ and others were persecuted for their

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    expounded ’’Gothic’’ and supernatural themes. One of the most works that gave birth to the romantic era or‚ who initiated the beginning of the romantic movement was the Wordsworth’s ’’LYRICAL BALLADS’’. Some other famous poetry of the time is ’’OZYMANDIAS’’ poem by Percy Shelley. As an emphasis on the importance of emotions in the creation of good poetry‚ Wordsworth’s states: ~All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions~ He also believes that the juvenile feeling children

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    The stories is about six hybrid children (bird/human) Max‚ Oz‚ Mathew‚ Ic‚ Peter and Wendy who were rescued from a place called the "Hospital". The children were rescued by a vet named Frannie O’Neil and a FBI agent named Kit. After being rescued by the couple the kids built a strong bond with Frannie and Kit after staying with them for sometime. The couple soon find themselves in court fighting for custody for the children from each of their biological parents. Even though the kids dearly want Kit

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    Romanticism in Literature Romanticism was arguably the largest artistic movement of the late 1700s. Its influence was felt across continents and through every artistic discipline into the mid-nineteenth century and many of its values and beliefs can still be seen in contemporary poetry. The romantic poets had high regard and appreciation of nature‚ beauty and the passive‚ female aspect of life. The six most well-known English authors are Blake‚ William Wordsworth‚ Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ Lord

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    1984 by George Orwell explores the challenging relationships between different sets of powerplay. It ultimately maneuvers subordinates into positions where it is able to hold power against them‚ shaping the wants and desires of the powerless. The public awareness of this use of power is nil‚ as everyone struggles to be the perfect party member‚ yet as individuals‚ the desire to hold what is beyond their grasp calls them‚ and members of the public strive to find the pieces of their independence

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    Milton gave it before he died‚ those poets like Shelly‚ Wordsworth and other poets wrote according to them direction on the exploration of one’s identity and the declaration of political democracy‚ Shelley’s wrote the sonnets ’England in 1819’ and ’Ozymandias’ against the political despotism and dictatorships‚ Wordsworth also wrote his famous sonnet " ’London 1802’ which considered a first class nostalgic sonnet." The word " ’nostalgia’(1) is describes a longing for the past‚ often in is made

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    ENG1501/101/3/2014 Tutorial letter 101/3/2014 Foundations in English Literary Studies ENG1501 Semesters 1 & 2 Department of English Studies IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. ENG1501/101 CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ...........................

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    “Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth ‚ “ the anchor of my purest thought” in line 109‚ the author uses a metaphor comparing the idea that nature makes the speaker feels safe and the role of memory and imagination as something pure. In the poem “Ozymandias” by Pershy Bissy Shelley‚ The hand that mock ’d them and the heart that fed in line 8‚ it is an instance of Synecdoche and Alliteration. The hand that mock ’d them makes reference to the sculptor who mocked the Pharaon´s passions by chiseling

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    27 October 2011 Chapter 19 1. "Briefly describe the origins of modern poetry." The origins of poetry are very much like those of literature in general. It began as oral communication handed down through generations to tell a story or entertain. Most was in a simple verse or rhyming format seemingly to be remembered better. It then developed into the epic poem. Finally‚ it transformed into free verse along with a set pattern of poetry. Romanticism led to modernism‚ which led to imagism. The

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