There are as many definitions of poetry as there are poets. Wordsworth defined poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings;" Emily Dickinson said‚ "If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me‚ I know that is poetry;" and Dylan Thomas defined poetry this way: "Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn‚ what makes my toenails twinkle‚ what makes me want to do this or that or nothing." Poetry is a lot of things to a lot of people. Homer’s epic‚The Odyssey
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discussion of marriage and gender relations in “Paradise Lost” can be critically analyzed through his portrayal of the purpose of marriage in “Doctrine of Discipline and Divorce”. Having read Paradise Lost through the understanding of Milton in his prose work‚ titled the “Doctrine of Discipline and Divorce” allows for a deeper understanding of his misogynist views and the disposition of Adam and Eve in “Paradise Lost”. Milton argues that the main purpose allowed for divorce is adultery and that it
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A Survey of the Background and Development of English Literature from the Earliest Time to Eighteen Century Contents 1. What is Literature? 2. Why the Knowledge of English Literature’s history is important 3. Distinct phases from Earliest to Modern Age 4. Brief survey of ages before Eighteen Century • Anglo-Saxon period • The Medieval period • The Renaissance period • The Puritan period • The Restoration period 5. A panorama of Eighteen
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wolmersatkins@gmail.com for any queries regarding ENGLISH LITURATURE ONLY. All other queries and comments should be directed to the school’s front desk. Students will explore receptively and expressively three major literary genres‚ DRAMA‚ POETRY and PROSE FICTION. English Literature provides students with opportunities to explore and respond critically to specific literary texts as they examine and understand the author’s technique. WHY STUDY LITERATURE? To develop and sharpen analytical skills
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Colleges Caloocan Campus Name:_____________________________________________ Date:_______________________ Prof. Raul S. Acapulco PRELIM and MIDTERM EXAM PHILIPPINE LITERATURE Modular I. IDENTIFICATION __________1. A Traditional Story In Prose Concerning Details of gods and the creation of the world and its inhabitants. __________2. Narrate the adventures of tribal heroes which embody in them the ideals and values of the group. __________3. Legends which explain how things came to be‚
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King Lear: General Introduction The epic tragedy‚ King Lear‚ has often been regarded as Shakespeare’s greatest masterpiece‚ if not the crowning achievement of any dramatist in Western literature. This introduction to King Lear will provide students with a general overview of the play and its primary characters‚ in addition to selected essay topics. Studying a Shakespearean play deepens students’ appreciation for all literature and facilitates both their understanding of themes and symbolism in
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Styl as a branch.Types and branches St. is a branch of general linguistics which studies the principle and effect of choice and usage of different lg elements in rendering thought and emotion under different conditions of commun Types-Linguo-stylistics-is a science of functional styles and expressive potential of lg. Literary st-sdudies the style of various writers or literary movements‚ it deals with study of real text with the aim of discovering how content is expressed due to deviation of the
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Bagi mempromosi sebuah filem kepada orang ramai‚ ia melibatkan beberapa proses penting seperti‚ publisiti‚ pengiklanan‚ pameran‚ media popular dan tayangan unggul. Ketika membuat sebuah filem‚ hal yang terpenting ketika filem tersebut telah diumumkan kepada media dan masyarakat umum adalah dengan menyusun strategi pemasaran filem tersebut. Sudah pasti ia dilakukan bersama teknik lain yang dikembangkan selama proses produksi filem tersebut berjalan. Menurut Mc Allister‚ “Hollywood movies was
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The Elements of Poetry Chapter 21: Reading Poetry * Metaphor—figure of speech that makes comparison between two unlike things‚ without using the word like or as Ex: From Catch by Robert Francis “…tossing a poem together;” * Anagrams—words made from the letters of other words Ex: From Mountain Graveyard by Robert Morgan “stone notes slate tales” * Narrative poem—a poem that tells a story Ex: From Nighttime Fires by Regina Barreca “When I was five in Louisville
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets William Shakespeare The Sonnet Form A sonnet is a fourteen-line lyric poem‚ traditionally written in iambic pentameter—that is‚ in lines ten syllables long‚ with accents falling on every second syllable‚ as in: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” The sonnet form first became popular during the Italian Renaissance‚ when the poet Petrarch published a sequence of love sonnets addressed to an idealized woman named Laura. Taking firm hold among Italian poets‚ the sonnet
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