or class of literature. Major forms of literature The major forms of Literature are: * Novel * Poem * Drama * Short story * Novella Various forms of literature are written in and further categorized by genre. Sometimes forms are used interchangeably to define genre. However‚ a form‚ e.g.‚ a novel or a poem‚ can itself be written in any genre. Genre is a label that characterizes elements a reader can expect in a work of literature. The major forms of literature can be written
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to appreciate the true value of life. One might wonder what defines true value of life. True value of life differs from person to person but many would agree that it’s all in the perspective one chooses to look at. In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” written by T.S. Eliot‚ Prufrock fails to perceive the true value of life. His negative outlook on life destroys him emotionally leaving him unsatisfied with his life. In addition‚ Prufrock frequently puts himself
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Literature Songs Killing An Arab by The Cure History Composer Robert Smith has said that the song "was a short poetic attempt at condensing my impression of the key moments in L’Étranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus". The lyrics describe a shooting on a beach‚ in which the Arab of the title is killed by the song’s narrator; in Camus’ story the protagonist‚ Meursault‚ shoots an Arab on a beach‚ overwhelmed by his surroundings. Meursault is condemned for his honesty about his feelings. He is
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Against Society: Women’s Language‚ Body and Madness in Wide Sargasso Sea and Sula This paper is about women’s language‚ body and madness and also explains silence‚ mad and evil women in Wide Sargasso Sea that is written by Jean Rhys and Sula that is written by Toni Morrison. The first novel Wide Sargasso Sea contains women’s body‚ silence‚ feminist theories and racial oppression against patriarchy. Jean Rhys‚ using these perspectives‚ tells the story of Antoinette‚ patriarchy‚ British dominated
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the tradition of silence” (81). Anzaldúa is speaking out against those who encourage and demand that she (and other minorities) tread with caution when they speak. In fact‚ a common theme throughout many ethnic works is the “silence is golden” mantra. Many people‚ especially immigrants‚ are taught (and subsequently teach their own children) that what happens within the family and community should stay within the confines of the family and community. This request for silence leaves some feeling
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The greatest French epic and a landmark of medieval literature‚ The Song of Roland‚ is the earliest existing example of the song of deeds. It created an enormously popular genre in Europe in the middle ages and after. In its celebration of heroic deeds and feudal chivalric ideals‚ The Song of Roland reveals much about the culture of which it is a product‚ is invaluable to historians in its depiction of the evolution of ethics and Christianity‚ and is prized for its literary merit and beauty. Written
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A documentary film Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage is a source of courage to women to stand and speak against sexual violence. A documentary film Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage‚ is a voice of women who survived sexual violence. They spoke their heart out for the first time in their lives about the harsh realities of their lives. Chelo‚ one of the survivors‚ eight years back‚ had started to make a documentary film that would comprise of the true stories of women who suffered sexual violence
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Written in 1881 by Walt Whitman‚ “Song of Myself”‚ is known to “represent the core of Whitman’s poetic vision” (Greenspan). To many people‚ this poem is confusing and complex because of the wordplay and symbolism. This poem “requires a large perspective; you must not get your face too near the book. You must bring to it a magnanimity of spirt‚ a charity and faith equal to its own.” (Burroughs) Whitman starts out by introducing the subject the poem‚ himself‚ and continues to celebrate this topic
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Theme: Silence (finding one’s own personal voice) Kingston gives a voice to many of the voiceless women in the book‚ resulting in them discovering their identities as individuals. The theme of finding one’s own personal voice is a major theme in Kingston’s memoir. She makes various references to the physical and emotional struggle throughout the text by seeing the silence of the women in her family and Chinese culture. By adding her experience as a Chinese-American woman she tries to discover her
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Silence equaling death depends on what is being silenced. Silence can cause death in many ways. In the case of social and civil silence and suppression indeed mean death. Mass death. Civil silence would cause the death of human inalienable rights including freedoms to speak and voice the opinions of civilians everywhere. This type of social silence has been attempted throughout history and has never worked. An example of this
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