In 1849‚ shortly after his death‚ Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells” was first published. Poe was famous for his short stories and poems‚ which were typically read in darker tones. He was consistently losing family to illness and time‚ and was‚ as a result‚ a very morbid and depressed man. The inspiration for “The Bells” is thought to be from the ringing Poe heard every day coming from the Fordham University bell tower‚ since he resided in the same area as the university and would often visit the
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short story of a house located in the middle of the woods and it’s mysterious events which occurs insides. The short story intrigues the tone of mystery which sets in the tale of the “House of Usher”. Poe’s short story settles in a mysterious tone as he describes the setting and characters. Poe described the setting of the story in detail as an eerie feeling‚ setting the mysterious tone of the surroundings. As Poe brought up the attraction to the house‚ The narrator questioned himself‚ “What was it
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Beyond Barriers: The Limits of Love In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-Wai is a heartwarming and at the same time depressing film about love that blossomed‚ love that has been‚ and love that cannot be. It perfectly exudes the chains people are shackled to because of the norms ideals‚ and constructs the society has created and boxed us into. This film produced by Wong Kar-Wai is considered a film because it is made up of the basic elements that comprise what can be considered a movie according to David
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The short story "A Monkey’s Paw" by W.W. Jacobs is about the White family‚ who is one night visited by sergeant-Major Morris. He came with a gift for the family. The gift was a Monkey’s Paw‚ "’ It had a spell put on it by an old fakir‚"’ said the sergeant-major‚ "’a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people’s lives‚ and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow"’. The monkey’s paw would give each person that had it three wishes. The sergeant thinks the family should not
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comes to his apartment and tries to persuade him to go outside for her birthday. The story is portrayed through multiple theatrical elements such as set‚ lighting‚ costume and sound. This text response will be analysing two of the main theatrical elements used to directly appeal to the target audience of young adults. Set was a main theatrical element used. The shape of the set is a major component to the atmosphere being created via the set. The set used in the play‚ Gorgon‚ was a set in which the
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any clear meters. However‚ Bishop uses very powerful diction and ideas in the poem‚ forcing the reader to think and relate it to a greater aspect of his/her own life. The persona has a very mature and serious tone‚ and some gloomy element to his/her mood. The poem uses a significant amount of imagery. Descriptions like "brown skin hung in strips" and "fresh and crisp with blood" are common throughout the poem. The reader can almost see the fish on the boat‚ waiting for its life to end. Bishop also
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Longfellow’s poem The Bridge is to express personal grief and reflect on the conflicting emotions one feels during many of the losses presented during life. Noticeably‚ the setting and visual aspects introduced in the poem provide an insight to not only the mood‚ but the meaning as well. In the poem‚ Longfellow
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William Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily’ illustrates a gothic fiction that depicts the distress and love story of Miss Emily as narrated in the point of view of the residents of Jefferson County. I must admit that Faulkner knew exactly how to evoke an atmosphere of dismay supported by dark images‚ murder‚ mysterious life of Emily‚ and the gossips of the Jefferson residents. The central theme in the story is isolation where the entire society and change seem to have neglected Emily‚ who readers can understand
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near Camelot. The story describes a mysterious woman who appeared at Camelot in a boat with only her name scratched onto the boat. The Lady was locked into a tower and was cursed to never look out into the outside world‚ only living in her world with the shadows she sees in her mirror‚ which is her only source of contact with the outside world. The only people that heard of her were those who heard her singing in the early morning. Tennyson employs the use of imagery‚ shifting moods and the theme of
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The description of the setting in this chapter is very different from the previous one‚ but also very similar in other ways. It is different because the mood is generally more threatening and ominous‚ but also because our vision of the characters in it is different‚ and we have fears‚ hopes and general suspense coming from the previous chapters‚ while in the first description it was a completely new setting. It is much more ominous because small bits of the description make a fundamental difference
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