Literary Analysis Classwork
“Metaphor and Society in Shelley’s ‘Sonnet’, (Huff; 17: 206-209)
A. Read Shelley’s ‘Sonnet’ and identify/explain the following italicized details from it: (Five points per each of the four items below).
1. The “painted veil”: The author is comparing life to a ‘painted veil’ because we often times cover the truth and live in incomplete and vague lifestyles. The author is trying to convey that human have modified and defined life into what they want it to be. The ‘painted veil’ also refers to an individual’s innocence versus the true reality; Shelly wants his readers to be careful in losing their innocence into the darkness of the real world.
2. Expression “colors idly spread”: When colors are spread, it gives the impression of perfection and a systematic way of doing things. Shelly wants his readers to seek a …show more content…
“One of us…” Concepts of the Private and Public in “A Rose for Emily”, pp. 791-795.
1. In your own words and in one sentence only, restate Crystal’s thesis. Do you agree with her analysis? Why or why not?
Crystal thesis is as states, “This opposition of the private with the public has intrigued critics of Faulkner’s tale since the story was first published”; I completely agree with her analysis of the short story because she specifically explains how the information hidden I the private affects the personal information that might be publicly revealed.
2. Briefly explain how the narrator/detective embodies the public and private, offering examples.
The narrator embodies the concept of the public and private because in their society everyone was part of a private and public community. After Ms. Emily’s father died, she clenched to her privacy which set curiosity amongst her neighbors. She had committed murder and lived in the same house for tens of years; she did those things in her private life, but by the end of the story everyone in the community found out about her story. Her once private life ended up becoming
“Metaphor and Society in Shelley’s ‘Sonnet’, (Huff; 17: 206-209)
A. Read Shelley’s ‘Sonnet’ and identify/explain the following italicized details from it: (Five points per each of the four items below).
1. The “painted veil”: The author is comparing life to a ‘painted veil’ because we often times cover the truth and live in incomplete and vague lifestyles. The author is trying to convey that human have modified and defined life into what they want it to be. The ‘painted veil’ also refers to an individual’s innocence versus the true reality; Shelly wants his readers to be careful in losing their innocence into the darkness of the real world.
2. Expression “colors idly spread”: When colors are spread, it gives the impression of perfection and a systematic way of doing things. Shelly wants his readers to seek a …show more content…
“One of us…” Concepts of the Private and Public in “A Rose for Emily”, pp. 791-795.
1. In your own words and in one sentence only, restate Crystal’s thesis. Do you agree with her analysis? Why or why not?
Crystal thesis is as states, “This opposition of the private with the public has intrigued critics of Faulkner’s tale since the story was first published”; I completely agree with her analysis of the short story because she specifically explains how the information hidden I the private affects the personal information that might be publicly revealed.
2. Briefly explain how the narrator/detective embodies the public and private, offering examples.
The narrator embodies the concept of the public and private because in their society everyone was part of a private and public community. After Ms. Emily’s father died, she clenched to her privacy which set curiosity amongst her neighbors. She had committed murder and lived in the same house for tens of years; she did those things in her private life, but by the end of the story everyone in the community found out about her story. Her once private life ended up becoming