African literature

Idea: Grief is soul destroying Poems: Sylvia Plath's Mirror and W. H Auden's Stop all the Clocks Although the poems 'Mirror' by Sylvia Plath and 'Stop all the Clocks' by W. H Auden reflect different experiences of grief, they both convey that its repercussions are devastating. Plath's extended metaphor focuses on the pain of aging, whereas Auden's elegy explores the grief of the physical loss of a loved one. The idea of overwhelming grief is evident in the beginning stanza of Stop all the…

Archetypes are universal patterns in all literatures regardless of culture and historical period. This pattern can be seen in characters, settings, events, symbols and themes. In poem Who Am I?, the speaker looks for his own identity as he does not see himself the way others recognize him. Although he cannot find answer to the question “Who am I?”(1), he accepts himself as a child of God in the end. There are archetypal themes, symbols, and Frye’s Literary Modes and Archetypes in the poem…

colonization that have shaped the modern landscape both physically and ideologically, any use of academic alternatives by the colonized is consequently erased. Nonetheless, Indigenous scholars have been reasserting their intellectual autonomy through literature; Thomas King’s The Truth About Stories is an act of literary decolonization that acts to shed light on Indigenous methodologies, the importance of valuing subjectivity within storytelling, and elements of history that may have been…

The art of copying, transforming, and combining elements of literature, otherwise known as remixing, is one of the most commonly used strategies for creating stories. It has been meticulously developed and improved upon throughout time and has since lead to a great number of popular movies, books, and songs. This technique dates back to some of the first poems and epics ever created. Even before writing was invented, there were traces of remixing through oral tradition. Stories would be passed…

Imagery is used to illustrate the lives of characters in a novel. The article that is illustrated develops an aspect of emotion for the reader, but as the story continues the object becomes a character. As the reader becomes attached to the object, it transforms into something larger. In The Book Thief, the reader is introduced to an accordion which is portrayed as a character. This musical instrument, an accordion, is rendered as an instrument of emotion for the reader. With the use of…

The opening of the story is filled with literary devices that setup and outline the rest of the story. The first two words are the protagonists name, and they establish the standard of words having hidden meanings. The main character's name is “Rosemary Fell” (Mansfield 522). The first part of her name, rose, is expensive, high maintenance and full of thorns. The second part of her first name, mary, refers to the Virgin Mary, therefore, pure, maternal and miraculous. Her last name, fell, meaning…

Pieces of literature, in this case a short story, are composed of different literary motifs. They can help reveal a theme of a story, set a certain tone, or evoke a mood. In the story “Three Dirges” in Requiem Guatemala by Marshall Bennett Connelly is one short story that has many literary motifs. There’s the development of theme, use of time, point of view, foreshadowing, and more. This essay will focus on one of the many literary elements that can be found in the short story: image and symbol…

Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Flawed Classic The novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four is an interesting, but frustrating novel to read. It explores the ideas of totalitarian governments and the concept of human control, something I do find interesting to explore and read. Despite the compelling topics that it explores, there are many annoying aspects of Nineteen Eighty-Four. First, there are many interesting plot lines or ideas that never get explored or resolved. Second, there is little character…

Analysis of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, a realistic drama, exemplifies not only the chauvinism most prevalent during the late 1800s, but also the notion of humanity’s problems as a whole. Dramas, like poetry and fiction, utilize literary elements that allow it to resonate with its readers while eclipsing simple storytelling. In A Doll’s House, Ibsen uses characterization, symbolism, and setting to immerse the reader into his world and unravel the corruption that hides…

Kate Chopin employs great literacy and writing ability as she delves deep into an emotional and beautiful story in “Desiree’s Baby.” The story causes you to think and wonder. She is able to connect content from the beginning of the story to the end to help the reader understand the story line. Due to Kate Chopin’s skill at writing, I am able to actively discuss my personal take on the story, my reactions to the events described, what I anticipated would happen, as well as how I felt about the…