Alfred Pennyworth

The ‘90s The nineties was a decade full of silliness and learning in the United States. In the beginning of the decade the country was fighting a war then in the middle of the decade they experienced a terror attack. The nineties came out with a variety of music and movies for people of all ages to enjoy. The time period from 1990 to 2000 is what is known as the nineties now. The nineties rolled around just as the U.S was preparing for the Persian Gulf War that would take place in 1991. Then in…

The Poet’s Revelation Countless of people have a constant fear of the limitations of life and not being able to reach their maximum potential because the thought of dying dictates them. And in John Keats’s English sonnet, When I Have Fears, he expresses the anxiety of not having time to reach the pinnacle of his writing career and not being able to experience love. However, Keats also remarks the human insignificance with time and it enables for him to cease from the fear that seems to have a…

POETIC ANALYSIS OF “Out, Out-” BY ROBERT FROST In Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out-” Frost uses literary devices to portray the fact that life should be valued. The boy that Robert Frost creates is a hard worker. The boy tries to do the best he can, but because of his age and lack of experience, he is unskilled. His unskilled hands are only trained for work that leads to his painful death. Frost mimics the story of Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth through the boy, and the specific way he dies. The…

According to Furniss & Bath, ‘literacy criticism in the Twentieth Century has come to regard ambiguity in poetry as one of its most characteristic and valuable features’, as shown in Michael Drayton’s sonnet ‘The Parting’, Lord Byron’s poem ‘When we two parted’ and Letitia Elizabeth Landon’s poem ‘Love’s Last Lesson’ (Furniss & Bath, 1996: 207). The symbolism used in these poems portray the ambiguous representation of love/death elegies, love symbolizing hope and death symbolizing loss.…

“Icarus in Catechism Class,” a poem written by Dominador Ilio, revolves around the persona wanting to escape the catechism class that he is in. On the other hand, “Musée des Beaux Arts,” a poem written by WH Auden, shows how the “Old Masters” understand suffering as depicted in several artworks, especially Brueghel’s painting of the fall of Icarus, as seen by the persona in a mueseum. This close reading will focus on the importance of Icarus and how suffering is depicted in the poems. Making…

Rhetorical Analysis of Clinton’ Speech On April 19 in 1995, America has witnessed a tragic act of terrorism- the bombing of federal agency building in Oklahoma- in which 168 people died, and hundreds of individuals were injured. For the US, where people rarely doubted their security, this act of terrorism was a big loss. Families of victims and citizens of America were hurt, desperate, and heartbroken, and of course the US Government feared that this incident may contribute to loss their…

Know a man in the early 1900’s known for his poems written with incorrect spelling and punctuation? Then you would be thinking about E. E. Cummings! E. E. Cummings was birthed upon the world as Edward Estlin Cummings in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894. He developed a unique style of writing at an early age, being influenced by both Impressionism and Cubism, and grew up to study at Harvard University. The poet would become a famous writer, but while he was alive, his work was mostly left…

Modern metropolis through Eliot’s poems is depicted as a portrait of uncertainty amidst the turmoil of modern life. Set in the squalor of modern metropolis, literature of modernism explores of alienation and decay in society within Prufrock and Preludes. This breakdown of social values allows responder to reflect upon the similarities in society at the start of the 20th century and the 21st century where the daily existence is synonymous with ‘living death’(Ellis:24). Eliot poem set in the…

One the defining tendencies of Modernist writers is the rather melancholy stance they seem to take while pondering the world. They often suggest rather than state, emphasize questions over answers, and generally show rather than tell. All of this reinforcing the deep dissatisfaction they have with the traditions of society. Thus, it is particular interesting to look at a piece of Modernist literature that breaks the typical Modernist mold. For while Zora Hurston’s “How it Feels to be Colored Me”…

Naturalistic Play Synopses The Father (W: 1887; P: 1887) Strindberg, August (1849-1912) Translated by Edith and Warner Oland 1912 Source- Strindberg, August. The Father. Edited by Edmund R Brown. Translated by Edith Oland and Warner Oland, Boston International Packet Library, 1912. Characters- Eight cast members total. Three women, four men, and the orderly’s gender is never specified. A Captain of Cavalry Laura- his wife Bertha- their daughter Doctor Östermark The Pastor The Nurse…