Annabel Lee

Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, was a realist writer born in 1878. He endured many hardships in his life, which led to him becoming a complex person. He based many of his characters off of himself. This caused his works to be filled with complex characters as well as critical views of the capitalist American society. These traits of realism are prominent in Sinclair’s writing and life. Upton Sinclair suffered through an unstable childhood as well as independence at an early age,…

Oscar Wilde is often regarded as the most notorious writers of the Victorian-era and one of the most famous writers of all time through his controversial works. His writing has inspired and influenced many through his commentary on his society and the shallow nature of people, while also being considered a martyr for the homosexual movement. His most notorious work, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is often regarded as a reflection of his life, homosexuality, and his religious upbringing. Wilde used…

In “The Raven” the author Edgar Allen Poe wrote about his dead wife that he can’t stop thinking about. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” symbolizes how the African Americans were treated and how they felt during segregation, “The Raven” is about Edgar’s dead wife Lenore. Both of the texts are similar because they both include things that don’t go away. The theme to “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” there is always something good, don’t let your anger hold you back. In the story, the free bird…

Dream in Peony Pavilion is a beautiful flower in the Chinese national artistic treasure. It tells a legendary love story of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei. Their love was against by Du’s parents and the feudal ideas, Du even died in great sorrow. Fortunately, she was brought back to life at the end. One of most obviously characteristics is its language and sentence forms. Also, there are many professional words and expressions of drama. When people are translating this work, these items should be…

Over the years people have been reading the amazingly, mysterious and creative works of Edgar Allan Poe. Many people have read him in their english classes around the world. I initialy read some of his works on my own, but have learned more about who he is as a writer in my English curriculum.I later got more into his work when I saw a play that my mother took me to. It was confusing which then made me want to understand. I only really ever have known his work and I feel that is only what most…

● Percy Bysshe Shelley was born August 4, 1792, at Field Place. As the oldest of their seven children, Shelley left home at age of 10 to study at Syon House Academy. ● After two years, he enrolled at Eton College and began writing poetry. He was severely bullied, by his classmates. Within a year he had published two novels and two volumes of poetry. His first publication was a Gothic novel, Zastrozzi (1810) ● In 1811, While he was doing this he wrote a pamphlet with Thomas Jefferson Hogg…

Faulkner was born on September 25, 1897, in New Albany, Mississippi. He was the oldest of four sons born to Murry and Maud Butler Falkner. He was named after his Great grandfather who was murdered in a fight with his ex-business partner in the streets.(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015). At the age of five the Faulkner’s moved to Oxford Mississippi. Williams father was disappointed that his family had sold the family railroad business so he had to find some work in Oxford. Meanwhile William’s…

Artemisia Gentileschi put trauma emotionally into this artwork, giving off a savage visual to the audience (Jones). Edgar Allen Poe wrote his book in response to a book written upon him, Reminiscences of Poe, in order to mock the individual who mocked him, Mr. Thomas Dunn English (Silverman 94). These two individuals based their real life experience in their own works, in order to reduce their distress. Rather than being a sign of an unhealthy mind, revenge fantasies play an important…

focused on classical gothic themes such as star struck lovers, isolation, and death. One of his most famous works, “Annabel Lee,” published in 1849, encompasses all three of these themes and reveals Poe’s desire to reunite with his beloved “Annabel Lee.” Due to the ambiguity throughout the poem, critics disagree about the identity of Annabel Lee; however, most critics agree Annabel Lee represents an important female figure in Poe’s life, either his mother, Rosalie, or his wife, Virginia. Fully…

assignment in english where I have to select two or three poems and analysis them. I’ve been searching poems for about a week and there are two particular poems stood out to me. These poems are ‘How do I love thee?’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and ‘Annabel Lee’ by Edgar Allan Poe. I chose these poems as they stood out from the crowd and caught my attention. It was the love that drew me in and the tragedy that captured me. The first stanza of the poem begins like a fairy tale, as it begins…