Apocalyptic literature

Literary elements are incorporated in every type of writing composition: poems, novels, legends etc. Authors use them to create a more interesting plotline and to engage the readers in their story. Edgar Allan Poe used literary devices in his short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart” to make the narrative interesting enough to keep the reader hooked. That’s an author’s job. Poe incorporates tone, conflict and gothic elements into his story to create a more appealing read. Conflict is essential in a…

Mostly regarded as an adventurous novel, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719, is the first novel in English Literature to some historians. The novel gives a complete summary of the Western World’s adventure of colonialism by hiding its face under the identity of an example of child novel. Robinson Crusoe, varying from slavery, domination to economy, has colonialist features. According to Collins Dictionary, colonialism means ‘’ the policy and practice of a power in extending…

“The Gilded Six-Bits”, there are several important elements of literature. Elements of literature are included in every piece of literature that has ever been written. These elements are not just in stories, but in every written work that exists. These elements that are included in each written piece of work help progress what is written, and make it more interesting for the readers. Each element helps the reader make the piece of literature come to life using their imagination. Some elements…

I have learnt the novel The Mango Season, written by the well known author Amulya Malladi. It was really a wonderful and marvellous story. Reading throughout the novel, it was easy for me to understand the words and the storyline compared to my non- Indian classmates. Even though I am an Indian, I never know all the cultures and traditions fully until I read this novel. For me, this novel is an eye-opener for me to understand the cultures fully and why do we practise these much in Indian…

The opening lines to Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” are a wonderful beginning to what, on the surface, seems to be a poem about the transition from day to night. But upon closer reading, the poem is much more complex piece on death. Dylan Thomas uses light and dark imagery, diction, and anaphora to demonstrate the author’s thoughts on death and the questions he raises on its inevitability. Such questions are a product of Thomas’s own life in which his father is dying and…

The poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" was first published in 1923 in America by the acclaimed author Robert Frost, whom at the time was thought to have a hostile view towards nature (Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism). Imagery in literature refers to use of descriptive terms in the hopes of making the reader experience the scenery of the text in their mind. Symbols are utilized mainly works such as narratives to represent something greater than what is actually mentioned. Personification is the…

T.S. Eliot was a creative modernist poet in the early 1900s. One of his most popular writings, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, tells a story with deep imagery, symbolism, and personification. His style of writing lends the reader to reflect a sometimes obscure mental image. Upon analyzation, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” explores the world of a seemingly lost and confused well educated man. Looking to build the courage of talking to a woman, Prufrock skulks away from such…

Double sidedness is human nature. Therefore, novels of a variety of genres cover the subject of double sidedness. What is important is that the detective genre also covers this subject. As an example, this essay will analyze two detective series. The first is the well-known Sherlock Holmes and the other is Gojeonbu(A classic club) which centers around a club that studies classics. More precisely, two characters of each series will be analyzed in terms of the double sidedness concept. Detective…

for a college course in criminal justice; specifically, you must discuss the qualities of a good detective. Write a lecture that compares two popular detectives, one of whom must be Sherlock Holmes. The other detective can be from another work of literature, a film, or a television series. Evaluate the fictional detectives’ positive and negative qualities, their strategies, and their relative successes and failures. Present generalizations about the characteristics necessary for a person to…

The 1900’s are known for world wars, psychedelic drugs, classic rock and believe it or not, poetry. Poetry may come as a surprise to most, however, Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and Dylan Thomas’ “Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night” are influential in how they depict the impact of choice and the impact of death on human life. Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is about decision making when faced with a “fork in the road” situation and how taking one choice will result in never knowing where…