Children's literature

Howl by Allen Ginsberg, as I have researched it, is said to be one of the greatest poetic works in America. Upon reading the poem, however, I have felt the need to ask- why? Why is it that of all the poetry flying about, this one seemed to strike a chord with members of American society? Was it the controversy of the crude language used in this conservative 1950s era? Or perhaps the cold imagery of a dystopian wasteland? Was there something in the characters- the “who’s”- that the common person…

Response to “The Transaction” by William Zinsser “The Transaction.” Upon reading its title, I would not have expected William Zinsser’s work to concern writing; monetary or some similar business exchange is what I had anticipated. However, the nature of an exchange is present, though, in the form of information: the exchanging of different ideas (“…he was interested in my answers…I was interested in his answers).” With this, textual evidence supports that Zinsser uses the context of a…

Edward Lam used to educate us in his previous work that we need to grow up and face ourselves bravely. In this new play, Edward has set an example by becomeing more mature, more genuine to himself and more passion to his bloomy age. The new play was sprouted from a musical called ‘Art School Musical’, as a result that school life has become a label of Edward’s play. No matter how was the stories unfold, the props such as the desks, classrooms, students and teachers would never disapeared. As…

I selected "Party Time" by Tantra Bensko. The story is about Clyde Hancock's excursion into a strange l little town called Naryway, where a man skipping in the train might be caused to call the police, set the dogs loose, of even split his throat. The man send to be paid to spy on the town's inhabitants, but in this night he runs into an owl who causes an accident when it tries to fly off with him. Ultimately, Clyde is killed by the owl and it is made clear that though this sort of thing…

The memorable impact of novels and short stories arise from the careful and often brilliant creation of detail by the writers. The purpose of this essay is to explore the role and impact of a few significant details in the novels Perfume by Patrick Suskind and Chronicles of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Both works encompass a handful of similar descriptive details. An example of a descriptive detail shared amongst both works would be the sense of smell. Another example of both of…

Many theoreticians have identified many translation problems including satires but none have discussed about translating them. Leonard states that "totally there is not much literature that deals specifically with translating satire. This might be caused by the fact that many people interpret satire in the sense of satire as genre, in which the whole text has to be satirical and strict genre conventions need to be followed".(Leonard…

In the poem, Eating Poetry by Mark Strand, the speaker uses imagery and a free verse poetry form throughout the plot of the text. In the beginning of the poem, the speaker begins their story by announcing to the reader that they have been eating poetry as ink runs from their mouth. As the plot culminates, the reader learns that as the speaker continues to viciously gorge himself on the poetry, the poems continue to further reduce him to his truest state of being: a savage. Throughout the text,…

Numerous people believe poetry and prose exist merely as methods of writing; however, there is more to these forms of literature than meets the eye. While authors throughout time have used either poetry, prose, or a combination of the two in their work, both serve as literary tools that writers implement to express, persuade, inform, and inspire (among other reasons to write). Although these styles of writing involve different metrical structures, they both use the art of language to appeal to…

Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds Audio Nancy is writing a poem about the joy of giving back to her community. She has recently volunteered at a local food shelter. The experience feeding the homeless was a life changing time for Nancy, so she wants to capture that moment by writing a poem. Poems are different than prose, which is our everyday writing. Poetry often uses fancy language to express a point while prose straightforward. Before Nancy began writing her poem, she drafted a few metaphors…

The poem that is being analyzed is “Poetry” by Marianne Moore. This poem is a powerful piece of literary text which explorers the speaker’s dislike for poetry and acknowledges poetry as a place for the genuine. The title “Poetry” is significant for many reasons but most importantly it represents the speaker’s view of poetry and is the first line that begins the poem. Its significance is show when Moore states “I, too, dislike it” which means she is referring to the previous line and title,…