Dramatic monologue

each, except for the last two stanzas which have 6 lines and 9 lines each. The rhyme scheme throughout the poem is A, B, C, B; except for the last two stanzas, where it is A, B, A, B, B, B, C, B C, B, D, D, B, B, B. The form of this poem is a dramatic monologue as she saying a speech about her life and the struggles she faces. The lines of the stanzas are clear and rhythmic with around 6-8 words in each line, however in the last two stanzas it is not as clear and there is no similar pattern as…

himself is not the narrator, we learn his thoughts and feelings through the extensive use of inner monologue, or him talking to himself, which goes to further emphasize his unstable state of mind. Crime and Punishment is told entirely in past tense, giving the reader the feeling that he/she is looking back on an event in vain–unable to do anything despite knowing what is about to happen, which builds dramatic irony. The book was originally published piece-by-piece in monthly installments of…

There are two occasions which can demonstrate where Othello is dominant over Desdemona. The occasions come at different parts in the play and show the mental change in Othello. One occasion occurs in scene three of the second act. Othello orders Desdemona to go with him to make love; “Come, my dear love, The purchase made, the fruits are to ensue; That profit’s yet to come ‘tween me and you”. Although lovingly and poetically said, the use of the command word ‘come’ suggests that there is an…

Although Baldesar Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier influenced behaviour toward courtly women in a positive way during the Renaissance, his arguments in favour of women’s independence were insufficient for some women, particularly Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. During her reign in Scotland, Mary faced many barriers that subjected her to criticism and placed her in Elizabeth I’s shadow for much of history. In her poetry, Mary reacts to the obstacles she faced as a woman, as a queen, and as a…

wife was in New Orleans’” (page 294). Judging by the fact Selby wants to “damn” Laura, the reader can assume that he will not hold true to his promise to desert his wife for her. As Laura would not know this, Selby’s intentions are an example of dramatic…

Sarah Kane in her play “4.48 Psychosis” and Peter Handke in “Offending the Audience and Self- Accusation” challenge the role of the spectator and their treatment. Both writers encourage the audience to actively question the action that unfolds in their sight. Sarah Kane’s fragmented structure of the play; a combination of varying textual forms such as songs, numbers and self- reflective speeches forces the spectator to create meaning in the confusion. The play is a canvas and the spectator holds…

The very subject matter of war is not easy to digest, especially when you experience the gruesome, honest and heartbreaking tales from the perspectives of various eyes throughout Tony Barnstone’s Tongue of War. Throughout his collection, readers experience a raw honesty that is nothing like they have encountered before and that makes the discussion that more interesting as we course the emotions and thoughts Barnstone created within his audience page after page. However, the experience of a poem…

This is mirrored in Act two Scene one with Liz’s black humor, when she answers Arscott’s claim that “There is no escape!” by “That’s English. You know things”, which shows they deeply identify to England. They both tell Caesar, who wants to escape, that he has to “think English”, and realize he is ensnared in Australia. This highlights the characters' identification to England, as they constantly relate to it, and want to build a genuine English society in Australia, in order to recall their…

1) Spandau Ballet: “True” The song had a dreamy melancholy quality to the sound. The lyric about the pill and the slow rhythm does make it seem as if the singer is on drugs, or at least relaxed from downing half a bottle of wine. To me, this is a mix of unrequited love and the difficulty of the writer to express it. When the saxophone starts playing in the instrumental break, that's when you really feel it. This song sounds like it’s about a person who fell in love with someone they had a fling…

Although not an inmate himself, he had breakfast first, in the "normal" world and then goes to work. The doctor is the one who takes control, who has a viewpoint, who is composed, sane, and in disciplined. The speaker, on the other hand, is portrayed by differences with Doctor Martin. The speaker is not given a name. "Her motion is ‘speeds' a word that connects, by means of internal rhyme with ‘queen' in line six and ‘bee' in line seven, to suggest the brittle meaninglessness of her position…