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Darkness in Art Poetry is a form of art in which language is used as an instrument of aesthetic and rhythmic qualities to evoke powerful emotions and open barriers for the reader in a deeper context. Poetry beholds deeper meaning behind every line and stanza for the reader to focus on and peel off each layer to truly understand and grasp the concept of what the poet is trying to contrive. It is an emotional and intellectual game that the reader needs to be able to decipher. One poet in…

Since its publication, some decades, George Saunders’s collection of short stories has remained relevant despite the passing years and times. As a result, it has formed a backbone of inspiration to an entire generation along the way. Civilwarland in Bad Decline is about a group of characters who have unforgettable traits which bring out the best in each of them as they struggle to survive in a world that is full of drama and tragic unexpected events. For example, the gangs. The story states:…

Walt Whitman, the “‘bard’ of American democracy” (Reynolds, Walt Whitman: Lives and Legacies ix) was born on May 31, 1819 in the Long Island village of West Hills, some fifty miles east of Manhattan. The poet’s mother was Louisa Van Velsor Whitman and his father, Walter Whitman. Walt’s ancestors were two branches of early American settlers, English on his father’s side and Dutch on his mother’s (1). The poet’s father was a “taciturn man with a knack for ill success and possibly a drinking…

I think one of the most interesting kinds of stories are true stories that relate things that really happened in life and also offer people a look into a bit of history. My dad Eriks Raisters was a popular Latvian poet, writer and editor. He and my mother were both among the people who had to escape from their homeland Latvia during WW II. I would like to relate some of their story and particularly tell you about my dad. This is the beginning of the journey. One of the most difficult things to…

In this essay, I decided to choose a poem that got my attention in a mystery and shocking way. The poem I chose was "Richard Cory" the reason why is for the way this poem gives a strong message that really got my attention and motivated me to look forward the poem, also the thought of never finding out what occurred through his mind or life event that motivated him to harm himself. I honestly enjoy the way how in the beginning of the poem,it explains how in everybody's view his perfect,…

Narrator: As I’m in bed sleeping, around midnight, I wake up hearing a voice, a deep, raspy voice. It takes me to the top of a mountain, where I encounter a man with a clown costume. It never said its name, but it told me that the world would end in 13 days, right at midnight. I went back home in the morning to firetrucks and ambulances surrounding my house. I see my friend, Melissa, standing beside a tree crying. I went up to her to ask her what had happened. In great relief she hugged me and…

lor Professor Brenda L. Escudero English 2327-106 7 October 2017 Damsels of Death: An Analysis of Death and Women in Edgar Allan Poe’s Literature We are what we know. That statement couldn’t be any truer when describing Edgar Allan Poe. To understand this uniquely grim and tragic man’s literature you’d have to understand the pieces of his life that resurface time and time again in his work. Almost like a ghost, there are themes within his works that seem to haunt his settings and characters;…

John Steinbeck a famous writer in the early to mid 1900’s is famous for books such as The Grapes of wrath, Of Mice and Men, and Cannery Row. All of these books are about different things, but they all have one thing in common. Symbolism is the main concept in each book. In Mice of men he uses symbolism such as candy's dog, the mice, and the dream farm. Candy’s dog represents the fate that all people and living things come to. One day we are all going to grow old and sooner or later outlive…

The mood, or atmosphere, of a story helps a reader to have a greater understanding of what he or she is reading. The mood is established by the writer’s tone, which is a reflection of the author’s feeling towards the subject. Edgar Allan Poe was a remarkable American writer from the 19th century who mastered the use of mood and tone. He is widely known for his ominous style of writing, especially in his short story titled “The Masque of the Red Death”. In this story, Poe engenders a mood of…

In the passage from The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, it is evident that carefully chosen language helps to convey specific tones in the passage. One tone common in this passage is that of stillness, loneliness, even that of silence. One way that the author conveys tone is through the way the main character proceeds about his work. Taken from the passage Poe writes, “And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it --oh so gently” (4-5)! In this line, the…