Exclamation

In Archibald MacLiesh’s poems, he explains the unique capabilities of art (specifically poetry). One of his poems demonstrates why poetry isn’t just words, but an unquantifiable experience. This is linked to another poem where he simultaneously demonstrates art in nature and the incapability to logically describe what art is. In this poem, “Dr. Sigmund Freud Discovers the Sea Shell”, he communicates that logic cannot apply to art – artistic parts of nature don’t easily apply to science. His…

Ladies and gentlemen! ‘Tis the gala night! Come all- seraphs veiled and winged- come all to see a fantastical site. A play of hopes and fears. Of man and madness; and your hero of the night, ladies and gentlemen, drumroll please: the Conqueror Worm! Renowned for his might, he stands proud, devouring the wicked and the divine as you, my dear audience, bear witness to this sight. “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” Ladies, gentlemen, and lovers…

The Real Cost of Smoking The Federal Drug Administration, usually referred to as the FDA, is an agency apart of the U.S. government in place to regulate the health of our society. With science-based information, they are responsible for informing the public of potential health hazards that may arise from the products we consume, along with advancing the healthcare system. Before the year 2009, the agency accepted the advertisement and selling of cigarettes. There were also rumored health claims…

Day 3 1 The lawyer tried to get rid of Bartleby by moving offices. This attempt worked because Bartleby just stayed in the office. 2 The lawyer’s attempt to get rid of Bartleby only partially worked. It didn’t work all the way because the next tenants of the office called the lawyer to get Bartleby to leave. So Bartleby was still in the lawyer’s life but not in his office. 3 The lawyer tries to appeal to Bartleby with money and with connecting him with his family members. These two attempts do…

Another important aspect of the setting is the labyrinthine, claustrophobic and exotic space into which the plot is set. Since Walpole's `Castle of Otrano' (1764) the Gothic castle is one of the key features of the Gothic novel. The Gothic castle is a labyrinthine and claustrophobic place which evokes feelings of "fear, awe, entrapment and helplessness" (Raskauskien 50). Characteristic of the Gothic castle are mazy, over- and undergrounded corridors, creaking doors, shuttered windows, trapdoors…

The novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, has many symbols. One of the most important symbols is Hester’s daughter, Pearl. Her purpose changes throughout the novel. Although in the beginning she is nothing but another reminder of Hester’s sin, she goes on to be an intelligent character who becomes a key part to the story. She helps the reader connect ideas that are not obvious. She also tries to bring Hester and Dimmesdale together. When there is a resolution to her purpose, she is…

An Inspector Calls explores the concerns of wider society contrasted with selfish individuality. The playwright J.B. Priestley hated the attitude of viewing the lower class as different people, and Mrs. Birling is a woman who has this attitude. She is a cold and selfish woman who is out of touch with the reality of life. Throughout the play she remains the most self-centered as she demonstrates no responsibility and no remorse. In act one there is a stage directions describing the setting of…

a problem since Charles would do it for his father, but Adam does not want to go to the military, especially for his father. Charles overhears the conversation, and he gets jealous. His jealousy turns into acrimony because he realized that the exclamation from Cyrus claiming that Charles is a coward, and the preference for Adam’s gift over his own gift justifies his actions into beating the life out of Adam. Charles comes at Adam with a weapon, intending to kill Adam because Adam was the cause…

Words like shaded, soft and dim show the peacefulness of England as oppose to the sunburnt and ragged mountains of Australia. Although it may not be a lot, Dorothea Mackellar’s use and placement of exclamation points, emphasize her love for Australia and her strong belief in her opinion. “The wide brown land for me!” “Core of my heart, my country!” To help the reader’s envision Australia’s divine landscape, Dorothea Mackellar uses a wide variety of language…

Wilfred Owen was one of the most significant poets of the First World War. Owen encompassed the cruel conditions faced by soldiers and observed the true nature of the battlefield. He expressed his ideas through his compositions in a variety of poems such as ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth.’ Owen’s perspectives on human conflict were initially represented throughout his encounters amid ‘The Great War.’ Owen’s poetry moves from traditional formulaic forms to a more violent…