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Another of the earliest poems of William Yeats is “To The Rose Upon the Rood of Time”, published by the poet in 1893, and has its focus on, then again, mythology and folklore as a way to convey longing for the past. The poem focuses on a narrator, presumably Yeats himself, and his detachment and dispassion for contemporary life, resulting in his nostalgic longing for the past and to be part of the Irish ancient legends – to transcend the life of the ordinary man. The red rose is used by Yeats…

recites "Nor tossed my shape in Eider balls" however are considered as one of the more special cases because they apparently have some sort of double meaning, being a symbolism itself. The first meaning happens to be the eider balls symbolizing the swan gowns for the production of Swan Lake. The second one, be that as it may, comprehended the entire line which in-turn symbolizes the eider birds. Eider birds are known for their light and soft textured feathers. So it could be understood that…

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French Philosopher, novelist and literary critic. He was born on the 21st of June, 1905. During his life, he was one of the important figures in the philosophy of existentialism and also one of the prominent individuals in the 20th century French philosophy and Marxism. Existentialism is a 20th century philosophy which is basically centred on the analysis of existence, freedom and choice. It is the understanding that humans define their purpose in life and try to make…

INTRODUCTION Rabindranath Tagore- poet, short story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter – was born in a rich aristocratic family in Calcutta. He was the son of the religious reformer, Debendranath Tagore. He began to write verses early in life and after his studies in England, he returned to India in the late 1860s. He founded an experimental school in rural West Bengal at Shantiniketan, where he sought to blend the best in the Indian and Western traditions. Years of sadness…

During the 20th century, poetry changed what the idea of what was proper poetry. One of the main focuses during this time while writing poetry was imagery. Imagery is using ones words to paint a picture for the reader in great deal of detail. There were many poets and authors during this time that used imagery as a main focus point in their literary works. Some of the authors during this time were William Carlos Williams, Amy Lowell and Carl Sandburg. Using imagery, the authors that will be…

The Man He Killed was written by Thomas Hardy who was one of the most well-known poets and novelists in English literary history. Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1891), The Return of the Native (1878) and Jude the Obscure (1895) were some of his most renowned works that wildly read by most people nowadays. Thomas Hardy was born in Dorset, England on 2nd June 1840 but sadly died on 11th January 1928 at Max Gate. During his life, Hardy published an incredible amount of artworks which include 8 volumes…

Romantic Era was a time of advanced changes in literary works. Whitman and Dickinson daringly changed the style of American Literature. They were the two most famous poets of their time period and with their unique word choices and style they both revolutionized poetry in America. Whitman was known as someone with a social and bold personality. This personality is reflected in his uplifting and positive writing. Unlike Whitman, Dickinson was very isolated and liked to keep to herself. She was…

William Butler Yeats was one of the most prominent writers of the twentieth-century. Among his most famous poems on variety of subjects “Easter 1916” was one of the significant symbolic poems dedicated to the Irish freedom fighters. As Brich claims that, “Yeats served as a senator of the Irish Free State (2009)” so his writing had great impact in creating independent Irish society through his symbolic poem “Easter 1916”. Yeats saw poetic symbols as having power through both “pre-ordained…

The purpose of Auden's requirements W.H.Auden was one of the most influential figures on the 20th century literature. Even he was very polifacetical (he wrote novels, plays, operas, etc) today is best regarded for his poetry. The piece of work I am going to analyze is the poem “Stop all the Clocks”, which has a very traditional metrical pattern (AABB) and in which the author opted for an accessible language and concepts in consequence of the deep but totally human understandable feeling he…

E. E. Cummings is an extraordinary poet who is well known for his use of different structures that convey his theme in his writing. Cummings makes a name for himself by exploring new, unique ways and styles of writing unknown to most people. Cummings commonly uses themes in relation to love, nature, and experiences in his past. In Cummings’s poems, structure and theme go hand in hand. He uses different structures such as the use of lowercase letters, unusual punctuation, misspelled words and…