Literary genres

The action and adventure subgenre in movies has “long established features of Hollywood productions as well that of other national cinemas” (Tasker). This subgenre has elements of an adventure which includes journey, quest, or discovery that takes place in a “fantasy and exoticized setting” (Action and Adventure Films) along with incredible scenes of violent, combative, explosive, and pursuit action sequences. Action sequences can also be “comic… apocalyptic, military, conspiratorial and even…

In this world, there are many issues, as we like to call them. Many people use different forms of poetry to give their opinion on these so-called issues. In addition, many famous writers, such as Maya Angelou, have written many poems because of the social issues present in the time period that the artist lived in. Some social issues now and in the past have included beauty, racism, bullying, war, or even need of acceptance. In my opinion, poetry impacts the world because it raises awareness of…

Poetry in Motion Poetry tends to be dull and unappealing for others. It is something that students are forced to learn in school. They read it, they write it, they hear it, but it ends up stopping right there. For teenagers in high school, poetry doesn't take anyone anywhere but a trip to a sheep farm, but in the Dead Poet's Society, these young high school teenagers obtain more than just a lesson in poetry. Neil Perry and Todd Anderson room together in an almost dictator like school run by Mr…

Many different perceptions for a theme can be brought to the table when it comes to literature. Everyone has a differing opinion for the several possible themes in just one piece of literature. However some literature is not made to be labeled and limited by stamping a theme on to the title. However, one piece of work that has a clear and evident theme is “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. The theme that is portrayed in this short story pertains to the individual being blinded by their own…

What is more truthful: an autobiography or a biography? Biographies often offer facts backed up by multiples sources and evidence. Additionally, they are more inclined to provide unbiased information as there it is not controlled by a single source who’s ideas are meant to be taken unquestioned. Biographies allow the reader an objective approach to looking at someone’s life, an approach that has already been filtered through the author's mind. The author parses out reality from myth and when…

Poem Analysis The poem “The Power of the Word” is written by Lawson Fusao, a Japanese American poet. This poem is not a narrative poem and is closer to a lyrical poem. It shows us how the narrator, under a hostile environment, is trying to find the way to a better future. We can infer from the poem that the author is talking about the unfair and cruel experience of Japanese American in the 20th century. During that world war two, Japanese immigrants faced a lot of restrictions and many of them…

Themes show the subject or main thought of a story. In the book, Welcome to the Monkey House, the author, Kurt Vonnegut uses many themes that show the most important ideas in the short stories. For example, the author uses the themes of humanity, technology, friendship, warfare, money, and more. From these many themes, the two major ones I chose are fate and technology, because the author shows them more than just a few times and mentions them many times throughout the book, which makes me think…

read, or math that they haven’t used in a while. On the other hand, “Once More to the Lake” is about a father who brings his son to a lake that he had often visited as a child. Both Billy Collins and E.B. White use a peaceful diction and various literary devices to develop the overarching theme that…

Over this course I have found some common themes. One of the most common themes is the focus on American ideologies mainly patriotism and what it means to be an American. It is what is to be expected from American Literature, where the focus is on individualism and patriotism. Rarely do the authors depict a group of people. It is always concentrated on one being. I believe individualism comes from American ideologies because of our national history. We as Americans have a sense of the “American…

Science fiction for children is a form of fantasy literature that takes real science and extrapolates the science to form fantasy stories. Science fiction teaches students how real science ideas work but tweaks it so that it does not become real. Back when society carried boom boxes and radios to listen to music around the house on the way to the beach, when nobody could peacefully listen to music because they had headphones that weighed a lot. A writer by the name of Ray Bradbury introduced a…