Merchant Taylors' School

George Santayana (1863-1952) [Madrid, Harvard, Rome]. A poet and essayist as well as a philosopher, George is an outstanding representative of Critical Realism, a form of naturalism. The objects of knowledge occupy either of two statuses; they may be existing substances or subsisting essences, though it is impossible to prove the independent existence of either type of object. Santayana stated that we believe in the objectivity of substance on the basis of animal faith. The ultimate substance…

William Wordsworth was an English poet that was famous for his romantic poems. William was the launcher of the romantic age of English literature. He was born on April 7, 1770. He joined Hawkshead grammar school in Cambridge. Around 1790 he went through France and Switzerland, after one year, he went back to France again. William character is a bit difficult and complicated. He was self-centered and hard. He preferred solitary to social life as all writers and poets. William has a unique…

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Mildred D Taylor explains the story of the Logan Family, a family living in the 1930’s. Only one thing is different though. They Are African Americans living in the south. They are fortunate enough to own land, but the amount of battles they had to face to Earn it rightfully, is indescribable. Symbolism is used to grab the reader's attention and show the hardships that not only did the Logan's faced but many African American families had to go through on a daily. Mildred D. Taylor uses…

Robert Hall Weir’s song, “Let it Grow” and Pearl S. Buck's book, The Good Earth are amazing pieces that center around the theme of nature. Both authors apply different types of literary devices to express the relationship of the earth to the characters in the poem and the song. Such include figurative language and figures of speech. By using a variety of these writing techniques, readers can better understand and interpret what the author is trying to inform us. One component that is shared is…

society. This statement applies to the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge since many things that happen to the mariner still happen today. Some examples of these themes are karma, supernatural activity, and redemption. These themes are all present throughout the poem as The Mariner went through his treacherous journey. The poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge shows themes of karma, supernatural activity, and redemption which are…

Words, the way we convey thoughts, ideas, and the very essence of who we are. Words can construct something very beautiful or they can irradiate that same thing in a very instant. This unique stance is held very clearly in Galway Kinnell’s poem Blackberry Eating. Kinnell utilizes the use of metaphors to compare each aspect of the luscious blackberry to the beauty of words. This lusciousness of words can either be shown in the direct meaning of the word or the broken down deeper meaning sometimes…

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, by T. S. Eliot, perfectly captures the plight of the modern man. This poem sheds insight into the conflicted and insecure psyche of Mr. Prufrock, who, despite dwelling in the upper echelon of society and attending fancy galas with “women who [talk] of Michelangelo,” cannot overcome his own inhibitions and thinks of himself as nothing more than “a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas” (958-959). T.S. Eliot utilizes a stream of…

he could while observing, I feel this was the best method. You can learn a lot about an individual by watching their day to day activities and how it affects them first hand. Sudhir was able to start a writing group for some of the women in Robert Taylor that helped him gain insight into what goes on in the background, but also allowing these women to feel safe as they share their stories with one another. He learned they often had the same stories and struggles but they were unique to the…

In the poem “The World is Too Much with Us”, William Wordsworth depends on his usage of imagery to display the beauty, grace, and power of nature in all of its forms. Wordsworth’s imagery personifies nature so that man is able to identify each of the elements as a character. He does so by his description of the ocean, his reflection on the wind, and his allusion to Greek gods associated with nature. The poem’s imagery begins when Wordsworth compares the ocean to a beautiful woman. When the sea…