Prose poetry

“Just because we don’t say certain things, doesn’t mean we don’t feel them”. This quote is especially relevant to the love affair that takes place in W. D. Snodgrass’s poem “Leaving the Motel”. The poem entails of the requirements that two surreptitious lovers must carry out after their secret rendezvous to sure that their relations stay hidden. As the narrator of the poem methodically runs through their responsibilities like a checklist, they establish a detached and matter-of-fact tone, which…

The theme I shall focus on shall be about love and romanticism, which is defined in three different ways; such as enthusiasm for something, romantic and caring feelings for someone, and concern for a family member, which isn't romantic but love nonetheless. How does it define John Grady's romantic view of the American western cowboy culture? His romantic love for Alejandra, or his lust? Alfonsa's love and concern for Alejandra's honor and reputation, as well as her grandniece's safety from…

Danzy Senna is a very powerful author who uses her platform to express how she feels about controversial topics of her time. She is a novelist and essayist whose written three novels, a memoir, and a short story collection, along with multiple essays. She has received many awards and praises for her works and creative stories. Senna is a dynamic author with many opinions and views that approach situations that are still issues in today’s society. Growing up in a biracial home, Senna was given…

Gunn’s work illustrated the use of literary criticism (new criticism), and it seemed to be the answer to historical criticisms fragmentation of the text. Literary critics analyzed the text according to such elements as structure, plot, character, and so forth. Robert Alter published his seminal work entitled, The Art of Biblical Narrative (1981), a project begun in 1971, after being asked to lecture on the literary study of the Bible at Stanford University. Alter’s response to higher criticism…

The concepts of the importance of nature and individuality are heavily depicted throughout Into The Wild and throughout all genres of music. There are five songs from different song that represent Chris and express the notions of nature and individuality in different verses of the songs. These five songs are “Waving Through A Window”, “Birds”, “I Don't Know My Name”, “What A Wonderful World”, and “Follow Your Arrow”. All hold some meaning to events in the book or to the themes of the book. The…

Great works of English literature often have at least one thing in common: a character is altered in either a physical, mental or emotional form. This provides the work, whether it be a narrative, book or poem, with deeper significance and relatability to readers. Two Old English poems that exhibit character development are The Dream of the Rood and The Wanderer. The two poems have completely different subject matter, but do contain the same literary device as a means of progression: mood.…

Cobras are dangerous creatures that has a deadly bite. Even with those risks, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi have fought the snakes in the garden anyways. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the book and the movie has both differences, and similarities. The book tells of a war that Rikki-Tikki fought against the black cobras, dust brown snakes, and other serpents in the garden, written by Rudyard Kipling. The movie also tells of a war that Rikki fought against those evil serpents. The movie was produced by Chuck Jones. Rikki…

In literature we pinpoint the changes in society throughout the centuries. Many authors are brave enough to write their story, showing their own personal viewpoints and experiences. There are two works of literature that reveal the viewpoints of marriage and individuality in the centuries. Kate Chopin’s A Story of an Hour and Susan Glaspell’s Trifles focuses on gender roles, and freedom from captivity. These stories possess similar attributes and differences even though they were written in…

In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird innocence is spread throughout the novel. Innocence connects to the mockingbird since all they do is sing for us. There are three examples of innocence within this novel; Boo Radley, Mayella Ewell, and Tom Robinson. Boo Radley is one of the examples of innocence. For example, when Jem goes back to the Radley house to get his pants, he does not speak to Scout about what had happens until a while later saying, “ When i went back, they were folded…

Narrative Essay: Savanah Do you believe the following quote is true? “Love between true friends knows no distance”. At age 11, my best friends moved out of state. I was told in the summer that they would be moving that fall and I didn’t know what was going to happen. But looking back, I learned that even though friends may be far away, they will always be in my heart. Before this ever happen we knew each other for years. We did everything together. How it all started is my Mom needed a…