Robert Grant

Poetry has had an immense impact on our society today. Obviously there are some big names that have come up from poetry writings in our past. A lot of famous poems have popped up as well. Robert Browning was a name that really stood out. He is now one of the most important poets of the Victorian era. After not having much success in the beginning of his writing career, a spark was ignited at the death of his wife. This is when he began to write on a very intellectual level. He became extremely…

The American Nightmare Seconds after brutally suffocating an elderly man with his own bed at midnight, the narrator “[examines] the corpse” and then calmly states, “Yes, he was stone, stone dead” (Poe 190). Haunted by the old man’s eye, the mentally unstable narrator decides to murder him. The bloodcurdling narrator believes he can get away with murder, until the guilt overwhelms him; consequently, the narrator reveals to the cops that he committed the crime. Similarly, in Truman Capote’s novel,…

the qualities and features that comprise the foundation of human existence. Humans are prone to falling victim to nature’s temptation. For instance, we fall prey to the majestic beauty of a sunset, or the exquisite scenery at the Grand Canyon. In Robert Frost’s poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, “Stopping by Woods” is a gratuitous action, a grace note, and imaginative possibility” (Ingebretsen 2). Nature can certainly be described as the “siren of the sea”, alluring the speaker to…

good at, and until recently I still did not know. Placing oneself into a category that shows one’s strengths and weaknesses helps a person use that information to succeed in their life, home, and occupation. To people that categorize intelligence are Robert J. Sternberg, and Howard Gardner (Santrock, 2012). Intelligence can be interpreted in many ways so Sternberg made a theory, Matthew made a theory, and children can use these theories to excel in school, and life. Two ways to determine…

In the book “Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI” written by former FBI Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) agents Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman describes in the very first chapter a disturbed individual in which made Jack the Ripper look like an amateur. Chase was a sick being and his first murder dealt with a pregnant woman that he shoved animal excrements into…

Evening Robert Frost is fairly consistent with his poetry style, making his work understandable and clear for all of his readers. At first glance, Frost’s poems seem simple; however, they usually have a deeper meaning. From experience with reading Frost poems, Frost tends to bring out different emotions in his poems. Frost also tends to talk about things that are relatable to his readers. The poems “Desert Places” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” are both written by Robert Frost,…

Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” is an amazing piece of work masterfully created in such a way that gives absolutely every part of the poem meaning and letting no word go without use. The poem at its most basic discusses the end of the world, and whether it will be in fire or in ice. Frost uses emotions instead of science to determine the answer, pairing fire with desire, and ice with hatred. However, Frost uses a creative poem structure, amazing symbolism, and great allusions to create a much…

simplicity of the piece as a whole. This paper will analyze Robert Browning’s poem My Last Duchess along with the WWI poetry Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg and The Soldier by Rupert Brooke as a way to show that historical poems have a way of presenting direct messages to and about the British nation as opposed to the events in which they are referring. Before looking into the possibly deeper political meanings that Robert Browning’s poem My Last Duchess might hold, an…

The Camden County Drama Club production, of “39 Steps” took place in 1930s Great Britain. The play follows Richard Hannay throughout the play as he seeks to clear his name, upon being accused for the murder of a young spy named Annabella. During the 2 hour play, there were over 15 characters, all of which were portrayed by a total of 4 actors. The play took on an interesting twist with Clown 1 and Clown 2(Cole) in particular, as they portrayed over 5 characters each. The uproar brought to the…

Annotated Bibliography Robert Browning wrote "My Last Duchess” to demonstrate oppression, jealousy, and pride that the speaker (duke of Ferrara) presents when he is talking about his last duchess who he murdered because “she smiled too much.” It is assumed that the Duke keeps the painting of his late wife covered by a curtain so only he can reveal her smile which was just supposed to be for him. At the end of the poem the duke mentions a bronze statue of Neptune taming a sea-horse which suggests…