Sylvia Plath effect

Warren uses a mixture of tone and tension to emphasize the content and to help develop the theme. The author creates a tone of sadness throughout the poem. One example can be seen when Warren writes, “she sat In front of the drugstore, sipping something Through a straw. There is nothing like Beauty. It stops your heart. It Thickens your blood. It stops your breath.” Here the ‘boy’ seems to be truly in love with the girl and also has the desire to speak to her but can’t seem to go to her. The…

Kamala Markandaya was born in 1924 a well educated and modern Brahmin family in a small village in South India. She was brought up in a healthy atmosphere with traditional and cultural values. She was the student of the University of Madras where she studied history between the years of 1940 to 1947.12 Besides studying at the University, she also worked as a journalist, wrote short stories and fiction. She has a good opportunity to travel through India and Europe; this helps her to get the…

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ and Sylvia Plath’s novel, ‘The Bell Jar’, scrutinises how both women, the unnamed narrator and Esther, become mentally unstable. Both protagonists exploit their real life situations in their story and novel to emphasise how being a woman living in a patriarchal society has caused mental breakdowns. Moreover, they make attempts to explore and understand their suffering of depression and the possible ways to overcome it. The short…

expression that is used to show sorrow or grief. The title of the poem is Lament; the writer did this purpose as the poem is related to lamented people, events, creatures and other things that were hurt in the war. This poem reveals the different effects and the burdens faced by the people and the world. Mid-Term break is poem that is written by Seamus Heaney, He is a great poet, playwright and a lecture; he has also won the Nobel Prize in literature. The poem is in subject to the death of his…

The theme of death is a potent idea portrayed across a range of poems, throughout these poems it is presented in various different ways. It is portrayed as simply a part of the cycle of life, or a tragic and sorrowful event when happening to loved ones, or a great evil that should be fought with every ounce of strength left in your body until everything in life that you wanted to accomplish has been fulfilled. These themes are portrayed throughout the 3 key poems that I will be focusing on: ‘A…

Death and Hope in Behind the Beautiful Forevers could be found many times throughout the novel in many different aspects and tones. In one instance specifically, it is explained how Meena and Manju discuss the concept of suicide quite frankly, as well as the hope the community has held in Navratri. Death and Hope is also prevalent within my own life with my experiences in depression and suicidal thoughts jading me to the different methods and motives for suicide, as well as hope and my general…

Literary Analysis Essay Assignment Emma Zunz is a short piece authored by Jorge Luis Borges. The storyline incorporated in this article illustrates the journey of an eponymous female protagonist that sought out to avenge the death of her father. The central themes included in the story include the basis of right and wrong, revenge, as well as justice. Borges bases his account on issues of self-deception, deceit, and the enigma associated with understanding and interpreting reality. As she…

Else Lasker-Schuler was one of the most interesting characters on the art scene in early 20th century Germany. Not only was Lasker-Schuler a female poet, which was highly unusual at the time, she was also an author, artist, and playwright (The National Library of Israel). This analysis will focus on the Lasker-Schuler’s poem, “My Blue Piano”, which is the title poem of her last collection of poems. “My Blue Piano” demonstrates many modernist characteristics and helps to understand the difficult…

Entry 2: Childhood Literacy Pages that elicited this response: 122-132; 215-218 In the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt’s reading and writing during his childhood shaped his future. When he was diagnosed with typhoid disease and put into a hospital, he met a girl with diphtheria. She recited the poem, the Highwayman, which invoked McCourt’s curiosity as he says “it's like having jewels in [his] mouth” (McCourt 124) . However, because of all the missed school he is demoted to his younger…

It could in fact cause an obstruction with the criss-crossing of lines over the canvases, it starts to block out elements of the paintings. Unable to get to the artworks as easily disrupts the focus point, leading to confusion, and viewers feeling effects of isolation and…