The Wanderer

This poem has a uniform structure of three stanzas with four lines. Just like its stanzas the rhyming scheme has been crafted with neat precision. The poem is structured with a uniform alternating rhyming pattern. In other words each verse has two parings of lines that alternate between each other; hence the rhyming scheme follows a A, B, A, B, C,D,C,D E,F,E,F pattern. In terms of meter the poem has a trochaic tetrameter. To clarify, there are four feet in each line with a pattern of…

of heroes in American films; the official hero and the outlaw hero. Ray has contrasting characteristics of the official hero and the outlaw hero. For example, he states that an outlaw hero usually is found as the adventurer, explorer, gunfighter, wanderer, and loner (Ray 451). The outlaw stands for the part of the American imagination that values self-determination and freedom from engagements (Ray 451). In contrast, the official hero is normally portrayed as a teacher, lawyer, politician,…

First, Shakespeare illustrates social class and elaborates character through descriptions. Descriptions include names and titles of characters and actions of characters. Firstly, names advance character complexity. The names of some characters bear significance to their character. Specifically, the names of Mercutio, Romeo and Benvolio assume profound merit. The name "Mercutio" broadens Mercutio's character. Mercutio amalgamates a form of mercurial, which means "quick-changing". Mercutio's…

It all started in middle school, maybe even freshman year of high school. Every adult in the school system would say something about college. Whether it be parents saying to obtain good grades, counselors telling you to take college prep courses. High school teachers always saying “I'm prepping you for college” and every adult is going to ask where you're going to college after you graduate. Society as a whole always pushes you to try your hardest and go to the most prestigious school in the…

In Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare three stories are combined to make a comedy. One of these includes Oberon, king of the faries, has a jester named Puck. First introduced in Act 2, Scene 1, Puck loves to play tricks on people for laughter and fun. ”Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me; Then slip I from her bum, down topples she”(II.52-3). Puck turns into a stool and when she is sitting on it, he moves away and she falls. Later, Nick Bottom’s head was changed into a asses…

Selena Gomez’s “Round and Round” has some elements that fit well with the story’s depiction of humanity’s need for affection. Both the song and the story illustrate that it is human nature to crave love and affection no matter what happens. Gomez tells her lover: “Boy, I need you here with me” or else she will die. In the song, Gomez represents love as an essential component of life. Likewise, Jane believes that happiness is to be “loved by your fellow creatures” (250). Humans also have a…

Throughout the years, The Odyssey by Homer has influenced much of our modern day literature and life, which is why it should be continued to be taught in schools. The main theme of The Odyssey is the idea of a veteran returning home after a long war. The story hints at what it is like to be in the military today, and the horrors that retired soldiers have to live with. Also, the fear of what it takes to return back home. The tale of Odysseus describes the hardships of how war can change somebody…

him into hiding. The two teens become friends, and perhaps something more, but will the laws of the Crossroads and the demands of a dragon tear them apart? The World of the Crossroads The Crossroads series chronicles a secret society of warriors, wanderers, beggars and assassins. Opposing clans fight for supremacy, some with martial…

sketches had a vigorous prisoner castigating the priest but the final version depicts a somber and steadfast man with the toll of imprisonment evident on the convict’s face. This painting is the most heroic depiction of a revolutionary of any of the Wanderers works on the theme and draws a natural and somewhat ironic comparison to nearly any example of martyrdom for one’s beliefs in the Christian tradition. The posture of the prisoner and the shrouded hands of both figures show the,…

In Of Mice & Men the two main characters foster an interesting type of relationship that was very uncommon to find at the time of this book’s story. George and Lenny both follow the dynamic of “lone wanderers, working for a living, never settling down” type that was very attractive to a lot of men at the time. It allowed them to be there own person, make their own money and not have to worry about being ‘settled’ necessarily, and also having the freedom to romanticize what the future may bring.…