Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe

‘’My last duchess’’ by Robert Browning is a poem that explores many themes, themes that were regarded as rather unusual in a time like the Victorian age . Many critics spoke highly of Browning’s techniques; he used diction, rhythm and symbol. Those were really evident in most of his dramatic monologues. According to the Victorian web, ‘’the last duchess’’ delves into the theme of marriage and relationships, since the dramatic monologue revolves around a painting of his previous wife and is…

create a fascinating tale. Edgar Allan Poe’s story is told from the first-person point of view. The twist to this story, though, is that Poe is not actually in it. The narrator is anonymous and keeps it that way through the whole…

Chetan Bhagat, who is a famous Indian author, is not only a symbol of new India but also a concerned writer who has captured his deep concern about the youth today i.e. the problems and despairs, hopes and aspirations of youth. In spite of dealing with the harsh realities of life, his works manage to retain the sense of pure humor. His works have striking similarities with parable in offering moral messages, spiritual guidance and technical suggestions. Chetan Bhagat’s writings has created a…

Close Reading: The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was published in January 1845. The poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. The raven’s appearance is an imaginary occurrence because the speaker of this poem was going insane and was he actually was never fully aware what was going on around him. This is indicated through the speaker’s depression. He had a sense of loss at his…

All three poems have several moods and tones that allow the readers understand what and why the poet feels this way throughout the poem. ‘Piano’ is a nostalgic, retrospective and reluctant poem although the mood in this poem is toward the dampening and melancholy side, “my manhood is cast,” throughout the poem he explains how he misses her mother in the past memories, “pressing her poised feet” and at the upmost importance that he “weeps like a child for the past,” this represents remembrance…

The two documents that will be the focus of this study come from both the Duke of Windsor and his wife, the Duchess of Windsor. The two documents are memoirs detailing the events that took place during the Abdication Crisis of 1936. However, while the events of the crisis had taken place during 1936, the memoirs themselves were not written until several years after the fact. Nevertheless, both memoirs provide great insight into the incident, and are able to tell a more intimate look into events…

Pablo Neruda has usually been cited together the best poets of the twentieth century, and also the heritage of this Nobel-prize winning author undeniably lives sturdy in his wide translated books and in social media wherever the younger generation has adopted his words to specific their thoughts of affection and its quality. An invited guest of this years Cinemaissí and also the director of Cantalao, Diego Del Pozo admits to being an excellent fan of Pablo Neruda. “Without being objective, I…

John Steinbeck’s Life in Relation to his Literary Works John Steinbeck is a famous writer in the 20th century who has written many great works of realistic fiction. These works were able to capture the tragic lives people lived and raise awareness of these problems. Many people wonder how Steinbeck was able to create such vivid detail of the events that had transpired. This was possible for him because Steinbeck had lived through those events himself and saw firsthand how people were effected…

Playwright Arthur Miller Miller was an American playwright who was unconventional and who had who criticised the problems in society which was a huge factor in defining his style of genre. He was born in Harlem, New York in 1915. He attended the University of Michigan before moving back to the East to produce stage production. He was once married to Marilyn Monroe, making the public notice him more. Overall he was married three times after. He came from a moderately wealthy background until his…

The Falling Star Edwin Arlington Robinson, even in his youth, was a pessimistic child. Robinson at the age of six wondered why he was even born. Although Robinson was undoubtedly a successful poet, the likes of twenty-sixth president Theodore Roosevelt praised his work. Readers can see Robinson’s bleak sense of like through his poems, (Web 1). While rising to heights in his career, he most certainly kept a dark outlook toward the world. In one of Robinson’s famous works ‘Richard Cory,” he…