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  • Analysis of Prufrock and Other Elliot Poetry

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    Produce a close analysis saying how typical the section of The love Song of Alfred J Prufrock that you have chosen is of Eliots style and concern T S Eliot is known as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century as his poems pushed the boundaries of traditional poetry I believe the first forty lines of The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock reflect many typical themes which occur in Eliot poetry in this collection The main theme of The Love Song of J Arthur Prufrock is of a man looking at

  • Commentary on Answering The Prayer: John Donne's Holy Sonnet 10

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    Answering the Prayer An Explication of John Donnes Holy Sonnet 14 John Donnes Holy Sonnet 14 is a poem about a man who is begging for redemption by asking God to overtake his soul The speaker writes in a first person point of view that directly implies that this poem was written in the context of a prayer which is reinforced by the title The tone of this poem begins with a sense of praise which progressively grows to desperation and ends with a sense of heavy pleading The speaker reveals throug

  • As You Like It: Representation of Love

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    What do you find interesting about Shakespeares representation of different types of love in As you like it William Shakespeare paints the trials and tribulations of Rosalind and Orlando on the brooding canvas of the court and a jovial one of the country Rosalind and Orlando two ardent lovers segregated in the realms of the comedy which is characterised by mistaken identities deceptions and transformations There is a wide spectrum of the representations of love in As you like it the portrayal o

  • Beatrice's and Benedick's characters in Much Ado About Nothing

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    The opening scene of the play begins with Beatrices harsh words towards Benedick This immediately draws your attention towards the pair It begins to make you create questions in your head Why doesnt she like him Where is he now How does her know her Has he done something As Beatrice snipes behind Benedicks back it could mean that she truly does dislike him but by telling Hero and Leonato these feelings it makes them believe that perhaps these feelings are a cover up When the messenger asks Beat

  • Bias Of a Narrator in The Alchemist and Perfume

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    The bias of the narrator and the way a protagonist is presented is more important than said characters actions in creating the audiences perception of him or her in Perfume and The Alchemist The nature of the term bias leads one to judge someone or something under a certain influence The bias of a narrator leads responders to judge and shape a character according to the motivations of the narrator hence responders perceive the character from the narrators perspective rather than from the charac

  • Blake And Wordsworth On London

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    Blake and Wordsworth in London London the capital city of Britain is often referred to as the setting for poems by many English poets in their poetical works But it is perceived from different perspectives We see a different London in William Wordsworths Composed upon Westminster Bridge than in William Blakes London Blakes London was first printed in 1794 in Songs of Experience and Wordsworths Composed upon Westminster Bridge first appeared in the collection Poems in Two Volumes in 1807 publish

  • Commentary on London and Sick Rose

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    What is the true essence of hope in a persons life The idea of its role and significance cannot be easily measured Hope encourages a person to go on and be able to overcome the many hardships of life Its presence lets in faith which is a very important factor in life since it allows the person to stay positive instead of concentrating on the negative and depressing aspects However the moment when a person loses hope is a very dramatic change since the entire outlook on life is therefore altered

  • Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire

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    Character Sketch of Blanche Dubois In Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire we are introduced to Blanche Dubois Blanche is a misplaced southern belle who as a last resort comes to live with her sister Stella and husband Stanley for the summer in their modest home in New Orleans Blanche arrives in a fragile state of mind but maintains her aristocratic faade nonetheless To an onlooker she is a walking paradox to her surroundings Looking polished and proper in a white suit with a fluffy

  • Blanche Ingram In Jane Eyre

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    In this essay on Brontes novel Jane Eyre I will discuss the effect Blanche Ingram generates with her personality She evokes social themes such as class conflict controversy of feminism and the self realization of oneself Furthermore I will discuss the language and imagery used to reinforce the presentation of Blanche and her importance to the novel To begin the first impression we are given of Blanche is through Mrs Fairfax She is described as a beautiful and accomplished lady who can dance mag

  • Analysis of Blood Meridian

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    The excerpt from Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is a description of a brutalized horse and how its death came to be Although the idea seems simple at first McCarthy takes the extra step of describing the scene more effectively using precision only where it is required McCarthy is selective with his words in the sense that he chooses to use words that connote desperation for survival There is a feeling of unease when reading the passage because of his diction The structure of the passage is r

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