Essays on Literary Genres

Various poets select different subjects to represent in their work. Many different themes are used to captivate readers and thereby show the memorability and popularity of a poem. As seen by the subject arrangement, the chosen themes are continuously established during the author's writing (Smith 150). The poem "She Walks...

The novel Minty Alley by C.L.R James touches on the lives of Indian Coolies and descendants of West African slaves in Trinidad. Mrs. Rouse is enraged but unsurprised by Mr. Benoit's deception as her husband, who has gone to live with another woman. Benoit is ideally Mrs. Rouse's common-law partner....

Literature is the sole property of humanity, disclosing its presence anywhere and at all times. World literature offers global knowledge on numerous nations, states, unions, and cultures. Usually, researchers wander the universe in pursuit of knowledge via books, letters, poetry, and documentaries. The accumulation of information by these means also...

Milkman's Pursuit of Liberation and its Consequences Milkman in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon is always pursuing liberation because he knows it will bring him peace. Milkman becomes a self-made man in the book, liberating himself from his manipulating and materialistic father and losing his burdened family name. I, like Milkman,...

Comparing Two Tragic Works: Shahnameh - The Tale of Sohrab and Oedipus TyrannusSince literature is a common art form, many literary works have many parallels in terms of plots, vocabulary, and character traits of the characters. These parallels, though, are not apparent and can be traced largely to people s...

The novel Shame describes some of the events that characterized South Africa's apartheid regime, as well as the horrors that emerged as a result of such hostility, resentment, and rage among the people of South Africa. The book tells the story of how people chose to manipulate each other based...

Shakespeare s plays have been divided by scholars into different categories, including comedies and dramas. The playwright has shown considerable talent in exemplifying styles in his productions, but not to excellence, as most critics point out. In some ways, his play starts as a joke but concludes as a tragedy....

The Open BoatThe open boat is a short story written by Stephen Crane that was first published in 1897 and is based on his experience escaping a shipwreck off the coast of Florida. The incidents happened earlier that year when he was on his way to Cuba to interview for...

The initial sound pattern is alliteration, and Hopkins employs more than two or three alliterating phrases. In a sonnet, he follows the pattern of medieval English poetry, which relies on a rhyme for the core pattern production. Hopkins has explained the use of alliterations in each line; therefore, the increased...

My Mistress s Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun My Mistress s Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun is one of Shakespeare s poems that demonstrates that love does not have to depict the picture of the important beauty that people remember. The sonnet is funny because the poet expresses his...

James Thurber's short story "The Rabbits That Caused All the Trouble" was published in 1939, first in The New Yorker and then in the author's own journal. The plot revolves around animals living on an island, namely wolves and rabbits, with the former getting the upper hand because they think...

Difficulties in Understanding Shakespeare s Works William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor, and poet who lived in the 15th century. He wrote some 38 plays and several poems, and while his works did not get much attention at the time, scholars are now delving into them in detail 500 years...