Essays on Literary Genres

In his novel, Why Fairy Tales Stick Jack Zipes claims that fairy tales are memes or units of knowledge that are culturally repeated and that these tales have coevolved with humans' increasing ability to distinguish. He claims that fairy tales are polygenic natural artifacts, which means that they are a set...

The initial style of sound is alliteration, where Hopkins uses more than two or three alliterating phrases, where he follows the form of medieval English poetry, in a sonnet, where the core patterning development is based on rhyme. Hopkins has defined the use of alliterations in each line, so anyone...

The novel "Emma" by Jane Austen is one of her final six novels. She wrote it while in Chawton and had it written in 1815. (McCrum). It narrates the perils of misconstrued romance when reflecting on the heroine Emma Woodstone's life. The protagonist is a young woman who wields influence...

Musical Tradition and the Impact of Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble Introduction Musical tradition has been characterized by how maestros best represented their artistic skills in historical times through their music. Because of their vastly excellent performances, most music icons are celebrated even in the contemporary sense. Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble...

In the poem, Billy Collins addresses “them.” The term is used by the speaker to refer to the “readers” of the poem including poets and students. It pursuits at educating readers on how to interpret a poem rather than distort or manipulate its meaning. As such, Collins desire readers to...

Discovering the Roots of Coffee and Other Caffeine-Containing Plants Folklore is trying to understand the roots of coffee. Different nations have their versions of their discovery myths that attribute different legends to the discovery. Early humans found that when barks, leaves, or seeds of such plants were chewed, their moods improved...

The poem Beat! Beat! Drums! by Walt Whitman The poem Beat! Beat! Drums! by Walt Whitman consists of three stanzas, each of which has seven verses. The poet composed the poem in free verse, taking the reader through a variety of stylistic devices such as language, repetition,...

Disgrace is a work of fiction written by J.M. Coetzee that tells the story of David Lurie, a fifty-two-year-old professor. According to the storyline, David made a series of mistakes that resulted in a metaphysical account of disgrace. Many of his acts were the polar opposite of what the general...

Most artists use poetry, novels, and paintings, among other mediums, to express themselves or reflect on societal issues. For example, through artworks, an individual may choose to address certain societal ills such as corruption, deaths, or war. Similarly, some people use poetry to express their difficulties in relationships or family...

Through his contribution to poetry, Robert Browning is one of the most well-known and significant poets and playwright of the Victorian era. Having lived between the years 1812 and 1889, Browning died at the ripe age of seventy-seven years old. Browning's history indicates that he used to be born into...

Benjy s Perspective and Time Benjy, the novel s first narrator, is emotionally ill and therefore unable to estimate time. Time is an illusion to him. He moves back and forth in his thoughts, seeking to link the present and the future, and thereby losing track of the importance of time...

Yeats' poem tells the tale of Leda, who was raped by Zeus, who then impregnates her and gives birth to Helen of Troy as a result of the ordeal. The poem's speaker is a reporter who covers the entire tragic event of the case and depicts Leda's struggle to forget...