Essays on Literary Genres

Introduction Heaney Seamus is among one of the greatest poets of his time for he focused on key cultural issues that the people of Ireland experienced. During his era society depended more on nature as a source of livelihood and strength and this reflects in the themes present in the poem....

Memoirs and Authenticity Memoirs have turned out to be one of the most popular literary forms in the contemporary world of literature. The challenge arises when one realizes that they are primarily based on personal knowledge which tends to be subjective as it is prone to distortion. The knowledge that one...

Robert Frost: A Reckoned Author of Literature One of the most reckoned authors of literature in the poetry genre is Robert Frost who was born in San Francisco in 1874. He is a four-time receiver of the Pulitzer Prize and he has been a key player in the development of American...

The Use of Imagery The writer has used the word "putty" (Line 17) to generate a mental image of a glue. The conversations between the man and woman that the persona have an impression that he hopes his two friends do not use the excuse of conversation to connect to their...

The idea of literary concepts being expressed in a theoretical format is what constitutes the practical expression of a boy of ideas in literature. It has thus been a significant area because of the interest to examine what literature means. The use of critical theory in the interaction of literature...

Fiction is simply that book or story that authors write about the events recounted being imaginary and necessarily tied to real facts. It entails a creative imagination that writers breathe life into. Essentially, fiction it is less expected that people will want a work of fiction to present real characters...

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a book established on a dystopian culture in which the government gets along with the people via traditionalism. Conformity is the method of matching beliefs and attitudes. Numerous of the typescripts such as Beatty, Mildred, and others obey the government since that is how their...

Dickinson is an American poet who lived between 1830 and 1886. She spent most of her later days in isolation. It’s right to assert that Dickinson never lived a normal womanly life-she never married. She was quite a recluse, even most of her poems spoke of death and immortality. Her...

The Desert Solitaire: A Book Review The Desert Solitaire is a book that was published by Edward Abbey in 1968. The story revolves around a park ranger who opts to venture out into the wilderness in a bid to keep away from the technology and human culture. He believes that doing...

Introduction “The handsomest drowned man in the world”, written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the short-stories that was written in 1968. Magical realism has been used by the author all through the story in order to entice the reader. He also uses captivating language to create attention to the...

Classic and Modern Interpretation of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Error" Classic becomes classic when it survives from one generation to the other constantly winning favor among the people. Moreover, current artistes tend to base their works on classical works such as poems, plays, drawings, and novels among others. A typical example...

Mary Flannery O’Connor is considered one of the earliest short story writer in American literature. Born in 1925, the author who is known for her prowess in writing of novels and short stories developed themes of morality and ethics in her various works. This can be attributed to her Roman...