Essays About Literature

Of all categories of literature lyric poetry is the most difficult to define sharply. It is generally a thing apart from other types, but it often merges into other types, and any in tense moment may force to the surface the lyrical element in drama or epic. The border land between the genres is hard…

Comparisons between the relationships that the protagonists had with their parents and how these defined their characters. In the novels, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and The Outsider by Albert Camus, there are many important relationships that help define the protagonists. The protagonist in The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa, and the protagonist from The Outsider, Meursault,…

World War One, also known as The Great War took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918. It claimed the lives of millions and resulted in millions of casualties. It is all too often forgotten but when remembered, it is remembered with great sadness. It is hard to imagine that anything beautiful could materialize…

Discuss how poets have presented the loss of childhood innocence in ‘Death of a Naturalist’ by Seamus Heaney, ‘In Mrs Tilscher’s Class’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘The Evacuee’ by R. S. Thomas. It is clear to all that a key part of poetry is its ability to capture significant moments in our lives. Seamus…

In ‘Death of a Naturalist’ there is plenty of language and imagery to suggest a sense of security about childhood in rural south Derry; it is not until the second paragraph that the boy’s childhood innocence is put in any danger. Seamus Heaney is using the method of structure to make the division clear by…

To what extent did these poems effectively construct the theme of childhood? Innocent. That’s what we were during the course of our childhood, before we became corrupt, greedy and stressful. The poems “Half-Past Two” (HP2) by U. A. Fanthorpe, “Piano” by D. H. Lawrence and “My Parents kept Me from Children who were Rough”(Rough Children)…

And sometimes we wonder why people do things like take drugs, one of the main reasons is they want to escape reality, they don’t want to be chained anymore, they want to be carefree, they want to be a child again. That brings us to the second poem, “Piano” by D. H. Lawrence. It tells…

Poetry comparison of “boy driving his father to confession” and “praise song for my mother” In class we researched two poems. Both poems are about family relationships. I am going to refer “boy driving his father to confession “as poem 1 and “praise song for my mother” as poem 2. In poem 1, the main…

The first poem we studied was ‘Strongman’ by Tony Curtis. The poem was about a father and son relationship and the father’s subsequent death. In the first verse the son talks about his memories of when he was a child and used to play with his father. He describes him as being superhuman and you…

In these poems the poets explore the theme of relationships. One poem deals with grief about divorce whilst the other tackles the taboo topic of death. While “Long Distance” is a poem about the abundance of love, conquering even death, “The Sick Equation” is about the total lack of it. Both poems share the themes…

Looking closely at ‘London’ by William Blake and ‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge’ by William Wordsworth, compare and contrast the two ways in which city of London is presented and described by these two poets. In this essay I am going to look at the perspectives of William Blake and William Wordsworth towards the urban city…

Stanza three moves on to explain suffering in London. Blake describes the church as being ” Blackened “, this could mean it is black with pollution or that the church and religion itself is black. Blake has a low opinion of the king as he describes the scene of a soldier slumped against the palace…

Scannell gives the impression that he looks back on his childhood with displeasure at how they all applauded a fight and had snotty noses. The last line of the poem comments on how the villain would warm his heart ‘with something oddly close to love’. This shows that his memories were not all bad and…

The 2 poems I am going to compare are Vultures and Nothings Changed. Vultures was written by a Nigerian tribesman named Chinua Achebe. Achebe was born in Ogidi, Nigeria in 1930. He was christened as Albert Achebe. He is one of the most admired African novelists who writes in English. On the other hand, Nothing’s…

Both poets, Fanthorpe and Clarke use a slow and serious tone. In spite of this similarity, the impression that we have of their characters is very different. In “Miracle on St. David’s Day” Clarke introduces us to many characters, she describes some briefly other in detail. We are introduced to a “chestnut-haired boy”. The close…

There is a change in volume sensed in the dialogue, ranging from silence to quite loud, namely when the landlady speaks. The irregularity of the volume helps to create tension between the two characters. The line length is slightly irregular, ranging from eight to twelve syllables per line (except the final line). This contributes to…

These two poems both tell the story of memorable incidents in the lives of children. ‘Hide and Seek’ describes the well known childhood game and ‘Half-past Two’ is a story about a school boy in detention who can’t tell the time. ‘Hide and Seek’ takes the form of a series of instructions on how to…

The poems Dover Beach and Snake consider the same actions coming from the poet. Although these actions are differently conveyed the poems still have similarities but in the other hand many differences. In Dover Beach, throughout the poem it can be realized that Matthew Arnold creates a very drastic depressing tone, which he combines with…

Poem Comparison: ‘Island Man’ and ‘Hurricane Hits England’ I am going to compare both the poems and explain the differences and similarities between them. Both the poems are set in England, and the poet uses negative experiences that occur there to remind herself of her culture/home. The negative experiences in both poems are centralised around the element of…

In this essay I am comparing the two poems “half past two” and “Hide and Seek” these two poems are written by modern poets. Which are Vernon Scannel and U. A. Fanthorpe, we see in Scannel’s poem that he is describing his sinter child hood where his best friend’s leave him during a game of…

“Telephone Conversation,” by Wole Soyinka and “You will be hearing from us shortly,” by U.A.Fanthorpe both deal with prejudiced attitudes through the language and tone of the three speakers. “You will be hearing from us shortly,” by U.A.Fanthorpe, depicts the degrading process of being interviewed and only the interviewers voice is conveyed to us. This is…

Finally in the last stanza an interview seems to be out of the question as the interviewer talks for about ten straight lines, insisting the applicant is not good enough for the job in question. A dash is used at the end of line 37 to convey that the candidate has interrupted the interviewers. The…

Anger follows and this is shown by the repetition of the colour red and the use of short sentences “Red booth. Red pillar-box. Red double-tiered omnibus squelching tar.” The connotations of the colour red whilst describing typical features of London convey the reality of the environment, which at the moment is anger. The word “squelching,”…

Fanthorpe’s “Old Man, Old Man” and Joseph’s “Warning” are both poems about old age; one is a third person observation of a saddening and deteriorating picture of her father, whilst the other is a first person projection of how the poet looks forward to exploiting the eccentricities of old age. Both poets paint very vivid pictures…

This books bases on country aspects. It includes a storyline of a young woman named Fanny robin who goes missing after having an affair with Sergeant Oak. There is much more to it though, Bathsheba recalls to having an affair with the man aswell and generally the misshappenings, which take place, are dealt with and…

Explain how a key extract from the play Blood Brothers by Willy Russell might be staged and explain the role of the chosen character in this part of the play. “Blood Brothers” was written by Willy Russell, who was born in Whiston on the outskirts of Liverpool in 1947. The play Blood Brothers was first performed…

This part of the scene, in particular, the quote will be acted out in a way that the audience can interpret from the brothers that the two are completely clueless on the type of plate. This could be done with the use of facial expressions, which will give an indication to the audience about the…

Advertising is all around us almost every second of the day, from T. V, radio and magazines to T-shirts and even the product itself. Also if you look back through the ages you will see that we’ve always had advertising like stall owners at markets and town criers. So advertising has always been around but…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s well known romantic comedies written sometime in the sixteenth century. The play is an adventure of four young Athenian lovers and a group of laborious and graceful actors in a forest. These amateur actors are attempting to stage their play at the wedding of The Duke of…

A diary entry in role as Linda. Linda accepted to go out with both Eddie and Mickey and while sharing her time between them she looses track of the time and Mickey finds Linda and Eddie enjoying a romantic dinner for 2! There’s the sound of the door slamming behind me. The TV is so loud…