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The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is a children’s book about greed and destruction that unfolds in the forest of Truffula Trees. While riding his wagon through the country, the Once-ler discovers this captivating woodland one day. In earlier times, when the grass was green, the pond was wet, and the clouds were clean, I arrived…

There are many instances in which William Shakespeare shapes our modern works of art and literature, doing so by remaining the most spoken playwright of his century. Besides his many privileges, he had used some literary elements that have great discussion in the present day, such as his usage of irony, foreshadowing, unconscious hypocrisy and…

Lady Macbeth mutters key fragments of an imaginary conversation which she recalls having with her husband Macbeth. Lady Machete’s thoughts are being unraveled and her tortured Imagination Is being set free. ‘Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One; two: why, then ‘its time to dot. In this piece of text Lady Macbeth is calling on…

An Explication of Sharon Olds’ Poem “Feared Drowned.” Fear is an amazing emotion, in that it has both psychological as well as physiological effects on the human body. In instances of extreme fear, the mind is able to function in a way that is detached and connected to the event simultaneously. In “Feared Drowned,” Sharon…

That is in Marriage, Man and Wife and Skunk Hour Robert Lowell has always been perceived as one of the most respected poets of his generation. He has become a literary artist who was able to make his own name timeless by creating timeless pieces of literature that captures both the bright and the dim…

Many songs use different literary devices to communicate a message out to t he audience. One of those songs is “Sunshine” by Mantissas, which displays symbolism, imagery y, figures of speech, tone, and theme. Others might not enjoy the song because it gives mixed signals. AH though that is true, there are much more reasons…

s Wifes SignificancIn his poetry which he wrote during his time in jail, Breyten Breytenbach shows that his wife and his love for her had a tremendous influence on his survival under the physically and emotionally harsh conditions of prison. The thought of his wife allowed Breyten Breytenbach to escape from the horrors of his…

Alienation is a common theme in all writing; however, in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, never has alienation been so vividly accounted. The Scarlet Letter is a story about Hester Prone, a woman who commits adultery against her husband named Roger Chlorinating, with the local reverend named Arthur Timescale; the result Is a strange…

The function of the ‘Rake Figures’ in: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and The Hard Times by Charles Dickens Primarily the character of rake is defined and recognized for his/her sexual desire and the specific mannerism that he/she adopts to depict this nature of his/her character and they are generally men especially in the…

John Steinbeck Outline: Several of John Steinbeck’s novels, such as Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, were influenced by his personal experiences as a laborer. II. John Steinbeck’s Life A) Family 1. John Steinbeck’s family consisted of his father, who worked as county treasurer, and his mother, who held a job as…