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            Figures of speech are very effective means of conveying emotion in poetry.  However, these tools should not be used without purpose otherwise, a piece of poetry becomes more confusing because figures of speech, when used appropriately, serve to make poetry less ambiguous and more accurate in conveying the intentions of the poet.  In Robert…

Today I can only offer you Chitra, the daughter of a king” and to this Arjuna Tagore is known for his aesthetic and pantheistic attitude and his spiritually inclined mind. The source for this play is Mahabharata – an episode from Arjuna’s life during his vanvaas (forest life exile). This small episode is made beautiful…

The answer to that question can be answered quite easily. Odysseus was a horrible husband because of the fact that he was extremely unfaithful. On the other hand, Penelope was completely faithful for over 20 years even though she had many opportunities to be unfaithful. Infidelity and fidelity play a huge role in the story…

The Outsider and Garden State Reflection Both The Outsider by Albert Camus and Garden State directed by Zack Braff share similarities in terms of their main characters. Both Meursault from The Outsider and Andrew from Garden State are young men who exhibit emotional detachment. However, despite following a similar path, the endings of their stories…

“Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom” – Robert Frost Essay Danielle Sims Robert Frost was a poet who wrote traditional poetry that opposed the free verse styles and “no rules” system of the modernist poets who wrote at the same time in the early 1900s. His poetry is deceptively simple, commonly using colloquial…

The play, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is about the Salem witch trials. Characters in the book plant the idea of certain individuals being witches, these ideas of witches’ set’s the mind of the church and the state thinking, which in turn leads to the death of innocent people. The truth later…

“The Hate U Give,” directed by George Tillman Jr., is a film that tackles the issue of racism. The story revolves around Starr Carter and her family, who navigate between their impoverished black neighborhood and the affluent white preparatory school. As Starr witnesses her childhood best friend being shot by a white police officer, the…

As I released my grip on the pillow that I had used to smother the old man, a sense of relief had flown through the vein in my neck like a bird’s wings flowing through the midnight air. The thought of his eye no longer piercing my soul gave me a sensational chill that I…

James Mcbride wrote an interesting and nice to read story based on his memories and memories of his mother. The first four chapters of „The colour of water” I read made me curious to discover more as there are several questions I want to find answers to: how did that happen that a Jewish girl…

Observational Learning is a key learning technique that allows for growth by viewing the actions portrayed by someone else. This way of learning can sometimes be unwarranted leading to conflict or undesirable skills learned. Some of the key aspects that exist within observational learning is watching a specific act be applied to a certain object….