Essays on Literary Genres

The noun “invention,” – stemming from the Latin word; invenire and inventio- indicates a sense of creative license that is withheld by writers, in any form of literature. However definitively, “invention” also implies fabrication and fictionalisation, within poetry and sonnet writing, the poet my use…

According to Meyer, “an extended metaphor is a sustained comparison in which part or all of a poem consists of a series of related metaphors” (Meyer 926). In William Shakespeare’s sonnet 73 “That time of the year thou mayst in me behold”, the speaker uses…

Despite standing out through the dramatic genre, Shakespeare also turned to the lyric and produced 154 sonnets that are among the most beautiful in all world literature, with diverse themes such as love, time, beauty. The poetic self in the sonnet 73, is described as…

William Shakspere ‘s Sonnet s were first collected in Book volt-ampere. in 1609. Among the most famous of the 154 sonnet s is Sonnet XVIII, which includes the logical argument, ‘Shall I comparison thee to a summer time ‘s day light ?’ With three exception,…

William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” is brilliant for its mastery of suspense. The story makes proper use of a Gothic style throughout, which makes it one of Faulkner’s finest short stories. “A Rose for Emily” illustrates how one’s mind cannot be changed,…

What is Southern Grotesque? When we talk about Southern Gothic literature, the word “gothic” pops out as describing something dark and dreary. In fact, in most stories written in Southern Gothic, there are usually characters who have dark agendas, or even to the point where…

This poem begins with Hughes wanting America to be as great as the American Dream made it once seem and describing the basic freedoms everybody deserves, such as liberty and equality. He then answers the question of ‘who is asking for this?’ by describing the…

Sonnets are known by their structure. A sonnet is a 14 lined poem that most of the time has a rhyme scheme. William Shakespeare wrote over 100 sonnets, but they are not known for their sonnet-like structure, they are known for their moving themes or…

Human beings long for love and romance. These have therefore been dominating themes in various forms of literature over the years. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and Haldeman’s Saul’s Death: Two Sestinas both have their own unique ways of expressing love and romance. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18,…

Paraphrase of sonnet 18, shall I compare you to a summer’s day? you’re prettier and more moderate: Harsh winds disturb the delicate buds of May, and summer doesn’t last long enough. sometimes the sun is too hot, and its golden face is usually dimmed by…