Essays on Writers

In the text ‘Learning to Read’ by Malcolm X, and in the text ‘Mother Tongue’ by Amy Tan, both authors similarly present the topic of education. Malcolm X expresses the difficulties he experienced in obtaining a self-taught higher education and being impacted by others. On…

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 Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice, takes place During the time of the Renaissance at the beginning of the play they are in Venice, and then they move to Cyprus to help with the war against the Turks. Shakespeare does an amazing job depicting…

Propaganda has long been recognized by corrupt, tyrannical political figures as a way to achieve and maintain power. In fact, the tactic is used (in some form) in most countries. It is present even in societies that lean towards a more democratic approach to government,…

Orwell successfully uses the literary device setting in the novel 1984. The different settings in the novel help to portray the main ideas of the novel. Winston’s apartment is old and rundown, this contrasts his new ideas that contrast to the party’s ideas. Mr. Charrington’s…

In Othello, the play was written by Williams Shakespeare the protagonist, Othello brings jealousy upon himself because he suspects his wife, Desdemona of infidelity. However, Iago has a vicious way of manipulating everyone around him including Othello. This results in the death of Desdemona. Jealousy…

A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents a theme or an idea. In literature a symbol can express an idea, meaning, or enlarge a literal theme by an author. In 1984, George Orwell uses symbolism to enhance his message being discussed in…