Essays On Books

According to Clugston (2010), poetry is a form of literature that encompasses everything the poet perceives and all of their senses, emotions, experiences, and imagination. It reflects human life but is written concisely and expressively using figurative language. Comprehending it can sometimes be challenging. Poetry aims to captivate the reader’s attention and invites them into […]

In the clever yet relatable poem by Robert Graves, “The Naked And The Nude,” the narrator compares and contrasts the words “naked” and “nude. ” In order to prove his point of how semantics can change the feeling associated by a word, which is normally subjective, Graves persuades the reader with structure, allusions, and tone […]

John Keats’s poetry was greatly influenced by the Romantic Period and the Romantics, appreciation and exaggeration of nature’s beauty. Keats’s believed that the deepest meaning of life lay in the appreciation of material beauty, and that this beauty could be found in many different objects. He expresses this idea through the form of poetry. ‘To […]

In 1966, Seamus Heaney published his first collection of poems, called “Death of a Naturalist, which deals with the loss of childhood innocence and the following transitions into adulthood. In this collection of poems, we are shown his admiration for his ancestors, his own distorted view of nature and why he became a writer. The […]

In Jonathan Swift’s essay A Modest Proposal, the author uses satire in the essay and the title itself, to make a point about the English government allowing the citizens of Ireland to starve to death. The proposal that he makes is by no means “modest,” hence the sarcastic edge surrounding the title. The essay was […]

I’m going to discuss the following question: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? I’m going to answer this question based on the book ‘Maus’ written by Art Spiegelman. I’ve chosen this question because I thought it was quite interesting why the author uses animals for different social groups instead […]

The book “Why We Cant Wait” by Martin Luther King Jr. delves into the difficulties encountered by African American activists in 1963 and their pressing demand for immediate transformation. It offers a unique and individual viewpoint on the non-violent demonstrations that played a vital role within African American communities in the 60s. The book incorporates […]

Time is sometimes said to be precious because it is the one thing which can never come back and which can never be replaced. To live life to the fullest and to seize the day because life is impermanent are just some of the principles that people uphold in their life just because they see […]

This paper addresses some the most prominent problematics of working with an established literary canon, including the extent to which, when implemented in universities worldwide, it represents the emerging concerns of diverse communities across the world. The main argument extended in this discussion is that, while the western-centred literary canon is being increasingly replaced by […]

Premchand, whose real name was Dhanpatrai, was born on 31 July 1880 in Lamati near Varanasi. He received his early education at a madarasa where he learned Urdu from a Maulavi. Despite being in the ninth class, he was married at the age of fifteen against his wishes. While working as a teacher in Gorakhpur, […]

To outwit someone it means you have deceived or defeated him or her by greater ingenuity. In the short story “Twins” by Eric Wright, there are many examples of how people can be easily outwitted. This short story is about a man who takes his wife to an old mine shaft to explain his next […]

Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” both use symbols to highlight significant meanings in the characters’ lives. This essay will examine two differences and one similarity in the authors’ use of symbols: * O’Connor uses a gun to symbolize fear, whereas Munro uses a gun to […]

How does Judith Wright use particular technical features to explore ideas and emotions? Judith Wright is one of the greatest poets that Australia has ever produced. Most of her poems are based on social issues. Throughout her poetry Wright uses various techniques that explore different ideas and emotions. This can then be easily deciphered by […]

The author of the 1982 publication novel, A pale view of hills. New York: Vintage Books, Kazuo Ishiguro presents a masterpiece story of a Japanese woman who lives alone in England and is shattered by her daughter’s suicide and the distance in relationship that exists between her and her remaining young daughter. A pale view […]

Margaret Laurence was born Jean Margaret Wemyss on July 18, 1926 in the prairie town of Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada. Both of her parents passed away in her childhood, and Laurence was raised by her aunt and maternal grandfather. Laurence decided in childhood that she wanted to be a writer, and began writing stories in elementary […]

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Devon in 1772. His father, a clergyman, moved his family to London when Coleridge was young, and it was there that Coleridge attended school. Coleridge became the poet of imagination, exploring the relationships between nature and the mind as it exists as a separate entity. Poems such as “The […]

The Bantam Dell Publishing Group: US. The definition of success whether in context of talent or any other arises from a very basic under wiring that powers it. In the book, “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne (Byrne, 2006), she mentions the law of attraction, according to which everything in life be it happiness, sadness, money, […]

The Book of the Dun Cow is a unique book that uses allegory and fable to engage a wide range of readers. It stands out because Walter Wangerin, Jr. incorporates theological elements throughout the entire text. While The Book of the Dun Cow has a Christian perspective, it also takes inspiration from C.S. Lewis’ Narnia […]

Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel is an amazingly emotional, and completely original book. It is a books with a unique plot, complex characters, and a variety of themes and ideas. This books stands apart from others the second you open it. Told from the point of view of the son of two scientists, Ben’s totally […]

Poetry is a distinctive form of artistic expression that stands out for its ability to convey intensity, beauty, and emotions derived from the poet’s original concept. Its purpose is to captivate and evoke passionate responses by presenting experiences, ideas, and emotions in a vivid and imaginative manner. One poet who effectively utilizes the power of […]

Max ran through the forest, growing increasingly exhausted. Her hair, blonde and flowing, trailed behind her while she desperately tried to outrun a group of five armed men pursuing her. Unbeknownst to Max, she was their unsuspecting target in a hunting game. As they closed in on her, eagerly anticipating her escape for a chance […]

This story is very interesting. It does have characters like others fictions whose liven up a story. But it’s definitely draw readers’ attention to the main and the strongest character, which is Granny Weatherall. Her name is Ellen Weatherall. She is an elderly women. She does have a supportive daughter who is taking care of […]