Comparative Analysis

History has blessed the English language with numerous great romantics, both men and occasionally women, who possessed a talent for depicting the wonders of love. However, amongst these passionate souls, there were a select few who chose to explore the darker side of romance. These works, perhaps, best represented the complexities of relationships between men […]

In this piece, I will explore the similarities and differences between two main poems: “My Grandmother” by Elizabeth Jennings, which has a darker mood, and “In Mrs Tilcher’s class” by Carol Anne Duffy, which is brighter. Both poems reflect on the past, recounting memories of both positive and negative experiences of betrayal and innocence that […]

Throughout these three poems a sense of conflict, inequality and difference is created. All three represent one form of these emotions in ways that are similar to each other and others that are different to each other. The first poem, Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes’ is about the social […]

‘Search For My Tongue’ (‘SFMT’) and ‘Hurricanes Hit England’ (‘HHE’) both share a common theme of identity and how it influences our day-to-day life. ‘SFMT’ and ‘HHE’ together show show your cultural identity is within you; it’s not constricted to a certain place. However, the two poets show this in different ways. In SFMT, Bhatt’s […]

In To His Coy Mistress and A Woman to Her Lover, different loves are portrayed and the way the poets have shown the attitudes towards love are form, structure, different rhyme schemes, altering tones of voice and punctuation. There are two main types of love in To His Coy Mistress; there is a desire for […]

This essay aims to compare and contrast the aforementioned writings, Lord Of The Flies by William Golding in 1954 and The Black Cottage written in 1859. Despite certain similarities, these two pieces also have noticeable differences. Throughout this essay, we will provide a brief introduction to both works and discuss their similarities and differences. This […]

ADR at Darden Restaurants and Hooters of America More companies are turning to alternate dispute resolution (ADR) as an alterative to the judicial system for settling employee disputes. There are some clear advantages and disadvantages to ADR for both employers and employees. The best-designed ADR programs are those that are fair and impartial. A good […]

Our origins shape our identity, even as we move through life. A supportive family is a precious gift, but The River and The Artificial Nigger demonstrate how young people can struggle with the challenges of growing up and feel abandoned as they seek direction. In The River, the main character Harry chooses to go by […]

This essay is looking at the nature of Victorian Villains. In doing this I shall consider extracts from three pre-twentieth-century novels; Great Expectations, Oliver Twist both written by Charles Dickens, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L Stevenson. The Victorian Villains could be described as a stereotypical figure and this is what my […]

In this discussion, I will examine how three 19th century Gothic tales by different authors induce fear and atmosphere. The stories under analysis are The Monkeys Paw by WW Jacobs, Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Body Snatchers, and Charles Dickens’ The Signal Man. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, the Gothic genre was immensely popular […]

The experiences of World War One are reflected in a variety of different ways. Poems are a very good source of seeing how the different attitudes from the War, are expressed. In this essay, I will analyze the mood and tone, mood, language, and attitudes of the writers in “Dead Man’s Dump” and “Exposure”. The […]

Even though the memoirs, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Sallinger, share similarities in mood, perceptions, and attitudes towards death, they differ greatly in terms of society, culture, and the ages of the characters. In the passage from Catcher in the Rye, Holden, who is 17 years old, […]

Within this essay, we will evaluate and examine the differing interpretations of the war theme presented by the two poets based on their origins. The initial step involves investigating and deliberating on the historical context of both poets. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” recounts the British soldiers’ experience and their […]

The poems ‘Dulce et decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘The charge of the Light Brigade’ both focus on war, yet they express different themes and ideas. The former provides a vivid depiction of the Crimean War and the Battle at Balaklava while the latter gives a direct narrative of World War One’s terrifying experiences. […]

The subject of War is one that rouses many varying attitudes amongst writers, which is evident through their respective compositions of literature. Throughout the duration of World War I, many soldiers who originally harboured enthusiasm towards the notion of fighting for one’s country to attain honour became incredibly cynical and satirical of the war. One […]

In this essay I will be comparing the verse form by Robert Frost “ The Road Not Taken ” and Wislawa Szymborska ‘s verse form “ Nothing Twice. ” What is immediately apparent to me in these two verse forms is the evident simpleness of both coupled with a great power of the linguistic communication. […]

Mencius and Xunzi both follow Confucian doctrine yet have a dramatically different apprehension of human nature. Additionally. the two philosophers make their statements in strikingly different literary methods. Mencius believes that the “goodness of human nature is like the downward class of water” ( 147 ) in that people are of course inclined to be […]

According to Labov and Fansted (1977:30), an interview is defined as “a speech event in which Person A obtains information from Person B about B’s life.” This definition suggests that interviews, regardless of their setting or purpose, are based on power dynamics, where Person A controls the structure and content of Person B’s speech due […]

In this text, I will examine how Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, and Isaac Rosenberg address the theme of war. I have analyzed Rosenberg’s poem titled ‘Break of Day in the Trenches.’ The title itself implies a serene atmosphere, as the break of day signifies a peaceful and tranquil beginning of a new day. Throughout the […]

In this essay I will be analyzing the title question and find out what my view is on the opinion that all war poetry is violent and depressing. I will be studying two poems by William Shakespeare and two poems by Wilfred Owen; this will incorporate pre-1900 poetry and post-1900 poetry in my essay by […]

In both ‘The Ghost Road’ and ‘The Poems of Wilfred Owen’, one sees the brutal effects of the First World War through the experiences of those directly involved, the soldiers. They suffered immensely, from shell shock, paralysis and also loneliness, and homesickness. In Pat Barkers ‘The Ghost Road’, she concentrates mainly on two characters’ experiences, […]

The son of a railway worker, Wilfred Owen was born in Owestry, Shropshire and the four poems that will be analyzed are: > ‘The dead beat’> ‘Mental cases.’> ‘Dulce et decorum est,’> ‘Inspection.’ After being influenced by contemporary French poetry, he joined the Manchester regiment in 1915 and became a second lieutenant. While in France, […]