Oral literature

Revising these six poems was the easiest revision that I have ever completed. This is because of the several stops that I followed while completing my revisions. My first two and most important steps came from lessons that I was taught in class, the next were influenced by what I read in “The Energy of Revision,” and the thoughts and opinions of my classmates. To begin my revisions, I printed out my poems. Looking at a screen and trying to make revisions is difficult. Having a poem on paper makes

After the First World War, a new era began in art and literautre. The new movement was called Modernism, which was taken place between about 1915 and 1940. The passage explains about the literary themes of the American author Jurt Vonnegut, Jr. and how his style and content reflect aspects of both Modernism and Postmodernism. It first mentions that Modernism took the sense of a loss of innocence, and the Modernists created works very different to their predecessors. To begin with, the passage

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are probably the two of the most innovative poets of the American Literature. One of the most noticeable difference between the two writers is the length of the poems, Dickinson’s poems are short and to the point while Whitman’s are more elaborate and long. Another distinctive different in style in seen in content. Dickinson’s is whimsical while Whitman’s is objective. Walt Whitman’s poems are written in free verse and has no regular meter or rhyme scheme. The poem

Record for having the most books on The New York Time’s best-seller list. Patterson was a good student but did not enjoy reading until he graduated high school. He went to Manhattan College before starting work for a master’s degree in English literature at Vanderbilt University. After a year of study he left school and got a job as a copywriter at an agency called J. Walter Thompson in 1971. While working there he came up with the “I’m a Toys ’R’ Us Kid “slogan. After that he eventually became

There are very few who even care for poetry; only 6.7% of American adults offered their time and commitment to it last year. Poetry doesn’t matter anymore because it is too indirect, depressing, and confusing for our current generation. Poetry is too indirect for our current generation because we usually like things straightforward and concise. The poem “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare states, “Nor shall Death brag thou wand’rest in his shade, / When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,” (Shakespeare

According to Literature and Its Times, “the mockingbird is often regarded as the symbol of the south”, and that Lee chose it to “represent the devotion, purity of heart, and selflessness of her characters.”. This causes term “Mockingbird” to be a double-edged sword. As

What does literacy mean? Literacy means something that you can do and familiar with it. Life has been an interesting journey for me. If my life were a book, the major highlight would be when I realized that I wanted to venture into literature and more specifically write in the Arabic language. My colleagues less appreciate the route I sought to pursue, but I chose it either way. There have been a lot of exciting milestones that have propelled me to what I am today despite my humble beginnings. This

The book that I am currently reading is titled, That Summer by Sarah Dessen. While, I am reading I noticed I happen to remember events that happen. That’s why I excel in AR tests and get a large amount of points by the end of the year. I also seem to read a lot during my free time besides being on social media. Picking up a book and just reading for a while seems to just relax me and helps me get away from being on the Internet so much. I happen to read for hours at a time, when I do pick up a book

Washington Irving existed in a historical of revolution; which he stimulated; everyone was trusting on him to take their views off the regular life and send it into the creative world of Irving’s creative stories. His capability to maneuver a reader's mind sawed through his explained use of imagination in “Rip Van.” Washington was able to fuse several themes with his exploitation of imagery throughout the story. “Rip Van Winkle” is a myth. A myth is an old-style novel, concerning the early times

Humbert’s biggest desire is to explain that he has tried hard not to hurt people. He says “and I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit on a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lumbert Lambert," but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best.” After closer examination of the novel, it seems as if Nabokov enjoys playing with the sounds of words, names and places throughout the journey. The most famous known double name