The essay is more summary than analysis. The writer's appreciation of literature and understanding of the theme of the poem is not always clear. The purpose of the literary essay about theme is not entirely clear. It provides some analysis of the theme of the poem, but there are significant gaps that leave the reader questioning. The essay contains irrelevant information, which makes the reader question what the main purpose of the paper is.
The Tell-Tale Heart Assignment: We notice that some details in Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” make a literal reading of the story rather difficult. Advance and defend a figurative reading of the story consistent with the story’s details. Poe seems to focus on creating mood throughout his story. Many symbols in this story are interpreted in several different ways depending on the reader. These symbols throughout the story include the old mans eye, the heartbeat and the contradiction between love and hate in which I will be talking about in this paper.
By using different literary methods authors are able to give their readers a better understanding of the message behind the piece of work. Using methods such as themes and symbolism allows readers to find the underlying meaning of the story rather than just simply reading something with no meaning or emotion behind it. While reading Robert Frost’s Poem The Road Not Taken and Eudora Welty’s short story A Worn Path, people get a sense that life is a lonely place full of sacrifice at times. Although these two pieces are different, their use of symbolism gives readers a better understanding of the characters in each work and figure out their real struggles with the choices they make. Literature is meant to take its readers to another place and allow them to become part of it, whether it be a story or a poem or play.
NOTES ON PASSAGE ANALYSIS discuss the significance of key passages in the text [the passage you are given that relates to character development, themes, ideas. MEANING understand the interrealtionships between the passage(s) or moments in the passage(s) and the text as a whole[any text you are given throughout the novel is not a passage by itself it is a passge from the text so it realtes to things in the book, things happen before and after it, Clear and plausible interpretation of the passage and text. Your discussion and understanding of the text and the passage and its relation to the text. (how does it add to and fit in to the rest of the novel) discussion of the effects of language and form in the text (what devices are used, metaphors
Second, explain what the context or situation is—that is, who is involved, where s/he is, at what time, and what is going on, etc., Third, explain what the quotation means and how it is significant to the novel. (In other words, why is this quote important?) Keep in mind that quotations rarely tell you why they are important, so you must use the clues given to you and really dig beneath the surface, kind of like “Author and Me” questions. Fourth, note any stylistic devices (similes, metaphors, personification, symbols, alliteration, etc. ), and finally, what connections do you see between this excerpt and other vignettes in the novel?
Symbolism in Ethan Frome is something that plays a big role in understanding the novel. Symbols in Ethan Frome are not easily detected. Looking for symbols can also be a challenge. Symbols in a novel can also connect two things or events together. Symbolism can also make a novel interesting.
In a paragraph, discuss how these three essays meet the criteria for literary nonfiction. Use specific information from the content of the unit and quotations from the readings. Literary nonfiction is a form of storytelling as old as the telling of stories. It is a form that allows a writer both to narrate facts and to search for truth, blending the empirical eye of the reporter with the moral vision. The first essay written by Jaschik meets the criteria for literary nonfiction because it discusses the huge controversy of plagiarism and how it affects literature today.
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The writer of this article talks about how the basement isn’t just a hiding place for a Jew or a refuge to learn but it is a place to rebel against authority when Max transforms it into a setting for creative/political activity by painting over Hitler’s Mein Kampf erasing Hitler’s authority and becoming his own authority. Maslin, Janet. “Stealing to Settle a Score with Life.” New York Times, Published by Janet Maslin, Monday 27 March 2006. Wednesday 30 April 2014. This article is a review on the book itself; however the article also talks about important points involving the main character Liesel Meminger “the book thief” and how they dealt with life during the war.
To Become the Hunted or the Hunter In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” the short story in which it describes literary and commercial themes and leans more towards literary than commercial. When reading the short story the story is strongly influenced by literary themes by stating that it shows the realism of the scenario and by the bringing the reader into the story with the details used. The first statement I will talk about is why a reader may argue that it could be commercial rather than literary only because of a couple situations throughout the story in which it may persuade the reader but overall the story is literary. The reasons why one should assume this to be literary is because of how Rainsford had been washed upon the island and has to use his world traveling hunting skills to survive and find other people. The last reason in which the reader would counter any argument and still state the short story is literary is because the feel that this story relates to the subject of addiction in todays society of someone using drugs that help them and over abusing it to the extreme to where in the end kills them without trying to seek help