Explain the summary of stanzas of the poem “She Walks in Beauty”.Please answer this question in…
- SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY
Explain the summary of stanzas of the poem “She Walks in Beauty”.Please answer this question in…
The progression of stanzas in “She Walks in Beauty” tell of various aspects of the beauty of a woman. The first stanza compares the woman to the beauty of the night She walks in beauty, like the…
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- THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Grumio’s speech changes from when he is addressing his fellow servants to when he is speaking…
The master/servant relationship is a key one when it comes to comic plots in Shakespeare’s play. It is kind of hard for us to grasp this since the idea of masters and servants doesn’t fit so much…
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- MACBETH
How does Macbeth’s attitude toward the witches in Act 4 contrast with his first encounter with…
At first, Macbeth was skeptical of what the witches had to say to him. While it was interesting for him to hear (in the same way a good horoscope or fortune in a fortune cookie would be) he didn’t…
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- THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
What narrative structure is becoming apparent in Act IV?
By the end Act III of The Taming of the Shrew, it’s becoming apparent that Petruchio’s plan to tame Kate just might work–or at least he’s going to die trying. By the end of Act IV, however, it’s…
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- LIFE OF PI
What does Richard Parker symbolise in Life if Pi?I understand that it could be argued that he…
If you go with the non-animal version of the ending, he represents a world in which doing whatever is necessary for survival is not only okay, it is expected and normal. If the tiger does indeed…
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- BUD, NOT BUDDY
Why does Bud believe that living with three girls is better then living with an older boy in Bud,…
Bud says that living with three girls would be better than living with an older boy because the little girls would treat someone real good, while an older boy is only going to want to fight all the…
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- THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
What earlier evidence did we have that Katharine’s love for her father was a key to her…
In The Taming of the Shrew, Katherine is the shrew who needs taming. The question is why she behaves the way she does. My contention is that she sees this kind of outlandish behavior as the only…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What is meant by the “unreality of reality, a promise that the rock of the world was founded…
Gatsby’s dreams of impressing Daisy, winning her back and returning to the love they had are all unrealistic–Daisy is married, and, while Daisy and Gatsby may entertain an affair for a brief…
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- BURIED ONIONS
What is the protagonist going to do with Mr. Stiles in Buried Onions?
Eddie, the protagonist in Buried Onions, does odd jobs for Mr. Stiles. Trying to support himself on his own, Eddie had gone to the north side of Fresno where the more affluent white people live, in…
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- THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Why is Laura the tragic hero in “The Glass Menagerie”?
Of all of the characters in “The Glass Menagerie”, Laura’s situation is the most tragic. Tom is able to escape his circumstances by joining the Merchant Marines. Jim leaves the apartment and,…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Why is the billboard not introduced as such, but as “the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg” in chapter…
The billboard advertising Dr. TJ Eckleberg over the Valley of Ashes is not described as a billboard because it has a much greater significance in the novel than just that of an advertisement for an…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What words in “The Great Gatsby” emphasize the desolation of the valley of ashes in the beginning…
There are several words that emphasize the desolation of the valley of ashes. For one thing, the valley is described as “a desolate area of land.” The word “ashes” is suggestive of death, and the…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What literary technique is Fitzgerald using at the end of chapter one of The Great Gatsby when…
- Scott Fitzgerald is using both imagery and metaphor when his character Nick in The Great Gatsby refers to the “silver pepper of the stars”. This reference is a metaphor because it is a…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does the narrator create dramatic tension in her presentation of the Tim Johnson incident?
This is a great question. Notice how the story of the dog begins with very short pieces of dialogue and little information. The dialogue is casual. Scout says, “Whatcha looking at?” (92) as…
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- WUTHERING HEIGHTS
What does Catherine mean by saying “I am Heathcliff. He is always in my mind, not as a pleaure…
Catherine’s quote, “I am Heathcliff” in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is used to define not only the relationship of the characters, but also the relationship’s effect on Catherine. Catherine…
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- YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
In the short story “Young Goodman Brown” explain the identity of the horsemen and specify what…
In “Young Goodman Brown,” the protagonist Brown hears horses approaching. He hides in the brush as they pass and he overhears their conversation: “Of thetwo, reverend Sir,” said the voice like the…
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- KING LEAR
How does Lear lose his power and how unconventional is this in Shakespeare’s play, King Lear?
Usually in Shakespeare’s dramas, a king loses his throne, and therefore his power, through military defeat or acts of political betrayal. For example, King Duncan is murdered by Macbeth, Macbeth as…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
Im writing a compare and contrast essay on Frankenstein the book and Frankenstein the movie 1931…
Your thesis sentence should include your SUBJECT and your ATTITUDE (a generic word) toward that subject. It may also include a few of the major points that you base your attitude on. I’m not sure…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Do I have rights to see my granddaughter?Have I got rights to see my granddaughter? My…
It is not possible to give a complete and definite answer to this question because grandparents’ rights are a matter of state law and some of the details of your particular situation might affect…
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- STUART LITTLE
What might be the primary and secondary themes in Stuart Little?
One of the primary themes presented in this book is accepting diversity. Stuart Little is a mouse, in the book born into a human family who accepts him and makes adjustments for his smallness….
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- GONE WITH THE WIND
In “Gone with the Wind”, how do the twins know about Ashley’s engagement? Why is Ashley…
Stuart and Brent Tarleton, the twins visiting Scarlett, tell her that Ashley Wilkes is going to marry his cousin, Melanie Hamilton, in the first chapter thus setting up the plot for most of the…
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- JOHN MARSTON
Seeking the source of the quote “blood cries for blood”. It is in John Marstons ‘Antonios…
I checked my Barlett’s Familiar Quotations to try to trace the origin of this quote and found only an entry for William Tecumsah Sherman, “…the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more venegeance,…
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- LANGSTON HUGHES
What is the theme of Langston Hughes’s poem “Let America Be America Again”?
This poem is a powerful message of how Hughes feels that America-which is supposed to be a land of dreams, equality and opportunity for all, no matter what race, religion or creed-has become a…
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- BRAVE NEW WORLD
Which contemporary trends does “Brave New World” reflect?
Though Brave New World was written in 1932, it foreshadowed many facets of society today. For example, the drug used primarily in the novel, Soma, is an embodiment of the entire New World culture….
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- LITERATURE
What is the difference between a figure of speech and a poetic device?This is a frequently asked…
Interesting question. Don’t quote me on this but I have always thought that figurative language is a term used for language that is based on some sort of comparison. Therefore under this heading…
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- NATIVE SON
Discuss in detail the “Bigger Thomas behavioural patterns” in Richard Wright’s novel “Native Son”.
The one consistent behavioral pattern that Bigger follows occurs whenever he is under pressure of feels threatened. This seems to always end in violence. The first example of this occurs when…
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- THE LISTENERS
Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem “The Listeners” by Walter de la Mare.
Walter de la Mare’s poem “The Listeners” vividly depicts a traveler who, upon arriving at his destination, knocks repeatedly on a door. After multiple attempts fail to bring about a response,…
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- ETHICS
In Linda Pastan’s poem, “Ethics” what is the meaning of “the browns of earth, though earth’s most…
As with a lot of poetry, these lines can have many different meanings, depending on the reader, and what they bring to the reading of the poem from their own personal background. In this poem, the…
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- HISTORY
Jefferson…Enigma or Hypocrite ???One aspect of Jefferson’s legacy is it’s vulnerability to what…
A couple of thoughts, if we apply this idea to Jefferson’s views on slavery – he was against it in thought, and for it in deed – we can see some clear hypocrisy, or maybe a better word for it is…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, how does Tom Sawyer change over the course of the first two…
Tom makes an important discovery in Chapter 2, that if we want to make someone want something, we need to make that thing appear to be difficult to get. At the end of the Chaper, the narrator…
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- ASTRONOMY
rotation and revolution.Can anybody make it clear to me what reason lies behind rotation and…
Although these terms may be used interchangeably, in referencing celestial bodies they may have different meanings. Rotation means a body spinning about its own axis, whereas revolution means a…
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- HISTORY
Who was Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot?no
Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804) was a military engineer from Void, Lorraine in France who, in 1769, made the first self-propelled vehicle. A steam-powered vehicle, it was more of a tractor…
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- LIFE OF PI
In the novel Life of Pi, Pi believes that if you lack imagination, on your death bed, you just…
The quote that your question comes from is at the very end of chapter 22. Pi is speaking of hypotheticals; he is imagining two different types of people dying on a deathbed. The first is an…
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- THE LISTENERS
The Listeners creates an uncanny atmosphere. State in what way the poet builds up such an…
What words in the poem build up the uncanny atmosphere? The word that describe the forest and the horse are not particularly uncanny. They seem to be quite normal. It is the words that describe…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill a Mockingbird” why does Jem say that they should not tell anyone at school about the…
In chapter 10, the incident you are referring to is when Atticus very deftly shoots the old, rabid dog Tim Johnson. Jem had no idea that Atticus could shoot; in fact, Scout had just gotten done…
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- SONG OF MYSELF
In Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” section #10, what are the symbols?
I love Walt Whitman, and this particular section is very interesting. It is almost like several poems merged as one; in the first half, he discusses hunting, sailing, clamming, and sitting with a…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
When is sarcasm used in The Great Gatsby?
[What a fabulous question! I really enjoyed thinking about this, . . . and it took me a long while to formulate my answer as a result! I originally thought Tom would be the main culprit but then…
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- THE LOTTERY
How is Mr. Graves name significant? Explain using 2 quotes.
Authors often name their characters quite deliberately, using names that reflect ideas or themes in the story. Mr. Graves’ name is based on the word “grave.” If you think about the meaning of the…
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- THE ODYSSEY
Why does Telemachus decide to go home to Ithaca?
While Telemachus is in Sparta at the palace of Menelaus, the goddess Athena appears to him in a dream. Athena informs him that Penelope might remarry, jeopardizing Telemachus’s inheritance. Athena…
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- THE BET
In “The Bet,” was the bet worth the results?
This is a difficult question with a complicated answer. On the surface, the bet was not worth the results for the banker because over the fifteen years his foolish choices had dwindled his massive…
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- THE MIRACLE WORKER
Conduct a complete functional assessment (ABCs) of at least 3 problem behaviors exhibited by…
This is a very interesting question. Think in terms of what ABC means–you have a Behavior that is a problem. You have to track the Antecedent, in order to find out what triggered the behavior, but…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
short film: All That Glisters is Not GoldI recently wrote and produced a short film titled,…
I really like this idea. I suppose it’s only natural that the acting was hammy, since you used college students. Taking different Shakespeare lines and making a meaningful story from them is very…
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- THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Which symbols in The Glass Menagerie represent reality and which represent illusion?
The one symbol that seems to represent reality is the picture of the father who is grinning from during the entire play. He has been the only person to really escape his circumstances by running…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What is the main theme in The Crucible by Arthur Miller?
There is a definite difference between a theme and a moral. A theme is more of a one-word description of a thread that is discussed throughout the entire play. For example, “mass hysteria”, or…
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- HISTORY
Who said, “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it?”
The quote you are referring to was originally written as follows: ‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it’—-George Santayana From his work; Life of Reason, Reason in Common…
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- SCIENCE
Why do rotation and revolution take place anywhere in the universe?What are the basic reasons for…
Let’s begin with basic definitions for rotation and revolution.Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis. Examples: basketball spinning on a finger, Earth turning along its North/South…
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- LITERATURE
What is a literary example of a “red herring?”
A red herring is a phrase given to any attempt to send someone off on the wrong direction as they pursue some item of information. So, if you think about literary examples of red herrings,…
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- ANIMAL FARM
Squealer describes Napoleon’s suddenly changing attitude towards the windmill as tactics. What…
Napoleon’s decision to accept the windmill project farm is a tactic or a method that he uses to control the farm and the animals. When Napoleon decided that Snowball was getting too popular and…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
I am looking for specific passages that describe Scout from “To Kill a Mockingbird.”I’m doing a…
Here are a number of quotes, some with a physical description, and some with a more complete character description: This quote tells us about Scout’s behavior as a young child. “Scout yonder’s…
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- SCIENCE
What is the danger of taking amoxicillin beyond the expiration date of October 2007?
The specific dangers are unknown due to the nature of the drug itself. The reason there are expiration dates on drugs because OVERTIME, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DRUG MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO THE…
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