Please describe the speaker in “Tulips.”
- SYLVIA PLATH
Please describe the speaker in “Tulips.”
The poem’s speaker is convalescing in a hospital room. Although she is attended by nurses and doctors, basically she is alone, and she has just received a dozen red tulips, obviously from her…
- DENISE LEVERTOV
What does “peripheral vision” mean in “Of Being”?
“Peripheral vision” refers to the nature of the speaker’s consciousness, in which apparently pressing problems become less important, just as when we focus on an object in front of us, other…
- DENISE LEVERTOV
How does the speaker feel in “Of Being”?
The speaker feels happy, but also knows that her happiness is temporary, dependent on good circumstances and a good mood. The change is inevitable, with the loss of mood and the imposition of…
- MAXINE KUMIN
Please explain the poem “Hello, Hello Henry.”
The language is studiously specific. The result is that the poem seems to be about the real world, the outside one affected by world leaders like Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill (the “Big…
- CAROLYN KIZER
One of the things this poem is about (if poems can ever be simplified to being “about” anything), is how nighttime, darkness, and the stillness of being alone in bed trying to sleep tend to bring…
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- CAROLYN KIZER
What is “Night Sounds” all about?
To portray the loneliness of failed love, the poem fuses images of the nightscape with the speaker’s feelings. The central images are visual and auditory. The moonlight is cold, disturbing, and a…
- E. HOUSMAN
Characterize the speaker of “Lovliest of Trees, the Cherry Now.”
Even though the speaker is young, he has lived long enough to acknowledge the speed with which time passes. The words “only” (line 7) and “little” (line 10) indicate his perspective, for…
- ESSAY LAB
How can I make this sentence more interesting?I am writing my essay about how three people gave…
You could begin with an anecdote rather than such a general statement. An effective example for civil rights is to briefly tell the story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first children to attend a…
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- MISS BRILL
What is the rising action in “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield?
The rising action is always important in a short story; in Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill,” the rising action literally sets the stage for the tremendous crash (fall) which is to come. We meet…
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- THE DOLL’S HOUSE
Who is flat and who is a round character in “The Doll’s House” by Katherine Mansfield?
In this excellent story there are actually very few round characters. Remember that a flat character can be compared to a paper doll – they are two dimensional, with only one or two key personality…
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- 1984
In 1984 are there any relationships between the prostitute, Julia, and Winston’s dream about his…
To start off, they are all women, and women, for the first part of the novel are only a source of guilt, angst, frustration and unhappiness for Winston. His memories of his mother and sister are…
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- E. HOUSMAN
How is time portrayed in “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now”?
If you mean “by what means” is time portrayed, it is portrayed by the image of the trees and their flowers. If you are asking what time is portrayed as, it is portrayed as something that is…
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- E. HOUSMAN
What does the poem “The Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now” mean?
It means, basically, that life is short and you will soon die so have fun and enjoy your life while you can. In this poem, Housman is talking about how it seems like life is really short. The…
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- BIOCHEMISTRY
How do the golgi bodies and lysosomes work together?
The Golgi apparatus is the processing/packaging and shipping part of the cell (like the endoplasmic reticulum). It gets macromolecules ready and ships them out for use in the cell or secretion…
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- RAY BRADBURY
What does the Emperor’s machine (the garden of metal and jewels) represent to him, in the story…
In Ray Bradbury’s 1953 short story “The Flying Machine,” the Emperor is confronted with the news that someone in his kingdom has learned to fly with bamboo and paper wings. The Emperor demands that…
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- ANIMAL FARM
How significant is the destruction of the windmill in Animal Farm?
I think that the destruction of the windmill is very significant. It is significant because of the physical impact that it has on the residents of the farm (causing them to have to work harder and…
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- BUSINESS
What are the various dimensions of product quality or service quality? Please give examples.
In business and marketing products marketed by a company may be classified broadly as goods and services. The quality of goods is generally defined in terms of the physical characteristics of the…
- SONNY’S BLUES
“Sonny’s Blues” begins in media res. What does Baldwin achieve by beginning the story as he does?
“I had kept it outside me for a long time,” Baldwin’s narrator says in the fourth paragraph of his story, “Sonny’s Blues.” The news of his brother Sonny’s arrest resurrects what the narrator has…
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- THE RAVEN
What are the conflicts and resolutions in Poe’s “The Raven”?
Key to understanding this famous poem is establishing that it is the speaker of the poem that is creating the problems he is suffering for himself. Poe himself wrote that he was exploring through…
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- HAMLET
What is the role of Madness and Melancholy in Hamlet?Essentially, I have to talk about Madness…
That Hamlet is melancholic is his mental state but he chooses madness as way of uncovering information. Therefore, perhaps you can frame your argument in that direction. His melancholy by today’s…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
In act IV, scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice what does Portia mean by telling Shylock the quality…
What Portia is saying here is that mercy knows no limits. By the time Portia delivers this speech, Shylock has refused payment of the money and turned down an offer of double the amount. For…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
What are three points that prove the theme of women being powerless?In my mind, the theme of the…
It is very evident the narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the wife, feels completely powerless; when she does attempt to stand up for herself and make suggestions that she feels would better her…
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- ANTIGONE
Identify the speaker, recipient, and signficance of this line from “Antigone”:”We are only women.”
Ismene tells her sister Antigone, “We are only women.” Antigone has revealed to her sister that she plans to bury the body of their brother Polyneices, and she wants to know if Ismene will help…
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- RAY BRADBURY
In the story “The Flying Machine” by R. Bradbury, what danger does the flyer’s invention pose and…
In “The Flying Machine,” published by Ray Bradbury in 1953, the literal danger the Emperor perceives in the creation of the flying machine is that this innovation will cause people to move away…
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- RAY BRADBURY
Give an example of foreshadowing from the story “The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury.
In Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Flying Machine,” set in fifth century China, the Emperor is told by a servant of the miracle he has seen: a man flying using a machine made of paper and bamboo….
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- THE LOTTERY
What is the introduction part of the critical analysis essay?i have to do a critical analysis…
Definitely, the introduction is the first paragraph for your critical analysis essay. Now, we need to focus on what introductions need generally and what an introduction to a critical analysis…
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- ESSAY LAB
Where can I find the best guideline for writing a five page philosophy paper, the paper is a…
Below are a few helpful links. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~phildept/files/ShortGuidetoPhilosophicalWriting.pdf http://www.public.asu.edu/~dportmor/tips.pdf As for general advice, I would say that…
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- THE BLUEST EYE
How does Pauline feel when Cholly tickles her in The Bluest Eye?
When Cholly tickles Pauline in The Bluest Eye, Pauline feels beautiful and loved. In the section of the novel that details Pauline’s background, readers learn that Pauline has a lame foot that…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is a suitable topic for a research paper based on Family?Family is the General Topic but I…
In today’s world, there are many interesting topics that you might want to consider. To think about this, first consider what a family really is. Is it a couple, male and female, with a child or…
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- THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
What is the plot of “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”?
You will find chapter summaries for all chapters at the link below:
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451 how does Granger help Guy Montag in his reeducation?
Granger helps Montag in numerous ways, all of which aid in his ability to reeducate himself about the world around him. When Montag discovers Granger and his band of refugees, he is on the run,…
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- MATH
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimal place than the…
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- MATH
There are 9 members on a board of directors. They must form a subcommittee of 5 members. How…
The combination of ‘n’ numbers of object taken ‘r’ at a time is represented by the mathematical symbol: nCr This can be calculated for any value of n and r as: nCr = (nPr)/(rPr) Where nPr is the…
- MATH
If 5 different winners are randomly selected, what is the probability that they are all men?Among…
The probability that the first winner selected is a male is given by: Probability of 1st winner being male = (Total number of men)/(Total number of men plus women) = 29/78 Given that the first…
- JANE HIRSHFIELD
In what way is the poem “The Lives of the Heart” a heart itself?
The repetitiveness of words seems designed to echo the regularity of a heartbeat. The repetitions of words suggest this detail, and the repetitions of identical grammatical structures do the same….
- HAMLET
What literary devices are used in the “To be or not to be” soliloquy in Shakespeare’s Hamlet?
This short speech uses many literary devices. Here are a few samples. a) “to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” Metaphor: Unfortunate events that can occur to a person are…
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- JANE HIRSHFIELD
What is one example of a symbol or metaphor in “The Lives of the Heart”?
Many readers may initially find the poem overwhelming because of the swiftness and range of the symbolism, similes, and metaphors. Line 14, for only one example, takes a rapid journey that might…
- THE TELL-TALE HEART
How would you sum up in one to two sentences what “The Tell-Tale Heart” and film Psycho are…
“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator tells the story of living with a man who had never harmed him, but who had a “cloudy blue eye” that drove the narrator…
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- JANE HIRSHFIELD
What is a theme of “The Lives of the Heart” by Jane Hirshfield?
The poem “Lives of the Heart,” found in the collection Lives of the Heart, is a tour through the ecological wonderland of our biosphere. Hirshfield conjures images of everything from plankton…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” how does irony contribute to the macabre amotsphere?Edgar Allan…
There are frequent instances of grimly ironic humour, where Montresor says or does something and Fortunato actually agrees with him, never comprehending the far more sinister significance of what…
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- JANE HIRSHFIELD
What are the qualities of the heart in “The Lives of the Heart”?
In the first five lines the speaker announces eleven different qualities of the lives of the heart. The title of the poem itself is the grammatical subject of the five verbs in these five lines….
- OEDIPUS REX
What is the mood in the choral odes in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and what meaning does the mood…
The mood in a piece of literature depicts the feelings or emotions of the piece. When analyzing for mood, things that are helpful to look for are imagery and language. Imagery refers to the words…
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- JANE HIRSHFIELD
What is the purpose of “The Lives of the Heart”?
This poem is surprising in terms of its many references, which as part of the development are not truly predictable. That is just one of the poem’s surprises. Hirshfield calls on her readers to…
- THE SCARLET LETTER
Explain the ambiguity concerning Pearl’s background in The Scarlet Letter.
Pearl as a character is a very fascinating example of a symbol in this novel. It is clear that the ambiguity that surrounds her stems from the fact that she is the product of an illicit…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
A child snaps her fingers until her teacher calls on her. Is this an example of Positive…
I am assuming that you are asking about the act of the teacher responding to the student. If you are asking about this, then the teacher is giving the student positive reinforcement when it comes…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
The events in “The Cask of Amontillado” happen long before it is narrated. What does this tell…
I assume that the “crime” you are talking about is Montresor’s murder of Fortunato. We are told that this crime happened something like 50 years before Montresor is telling us this story. To me,…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
Explain how the difference between Tim Shepard’s gang and Ponyboy’s gang might give Ponyboy’s…
In Chapter 9 of the book (page 138 in my copy of the book) we are told that Ponyboy’s gang can “whip” Tim Shepard’s gang. The reason given is that Tim Shepard is the undisputed leader of his gang…
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- ESSAY LAB
Is there a place where you can see what you plagiarized before you enter it into turnitin.com?My…
I am one of those “picky and strict” teachers, and I have a few suggestions for you. Plagiarism is a serious offense, as it is literally stealing ideas and/or words from another without giving due…
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- HISTORY
Write a speech telling why the NY convention should or should not ratify the Constitution (in…
We cannot actually write you a speech on this site, but I can give you some ideas. I think that you have to decide for yourself whether to support or not — here are some ideas for each side: If…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” several times Montresor asks Fortunato to turn back. Why would he…
You have asked a great question that to me highlights the criminal genius of Montresor in his deliberate plotting and leading on of Fortunato to his death. Montresor is trying to make himself sound…
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