What is free verse in poetry?
- A ROSE FOR EMILY
In “A Rose for Miss Emily,” analyse the character of Miss Emily when her father was alive, when…
Clearly Miss Emily is one of literature’s unforgettable characters, and in “A Rose for Emily” Faulkner presents her development through the eyes of the townspeople where she lives, leaving us to…
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- GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS
Free verse is verse without specific requirements for meter and line length. As Enotes says in its Guide To Literary Terms, free verse does rely upon natural rhythms. It is free from fixed…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
Why are the events in “A rose for Emily” not in the customary course of chronological order?
In “A Rose for Emily,” the townspeople narrate the story in the following order, beginning with her death: Miss Emily dies The aldermen visit her about her taxes. Miss Emily give painting lessons….
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- ASTROPHIL AND STELLA
In what ways is Sir Philip Sidney a “Petrarchan” poet? Please use the following poems from…
Since your question about Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella sonnets as Petrarchan poems is highly specific, I will try to address, in the limited space available, some of the issues you…
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- FRANZ KAFKA
In Kafka’s Before The Law this short fable, where we can find clear points indicate existentialism?
The forlorn nature of the man and the doorkeeper is very existentialist in Kafka’s work. The idea of this country man questioning the nature of structural integrity in the world is also highly…
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- BUSINESS
Why does the interest rate go down when the quantity of money supplied increases?What is the…
A simple explanation for the decrease in interest rates with an increase in money supply is that the price of all products reaches an equilibrium which is dependent on the supply and the demand of…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Does competition bring out the best or worst in people?is it better to be a competitive person
Based on my own experiences, I would say that it does both. I have seen myself (and people I’ve played against and coached) get better and worse under the pressure of competition. The thing that…
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- LITERATURE
Why are teens addicted to dystopian novels such as articles like Fresh Hell by Laura Miller?
It would be too bold to generalize that all teenagers like dystopian novels and even more bold to assume that they become addicted to them. In an attempt to answeryour question, I would say that…
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- LUCILLE CLIFTON
How expressive is the diction in “Homage to my Hips”?
Words like “free”, “mighty”, “magic”, and “spin” often belong to other contexts, such as those of politics, power, incantation, and physical mechanics. Because they are put into the context of…
- LUCILLE CLIFTON
What is the idea behind “Homage to my Hips”?
Clifton’s poem is, essentially, an ode to self-empowerment. It critiques the idea that women’s bodies should be small enough to “fit into little / petty places” and that women as a whole should not…
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- POETRY
Why did Carter use children in “I Wanted to Share my Father’s World”?
Children are invariably punished for one thing or another, and the speaker admits to despising some of the discipline imposed on him. His resentment is perfectly natural. The problem is that very…
- POETRY
What are the attitudes in Carter’s “I Wanted to Share my Father’s World”?
This poem is one of the many on the subject of parents and children, although it is unusual inasmuch as the poet was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. The point is that no one is…
- WILLIAM BLAKE
What is the mood of the poem “On Another’s Sorrow”?
Through the emphasis on images of the lowly and on confidence in divine compassion (woe, sorrow, grief, falling dear, weeping, groaning, care, pity), Blake creates a mood conducive to pity and an…
- WILLIAM BLAKE
What are the speaker’s beliefs in “On Another’s Sorrow”?
The speaker believes in the fulfillment of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-11), particularly the first three, which are concerned with the poor in spirit, those that mourn, and the meek. Convinced of…
- ALEXANDER POPE
What is the “Epigram, Engraved on the Collar of a Dog Which I gave to His Royal Highness”?
This barb is one of Pope’s shortest poems but is an excellent but brief illustration of satiric technique, yet it accomplishes much within this short space. Readers who have had acting experience…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Discuss the societal changes that have contributed to diversification in the modern food service…
I would say that the rise in incomes and the rise in the number of two-worker families has led to diversification in the modern food service industry. Because of these changes, there has come to…
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- ALEXANDER POPE
Please analyze the poem “Epigram from the French”.
This epigram may also be described as a squib, lampoon, or barb because of its shortness. The rhetorical structure in lines 2 and 4 is chiasmus or antimetabole: poet, fool; fool, poet. The…
- THOMAS HARDY
What is the workbox in “The Workbox”?
The workbox is a box the husband gives his wife to keep her sewing supplies in. He has made it from the same oak that was used to make the coffin of John Wayward. The wife is shocked by the news…
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- THE DRUNKARD
Is this title seriously meant? What are the sources of humor in this story? Does the humor…
The title is a serious reference to both the father and the son. The father has always been “the drunkard”, and his alcoholism has caused both the mother and the son pain. To pay for his alcohol,…
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- THOMAS HARDY
What does the dialogue show in “The Workbox”?
The dialogue in lines 21–40 indicates that the wife knew the dead man, John, and had established a close relationship with him. She denies the previous connection because she had never told her…
- THOMAS HARDY
In this poem, the speaker is mainly the husband, a village cabinet-maker. The tone develops here as much in the rhyme scheme and rhythm used—variations on the ballad form—as in other devices….
- 1984
TECHNOLOGY USED IN 1984This book is partly a warning about the way the Party uses technology to…
I suppose that the warning is necessary — at least we should be aware that the government could potentially spy on us in lots of ways and we need to make informed decisions about which are okay…
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- MATH
A 3-digit number is the product of 4 prime numbers. Given that the 3 digits of the number are all…
The prime digits are 2,3,5 and 7. So we can form only 4! numbers which are different 3 digit prime numbers. So our choice number is from of these 24 numbers. In fact these could be physically…
- MATH
Find the smallest value of k, when, a) 280k is a perfect square, b) 882k is a cube.
To find k such that 280k is a suare and 882k is a perfect cube. 280k = 8*35k = 2^3*5*7k 280k = 2^3*5*7*k 882k = 2*441k = 2*21^2*k = 2*3^2*7^2*k. 882k = 2*3^2*7^2k Therefore we write 280 and 882 as…
- POETRY
Why is tone so difficult in poetry?
Tone is both easy and difficult. It is easy because the beginning and ending of an analysis of tone in poems is the formulation of attitudes present in a poem, or a statement about the…
- THE CRUCIBLE
Danforth gives the premise for judging a witch in “The Crucible”. Please summarize his guidelines.
When addressed by Rev. Hale regarding the need for lawyers to present the cases against those accused of witchcraft, rather than Danforth and his fellow judges hearing the cases alone, the judge…
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- MATH
Find two numbers if their LCM is 120 & their HCF is 4.
LCM of the two numbers is 120. HCF of them is 4. To find such numbers. We know that if P and Q are the numbers whose HCF is H, and LCM is M , then as H is the HCF, H should divide both Pand Q. P =…
- SIR THOMAS WYATT
Why does the speaker, not the author, of “I Find no Peace” feel the need to use paradoxes?
The speaker many paradoxes in this personal poem are the expression of a person who cannot communicate all his feelings with the loved one. The poem implies that the love may be forbidden in some…
- SIR THOMAS WYATT
In “I Find no Peace”, why are so many paradoxes?
An astute reader can count fifteen separate paradoxes in the poem. Lines 5 and 6 provide just one paradox, but lines 9 and 12 each give us two. The total effect of the paradoxes is to stress the…
- SIR THOMAS WYATT
What does the speaker say in “I Find no Peace”?
This poem is a translation of Petrarch’s sonnet 104, “I find no peace, and yet I make no war.” In Wyatt’s sonnet, as in Petrarch’s, the narrator goes up and down emotionally because his beloved is…
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- SIR THOMAS WYATT
What is the purpose of his poem “I Find no Peace”?
This poem is one of the most famous for exploring the figure of paradox. It is by no means easy, and beginning readers of poetry especially may need to be guided closely, line-by-line, in an…
- WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
How does he use hyperbole in “London, 1802”?
The overstatement (hyperbole) of the fen / Of stagnant waters and the broad brush leveled against the institutions are clearly designed to show Wordsworth’s sense of alarm, not to describe each…
- MACBETH
Do the texts of Oedipus the King and Macbeth emphasize similar things?I think that by “similar…
First, they are both classical Tragedies. The definition of a what makes a play a Tragedy was coined by Aristotle in his Poetics. In essence, it must contain heightened language (ie — be written…
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- WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
What are his claims in “London, 1802”?
Wordsworth’s claims for England is through metonymy. The uses of metonymy work in this way. It is that the church (altar), the military (sword), the intelligentsia (pen), home and family life…
- WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Why does he invoke Milton’s name in “London, 1802”?
This is one of Wordsworth’s political sonnets. Although he does not refer specifically to any corrupt politicians, his references make clear that politicians and the English public alike are…
- OF MICE AND MEN
In the book Of Mice and Men, describe Curley’s wife. What’s the problem about her?
Curley’s wife is very young. One of the men refers to her as “the kid.” She is called “jailbait” several times. “Jailbait” can only mean a promiscuous underage girl who can get men…
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- MACBETH
Discuss the importance and influence of the supernatural in Macbeth?
Without the supernatural elements, the weird sister aka witches, the play would definitely not have the same punch. The play begins with thunder, lightening and the three witches. It may be a…
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- THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
How is Santiago’s story in The Old Man and the Sea ultimately to be read as a story of human…
Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea is clearly a story of “human victory.” It’s true that Santiago was not able to bring home anything he could sell; however, he caught a magnificent fish despite…
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- REFERENCE
do most windows applications have a similar interface?
The answer is yes. Most windows applications have a similar interface. Although the programs are all designed to do different things and used for different purposes the main functionality remains…
- WAR IS KIND
What is the purpose of the tone shift in “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane?
The tone shifts in Stephen Crane’s “War is Kind” come as a result of the change in diction. For instance, in stanza two rather than use the conversational tone of the other stanzas, Crane chooses…
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- POLITICAL SCIENCE
What is the difference between political science and political community?
The difference between these two things is really quite significant. A political community might be defined as a group of people who are bound together and to a common government by laws and by…
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- POETRY
Can anyone summarize the content of the poem “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae?
This poem, “In Flanders Fields,” was written by John McCrae, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Army during World War I. He served as a surgeon, and the poem is clearly a reaction to the horrors…
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- PROMETHEUS BOUND
Teaching Prometheus BoundWhat may be the best way to approach teaching Prometheus Bound to AP…
I can second the use of the Prestwick House materials. They are a great standard pack that allows you to change and adapt them at ease depending on your particular focus and needs as a teacher. Not…
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- MATH
To find the derivative of (Lnx)^(e^x). Let( Lnx)^(e^x) = y. We take logarithms of both sides: e^x*Ln (Ln(x)) = Lny. Now we differentiate both sides: (e^x)’ Ln{Ln(x)} + (e^x) {Ln(Ln(x)}’ =…
- THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK
the main theme of the poem the love song of j.alfred prufrock written by t.s eliotActually i need…
The theme of this poem is about potentialities in life that the persona can see. He sees at the possible loves, joys, companionship and heroism. Yet, it is difficult to act on desires. The poem…
- HISTORY
Explain the fundamental differences in social ideals which separated the American colonies and…
In my opinion, the greatest difference in social ideals had to do with the views that the colonists and the British had towards equality and hierarchy. The British still believed in a strict…
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- POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK
In Poor Richard’s Almanac, what does it mean that “a truly great man will neither trample on a…
What Franklin means in this quote is that a person who is truly great will act as if he is an equal to all men. When I teach about the Revolutionary War, I often use this quote to talk about what…
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- HAMLET
Shakespeare embedded commentary on the play itself. Can somebody help me find lines that comment…
I don’t know if this is what you are thinking of, but in Act 1, Hamlet is speaking to Horatio in scene 4, and in that speech he is commenting on the flaws in human beings that can bring their…
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- HISTORY
Why was control over historical memory vital to the Communist Party maintaining power?
I would argue that the Communist Party (I assume you are talking about the one in the Soviet Union) needed to control historical memory so as to make sure that it looked good when compared to what…
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- MACBETH
What are 5 good quotes from Macbeth that describe blood imageryI need 5 good quotes to describe…
Blood imagery is rather prevalent in Macbeth’s tale of greed and treachery. Here are passages that illustrate Macbeth’s guilt and provide imagery: (2.1.52-55 ) – Mine eyes are made the fools of…