Definition of Archetype An archetype is a literary device in which a character is created based on a set of qualities or traits that are specific and identifiable for readers. The term archetype is derived from the studies and writings…
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Paradox
Definition of Paradox A paradox is a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense. This literary device is commonly used to engage a reader to discover an underlying logic in a seemingly self-contradictory…
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll Fit the First The Landing “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a…
Lycidas
Lycidas by John Milton Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forc’d fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing…
Albert Camus
Early Life Albert Camus was born on the 7th of November, in 1913, in Mondovi, French Algeria. He was the bright son of Lucien Camus, an agriculturer, while his mother, Catherine Hélène Sintès Camus, was Spanish. Unfortunately, after his birth,…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Early Life Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on the 27th of February in 1807, in Portland, Maine. He was the bright son of Stephen Longfellow, a lawyer, while her mother, Zilpah Longfellow, was the daughter of a revolutionary war hero.…
Lorraine Hansberry
Early Life Born on the 19th of May in 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, Lorraine Hansberry was a bright daughter of Carl Augustus Hansberry, a political activist, while her mother, Nannie Louise, was a schoolteacher. Due to racial differences, Lorraine and…
Eloisa to Abelard
Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope In these deep solitudes and awful cells, Where heav’nly-pensive contemplation dwells, And ever-musing melancholy reigns; What means this tumult in a vestal’s veins? Why rove my thoughts beyond this last retreat? Why feels my…
The Wild Swans at Coole
The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky; Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty…
Christabel
Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge PART I ‘Tis the middle of night by the castle clock, And the owls have awakened the crowing cock; Tu—whit! Tu—whoo! And hark, again! the crowing cock, How drowsily it crew. Sir Leoline, the Baron…
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Early Life Fyodor Dostoevsky was born on the 11th of November in 1821 in Moscow, the former USSR. He was an intelligent son of Dr. Mikhail Dostoevsky, an army doctor, while his mother, Maria Dostoevskaya, was a housewife. His parents…
Que Sera Sera
Que Sera Sera by A. Van Jordan In my car, driving through Black Mountain, North Carolina, I listen to what sounds like Doris Day shooting heroin inside Sly Stone’s throat. One would think that she fights to get out, but…
Carte Blanche
Meanings of “Carte Blanche” The phrase “carte blanche” means full freedom or having the freedom to take whatever course of action. In the gothic or romantic genre, the phrase is widely used for the invitation to a woman to be…
Speech: “Is this a dagger which I see before me
Speech: “Is this a dagger which I see before me by William Shakespeare (from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth) Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee…
Charley Horse
Meanings of “Charley Horse” The phrase “charley horse” or Charlie horse means cramps in the legs or some type of stiffness in the leg. It’s a baseball player’s jargon for various muscle injuries, often caused in the leg. Origin of…
Jeannette Walls
Early Life Jeannette Walls is a bright daughter of Rex Walls and Rose Mary Walls. She was born on 21st April in 1960, in Phoenix, Arizona, the U.S. Her parents lived an ordinary life. His father took electrician jobs and…
The Chambered Nautilus
The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings In gulfs enchanted, where the Siren…
The Landlord’s Tale. Paul Revere’s Ride
The Landlord’s Tale. Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that…
Emily Brontë
Early Life Emily Brontë was born on the 30th of July, 1818 in Thornton, England. She was one of the well-known authors from the Bronte family and daughter of Patrick Brontë, an Irish priest, and author. Her mother, Maria, was…
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Early Life Gerard Manley Hopkins was born on the 28th of July in 1844, in Stratford, Essex, England. He was a bright son of Manley Hopkins, a marine insurance adjuster, and writer, while his mother, Catherine Hopkins was a religious…