Introduction to King Lear King Lear is one of the popular Shakespearean tragedies. It was originally written in 1605 or 1606, and performed in 1606 on St. Stephen’s Day. However, it was published after two years in 1608 in a…
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Allegory
Definition of Allegory Allegory is a narration or description in which events, actions, characters, settings or objects represent specific abstractions or ideas. Allegory generally operates on two levels as a literary device. The overt or surface narrative/description is meant to…
Euphemism
Definition of Euphemism Euphemism is a figure of speech commonly used to replace a word or phrase that is related to a concept that might make others uncomfortable. Euphemism refers to figurative language designed to replace phrasing that would otherwise…
Figure of Speech
Definition of Figure of Speech A figure of speech is a word or phrase that is used in a non-literal way to create an effect. This effect may be rhetorical as in the deliberate arrangement of words to achieve something…
Simile
Simile Definition A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.” Simile is used as a literary device to assert similarity…
Tragic Hero
Definition of Tragic Hero Tragic hero is a literary device utilized to create a protagonist for a tragic work of literature. A tragic hero is a character that represents the consequences that come from possessing one or more personal flaws…
Repetition
Definition of Repetition Repetition is a literary device that involves intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work. For repetition to be noticeable, the words or phrases should be repeated…
Metaphor
Definition of Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things. As a literary device, metaphor creates implicit comparisons without the express use of “like” or “as.” Metaphor is a means of asserting…
Fra Lippo Lippi
Fra Lippo Lippi by Robert Browning I am poor brother Lippo, by your leave! You need not clap your torches to my face. Zooks, what’s to blame? you think you see a monk! What, ‘tis past midnight, and you go…
Zora Neale Hurston
Early Life Zora Neale Hurston was born on the 7th of January in 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama. She was a brilliant daughter of John Hurston, a Baptist preacher, who later became a carpenter, and her mother, Lucy Ann Hurston, was…
The Sick Rose
The Sick Rose by William Blake O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm: Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.…
Who Has Seen the Wind?
Who Has Seen the Wind? by Christina Rossetti Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the…
To — — –. Ulalume: A Ballad
To — — –. Ulalume: A Ballad by Edgar Allan Poe The skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crispéd and sere— The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the lonesome October Of…
Angels in The Bible
The word angel derives from the Greek word “angelos” which means ‘messenger’. For century’s artists have portrayed angels as beautiful, spiritual, and shiny figures with wings. Whereas according to the Bible these heavenly beings are bright, shiny, and fiery who…
William Carlos Williams
Early Life William Carlos Williams was born on the 17th of September in 1883, in Rutherford, New Jersey, the U.S. He was the bright son of an English father, William George Williams, and Puerto Rican mother. He spent his early…
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort by Gerard Manley Hopkins Not, I’ll not, carrion comfort, Despair, not feast on thee; Not untwist — slack they may be — these last strands of man In me ór, most weary, cry I can no more. I…
Irony
Definition of Irony Irony is a literary device in which contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true. There are many forms of irony featured in literature. The effectiveness of irony as…
As different as Chalk And Cheese
Meanings of “As different as Chalk and Cheese” The phrase “chalk and cheese” means two things that are entirely different from each other. The phrase is used to talk about contradictory things. Origin of “As different as Chalk and Cheese”…
Charity Begins At Home
Meanings of “Charity Begins At Home” The proverb “charity begins at home” implies taking care of one’s home or family first before tending to others. In other words, a person should not give charity to others when his own family…
Chaise Lounge
Meanings of “Chaise Lounge” The phrase “chaise lounge” means a type of American name for a sofa with backrest only at one end. These sofas are also called lounges. Lounge in English also means a “long couch”. Chaise lounge is…