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Couplet
Couplets are a term used in poetic literature to describe two lines that have a rhythmic pattern. Couplets do not have to rhyme perfectly, but to give the poem a sort of rhythm to promote movement in a poem. This allows the reader to read the poem with a sense of movement similar to a […]
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Volume 3 and Crusades Against Frost: Frankenstein, Polar Ice, and Climate Change in 1818 by Siobhan Carroll
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is a novel that was written during the romantic era, and is regarded to as one of the first science fiction stories. Mary Shelley tells a story about a scientist by the name of Victor Frankenstein, who managed to create a ridiculous creature during a scientific experiment. The creature exhibits absurd behavior […]
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Romanticism
Romanticism refers to the period during the eighteenth century where literacy, art and philosophical thinking boomed. The movement began in Europe, mainly in Britain, France and Germany in a reaction to the Industrial Revolution and Age of Enlightenment. This is where new ideas were discovered in government and self realization. There were many aspects of […]
Imagery
Juan Barrios Professor Leila Walker ENGL 151W 12 March 2018 Imagery (Glossary Entry 1) There are many definitions for the word “imagery.” One of them according to Cambridge Dictionary is “the use of pictures or words to create images, esp. to create an impression or mood” imagery is a part of figurative language. Imagery is […]
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Frankenstein’s Fallen Angel&Frankenstein “Why mankind is not always kind”
When we talk about mankind, people always think about human, which is it surface meaning, but as my point of view, we are called mankind is because we are kind, I’m not talking about as now we are all good people, but I believe that as we were born, as our life began, we are […]
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“Mont Blanc” by Percy Shelley
In class we have been reading Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Mont Blanc: Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni.” Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on August 4th, 1792 in Sussex, England. Shelley was accepted at the University College, Oxford, in 1810. Oxford was a prestigious University where many other famous writers also attended throughout the years. […]
