Hardy Cross

The Structure, style and poetic techniques of a poem contribute greatly to the development of the central idea of a poem. Three poems with central ideas that stood out to me were ‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy, ‘Days’ by Philip Larkin, and ‘Remembrance’ by Emily Brontë. The central idea of each of these poems revolve around the idea of time and change. Firstly, I will discuss how in ‘The Darkling Thrush’ the simple and traditional structure, the bleak yet straightforward style and techniques

of the d’Urbervilles, he writes of a girl named Tess. Tess is a beautiful independent young lady who struggles with bad luck and irresponsibility. Hardy adds to the plot of bad luck by writing about two boys: Angel and Alec who both strive to have Tess’s heart. By the end of the book, it is pretty obvious that neither of the boys deserve Tess, but Hardy wrote this for the readers to decide who was better. This novel creates a feeling of an old-time bachelorette love story that leaves the readers clueless;

I went to Ebenezer Middle School in Rincon Georgia for all three years. By the time I had made it to middle school I had adjusted to uniforms and the new people in a new district.I was upset that the uniform shirts were now green, and I had grown used to the navy blue shirts from fifth grade. I was very excited to start switching classes more and I was ready to start playing an instrument. In middle school we had A days and B days. Everyday it switched between the two. Everyday you would still go

In Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Tess Durbeyfield and Hester Prynne suffer a lack of identity due to the male-dominated societies of Wessex, England, and Boston, Massachusetts. Alec D’Urberville rapes Tess, and from thereon her life is controlled by her unwanted impurity imposed by a prominent male in society. Although Hester essentially chose to engage in an affair with the man she truly loves, Reverend Dimmesdale, her husband whom has been

In both “The Darkling Thrush” and “Great Rock and Roll Pauses”, the texts explore the realizations made and the perspectives gained. Both texts use the setting as a moment of awareness. In both texts, they use the scenery as a time to reflect on the times to come. The speaker of the poem is wandering through woods while the characters of “Great Rock and Roll Pauses” are walking around the dessert. Both landscapes are dead and barren, empty of any distractions which intensifies the need for interpersonal

Role of Servants Excerpt: “Find them out whose names are written here? It is written, that the shoemaker should meddle with his yard and the tailor with his last, the fisher with his pencil and the painter with his nets. But I am sent to find those persons whose names are here writ, and can never find what names the writing person hath here writ. I must to the learned in good time!” (Act I Scene II) Explanation: This excerpt is from Peter, a servant of the Capulet family, when he is told to

Thomas Hardy, the readers will inquire information from the author through use of imagery. In the first three stanzas Hardy reminisces about a memory he has with a past loved one. During the last stanza, Hardy reflects how the relationship shaped him. The speaker is aggravated mentally by the disappointment of love, believing that things were once beautiful.  He is devastated and frustrated when love perishes and feels deceived by the sweet promises love had to offer. In the first stanza, Hardy compares

"[Loud and horrific whaling noises]" —Octaviara talking to her "parents". Octaviara Ostara Susanna Von Malfoy (born Octaviara Ostara Susanna Potter Lestrange) or "Tavia" is a pureblood witch and was born to James Potter and Bellatrix Lestrange on the 31st October 1979 in Azkaban Prison, without the knowledge of the authorities. Until the age of six, she was raised in the prison by dementors; who, due to the fact she lived there in secret and was not fed, were forced to allow her to eat their flesh

Some people know their fate from the day they are born, while others are wandering through life. The only thing that connects everyone in the entire human race is the belief and hope that actions can change or speed up one’s fate. Such struggles with fate is depicted not just in life, but in fiction, as Edith Hamilton describes in Mythology “we see countless characters who go to great lengths in attempts to alter fate, even if they know such an aim to be futile.” Although Macbeth does not attempt

success and reputation that they had. In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy weaves this idea throughout the events and symbols that make up this story about the rise and fall of a man named Michael Henchard. The novel utilizes the actions of Henchard and others alongside dynamics and traditions within the town to convey the theme that success and reputation are not guaranteed to last,rgtc once they are earned. Hardy uses the repercussions of Henchard’s manipulation of others, the stone bridge