Modernist literature

Literature for children in the 19th century Since the view of childhood changes in the nineteenth century, the potential of children’s literature becomes evident. With the reference to the sources of children’s literature, they can be traced back to alterations in translation and in the literature for adults, where a child or childhood are essential concepts; moreover folk literature is concerned to be a wide source for this literary genre. According to Peter Hunt Children before the

John: On this show what I enjoy doing on this show is to entertain and I also relish informing people. Which is the cause for why today’s episode is about Gloria Whelan. Gloria Whelan is a poet that wrote 40 books, and most of them are children books. She also won plenty of awards for her books and how great they are. Enough said let us welcome Gloria Whelan. Gloria: “comes in and sits down” 1. John: Is the poem the only reason that helped you decide the title of the novel? Gloria Whelan: Yes

Truong Dao Period 4 Persepolis Novel Analysis Why don’t some people like to read? That is because they don’t like looking at a wall of texts on each page. Having a book with hundred pages of text and words can cause some readers to not like reading. That is why many readers prefer reading graphic books or novels. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel about a young girl growing up in Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. Satrapi choose to tell her story in graphic novel

Audre Lorde has become one of my favorite poets, she is definitely the greatest poet of her time, while I cannot say that anyone person is the greatest poet of all time. Her poems express and cover several social and political issues, by which she reaches a lot of people. Poetry is not only about the message but also what lies beyond, the beyond is the audience, the people reading and relating to the poem. As a reader reads a well written poem, they become a part of the poem, by relating to the words

Chapter 7- In this chapter I learned what literary canon was. I learned that it is a master of works that are usually studied in college.  Writers use elements from kiddie stories to shape their stories. Most  of the time this is too complex to put in a text. Foster also talked about how writers we know tend to take the basic fairytales and kiddie stories and add depth to them. We all know for example The Wizard of Oz was turned into Wicked. He also talked about how when reading these type of stories

American Identity RD Every text is made up of tremendously important parts called literary devices or techniques. In those texts, those literary devices are a necessary part, that help develop the text in a large amount of ways. In “Response to executive order 9066” by Dwight Okita and “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros both develop the common theme of American identity by using literary devices such as, simile, imagery, and personification. In “Mericans” Sandra Cisneros uses imagery to develop the

The dictionary definition of setting is “the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.” But setting is much more. Setting, also, affects the plot by setting the mood and revealing information about characters. In the story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl and “Geraldine Moore the Poet” by Toni Cade Bambara, the setting is very important to the plot and without the settings these stories would be impossible. In “The Landlady” the setting affects the

Edna St. Vincent Millay was a poet of the early 1900s with a knack for drawing people in with her expressive writing. She was influenced by every little thing possible and had values of her own that made her an author to watch for. Although her feminist view made for controversial discussions, Miss Millay’s writing was still able to impress other poets. Miss Millay was inspired by many people and situations throughout her life, but only a few stuck with her as she began her career. Her mother, Cora

from the collection of critical interpretations of Their Eyes Were Watching God feels that Janie, along with other women of the town, are prohibited from participating in the culture’s oral tradition(10). Thomas Foster, the author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, also claims that to be a literary vampire, one will refuse to respect leadership of others, exploit, and reveal a sense of selfishness. Vampires are also used symbolically, as they can be symbolizing reality of life(16-17). Joe

P.T. Barnum once said, “Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity”. When good literature is included in a story the readers are better able to visualize and interpret what is going on in the story. Also, insight on the events going on in the story will be improved when literature techniques such as descriptive adjectives and verbs are added. In the story’s The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers and The Lemon Tree Billiards House by Cedric Yamanaka