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Strepsiades, Socrates, and The Clouds by Aristophanes

on their own account." The disciple shows Strepsiades a globe used for astronomy and a map used for geometry. Strepsiades see...

Objects and Forms in The Republic by Plato

seen, but somewhat obscured by the appearance of shadows. The dialogue commences further with Socrates discussion of the divisi...

Symbolism in 'Birches' by Robert Frost

In two pages this paper discusses the implications of the imagery and symbolism featured in the poem 'Birches' by Robert Frost. T...

Hurt and 'Home Burial' by Robert Frost

In three pages this poetic narrative by Robert Frost is analyzed in terms of burial and tree planting motifs, other symbolism, the...

My Last Duchess and Porphyria's Lover/Browning

development of the discourse from a singular perspective leaves no room for consideration of the feelings or response of other cha...

Comparing the Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

the nightingale makes him oblivious to the influences of the outside world, he can then focus solely on the peacefulness and beaut...

Birds and Their Symbolic Meaning in the Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Yeats

In six pages this paper considers the significance of bird symbolism in 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Colerid...

Critical Analysis of 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1791, he was exposed to radical "democratic" beliefs which diverted him from his studies (Hill 3). He left Cambridge in 1794 with...

'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge II

In five pages this paper discusses symbolism and structure as it relates to this famous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Five sou...

On Walden Pond by Ralph Waldo Emerson

to get rid of material goods as they do not matter. He uses a simile when he says "Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage...

Sexual Symbolism in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...

Penance Rather Than Death in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

Analysis of Symbolism Homer's 'The Iliad'

In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...

Movies on the Vietnam War

Stones "Born on the 4th of July" (1989), Barry Levinsons "Good Morning,Vietnam" (1987), and Hal Ashbys "Coming Home" (1978). A goo...

An Analysis of the Film, Ulee's Gold

time keeping them at arms reach. While he approaches the hives surely and unhesitantly, braving the stings as he may receive them...

'Apparently With No Surprise' by Emily Dickinson

In one page this essay analyzes Dickinson's poem in terms of symbolism, imagery, and theme with an evaluation of her employment of...

Symbolism in Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway

fiction has become a cardinal rule, with the demand being even more stringent in the short story due to its compressed form. Rese...

Dreams and Their Meaning

In ten pages this research paper examines how to interpret dreams in a consideration of literature on symbolism and imagery. Ten ...

'Hearing,' Hamlet and His Father's Ghost

In nine pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare emphasized 'hearing' throughout the course of this tragedy and how it affects t...

Disease Imagery in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In five pages this paper discusses the symbolism of disease imagery such as poison in the ear and elements of decay featured in th...

Symbolism Analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare

In five pages this research paper examines how symbolism is used in this Shakespearean tragedy. Two sources are cited in the bibl...

Effects of Disharmony and Harmony in 'Romeo and Juliet'

In 6 pages this essay compares and contrasts Act II:1 with Act V:3 as a way of evaluating how Shakespeare attempts to establish ha...

Symbolism in The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the symbolism that is evident in the title and throughout William Shakespeare's pl...

William Shakespeare's Sonnets 'Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds' and 'My Mistress' Eyes'

In three pages these sonnets are examined in an analysis of such criteria as tone, verse, symbolism, and theme. There is no bibli...

Bona and Paul by Jean Toomer

In five pages this story is analyzed in terms of the importance of color symbolism. There are no other sources listed....

'Rape' by Marge Piercy

In four pages this poem is analyzed in terms of such literary elements as symbolism, rhythm, and technique with the author's inten...

Symbolism in 'Angels' by Robert Wrigley

him into an angel. Wrigley writes that: "We didnt speak, we didnt need to: the negotiations of young flesh, this for that, mine fo...

Feminism and Symbolism in Shelly's Frankenstein

a whole has revolted against. The primary perpetrator of this situation in Mary Shellys "Frankenstein" could be identified as Dr....

Stories by Virginia Woolf, Their Themes and Symbolism

Lighthouse, there is a subtle form of cruelty that thrusts the female protagonist into society as the woman is expected to act lik...

Uses of Symbolism in 'Collage of Echoes' by Isabella Gardner and 'The Canonization' by John Donne

is typically associated with the imagery of male strength and the dove, that of female purity. According to the metaphysical belie...