Summary of “The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story by Richard Connell. First published in 1924, the story is about a big game hunter named Sanger Rainsford who becomes hunted after being shipwrecked on an...
Summary of “Greasy Lake”
"Greasy Lake" is a short story by T.C. Boyle, published in 1985. It follows the lives of three young men on a mission to prove their toughness and bravery. The story takes place in the late...
Introduction
Edgar Allan Poe, a promising American poet and writer is famous for his dark and twisted stories, and The Black Cat is undoubtedly no exception. Published in 1845, this short story has remained a classic of gothic literature, with...
A quiet house by the sea
Stands tall and proud,
Battered by the waves,
But never bowed.
It bears the weight
Of countless storms,
Yet still, it stands,
Through tempest and norm.
What is it that gives this house
Such strength and steadfastness?
Is it the rock upon which...
Bless the daughter
Raised by her inner voice
A constant companion,
never silent, Guiding her every step.
She learned to trust
The wisdom of this unseen mentor
To follow its counsel
And ignore the doubting voices of others.
For this daughter, the...
Rhythm in poetry refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse. This pattern creates a musical, rhythmic quality in the poem and can help to add emphasis and structure to the words. In...
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is a poem written by William Wordsworth in 1882. The poem presents the spectacular beauty of nature in three distinct parts. The first part expresses Wordsworth's lonely life. The second part narrates how...
Have you ever wondered why poetry submissions are rejected so much? Do you know that an estimated 85% of poetry submissions are rejected by publishers yearly? Unfortunately, these rejections make writers think about the reasons that lead to disappointments....
Robert Frost and Carl Sandberg are two great American writers who have left a legacy for generations to follow. Many institutions across the globe have added their works to the course syllabus. The poems selected here for analysis have...
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright whose works are still enjoyed. He is widely acclaimed for his remarkable plays and poetry. He wrote the famous romantic sonnets, the best known of which is perhaps Sonnet 18 (Shall...
