The elements and principles of the poetic work are built up with literary tools that Blake uses to convey what he feels as the important message in which the reader must obtain. ... The principles are applied to poetry in the same way and become a series of poetic terms that are rhyme, tone, and line treatment. ... By capitalizing both Man and God the result is an extremely taboo literary piece for its time period that places God in the same perspective or level as humanity. ... By writing that God dwells in a list of words that have been repeated throughout the poem the reader might...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Cummings uses such literary devices as symbolism, imagery, allusion, and syntax to show that the speaker of the poem has just experienced a rebirth.The speaker is thanking God for allowing him to see life in a new light and to be reborn again for a fresh start.By using these various literary devices, Cummings is able to show the extreme gratefulness the speaker in the poem feels because he has found a new outlook on life. ... The syntax of the poem is also very important.There are no exact sentences anywhere in the poem, for Cummings does not use the basic characteristics of sentence s...

• Word Count: 2203
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

"Her compact, forceful language, characteried formally by long disruptive dashes, heavy iambic meters, and angular, imprecise rhymes, is one fo the singular literary achievements of of the nineteenth century. ... They both want their work to accepted and published on their terms. ... She writes what she wants and on her own terms. ...

• Word Count: 1665
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

With the help of Mephistopheles who is his agent representing Lucifer, they negotiate the terms of their agreement and agree that Faustus will sell his soul to Lucifer the devil in exchange for 24 years of power, and Mephistopheles will remain his servant and he will satisfy his every whim. ...

• Word Count: 4910
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: Undergraduate