The idea behind literary merit is that specific works of literature have stood the test of time and the message(s) that the author imparts have timelessness and a relevance that goes without question over time. ... It is also said that it shows thematic depth: The themes merit revisiting and study because they are complex and nuanced. ... This piece of literature is a work of literary merit because it has a message that is timeless and one that has stood the test of time at the same time. ... This is another piece of literary merit that is found throughout the pieces of literature that we have...

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During this time Anne was also educated at Earland Junior College from 1947- 1948 (Twentieth Century American Literature 2). ... "Poetry gave me a rebirth at age twenty-nine" (American Literature 3591), Anne quoted many times during her career. ... She then went on to be a scholar at the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study from 1961- 1963 (American Literature 3596). ... Anne's early poetry was said to be hopeful and joyful while it became much darker in her latter years (American Literature 3591). ... Upon the publication of Anne's Selected Poems, she was elected a fe...

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For a number of years he wandered about from one Italian city to another, seeking the ancient works that had the priceless ancient literature. His friendship with Boccaccio developed who like himself, was interested in humanistic studies, and bloomed into a lifelong friendship. ... This is quite true as he traveled around Europe searching for more literature and knowledge. ...

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Thomas is a poet known greatly for his indulgence in his love for poetry and literature. ... Dylan's interest in poetry and literature was sparked at an early age, and by high school Dylan was editing for his school newspaper. ... Even though, well off himself, Thomas found it much more interesting to study and write about these areas (The Life of Dylan Thomas, Constantine Fitzgibbion). ...

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In this way, she uses satire to confuse the gender issue, and ultimately to gain some ground for her cause (Study Mode). ... Bradstreet was stepping on unfamiliar and even hostile territory as a pioneer of women's literature. ... "The Prologue" is proof of both her stylistic skill as a writer, and her advancement of women's literature....

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As Eliot was often isolated, his love of literature developed. ... He returned to Harvard in 1911 studying Indian philosophy and Sanskrit. But in 1914 he went abroad again on a Harvard fellowship to study in Germany. ... His study of Bradley, however, contributed to his thought and prose style. ... In an attempt to keep poetry alive he gave the world extraordinary works of literature. ...

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Robert Frost was considered the "most popular modern American poet of the twentieth century" (Literature Online 1). ... Nevertheless, he has, even after his death, remained as "one of the greatest, if not the very greatest, of modern American poets" (Literature Online 1). ... Frost spent many of his years farming, which is perhaps where he acquired his "Popular image as a farmer-poet" (Literature Online 1). ... He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature. ... "Frost may be a painter of charming postcard scenes and a front-porch philosopher dispensing consolation and crack...

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What situations spark his interest and leads him to create everlasting works of literature? ... If one studies his poem, Ode to a Nightingale, they would find that in this poem, Keats deals with the beauty, perfection, and gracefulness of a nightingale. ... The question of whether or not historical background, personal experience, and family life, come out through a poet's writings first came to me after completing the poetry section of my literature book. ... Can any situation in our lives potentially be a masterpiece in literature? ...

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Specifically, he changed schools often and his parents pressured him to pursue his studies in the sciences, at this time he discovered and began studying the works of Freud. ... Dawson Parish (Who obtained his PhD in Comparative Literature) states, Auden"s brilliant portrayal of the relationship between time and life is characteristic of his classical training. ...

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The biography of Phyllis Wheatley says, "Responding to early indications of intellectual precociousness in Phyllis, the Wheatley family encouraged her to study the Bible and to read English and Latin literature, history, and geography." ...

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The lesson plan introduces a literature tie-in which is an appropriate and engaging start for the lesson. ... For grade levels 4, 5, and 6 students study the moon through an experiment offered in the lesson plan Phases of the Moon. ... A literature tie-in for primary grade levels is effective. ...

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In order to study Whitman's view of death, the first thing is to analyze his great elegy "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" , which is both in theme, a tour de force of Whitman's. ... Death is a permanent theme in literature, especially for poems. Elegiac feeling in American literature does not, in fact, characteristically take for its occasion the death of an individual. ...

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Poetry has a long history, dating back to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. Early poems began as part of an oral tradition, from folk songs to focusing on uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song, and comedy. History goes back to later attempts on features such as repetition, verse form and rhyme. The ...

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Throughout the literature Whitman informs the people of how untrue this really is. ... The freedom of how to talk, how to study, you cannot help but to be inspired by all the works of our wartime veterans. ...

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The curious combination of Boswell's own character (he was vainglorious, a heavy drinker, and a libertine) and his genius at biography have intrigued later critics, many of whom conclude that he is the greatest biographer in Western literature. ... He continued his studies at Cambridge, and he remained there for most of his life, living in seclusion, studying Greek, and writing. ...

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There are no scientific studies to prove we have spirits and they go to a "better place" when our bodies have ceased to exist. ... This made death a subject of grief, symbolism, literature, and even life. ... In the late 1800's, Christianity was still dominant in early America- its literature, its morals, and its poetry. ...

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However, a chronological study of several of her works exposes a disturbing path in her writing. ... However, Alvarez herself believes strongly in a "mandate of silence" associated with minority women's literature and its impact. ...

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Eliot - a poem I enjoyed at the age of seventeen - with Milton's Lycidas, which I had to study (and also enjoyed) when I was sixteen. ... Here is a request for help with this that I received She said: "I am a GCSE student taking english literature. ...

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However, upon further study, I found the poem is actually about a letter written by a Martian sent to his origins. ... Raine is encouraging us to appreciate the delicate wealth and richness, joy and sadness that literature can bring us and to not be void or lacking of emotion in our haste. ...

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However, upon further study, I found the poem is actually about a letter written by a Martian sent to his origins. ... Raine is encouraging us to appreciate the delicate wealth and richness, joy and sadness that literature can bring us and to not be void or lacking of emotion in our haste. ...

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A primary example of the challenging aesthetics and unconventionalism contained in much growing modern literature of the time. ... For if, in the first stanza, we learned about the "sensual music" of nature, now we"ll discover a corresponding music of spirituality on which the soul may study. ... Its function as a symbol of Ireland is less significant than its function as the climax of a kind of Christian society, a city devoted to the study of "monuments of unaging intellect". ...

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After she finished her studies there, she left for the South Hadley Female Seminary. ... At the same time, she began building a body of creative work that, in 1993, would make her the first African-American woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. ...

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This exuberance is conveyed to us by literature, which is impressively powerful and extremely emotionally charged. ... After studying Dylan Thomas's Selected Poems, I have decided that the statement "His poems are exuberant, often florid and occasionally obscure". ... By using exuberance and obscurity Dylan Thomas offers a vast insight into a world of literature which has no rules or boundaries, he dares to delve into a deeper meaning of the universe. ...

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Poetry is form of literature, spoken or written, which emphasizes rhythm and other intricate patterns of sound and imagery. ... Upon entering high school, Ginsberg escaped his decaying home life by diving into his studies. ... I'll be a genius of some kind or other, probably in literature. ...

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