A piece of literature will be acknowledged with acceptation into a literary canon. Unfortunately, it is only when a piece of work is in the canon that it is legitimately analyzed. ... Now, unless there is a canon that separates children's and adult's literature, This argument cannot take place. ... The parts of the work, because of its cultural significance, and popularity can result in a Canon that is chained to that piece of literature. ... Quality from my perspective has to to with how the literary piece catches my attention. ...

• Word Count: 638
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While Mrs Midas is feeling terrorised and trying to separate herself from her husband, Midas is "turning the spare room into the tomb of Tutankhamun". ... Medusa is a very powerful and compelling poem, in which Duffy manages to make readers change their feelings about Medusa throughout the piece.  ... Duffy allows readers to draw connections between her characters and reality, which I feel is very important as it shows that a piece of fiction can have relevance to real life. ...

• Word Count: 1489
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A literary piece that is a great example of realism and a hint of romanticism is "The Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce. ... In comparison to "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe uses unrealistic description of setting to emphasize his point "With a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, went envying her and me- [2]" Bierce's literary work of realism shows that death is inevitable, but what separates life from death? ...

• Word Count: 959
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is a very emotive piece of writing; this being accentuated through Rosetti's use of language and imagery. ... The first is the refusal to separate from each shown by the two pigeons in the poem. ...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate