In contrast, Mark Strand chooses to ration the amount of information that he gives the reader, but instead allows the reader to establish his own conclusion regarding the various details in the story. In his opening lines, Strand apparently gives the culmination of details for the reader to understand the setting of the story, "A man has been standing, in front of my house, for days." ... The theme of both stories is obviously the concept of one seeing and coming into contact with their own personage. ... An attempt to explain the characters feelings that he has known this personage before is ...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Greatness came with a strong nation and thousands of poems and stories that shaped our nation. ... If ever wife was happy in a man, compare with me ye women if you can." ... (The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe) As a short-story writer, Poe was a fascinating man of imagination. In theme, Poe places the human mind under investigation and probes insanity beneath the surface of normal existence. ... He wrote in a plain style so that everyone could understand and relate and "see" his viewpoint, therefore giving them to courage to stand up for themselves and fight back. ...

• Word Count: 902
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate