She's either been on a lot of dates and have found rude men who all want one thing; sexual intercourse. ... The Sonnet defines an old man in a relationship with a younger lady who is dying and how much he loves her. ... The poem seems to take place in the late autumn season in the cold where leaves begin to fall from trees. ... The quote "that time of year" trees losing their leaves, and the fire and the ashes all relate to him getting old while demonstrating an emotional feeling of it all. ... In the second quatrain from explaining the seasons of the year and the hours this res...

• Word Count: 1745
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

She therefore forces Janie to marry Logan Kellicks, simply because the man owned sixty acres of land. ... Her connection with nature caused her to feel that the proper time to give the marriage would be the length of four seasons, after which she would have to move on if things had not changed. ... n the town store all of the time. He also became insanely jealous when any other man looked at his wife. ... The first was that Tea Cake was the first man in the novel that Janie was explicitly attracted to physically. ...

• Word Count: 1903
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Nanny's major goal at this time is to find a man who will be able to provide Janie with financial security and social status. She does exactly that when she insists that Janie marry a much older man, a farmer named Logan Killicks. ... Janie unexpectedly meets a man one afternoon who she believes holds the answer to all of her prayers. ... "T"ain't no use in getting" all mad, Janie, "cause Ah mention you ain't no young gal no mo". ... Not even a year after Jody's passing, Janie decides to marry Tea Cake and together they move to the Everglades where they work together h...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A man should always have an occupation of some kind. ... "I have always been of the opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing. ... Worthing, to try and acquire some relations as soon as possible, and to make a definite effort to produce at any rate one parent, of either sex, before the season is quite over." ... Algy loves it all. ... All in all, there is a huge sense of comedy throughout the play. ...

• Word Count: 1981
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School