Essentially, this sonnet presents the extreme ideal of romantic love: it never changes, it never fades, and it outlasts death and admits no flaw. ... (Line 14) The basic division of this poem's argument into the various parts of the sonnet form is extremely simple: the first quatrain says what love is not changeable (Lines 2-4), the second quatrain says what it is a fixed guiding star unshaken by tempests (Lines 5-6), the third quatrain says more specifically what it is not "time's fool" (Line 9)--that is, subject to change in the passage of time, and the couplet announces the speake...

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• Grade Level: High School

Perhaps the most recognized of these poets is Imr al-Qais, who employs a long nasib, the romantic prelude, to declare his grief over his lost love. ... Labid's The Centenarian exploits the passage of time to illustrate his success with dismissing his former lover. ... " (84.15-17) Tarafa's description reminds us of Imr Al-Qais' sensual portrayal of his horse, however it is not nearly as carnal in this passage. ...

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Emily Bronte's novel, "Wuthering Heights," covers all of the requisite themes necessary to earn its place in the Gothic genre: villainous behavior, helpless heroine, and horrific weather all in a decrepit, haunted setting. Conversely, Wuthering Heights, is most often described as one of the most tra...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School