Homers the Iliad and the odyssey are some of the most recognized examples of epic poems written in that period, describing the story of Achilles and the end of the Trojan war, followed by the outstanding adventures of Odysseus. ...
John Keats uses various techniques in his compositions to evoke a reader's response to his theme. In Keats's poem, "On first looking into Chapman's Homer" depicts Keats's emotions and feelings after being read Chapman's Elizabethan translation of the Odyssey. To show the magnitude of his delight, Ke...
Compare and Contrast Comparing and contrasting can be an easy task, just as it can be a difficult one. I have chosen to compare and contrast two poems from the Age of Realism and the Romantic Era. The first poem I have chosen is The Lotos-Eaters by Lord Alfred Tennyson, and the second poem I ha...
Book of Job vs Aristotle's Poetics Aristotle was, arguably, the greatest single thinker that has ever walked the earth. His thoughts and writings covered all aspects of life. So important were his works that to not know them was, until not too long ago, considered uncivilized. He composed a set o...
