The Speech in the McLeod version was broken in coupleation (a word used in the description of the text from Aberdeen) the old split line style used in scop type poetry. ... Most likely the original tale was far more pagan in origin than is conveyed today. ... To be frank, the Seamus Heaney translation leaves some readers looking for more, those who know of the epic's origin would be left unsatisfied. ...

• Word Count: 740
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He said "No man has any special right because he belongs to any specific race; just by saying the word man, we have already said all the rights." ... He always linked his work to a deep seeded pride in his Hispanic origins. ...

• Word Count: 601
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The origin of the term "Metaphysical Poets" can be accredited to two main men. ... He says "to read (the metaphysical poetry) you need only count syllables, but to read Donne you must measure time, and discover the time of each word by the sense of passion". ...

• Word Count: 737
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This fact, the black dress that was brightened with spangles, helps the reader to understand the origin of the poem. ... Beginning with line five, the word "meet" is emphasized again as Byron writes, "Thus mellowed to that tender light / Which heaven to gaudy day denies." ... (Appendix I) A key word in this section is "grace." ...

• Word Count: 1019
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The art of seduction is a universal "hot" topic conversed by both men and women regardless of their race and culture. It is the means to satisfy our most primitive and biological desire as a human being which exactly seems to be the reason for it to have a long history. The art of seduction is the...

• Word Count: 1015
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Similarly, in "London" by William Blake, the narrator, although not of different ethnic origin, is describing the oppression taking place in London in 1794, when the city was industrialized and class-based, and injustice and hypocrisy were prevalent. ... The word "every" and "cry" are used repeatedly in stanza 2 to symbolize the depression which is continually hovering over the entire society. ...

• Word Count: 1067
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School