Prose Essays

  • Porn and Prose

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    Porn and Prose Pornography has the ability to stay current with each technological breakthrough while pushing the borders of what we deem as “acceptable” in reading and writing. In, Writing Material: Readings from Plato to the Digital Age by Tribble and Trubek, an article by Gopnick notes the death of the “word” before its technological resurgence. “Each new medium was more visually and sensually rich that the last: movies gave way to talking movies, which gave way to color talking movies

  • Prose as Poetry in The English Patient

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    Prose as Poetry in The English Patient "Never again will a single story be told as though it is only one." John Berger. The English Patient consists of the stories of its four characters told either by themselves or by Ondaatje. Two stories, the accounts of Kip's military service and the many-layered secrets of the patient, are developed while Hana's and Caravaggio's stories are less involved. However, none of these stories could stand alone. The clash of cultures and changing relationships between

  • The 19th Century Prose of Nathaniel Hawthorne

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne's 19th Century Prose Nathaniel Hawthorne, a master of American fiction, often utilizes dreams within the annals of his writings to penetrate, explore and express his perceptions of  the complex moral and spiritual conflicts that plague mankind.  His clever, yet crucial purpose for using dreams is to represent, through symbolism, the human divergence conflict manifested in the souls of man during the firm Christian precepts of the Era in which he lived.  As a visionary

  • Poetry vs. Prose in Shakespeare's Hamlet

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    Poetry vs. Prose in Shakespeare's Hamlet In any discussion of poetry vs. prose worth it's stanzas, questions regarding such tools as meter, rhyme, and format must come into play. These are, after all, the most obvious distinguishing features of poetry, and they must certainly be key in determining the definition, and in fact nature, of poetry. Yet a term as broad as "poetry" is not so easily quantified as to simply attribute physical characteristics to it and let all writing either fall into

  • W.S. Merwin as an Influential Writer of Poetry and Prose

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    W.S. Merwin as an Influential Writer of Poetry and Prose Emergence At the day's end all our footsteps are added up to see how near. W.S. Merwin W.S. Merwin is an award-winning author of a wide variety of both poetry and prose books. He has served as a tremendous influence to me and has helped guide me along my writing journey. He inspires my best writing and has helped to shape my stylistics. I seek to follow in the footsteps of perhaps one of the most well known and popular poets of

  • Essay on Poetry in Prose in Cold Mountain

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    Poetry in Prose in Cold Mountain Cold Mountain is poetry in prose, and the examples of this are infinite.  Every character met is described down to the last hair on their head; the war-torn countryside still lives on for Inman to relive and Ada to discover.  The field burning, the sunrises and sunsets, the rivers flowing and the eternal rocks and trees that make up the landscape are all characters in themselves. The definition of the word ‘poetry’ is allusive to say the least. Those in dictionaries

  • The Blending of Prose and Poetry in Janice Mirikitani's Spoils of War

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    The Blending of Prose and Poetry in Janice Mirikitani's Spoils of War The experiences of being a Japanese-American woman serve as an important inspiration for author and poet Janice Mirikitani in her story "Spoils of War." Through the weaving together of poetry and prose, she details the struggles for self-understanding that often come with being both a descendant of an Asian culture and a female. "I write about these things," Mirikitani says of her style, "because I think it is healthy to express

  • A Prose Analysis of Milton's Sonnet XIX

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    A Prose Analysis on Milton's "Sonnet XIX" John Milton, a poet who was completely blind in 1651 wrote "Sonnet XIX" in 1652; this sonnet is his response to his loss of sight. The theme of the sonnet is the loss and regain of primacy of experience. Milton offers his philosophical view on animism and God. Furthermore, "Sonnet XIX" explores Milton's faith and relationship with God. "Sonnet XIX" suggests that man was created to work and not rest. The supportive details, structure, form, and richness

  • Bertrand Russell is one of the greatest masters of English Prose.

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    Bertrand Russell is one of the greatest masters of English Prose. Bertrand Russell is one of the greatest masters of English Prose. He revolutionized not only the subject matter but also the mode of expression. He has in him a happy blend of greatest philosopher and a great writer. He was awarded Nobel Prize for literature in 1950. The subject matter of his essays may be very difficult but his manner of expression is so lucid and simple that even a layman can understand him without any special difficulty

  • Kerouac’s Spontaneous Prose and the Post-War Avant-Garde

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    Kerouac’s Spontaneous Prose and the Post-War Avant-Garde My title comes from one of Kerouac’s own essays, “Aftermath: The Philosophy of the Beat Generation,” which he published in Esquire in March 1958. In it, he identifies the Beats as subterranean heroes who’d finally turned from the ‘freedom’ machine of the West and were taking drugs, digging bop, having flashes of insight, experiencing the ‘derangement of the senses,’ talking strange, being poor and glad, prophesying a new style

  • Canonical Literature: Rape of the Lock

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    Literature can serve to point out character flaws and make people see themselves as other characters and bring to light different outlooks on someone's behavior. Another example of leaders abandoning their own words of wit is Bruce Springsteen. Francine Prose writes, "Bruce Springsteen once tried ... ... middle of paper ... ...ty Press. 1993. Web. Homer. The Iliad: the Story of Achilles. A Signet Classic. New American Library. August 1966. Print. Holy Bible. King James Version. Library of Congress

  • Comparing the Relations Between Men in Henry IV and As You Like It

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    between older and younger men. In summary, the As You Like It scene is serious and moving, conducted in verse, concerned with issues of faithfulness, and uses Biblical references for metaphors. The scene from Henry IV is humorous, conducted in prose, concerned with betrayal and falsehood, (even if it is set in a farcical context,) and refers to common sayings in its metaphors and oaths. Both scenes examine the comparison of an old world to the new, to different levels of significance. The potential

  • The Elements of Writing

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    a beach. 4. Simplicity La Bruyère, knowing that many writers make the mistake of expressing simple things in a complex way, gave this advice to writers: “if you want to say that it is raining, say: ‘It is raining’.” Simplicity is the mark of good prose, and it’s also a virtue in other branches of culture, such as architecture. The chief virtue of Greek architecture is simplicity. The Greeks regarded simplicity as both a cultural virtue and a moral virtue. “Beauty of style,” wrote Plato, “and harmony

  • The Bildungsroman Genre

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    ............................................................................................... BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................................. A novel is a prose narrative of a certain length and complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience usually through a connected sequence of events. Most novels involve many characters and tell a complex story by placing the characters in a number of different

  • Compare And Contrast Prose And Prose

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    excellent poetry is able to instill a state of emotion within its reader through compressed language. Unlike prose, poetry does not focus on developing a plot or character, but rather developing the feelings and mood received or creating a theme. Often, both can be done, in truly masterful poetry. Likewise, excellent poetry must achieve such in a comparatively brief manner, when compared to prose. Often, writing what is absolutely necessary is more impactful than deliberating extensively on a single

  • Archetypes In Prose Edda

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    popular T.V. show Supernatural. The trickster archetype in Supernatural is similar to the tricksters Loki in the Prose Edda and Prometheus in Roman culture because they share similar powers, they experiences a battle of wits with the gods, and the outcomes of the trickster’s deeds lead to their punishment. The trickster in Supernatural is also very similar to the god trickster Loki in the Prose Edda because of their relationship between the other gods. The show Supernatural revolves around the lives

  • Prose Critical Lens

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    Prose points out that many authors try to use literary works to teach values and that she is skeptical of this method. I support Prose’s practice of using literary works to teach values. Two examples of novels that Prose said were used to teach values Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In these Examples Prose shows that many English classes focus on the values of the author rather than the literary work itself. When classes learn about Huckleberry Finn it is not

  • Pre 1914 Prose

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    Pre 1914 Prose Prose is the writing style of text such as a story and in this essay I will evaluate the use of the writing style in pre 1914 mystery prose and the way in which it is creates an effective atmosphere for the reader and how different to the modern, writing style of today. The four examples of pre 1914 prose which I will use to outline the use of mystery prose are "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells, "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, "The Adventures of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur

  • Readable Prose Memo

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    my ability to write in a readable prose style. Summary In this memo I will display excerpts from previous writings and show how they could be improved. When I finish my degree in IT Networking and Security, I must be able to convert technical information into easily understandable language. The Information Technology field requires an ability to communicate effectively with others. I have reviewed past writing assignments and found that I can improve my prose. Clear and Specific It is important

  • Frankenstein Prose Prompt

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    Screen reader support is enabled. Frankenstein Prose Prompt Total points: 1 23 responses Accepting responses 6 of 23 0 of 1 points Score not released Respondent has opened this assessment more than once. Frankenstein Prose Prompt The respondent's email (25yaratab@howlandschools.org) was recorded on submission of this form. Indicates required question Untitled Question 1 After creating a monsterous creation, Victor Frankenstein feels disgusted and afraid, yet also feels a sense of power from his