Question: Young Goodman Brown is an allegorical story- discuss. Young Goodman Brown as an Allegory. Introduction Allegory means that a story is told in the guise of another story. The story “Young Goodman Brown” by eminent American author Nathaniel Hawthorne…
Question: How does Johnson defend Shakespeare for mixing comic and tragic elements in drama? Introduction Violation of rules for composing literary works is harshly censurable or blamable. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) did it in all his dramas by ‘mixing comic and…
Question: Discuss the reasons of superiority of tragedy over epic poetry. Introduction According to Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC), tragedy is superior than epic. In his “Poetics” chapter no. 26, he shows sundry distinct characteristics of epic and tragedy.…
Question: How does Sydney establish the superiority of the poet over philosophers and historians? Introduction Sir Philip Sydney is a critic poet who established the superiority of the poet and shown that poets are superior than the philosopher and historian.…
Question: How does Johnson defend Shakespeare against the charge of the violation of the three unities? Introduction Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) is the famous literary scholar in the history of English Literature. He is considered the father of the English…
Question: Discuss William Wordsworth as a poet of common man. Introduction William Wordsworth (1770- 1850) is regarded as a poet of common man. He has written a famous author which is name Lyrical Ballads (1798). In this author, poet lays…
Question: Discuss the liberal attitude of Langston Hughes. Introduction Langston Hughes is one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance. He believes in using his art to get his feelings about politics and justice. He travels…
Question: What are the Major objections of Coleridge against Wordsworths poetry? Or, Discuss the faults of Wordsworth’s poetry in light of Coleridge’s opinions. Introduction “Biographia Literaria” by S. T. Coleridge (1772-1834) is a book of “biographical sketches of his literary…
Question: Is or Was Robert Frost wise in choosing the road less traveled? The Road Not Taken Introduction: The poem “The Road Not Taken” has been written by Robert Frost and was published in 1961 as the first poem in…
Question: What message does Frost convey through the poem Mending Wall? The Mending Wall Introduction Robert Frost who is a great American poet has written the poem “Mending Wall”. This is a thought-provoking poem about human limitations and their advantages…
Question: Evaluate Coleridge Poetic theory. Or, Discuss Coleridge’s view of poetry, poem, and poet. Introduction Coleridge’s Poetic theory is not in compact and cogent form anywhere in “Biographia Literaria”. His theory is based on three “P” which mean poem, poetry,…
Question: What message do you get from the death of the Hired Man? The Death of the Hired Man Introduction The Poem entitled “The Death of the Hired Man” has been written by a great American poet Robert Frost. This…
Question: Critically analyze the poem I Felt a Funeral in my Brain Introduction Emily Dickinson wrote “I felt a funeral in my brain”, in her most creative time. The poem uses the characteristic use of Dickinson’s metaphor and an experimental…
Question: Discuss the Features of an ideal tragic hero. Or, what is Aristotle’s view about an ideal tragic hero? Introduction Aristotle (384-322) BC is the “dean of all literary critics”. In his poetics, he has limned complete conception about tragedy…
Question: How long will the poet continue drinking alcohol or nectar from nature? I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed Introduction “I taste a liquor never brewed” is one of the few poems published in 1861 in Dickinson’s lifetime. In this…
Question: Discuss Sidneys view on Antiquity and Universality of poetry. Introduction Antiquity and Universality of poetry are coined by Sidney (1554-1586) in his prominent essay “An Apology for Poetry”. Sidney fixes his goal to defend poetry from the allegations of…
Question: How can the poem “Wild Nights – Wild Nights” be regarded as a poem of mystic experience? Wild Nights Wild Nights Mysticism Introduction “Wild nights – wild nights!” is a poem by Emily Dickinson. In this short but powerful…
Question: Critically analyze Aristotle’s views on plot. Or, why does Aristotle prefer complex plot to simple plot for tragedy? Introduction Aristotle (384-322) BC has conferred the guidelines for producing literary works especially for tragedy in his “Poetics”. He is so…