Whitman’s treatment of self and democracy in Song of Myself
Introduction: “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) is not only a poem but actually a democratic universe. Here in this poem, Whitman represents the…
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According to Mathew Arnold, Poetry is criticism of life. So be critic that means be a poet.
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Poetic techniques of Whitman concerning Song of Myself
Introduction: Walt Whitman is the shining star in 19th-century American Literature. He breaks down the existing English and French writing traditions and innovates new writing…
Whitman as a poet of joy and optimism
Introduction: The note of joy and optimism that Walt Whitman (1819-1892) puts in his remarkable poems is very much related to his idea of the…
Whitman glorifies the lady in Song of Myself
Walt Whitman (1819-92) glorifies the sex-starved young lady of 28 years in his iconic epic poem “Song of Myself”. Actually, the lady expresses her intense…
Whitman’s spiritual concept of democracy
Spiritual Democracy Spiritual Democracy is akin to a kind of science of God that includes all faiths and all good knowledge. Whitman’s concept of spiritual…
Significance of “Grass” in Song of Myself
Symbol: A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. The symbolic significance of Grass …
Is the song “Kandari Hushiar” a source of inspiration to the freedom fighters of Bangladesh in 1971?
What is Nazrul’s contribution to the liberation war of Bangladesh? Or, In what way was the song “Kandari Hushiar” a source of inspiration to the…
Troilus and Criseyde is a lover’s tragedy
Introduction: There is a famous quote that says, ”the only difference between a tragedy and a comedy is the ending”. This means that if a…
Consider Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde as a poem of courtly love tradition
Introduction: Courtly love was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting…
Discuss Chaucer’s use of digressions as a rhetorical device in The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
Introduction: Digression is a literary device that refers to the temporary departure from the main subject in a speech, writing, or literature. It may be…