There are 19 tenants of transcendentalism I’ll give u the list here’s the prompt Choose one of the nineteen transcendentalist tenets. Using at least three of the transcendentalists we encountered (Thoreau, Whitman, Emerson, or Dickinson), prove that this tenet does in fact appear in transcendentalists’ writings. This process should take at least two body paragraphs. […]
Write an essay on The Merchant of Venice or/and Sense and Sensibility,* using one of the following topics: *You may refer to other texts we have discussed for comparison/contrast, but your primary focus must be one or both of the texts we have discussed since October 7 1. Wealth — acquiring and/or losing it. Examine […]
Directions Read Kafka’s modernist masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. After you’ve read the story, answer the Critical Thinking Questions below. Literary Terms for Study: Modernism and Characterization Modernism: Modernism has its roots in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernist writers made an intentional break from the traditional styles of poetry and prose that were handed down […]
You must respond to both of the stories that you were assigned to read. Your essay must be no less than 500 words. NOTE: Quotations from the stories do NOT count in the 500 words. Pay close attention to the check list given at the beginning of the year. Discuss the effect the settings have […]
Directions Read Kafka’s modernist masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. After you’ve read the story, answer the Critical Thinking Questions below. Literary Terms for Study: Modernism and Characterization Modernism: Modernism has its roots in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernist writers made an intentional break from the traditional styles of poetry and prose that were handed down […]
Directions Read Kafka’s modernist masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. After you’ve read the story, answer the Critical Thinking Questions below. Literary Terms for Study: Modernism and Characterization Modernism: Modernism has its roots in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernist writers made an intentional break from the traditional styles of poetry and prose that were handed down […]
You must respond to both of the stories that you were assigned to read. Your essay must be no less than 500 words. NOTE: Quotations from the stories do NOT count in the 500 words. Pay close attention to the check list given at the beginning of the year. Discuss the effect the settings have […]
Choose three fictional elements of fiction (options: conflict(s), setting, character, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, point of view) that Adichie uses in “The Thing Around Your Neck”to reveal a central theme of your choosing.A literary analysis of a short story makes an argument about a literary, cultural, historical, or political aspect of a literary work. In […]
Write a essay answering the following question. Does everyone have a “dark side”? Although most romantic writers reflected the optimism of their times some pondered the darker side of human nature. Edgar Allen Poe for example conjectured that in extreme situations people would reveal their true evelin natures. Do you think everyone has a dark […]
The Good Lord Bird ends on a bit of an ambiguous note with Onion escaping to Philadelphia after his final visit with John Brown. Write an additional chapter that documents Onion’s experiences in Philadelphia as he attempts to navigate his freedom. Consider some of the elements of fiction discussed in class (narrative voice, characterization, and […]