She Walks in Beauty   By Lord Byron Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788-1824) was a leading English Romantic poet known for his passionate and rebellious spirit and vivid and expressive poetry. His poem “She…

Introduction   The origins of drama have always been deeply rooted in the religious instincts of mankind. Greek drama had arisen out of the rituals observed in connection with the worship of Dionysius, the god…

The world is too much with us By William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a leading English Romantic poet, renowned for his deep connection to nature and his belief in its restorative power. He was…

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (Daffodils) By William Wordsworth “Daffodils,” also known as “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” is one of the most famous poems by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Written in…

Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood By William Wordsworth   Introduction William Wordsworth first published "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" in his 1807 collection Poems, in Two Volumes. Often…

Summary and Review   Joseph Murphy: was born in Cork County Ireland in 1898 and died at the age of 83 in 1981. He did his PhD in psychology from the University of Southern California.…

 My Son The Fanatic   Surreptitiously, the father began going into his son's bedroom. He would sit there for hours, rousing himself only to seek clues. What bewildered him was that Ali was getting tidier.…

VAN DIJK’S CDA MODEL OF “US (SELF) VS THEM (OTHERS)” KEY INDICATORS • ACTOR DESCRIPTION • AUTHORITY • DISCLAIMER • EVIDENCE • COMPARISON AND CONTRAST • POLARIZATION • EUPHEMISM • HYPERBOLE • IRONY • VICTIMIZATION…

HOW TO DO CDA Criteria for Doing Discourse Analysis   A discourse analyst, while analyzing a particular discourse, must: I. Possess an idea about a piece of discourse and that idea should be stated in…

Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice"    Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. He became one of the most celebrated figures in American literature, earning four Pulitzer Prizes. He is…