CSPIn literary terms, a "conceit" refers to an extended and elaborate metaphor or comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things. Conceits are often complex and intellectually challenging, aiming to create striking and imaginative connections between the objects or ideas being compared. This literary device was particularly popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and it is…
What is Metaphor? A metaphor is a figure of speech that involves making a comparison between two unrelated things or ideas to highlight a particular quality or aspect they share. It is a powerful literary device used in both prose and poetry to add depth and vividness to the language, enabling writers to express complex…
What is Simile? A simile is a figure of speech commonly used in literature to make comparisons between two distinct things using the words "like" or "as." It serves as a powerful tool for writers to create vivid imagery, enhance descriptions, and engage the reader's imagination. The structure of a simile is simple: it involves…
What do you know about Seven Sleepers’ den? The above phrase occurs in the fourth line of the poem, The Good Morrow. It is an allusion to the seven noble brothers of Ephesus. They were Christian young men whom the emperor Decius sought for persecution in 251 AD. The seven brothers hid themselves in a…
FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in 1821 at a Moscow hospital where his father was employed as a doctor. The family was poor, but their descent from 17th-century nobility entitled them to own land and serfs. Dostoyevsky’s mother, Maria, was loving and religious; his father, Mikhail, tended toward alcoholism and violence, and his…
Poem: The Good Morrow Writer: John Donne (1572 –1631) ----------------------------- John Donne's poem "The Good-Morrow" is part of his Songs and Sonnets published in 1633, and although he called this a sonnet, the poem is 21 lines long rather than 14 and is a mix of iambic pentameter (5 lines of unstressed/stressed syllables) and iambic…
Poem: Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Writer: William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) ----------------------------- "Sonnet 18" is one of the best-known 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Sonnet 18 is a typical English or Shakespearean sonnet, having 14 lines of iambic pentameter:…
The most well-known female writer in the history of English literature. She was born in Steventon, UK, on December 16, 1775. She was the youngest of seven children in her family.Jane Austen’s father was a country vicar.Jane got most of her education at home. Her family members are all fond of reading books. She appreciated…
Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson was an English poet. Born: 6 August 1809 Died: 6 October 1892 Nationality: English Occupation: Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign (1850–1892), The British Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom. It was in 1850 that Tennyson reached the pinnacle of his career, finally publishing his…
Oenone by Lord Alfred Tennyson “Oenone” is a dramatic monologue written by The Victorian poet Lord Alfred Tennyson in 1829. The whole poem is a kind of lament in which the elegiac mood predominates. Oenone feels so miserable that she calls upon death to come and end her life. Memories of Paris’s past love for…