… destined for greatness. He thought that he 'might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die'(Text 414). For this reason he thought that his life was very important to himself and to others. He…

… created by Poe's stories and by Hitchcock's films. Several themes are common to both: the madness that exists in the world, the paranoia caused by isolation which guides people's actions, the conflict between appearance and reality along with the…

… Garden of Eden is by far the worst sin committed by humankind. It is this sin that led to future sins. This original sin must be emphasized by writers to depict the evil involved in it. In writing Paradise Lost, John Milton recognizes this fact…

… person, or characteristic of society, he will write a poem that mocks or pokes fun at that value, person, or characteristic. A good example of such writing is John Betjeman's poem "In Westminster Abbey." In this poem Betjman shows the flaws of the…

… the way that people will look upon the narrator after his death. It centre's around the idea of 'noticing things,' showing the narrators precision and the ambivalence of his neighbours. Hardy gets this across by the techniques that he uses, and…

… my soul, It floods deep within, into every inch that makes me whole. I wonder and worry of thought throughout the day, What is to come, to my dismay. As a flood of tears pour out of me in all my expressions, more and more comes, more and more…

… less and less everyday. When I was young, I use to believe that I had actually had the world all figured out, but now, as I grow, I know that having the world all figured out is impossible because I now realize that I will never understand even the…

… will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile but you have to smile, When care is press you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is strange with its twists…

… may have been one of the most misunderstood writers of all times. Because his poems often depict scenes of violence, death and decay, people have often thought of Poe, not as the literary genius that he was, but as something of a "madman". For example,…

… nature. He was born to a working class family in a small mining town in Yorkshire, and was obsessed with and became famous for describing the power and mystery of animals as well as the deep world of nature. Although these poems could be seen…