Ariel By Sylvia Plath Stasis in darkness. Then the substanceless blue Pour of tor and distances. God’s lioness, How one we grow, Pivot of heels and knees!—The furrow Splits and passes, sister to The brown arc Of the neck I cannot catch, Nigger-eye Berries cast dark Hooks— Black sweet blood mouthfuls, Continue Reading
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) was a prominent American poet, novelist, and short story writer, best known for her intense, emotionally charged works that explore themes of identity, mental illness, and death. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Plath demonstrated literary talent from a young age and published her first poem at the ageContinue Reading
What is the Second Coming in Christianity? In Christianity, the Second Coming refers to the anticipated return of Jesus Christ to Earth at the end of time. According to Christian belief, Christ will return in glory to judge the living and the dead, establish God’s eternal kingdom, and bring finalContinue Reading
1. Turning and turning in the widening gyre→ Things are spinning out of control in a widening spiral. 2. The falcon cannot hear the falconer;→ The bird of prey (falcon) has gone so far from its master that it can no longer hear commands — a symbol of chaos andContinue Reading
William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century and a central figure in both Irish and modernist literature. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Yeats was deeply influenced by Irish mythology, folklore, and the political struggles of his country. He co-founded the Abbey Theatre and playedContinue Reading
The plot structure of George Orwell’s Animal Farm is fairly simple and straightforward. The first few chapters are concerned with the rising action: the animals’ rebel and seizure of the farm, Snowball and Napoleon’s quarrel for leadership, expulsion of Snowball, and Napoleon becoming the dictatorial leader. The climax is reachedContinue Reading
The Seven Commandments – written on the barn wall – are the basic principles of animalism and described originally as “unalterable laws” by which the animals were to live. They were meant to keep the animals equal and to ensure that all animals were true to their own nature. OverContinue Reading
Old Major is a character in the book Animal Farm. He was an award winning elderly and well-respected Middle White boar. He was twelve years of age, and had 400 piglets. He had given inspiration to the other pigs about the fair rules on the farm once the farmers wereContinue Reading
“Beasts of England” is the song that Old Major teaches to the other animals in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. He claims that his parents sang it to him when he was young, although they only remembered the first three words. The song is instrumental in firing up the other animalsContinue Reading
In Animal Farm, George Orwell shows how the public can be influenced by the words, slogans and propaganda through rhetorical skills and the means for manipulation of the language. The public in a totalitarian society is deceived by the dominant ideology through the effective use of the language. Several charactersContinue Reading
