English Literature

Write a five (5) paragraph essay responding to the following question:  Is Nora in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (not the whole thing, just Acts 1,2 and 3) a hero or an anti hero?  Be certain to discuss Nora’s transformation from Acts I, II, and III, and support your contentions with quotations from the text. no specific essay format, just the 5 paragraphs no space for names included please, will add myself after receiving the essay.

Question : Machinal, The Piano Lesson, and The DEATH of the LAST BLACK in the whole entire WORLD all reject major aspects of dramatic realism, but do so in very different ways. Choose a theme or idea that all three plays share, then write an essay in which you describe how they explore that theme or idea in ways that exceed the limits of dramatic realism. Be sure to account for the formal differences among these texts, too. (6 Pages, Doubles spaced, MLA) Basically asking, Pick a theme or idea that all 3 plays share and explain how they go past the limits of dramatic realism. How are they different from each other

Analyze ONE literary element (such as symbolism, imagery, foreshadowing, etc) to show/prove that ONE theme Submit the essay with a Works Cited page as one Word document. Minimum 400 words, maximum 600 words.

Read (and listen to) Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” and Gilbert Highet’s “Subway Station.” Reread and annotate the stories as needed. They are available in the Course Text and Readings course menu option on Blackboard. Re-examine any videos as you deem helpful to writing this essay. Choose ONE of the two choices for the fiction essay assignment. The stories and the grade sheet are attached as well. 1. Read Gilbert Highet’s “Subway Station.” Write an essay that examines its imagery and tone in relation to its theme. In other words, what is the theme of the work and how do imagery and tone help achieve it? How does the narrator’s experience with public transportation compare to yours? Be sure to use plenty of textual evidence (see Essay Requirements). Be specific. Review the Shared Elements of Poetry, Short Fiction, and Drama on Blackboard and your text for information on theme, tone and imagery. Chap 5 “Tone and Style” (147+); Chap 6 “Theme” (184+); Chap 13 “Imagery” (432+). Be sure to use plenty of textual evidence (see Essay Requirements). Addressing the tasks and maintaining strong organization (which includes a degree of compare and contrast) is key to a successful essay! 2. Read Jamaica Kinkaid’s “Girl” (attached). Write an essay that compares and contrasts your own childhood lessons learned with those of the narrator’s daughter-figure. Detail at least one significant similarity and difference. Be sure to include discussion of the story’s tone and style and how they might contribute to a specific theme. Review the Shared Elements of Poetry, Short Fiction, and Drama on Blackboard and your text for information on tone and style, as well as Chap 5 “Tone and Style” (147+). Be sure to use plenty of textual evidence (see Essay Requirements). Addressing the tasks and maintaining strong organization (which includes compare and contrast) is key to a successful essay! Even though the story’s title is “Girl,” the males in class can write a great essay on this topic. Childhood lessons learned are childhood lesson learned. At least don’t immediately dismiss this topic if it does not align with the gender with which you identify. Essay Requirements: – A full paragraphed essay of a minimum 600 words (about 2.5 pages), maximum about 800 words (3-3.5 pages); choose your words wisely and stay on topic! – Use proper MLA conventions: margins, font, spacing, heading, etc. – Include an original title centered at the top of the essay – Use evidence from story: Minimum of 6 borrowings – 5 quotations and 1 paraphrase. Follow The Quotation Process when borrowing. Since there are no paragraphs and only about 1 page for each story, no in-text or works cited page is needed. However, heavy emphasis will be placed on following the quotation process – providing context, introducing, and explaining. – As this is academic writing, please remember to use a certain level of formality in your writing: avoid slang, clichés, texting language, informal and weak wording like you, I, thing, interesting, this quote means, good, bad etc

. Write an essay about three course texts that use love, obsession, and passion respectively to convey the weird. Which text and theme suits the tradition of the weird the best and why? You should consult 1 critical source

Using one of the following thesis statements, write a 600-word essay. CHOOSE WHICHEVER 1. Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” contains humor. 2. In Joyce Carol Oates’ “Hi,Howya Doin,” the male jogger functions as a foil character to the other joggers because their responses to him define their own characters. 3. In Andre Dubus’ “Killings,” even though Matt Fowler pulls the trigger, it is Ruth who is responsible for the death of Richard Strout. 4. In “A Rose for Emily,” William Faulkner portrays various social levels of in Jefferson. Discuss how different characters belong to classes going from high to low using at least four. Remember to… Use MLA heading and page numbering Have creative and pertinent title. Have author and title in first sentence. Do not summarize the story. Quote from the text but not in thesis paragraph. You must have thesis statement somewhere in the first paragraph. Your first/thesis paragraph should also mention the reasons/examples you’ll use to support your thesis. Avoid the funnel approach in the thesis paragraph. Avoid first person pronouns. (I, mine, me, we, ours, us) Avoid second person pronouns. (you, your, yours) Keep verbs in present tense when discussing storyline. Don’t use any Webster’s definitions. Use transitional words and phrased between sentences and paragraphs. Don’t begin final paragraph with “In conclusion” or any of its relatives. (“In summary” “To conclude,” etc.) Remember the author is not the narrator. Say “the narrator says” not “O’Connor says.” This is not a research paper; do not consult secondary sources for help in writing this essay. Using a critic’s words, ideas, or organization is plagiarism and, at the least, will result in an automatic zero.

This 500-550 word (5 paragraph) essay will examine what YOU have learned/understood about the importance of literature as a result of the selections in the course, and/or how you have been impacted; what have you learned about yourself? As with all written work in this course, the MLA style is required.

A literary essay comparing two texts (The Kite Runner and a novel/play of your own choice) ? Your essay will: o Contain a teacher-approved thesis resulting from teacher/student conferencing o Be approximately 8-10 pages double-spaced (2500-3000 words) o Follow MLA format o Be submitted with all writing process notes

his homework is included in your final grade and is scored out of 20 points. This homework was due on Friday, July 17 at 11:55 PM. Instructions: Read Explicating Poetry http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/poetryexplication.html Please read ALL the poems listed below, choose one and explicate–Explications should include: Denotative (few sentences indicating what is literally going on in the poem) Connotative (several paragraphs that discuss what the poem evokes, what the central theme is and what is the poet’s perspective on that theme) Poetic Devices (identify at least 2 poetic devices–see “Analyzing Poetry” and “Glossary of Poetic Terms” link in Docs and Resources Unit 10–give examples from the poem and discuss how the poet uses these conventions of poetry to evoke) post your explication on the Discussion Board. Poems that deal with parenting “My Papa’s Waltz” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43330/my-papas-waltz “Daddy” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48999/daddy-56d22aafa45b2 Also, I need one BIO page this is what I wrote ##My Papa’s Waltz Original post: Fri 7/17/2020 at 2:56 AM 1-Denotations.The speaker is narrating a dance he had with his father thus the poem is told in past tense. The speaker says “such waltzing was not easy.” At the time they danced, the father was drunk. The speaker says, “The whiskey on your breath could make a small boy dizzy.” Also, this dance took place at home for we see that the speaker was taken to bed. The speaker says, “Then waltzed me off to bed still clinging to your shirt.” Also the speaker mentions that they romped until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf implying that they were dancing at home in the kitchen. The speaker is a child because in the poem he mentions romping until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf. The word romping is commonly used to refer to children. Also he was as tall as his father’s waist. The speaker says,“ At every step you missed, my right ear scraped a buckle.” 2-Connotative.The central theme in the poem is fear that some sons have for their fathers. This can be derived from the act of the father beating the son. While this poem explores characteristics of the theme of parenthood, it more closely explores the obstructions of the smooth relationship between father and son. The father beats the son and the son fears the father, creating an unbalance in their relationship, and a rift in it. The author views parenthood as a power over an individual. This is seen with the father having, and exploiting, such power over the son. He uses his power to take out his frustrations on his son, knocking down pans in the kitchen with the force of his beatings. 3-Poetic. Is written in an imagery and has a rhythm. I like how The poet goes into great detail describing the father, “The hand that held my wrist , Was battered on one knuckle” (Roethke). He also describes how he is injured while dancing, “At every step you missed, My right ear scraped a buckle” (Roethke). Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line such as the sound of /i/ in “Still clinging to your shirt” (Roethke). There is only one simile used in this poem. It is used in the third line, “But I hung on like death” (Roethke).

Final exam paper: Knight’s Tale Things to remember: Having a clear thesis statement. So far, everyone has been pretty good about this, but remember that you cannot get a passing grade for a paper without a clear thesis statement, so at the end of your intro make sure to make a claim about the poem, but a claim that needs to be proven based on discussion of the poem. 1. Suggestions to write about: theme of the Tale; what is the main message Chaucer or the speaker of the poem trying to say to their audience? ** I have included 2 short lectures of the professor discussing the tale. 2. Historical context; what specific historical elements are being commented on in the Tale? For example, what is the impact of not having a printing press in this society, and how does that impact play out in the Tale? 3. Relevance to modern times; why do we read and study this poem nowadays? Why is it important for us in the modern times? What elements or aspects of the Tales, or the society in which they take place, impact our modern world? And in what ways?