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Their are perhaps several differences between short stories and novels,...

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:56:07 PST

Their are perhaps several differences between short stories and novels, but length is probably the most obvious and least clarified of these differences. Obviously the short story is going t be shorter in length than the novel, but no one including writers and publishers have really established a length criteria. In addition, the novella must be considered between the short story and the novel, but here again there is no clear criteria on...

What is the difference between a short story and a novel?

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:26:38 PST

What is the difference between a short story and a novel?

A short story is a fictional prose narrative shorter and more focussed...

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:08:04 PST

A short story is a fictional prose narrative shorter and more focussed than a novel ,usually deal with a single charecter. A novel is a fictional prose narrative of considerable length,usually having a plot that unfolds by actions,dilogue and thoughts of the varied charecters.

"To the Virgins" follows the theme of Carpe Diem, which means to seize...

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:28:31 PST

"To the Virgins" follows the theme of Carpe Diem, which means to seize the day. Take advantage of what you can, while you can. He urges youth to do all they can while they are young, because once that youth is gone, there is no going back. They will never be able to do those youthful things later in life. They don't know how long they will live, either. This part of "To the Virgins" is similar to the theme of "To Daffodils." "To...

Compare and contrast between the moods of the two poems, "To the...

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:53:45 PST

Compare and contrast between the moods of the two poems, "To the Daffodil" and "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time".

Obviously, the lenght, is the difference between a novel and a...

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 02:59:27 PST

Obviously, the lenght, is the difference between a novel and a shortstory. Shortstory,is a form of fictional prose that ranges from 500-2,000 words and 50-100 pages that contain major events of a literary work. On the other hand, Novel is also a form of prose that has a range of 2,000-10,000 words. Unlike shortstory that deals with major events, it deals with the elaborate sense of a literary work containing both major and minor events that...

Think of the poem as more advisorial than judgemental toward a...

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:15:54 PST

Think of the poem as more advisorial than judgemental toward a particular group - in this case, virgins/women. The poet is encouraging people to "seize the day" and not fritter one's time or life away being idle. The poet uses the analogy of the virgin's pursuit of marriage as a sort of call to action - to enjoy life, experience the religious and societal joys of marriage and most of all, not waste their time on earth.

Herrick, who was a priest, was simply expressing a philosophy which was...

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:15:32 PST

Herrick, who was a priest, was simply expressing a philosophy which was popular during his day. The philosophy reflects an ancient theme the Romans called "Carpe Diem" or "Seize the Day". This idea encourages all people to live life to the fullest each day. The Roman poet Horace put it, "Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die." Herrick expresses the same thought in the first line of the poem when he writes, "Gather ye rosebuds...

Do you feel that the writer tries to impose his view on women about...

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:21:09 PST

Do you feel that the writer tries to impose his view on women about marriage?

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This is clearly a "Carpe Diem" ("Sieze the day", in...

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:39:10 PST

This is clearly a "Carpe Diem" ("Sieze the day", in Latin) and can easily be introduced as such. The speaker is trying to convince the Virgins that life is short, and encourages them to take hold of the time that they have, here and now, because before they know it they will be dead, and all that they hold dear now (their honor, beauty) will mean nothing in the grave.

What might be a brief introduction on writing the poem "To the...

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 09:19:11 PST

What might be a brief introduction on writing the poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"?

This poem is considered one of the "Carpe Diem" poems. In...

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 18:30:40 PST

This poem is considered one of the "Carpe Diem" poems. In Latin, carpe diem" is usually translated "seize the day." However, carpo in Latin can also refer to picking or plucking flowers or fruits, and this association goes well with the imagery he uses when he admonishes virgins to "gather ye rosebuds while ye may." In the first stanza, Herrick also employs personification when he says, "time is still...

one thing at work is synecdoche where the flower is representing purity...

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:50:46 PST

one thing at work is synecdoche where the flower is representing purity and youth. this metaphor is carried throughout the poem through parallelism.

Please explain some of the literary devices in "To the Virgina,...

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 15:14:33 PST

Please explain some of the literary devices in "To the Virgina, Make Much of Time."

Herrick uses "rosebuds" rather than roses since rosebuds are...

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:33:06 PST

Herrick uses "rosebuds" rather than roses since rosebuds are not fully bloomed yet...much like the virgins to whom the poem is addressed.The speaker is probably an older male who is advising the young women of the community to hurry off and marry while they are still young and beautiful. To "tarry" too long will mean that time will ravage them and cause them to age to the point that they will not be able to attract a...

In "To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time," who is the speaker?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:12:48 PST

In "To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time," who is the speaker?

I am a bit befuddled by this question, but I will take a stab that you...

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:06:48 PST

I am a bit befuddled by this question, but I will take a stab that you mean the figures of speech used in this poem. The link below will give you greater detail on the multitudes of figures of speech, but in this poem, the most obvious include the allusion to Old Time (Father Time) and the Lamp of Heaven (the sun) which uses hyperbole by overexaggerating the speed at which time passes for these virgins. The speaker tells them that time is...

What are the literary figuratives of the poem: "To the Virgins, To...

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:07:35 PST

What are the literary figuratives of the poem: "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time"?

please....what are the literary figurative of this poem"TO THE...

Tue, 27 May 2008 22:01:33 PST

please....what are the literary figurative of this poem"TO THE VIRGINS,TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME'?