The Vanity of Human Wishes

by Samuel Johnson

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Can you explain each stanza of Samuel Johnson's "Vanity of Human Wishes"?

What are the neoclassical elements in Samuel Johnson's "The Vanity of Human Wishes"?

Evaluate "A Vanity of Human Wishes" as a satire by Samuel Johnson.

What themes and examples does Samuel Johnson use to describe "vanity" in his poem "The Vanity of Human Wishes"?

Samuel Johnson what is the nain idea in "the vanity of human wishes" by Samuel Johnson?

What is the subject matter of Samuel Johnson's poem "The Vanity of Human Wishes"?

What are the prominent neoclassical features in "The Vanity of Human Wishes"?

In the last section of his poem "The Vanity of Human Wishes," Samuel Johnson offers some remedies for the suffering that seems the inevitable result of vain wishes. What are those remedies?

"Poetry is a mirror held up to nature and life." Discuss with reference to Johnson's "The Vanity of Human Wishes."

What is the rhyme scheme of Samuel Johnson's "The Vanity of Human Wishes"?

What does the word ''Dart'' mean in this line from the poem ''The Vanity of Human Wishes''? "Fate wings with ev'ry Wish th' afflictive Dart."

What does Johnson say about Charles XII in "The Vanity of Human Wishes"?