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• Answered a Question in The Faerie Queene

  One of the most notable women mentioned in Book One of The Faerie Queen is the queen herself, referred to as Gloriana. While...

• Answered a Question in A Midsummer Night's Dream

  The fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream serve many functions. One role is to develop a theme of the play: we (humankind)...

• Answered a Question in Poetry of Moore

  Marianne Moore's poem "Poetry" is a commentary on the power of all words. The speaker urges her readers not "to discriminate against...

• Answered a Question in Girl

  Structurally, we could infer that a short story titled "Boy" would look completely different. If you recall, the actual short story,...

• Answered a Question in Girl

  The syntactical structure of the short story "Girl" is one of its most striking features. It's a challenging story to read because it...

• Answered a Question in Poetry

  "Desiderata" means "things wanted or needed." In the context of the poem, the speaker is sharing with his readers what he desires them...

• Answered a Question in Iliad

  The relationship between gods and mortals is crucial in the Iliad. Achilles, the ill-fated protagonist, is the product of a...

• Answered a Question in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  To clarify, diction is a reference to word choice, and syntax refers to the arrangement of words within a sentence. While there are...

• Answered a Question in Turtles All the Way Down

  One of the morals Turtles All the Way Down teaches us is that we are stronger when we share our struggles with others. If you...

• Answered a Question in A Doll's House

  A Doll's House offers an unflinching look into a middle-class Norwegian family in the late nineteenth century. The...