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I have a PhD and I taught at the University of Cincinnati for 38 years. I have published a book on Theodore Roethke, a book of poems, and am finishing an eBook "You Can Learn to Interpret Poetry."
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A literary text is usually a complex thing. A reader can look at it in terms of its form, its structure, how the elements are put together to make a meaningful whole. A reader can delve into the... -
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Homer's ancient Greek epicThe dysseyis The Architypal "travel" story. Odysseus travels, unwillingly, from the island Ithaka where he is King to Troy, where the Greek forces attack the city. After... -
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A traditional dramatic plot structure has five elements: Exposition, Complication, RISING ACTION, Climax and Resolution. The Exposition introcuces the main character and the initial situation. A... -
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In many of the dialogues and in The Republic, especially in the allegory of the cave, Plato develops the idea that the realm of Ideas or Forms exists apart from the world of time and space. The... -
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A lyrical poem resembles a musical composition in that it is rhythmic and has a "musical" sound, such as rhyme, alliteration, consonance, etc. Since early in the twentieth century, lyric...
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