… soldiers endure in the war, from fatigue to dying horribly after being gassed. It also places an emphasis on the fact that war is glorified to draw youths into the war hoping for glory. The speaker has an angry tone towards the false belief that…

… "Oedipus the King" by Aristotle, the main conflict is Oedipus' internal struggle with his pride and egotism. He likes to be praised, always having to get things done and be known for it. Oedipus himself is also off balanced due to the nature of his…

… has a somber, serious, regretful attitude, an ironic tone, and a vivid descriptive voice towards the events occurring throughout the poem. He (the speaker) is shown as a witness to the story that takes place. Frost uses this dramatic take on a chain…

… Roethke, uses figures of speech, primarily hyperbole and metaphor, to reveal the wonders of a woman's body, as well as to amplify pleasures in sexual relations that the speaker had with her. The fact that Hyperbole is used to describe the woman repeated…

… airplanes. I remember the times that I would step outside to glance at a potential airplane. I knew then, that one day I would be flying away. Many people dream of exotic vacations, and never get the opportunity to do so. It was October 29, 2003…

… Sophocles, a scholarly author of philosophy and logic. The play Antigone is probably one of the most prominent interpretations of a tragic drama. The two main characters of the play are Antigone and Creon. There is much conflict between Antigone and…

… attractive boy and a natural leader, the sort of intelligent, well-adjusted, athletic boy who easily might become the idol of his schoolmates. We meet him in the first chapter as he leads the way out of the jungle while Piggy lumbers after him. That…

… are that humans are the enemy because they overwork the animals and treat them badly. He says all animals should cooperate to overthrow the humans. He teaches that all animals are equal, even the wild creatures like rats and rabbits, and that they…

… Day', and Ted Hughes' 'Roe-Deer', all use language and structure to enhance the meaning of the poem. Heaney's style of poetry tends to be much more personal as it clearly reverts to his own life experiences. Thus, the types of themes present in Heaney's…

… tale set in America during the great depression. It is a novel about defeated hopes and dreams, loneliness as well as companionship. The title of the novel "Of Mice and Men", is a reference to a section of Robert Burns poem: "The best laid schemes…