Essays on Irony

Irony and Sarcasm

Key components of any social conversation are language processing and understanding. Sarcasm is determined by cultural a...

The Meaning of the Apostrophe in Death Be Not Proud

The Princess Bride Analysis

The original novel The Princess Bride was written in 1973, and then rewritten several times after the appearance of the film adaptation of the s...

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavanas County is a short story by Mark Twain that was originally published in the New York Saturday Press...

The Great Dictator movie review

A good The Great Dictator movie review will discuss the film's themes, including Charlie Chaplin's portrayal of Hitler....

Outside Source Document: Song

In his song The Innocence and Experience, William Blake reflects on society's dealings. He condemns all bad acts that oc...

Greasy Lake by T. Coraghessan Boyle

Authors often use a variety of literary instruments to enhance the appeal of their works or to convey a specific meaning...

Interpreting Poetry

Writers typically articulate themselves through novels, poetry, and sculpture, among other outlets that depict their emo...

O’Connor’s literary work

The life and literary works of a prominent Georgian novelist, Flannery O'Connor, have received special attention over th...

William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet

There is ample evidence in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that Hamlet purposefully feigned fits of insanity in order ...