The Kidnapping of the Lock is an example of Alexander Pope’s masterful use of heroic couplets and lucid satire. Each passage within this poem contains a great deal of information about Pope’s style and how it is characteristic of him. I have chosen the first twenty lines of the work, here to examine and show […]
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In Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid, the epic heroes Achilles and Aeneas are gifted with a mighty sword. In the “Iliad” Achilles receives a sword made by the god Hephaestus, but in the “Aeneid” Aeneas is given a sword made by Vulcan. Both swords are symbolic in the epic poems, as the individual themes of […]
A sign hung above the counter in a neighborhood deli said, “One sandwich isn’t enough? Two sandwiches are too many? Try a sandwich and a half!” Suitable for the genre of writing, perhaps it can be accurately translated into “Shorter prologue? Too long a novel? Try a story.” This type of writing is a medium […]
Continuing my series of articles on legends and myths, let’s now take a look at one that Hollywood brought back into focus a couple of years ago. Let’s examine the legend of Troy and its supposed downfall at the hands of a Trojan Horse. Most children, at some point in their lifetime, become enthralled with […]