Some figures of Speech

Some figures of Speech

The simile: here two dissimilar things are compared to each other. There are two kinds of simile namely the simple simile and the Homeric or Epic simile. In the simple simile the comparison is without any elaboration. Thus it is brief and direct. In the Homeric or...
On the sublime by Longinus

On the sublime by Longinus

It is not sure that Longinus has given the theory of sublimity yet conventionally it is referred to his name. It is a literary criticism dated to first century.  It is work upon aesthetics and Longinus has tried to guide us to sublimity.  It is written in...
Forms and techniques in MacFlecknoe

Forms and techniques in MacFlecknoe

MacFlecknoe is a very famous mock-heroic poem written by Dryden. It is also known as mock-epic. It is a kind of poetic form which uses the structure similar to an epic but it is not an epic.  It is typically a satire or a parody which mocks stereotypes. It...
Analysis of The Home and the World

Analysis of The Home and the World

The setting of the novel can be identified with the home rule movement or swadeshi movement in Bengal. This novel was originally published in Bengali with a title Ghare Baire in 1915. It was further translated in English by Surendra Nath Tagore with some help from the...
Spenser’s Platonism in Epithalamion

Spenser’s Platonism in Epithalamion

Plato has influenced many writers and created several milestones in English Literature. Horizons of Poetry suddenly widened under his influence and poets as well as readers enjoyed this changing. it was a kind of journey from known to unknown. this fresh and splendid...