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DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH PROSE Renaissance and the Rise of English Prose It was during the Renaissance that the English prose came out of the shadow of Latin and created an identity of its own. Both fiction and non-fiction prose flourished which foreshadowed the rise of prose as the most popular medium for literature in the … Read more
“One day I wrote her name……made my pains his prey.” [EXPLANATION]One day the poet wrote the name of his beloved upon the sandy shore. But then the waves came and wiped the name away. Again the poet wrote the name a second time but the tide (high waves) came and wiped it again. The poet’s … Read more
LINES 1-4“Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show, / That she, dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain, / Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, / Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain.” EXPLANATIONThe poet is loving in reality and is eager to express … Read more
A sonnet has come from the Italian word ‘sonnetto’ meaning a ‘little song’. It is a lyrical poem that consists of fourteen lines, usually with iambic pentameter and a set rhyme scheme. The sonnet was one of the most dominant form of poetry in the Elizabethan age. It took its origin in the 14th century, … Read more
1. Definition of Rhetoric Rhetoric is the art of persuasive and effective communication, whether spoken or written. Aristotle defined it as “the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.” It is not confined to political oratory but is a central tool in literature, philosophy, law, and everyday discourse. 2. Historical … Read more
1. Definition of Prosody Prosody is the study of the rhythm, sound, and structure of verse. It involves how syllables, stress, meter, rhyme, and pauses shape poetry. Prosody is to poetry what rhythm and melody are to music. 2. Elements of Prosody A. Syllable The basic unit of sound in verse. B. Foot A unit … Read more
LINE 1–6 I grieve and dare not show my discontent;I love and yet am forced to seem to hate,I do, yet dare not say I will meant,I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate.I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned,Since from myself another self I turned. The speaker states that she is … Read more
Introduction To His Coy Mistress is a clever, well-structured metaphysical dramatic monologue, possibly by Andrew Marvell. In this poem the poet figuratively puts in persuading his beloved for a sexual lift. The poem begins with an initial promise, which is followed by qualification of promise and ends with a resolution to sexual conflict. Marvell, like … Read more
Introduction To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is a clever, well-structured dramatic monologue. In the poem, the poet is persuading his beloved for the immediate fulfilment of sexual love as time is running fast. The poem commences with an initial promise; the promise then qualifies and develops in nature; and concludes with a resolution. … Read more
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough, and time,This coyness, lady, were no crime.We would sit down, and think which wayTo walk, and pass our long love’s day.Thou by the Indian Ganges’ sideShouldst rubies find; I by the tideOf Humber would complain. I wouldLove you ten years before the Flood,And … Read more