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 Analyze Pope's “The Rape of the Lock” as a Social Satire. Introduction: Poetic satire is a form of didactic poetry aimed at reforming human behavior and manners. The satirist takes on the role of a critic, boldly condemning vice and immoral behavior. As John Dryden famously stated, “The true end of satire is the ailment of vices by correction.” In essence, satire serves as a means to expose and critique human weaknesses, foolishness, absurdities, and shortcomings. To achieve this moral objective, satirists employ humor, wit, ridicule, and irony.  Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock, which critiques the aristocratic society of the 18th century. The poem opens with a playful observation that juxtaposes the "little" men who engage in "bold" tasks with the "gentle ladies" who can harbor such "mighty rage." This contrast serves to mock the trivial concerns and behaviors of the aristocracy, highlighting the absurdity of their social interact...

 Who do you think is a real monster? Human curiosity leads to bold actions. It starts every adventure, study, and discovery. The natural desire to learn and ask questions creates many opportunities. Some of these bring joy, while others bring frustration and sadness. In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, published in 1818, the story is about Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who tries to bring a dead body to life. The novel is also called The Modern Prometheus. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a figure who created humans from clay and gave them fire, which belonged only to the gods. Like Prometheus, Victor Frankenstein tries to give humans something that only God should control—immortality, or the ability to live forever. However, his experiment fails, and this failure causes terrible consequences. Victor’s actions lead to a series of tragic events because he does not take responsibility for his creation. The creature he brings to life feels abandoned and rejected, which mak...

 ‘Shelley is revolutionary in the true sense.’ Explain with examples of his poems. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was a radical thinker from an aristocratic background, much like Lord Byron. However, while Byron enjoyed society’s approval before his exile, Shelley was more of an outsider from a young age. At school in Eton, he was already seen as a revolutionary thinker. Shelley believed in ideas like vegetarianism, pacifism, and free love, rejecting the institution of marriage because he thought it oppressed women. Interestingly, his father-in-law, William Godwin, shared similar views. Both Shelley and Godwin believed that human beings were capable of becoming perfect through reason. Shelley was expelled from Oxford for his challenge to religious authority, specifically for questioning the existence of God. He also became known for his personal life, as he eloped with two different teenage girls in two years. The second was Mary, the daughter of Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, w...

 In what ways does Jonathan Swift critique the societal implications of the bookselling industry? Create a memorable phrase (i.e. tagline) to receive readers' attention towards a literary text of your choice. Swift's A Tale of a Tub is a unique and clever book that openly draws attention to its own nature as a piece of writing. It highlights the fact that it is, in itself, a "text" with many layers of meaning. Because of this, it has led to a lot of debate among scholars and critics about how to interpret it. Many key ideas in modern critical theory, which is the study of how we read and understand texts, have been influenced by this work, making it a central piece in those discussions. The fascination with alchemy and numerology in the early modern period, as evidenced by Swift's humorous references, reflects not only widespread interest but also the contentious position these pursuits held within intellectual and social spheres. Georgiana Hedesan, in her article...

  Highlight at least two key writers, John Milton and Ben Jonson -their major contributions.  1) John Milton   In the 17th century, most poetry came from places like the royal court, the church, wealthy landowners (the gentry), or the theatre . However, John Milton, who lived from 1608 to 1674, was different. After the English Civil War, he wrote for a smaller, more spiritual audience. His famous work Paradise Lost was meant for people who could deeply understand its message. Milton hoped his poem would reach the right audience, even if it was small, much like Christ said that many are invited, but only a few truly respond.  The Bible verse " but few are chosen " (Matthew 20:16) is about the idea that many people are invited to follow God's path, but only a few actually do. This relates to the way a certain writer approached his epic, a long poem or story. He asked for help from the Spirit (or inspiration) that values a good, pure heart more than fancy buildings or t...

  To Critically analyze the poem Lockdown by Simon Armitage.  British Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, has written a poem for the current world COVID-  19 crisis. 'Lockdown' was published in The Guardian, 21 March 2020. In this poem we can see creative impulse such as landscapes and spontaneous step out side of our comfort zone as well as pictorial journey. This poem has two dreams Sequences. The speaker the voice in the poem is having dream sequence.  Hallucinating dream sequence. In 1665-1666 plague stricken in village Eyam. Thousands and Millions people had died in this pandemic. These days are known as Black Death. London's Village Eyam was greatly affected. Pictorial graphic says that people were dying on the road.        This is all about something that happen in small village .        Here, poet also reminds us wonderful poetic expression  of  Kalida's  मेघदूतम. Second dream sequence is Exotic dream....

  Explain the concept of Post-truth as discussed in the the blog.  Introduction:    After much discussion, debate, and research, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016 is post-truth an adjective defined as 'relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief'. (Source: Oxford Dictionary). According to Merriam-Webster , "post-truth" is an adjective that describes a situation where people are more likely to accept an argument based on their emotions and beliefs, rather than one based on facts. For example, you might describe politics as post-truth. The term "post-truth" refers to a condition where objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. It suggests a societal shift away from prioritizing factual accuracy towards narratives that align with individual or group perspectives, even if they c...

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This task is given by Dilip sir 1. Wordsworth claims that “A poet has a greater knowledge of human nature, and a more comprehensive soul, than one supposed to be common among mankind.” Discuss this with reference to your reading of Wordsworth’s views in the. Wordsworth, himself tells us that his aims in writing the prefacer was not to give an elaborate account of his theory of poetry or to make a systematic, defense of his point of view. He added the Preface because he felt that his poems were of new kind, both in theme and style. The first volume of the Lyrical Ballads was published without any preface. It had only a brief Advertisement. Wordsworth has chosen the various of humble and rustic life for a reason. These reasons are i)in aspects number of humble and rustic life feelings are freely and frankly expressed ⅱ) the manners of the rustics aне not sophisticated. iii) in rustic life, human passions are connected with the grand and noble objects of nature. Every poem in the coll...