... thought and writing do not, and cannot, reach. Since in this essay Lawrence himself is treating the physical body as a vessel, a metaphor for his larger point, he is also contradicting the original premise on which his metaphorical argument rests, that life should not be reduced to ... abstraction. Note, however, that at the same time he is also effectively illustrating his general thesis. The thrust of his argument - including the opening metaphor, the discussion of "absolutes," and a concluding list of "whole" books as opposed to "partial" books - does not consist of one logical " .....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... can be earned through our family, friends, likes and dislikes and backgrounds. Belonging to a group can operate both positively and negatively in our quest to define ourselves. In belonging to a group we satisfy our needs for belonging, acceptance and approval however in order to maintain our position in the group we often ... of the distance that the person appears to feel about his connection to Poland. The use of the title text is a direct metaphor for this sense of not belonging. The persona expresses a feeling of regret and anxiety on its arrival. The phrase "Haunts me" is ... a met...

• Word Count: 620
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... accepts anything he hears rather than questioning its validity and applying this knowledge. Thoreau makes an important observation about the nature of human beings and best expresses his concept through a metaphor: leaving the material world in order to escape the predictable flow of typical everyday life, Thoreau retreats to the woods to rediscover himself and meanwhile create his own original path ... develop a well-trodden path. The well-trodden path represents the routine tendencies we as humans brashly practice and incorporate as an intricate and essential part of our lives. Throug...

• Word Count: 987
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . Part of Akutagawa undoubtedly wants to view the Westerners influence upon Japan as immoral and corrupt, yet he sees the Janus-faced duplicity of his position, who is he to define morality? What right does he or any other member or group in society have to judge morality? Nevertheless one can't help but apply one's own values to any and all ... the total imperfection of mankind is, in and of itself, imperfect! It is exactly this confrontation between an immovable force and an immovable object that can be viewed as a grand metaphor for the meeting of Western and Japanese cultures and civ...

• Word Count: 825
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... 's sentiment. "But someone still was yelling out and stumbling" The short "o" in out accompany the "e" in yelling to accompany the verb to compliment and define the verb before it. As well as the short "o," there is also the short "u" in stumbling, which also works to create a more realistic tone. Look at ... ;Drunk with fatigue" also is to illustrate the life of a soldier. Through the use of the repeated assonance in the short "u" and the short "a," it's a metaphor for illustrating the exhaustion, yet it also plays on the irony of the poem because in all of the exhaustion and the pain, t...

• Word Count: 801
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... individual within a group. The presence of Apollo and Dionysus can be seen in both music and poetry in a number of ways. Not to confuse their figurative marriage with another familial metaphor, but they are brothers as well since they both share in the constitution of poetry and music. The epic poem is an Apollinian device; it owes its structure and form ... inspiring the creative production of lyrics. The ultimate match of the two is seen in the highest competency of art: tragedy. In tragedy the Dionysian and Apollonian factors serve to define and to perpetuate the other. The Dionysiac...

• Word Count: 1180
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate