This comparative essay deems to analyze the similarities and differences of the shared themes between West Indian poet, Jane King's "The Mistress" and English poet, John Milton's "On His Blindness" via the close reference to how imagery, form and figurative language assisted in the development of such themes. Jane King is a West Indian poet who born in the year 1952 in the island of Saint Lucia. ... "The Mistress" by Jane King and "On His Blindness" by John Milton both presents the lives of a woman and a man, respectively via first person narr...

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Introduction The restoration of King Charles II to the English throne marked the beginning of the restoration period. ... The works of Alexander Pope, John Locke and Jonathon demonstrate the aspects of realism and satire. ... John Locke John Locke referred to as the father of liberalism, was a physician, political theorists and an English philosopher who lived during the restoration period. ... Conclusion The restoration period started when King Charles II was restored to being king of England. ... The works of Alexander Pope, John Locke and Jonathon have been used to demonstrate the aspect...

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John Donne, one of the infamous Metaphysical Poets, is known to some only by random quotes such as "for whom the bell tolls" or "no man is an island", but to others he is as important a writer as Shakespeare and thus has been valued as such in many forms. However John Donnes popularity is not universal and although he may be well known, he is not necessarily well liked. ... John Dryden was the first to use the term when he criticized Donne by saying "He affects the metaphysics in his amorous verses, where nature should only reign; and perplexes the minds of the fair sex with nice speculati...

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"The Anxious Dead," by John McCrae and "A Page from Our History," by Raymond Souster, both poets are about brutal wars and poor soldiers. The first poem is about the soldiers who gave their lives in the war and the second poem is about Mackenzie King. ... Mackenzie King was become famous after he sent soldiers to the war, while the soldiers were killed and injured. ...

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The word "Cavalier" was first used as a political term to refer to those who supported the monarchy and King Charles I. ... Sir John Suckling utilizes the love and loyalty theme in a sarcastic manner in his poem "The Constant Lover". ... Being with Althea, tasting life's pleasures, and singing praises to his king make the speaker feel free because they represent the basic liberties of a free man. ... The monarchy was restored in 1660 with the crowning of King Charles I son, Charles II. ...

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JOHN DRYDEN ( 1631-1700). ... The issue it deals is the problem of succession for the king Charles II in 1680. ... The king's faults are glossed over by the writer and his illegitimate son is not very well introduced because it seems he's characterised by lust. ... In 1681 The king dissolved Parliament and provoked violent reactions. ... The poem is famous for its brilliant portraits of the king's enemies and friends. ...

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John Donne's "The Sun Rising" is certainly not a typical love poem. ... The poet persona then tells the sun to leave the lovers alone: "go chide / Late schoolboys and sour prentices, / Go tell court huntsmen that the King will ride, / Call country ants to harvest offices" (5-8). ...

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Violent imagery in a holy sonnet: Batter my heart, three-personed God In John Donne's "Batter my heart, three-personed God ," the speaker is in despair about his ability to be chaste. ... A viceroy is a governor appointed by a king to rule in his place in a far away colony. ...

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On the other hand, John Donne's, "Death be not Proud, though some have called thee", addresses the facts that "Death" is not the end of the life but in many ways a new beginning. ... In contrast, John Donne's entire sonnet directly addresses death. ... Shelly uses the image of a statue as a symbol to represent the kingdom of Ozymandias which is the only remaining of the king's reign. "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!... Although the king thought that he would be remembered by the virtue of his statue he crea...

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Where as, in the movel Grendel, written by John Gardner, Grendel is portrayed as a witty monster with a sick sense of humor. ... Such as giving the king the proper praise and heroism. ... One big similarity in both literary works, is praising the king. In "Beowulf" the people of Hrothgar's kingdom made sure they didn't praise Beowulf more than their king. ... In both works, it was almost a sin not to praise the king above anyone else, not matter how great their power. ...

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The Canterbury Festival had begun in 1928 with John Masefield's 'The Coming of Christ'.Canterbury was not only the arch-diocese of the country ;it was the most ancient Christian shrine in the land ,santified by the 'hooly blisful man whose cult was the reason for Chaucer's Canterbury Piligrim's journey.When George Bell, Bishop of Chicester, invited Eliot to write for the 1953 Canterbury Festival the poet still chose the martyr for his subject despite a 1932-3 production of Tennyson's play. ... The play had the advantage of referring to a well-known, h...

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The unrecognized ending of Cannery Row In John Steinbeck's novel, Cannery Row, Steinbeck attempts to display various themes, all the while focusing on bringing the row itself to life. ... Imprisoned as a teenager for having a secret affair with the daughter of the Indian King, the poem reflects his mourning and desire for "his girl". ...

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She showed a great likeness of the poetry of John Keats and Robert Browning. ... Another key reading she was influenced by was the King James Version of the Bible, stressing the book of Revelations. ...

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