"Her compact, forceful language, characteried formally by long disruptive dashes, heavy iambic meters, and angular, imprecise rhymes, is one fo the singular literary achievements of of the nineteenth century. ... Her 1970 novel The Bluest Eye was followed by Sula in 1974, which secured Morrison a nomination for the National Book Award. In 1977, Morrison won the National Book Critics Circle Award for her book Song of Solomon. ... Dickinson uses forceful language, heavy iambic meters, imprecise rhymes, long disruptive dashes. ...

• Word Count: 1665
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

She was also appointed to the Bicentennial Commission by President Gerald Ford, the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year by Jimmy Carter, and in 1993 she wrote and delivered the presidential inauguration for President Bill Clinton. ... Yet it does use figurative language. ... This poem uses very simple language, but it is very complicated. ...

• Word Count: 1300
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The most influential and oldest national literature in the Western world comes from the Greeks. ... Aeschylus is noted for the seriousness, complexity of thought and majestic language. ... Sophocles is most famous for his characterization, graceful language, and sense of calm and proportion. ...

• Word Count: 1327
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

It was the publishing of "Lyrics of Lowly Life" that had made Dunbar a national literary figure. ... America and Dunbar gained national praise for his dialect verses in some of his poetry. He was the first black American poet to gain this national praise, although white and black writers before him have used it also (Laryea 108). ... Just as was stated above he tries to recreate the Negro by words and language in his poem "Sympathy" such as the "caged bird". ...

• Word Count: 1623
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Although defined differently by many, poetry can be viewed as a form of "literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.... Civil War and as a result, he carries a great sense of national pride, often emphasizing the reverence of America's freedom. ... " This change benefits his poem by two fold; the former title demonstrates his national pride, obviously by including the phrase "an American", but by changing it, it demonstrates the nature...

• Word Count: 1717
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography

Year 12 English Assessment Task. Critical Study of Texts. "A measure of great poetry is its ability to transcend time and place". Donne's poetry has been loved and hated by many people throughout history, but most of all it's been read. He still remains...

• Word Count: 1594
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

His poetry became known and popular all over the world; his poems were translated into many different languages. ... He was one of the three poets awarded the Gold Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1939. ...

• Word Count: 2122
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School