.... began to write about this hypocrisy of social values that he felt was being carefully hidden from the mainstream. While most considered this unavoidable, child labor was a topic that they did not discuss openly in social groups. Blake wanted to change all of that. As a social critic, he wrote many poems condemning the hypocrisy between these two worlds, for example, "The Chimney Sweeper," "London," and "The Garden of Love." In "London," Blake reveals that this hypocrisy has robbed the world of innocence and spirit. In the first two lines, Blake repeats the word "charter'd." He uses this repetition to stress the mechanical behavior of the .....

.... against the cold,..." These lines seem to refer to an aged, balding man, bundled unsuccessfully against the weather. Perhaps, in a larger sense, they refer to that time in our lives when our faculties are diminished and we can no longer easily withstand the normal blows of life. He regards his body as a temple- a "Bare ruined choir[s]"- where sweet birds used to sing, but it is a body now going to ruin. In Sonnet 116, love is seen as the North Star, the fixed point of guidance to ships lost upon the endless sea of the world. It is the point of reference and repose in this stormy, troubled world, "an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is .....

.... Live Oak, With Moss . Symbolic of himself, he describes the Live Oak, With Moss as a rude, unbending, and lusty creature, alone in a field, with only soft moss for comfort. The significance of the description is overwhelming. Whitman see's himself as a rude, closed-minded, and lusty person, who spends a considerable amount of time alone. However, Whitman views himself as a different person when he is in the company of his companion. With the live Oak representing Whitman, and the tender green Moss representing Whitman's companion, these two separate entities form one. Happy, loving, and open-minded, the love emanating from Whitman is a sign of true .....

.... and Puritan values. The distinctive Puritan virtues of simplicity, austerity, hard work, and denial of flesh, were ever-present disciplines in Emily's life (Sewall 22). Despite her stubborn denials to be labeled, she was very much of a “New Englander�. Cynthia Griffen Wolff, author of Emily Dickinson, points out that Emily “knew every line of the Bible intimately, quoted from it extensively, and referred to it many more times than she referred to any other work... yet in this regard she was not unusual by Amherst's standards� (72). The most prominent figure of religious virtues in her life was her father, Edward Dickinson. Reading th .....

.... of his father’s death, Hamlet vowed to take Claudius’s last breath. In the turmoil of all this. His true affection for Ophelia found no bliss. He could never share his thoughts, Revenge made him overwrought. All this pain caused him to plot, He made the plan to end his lot. But this scheme avenging death, Took also Hamlet’s last breath. Hamlet should have taken heed, And become king indeed. He never had a chance in Shakespheare’s plan, A tragic hero, just another great dead man. .....

.... Past, & Future, sees; Whose ears have heard The Holy Word That walk'd among the ancient trees, Calling the lapsed Soul, And weeping in the evening dew; That might controll The starry pole, And fallen, fallen light renew! "O Earth, O Earth, return! "Arise from out the dewy grass; "Night is worn, "And the morn "Rises from the slumberous mass. "Turn away no more; "Why wilt thou turn away? "The starry floor, "The wat'ry shore, "Is giv'n thee till the break of day." The Chimney Sweeper (Innocenc .....

.... men and eat them while they are asleep. As we progress into the story, we learn that Grendel carries the curse of Cain with him. "He bore the curse of the seed of Cain/ Whereby God punished the grievous guilt of Abel's murder." Cain was the son of Adam and Eve and was the one who murdered Abel, his brother, out of a jealous rage for God's favor to Abel. This shows us that Grendel had more than just a dislike for the men, the song was showing Grendel that his ancestor was looked upon as the bad person and was therefore the underlying concept for Grendel's rage. This was the constant reminder to Grendel of his evil past and thus his reasoning for his .....

.... word choice that Mr. Robinson uses adds a lot to this peice of literature. When he talks about the bitter cold, he tries to stress the meaning of old age. Readers then relate cold to wanting to curl up and do nothing. The same an elderly man would do because his options are limited do to age. It is truly felt while reading his work, Robison does not venture far from the pointat hand. While reading this great poem, you can clearly see that being old and alone will not stop Mr. Flood from living life to the fullest. In lines 9-13 of Robinson's masterpiece, Eben is having a ball at his party, no matter if he is the only one in attendance. .....

.... with the turtle to compare it to his wife's sickness. His wife, who is a middle-aged woman, is having a hard time getting over losing one of her breast due to an operation. It also seems that she feels she might die. His wife is not comfortable with the way she looks and she shies a way from her husband every time he tries to get close to her: "In the widows before us,/ as we changed her dressings," (32-33) "One morning, I pressed my lips / to her chest until, at last, / she believed / and opened up to me" (35-37). In those lines he is showing his love to and for her. By kissing her scar on her chest he showed her that he really cares for her a .....

.... you do not know about it yet and you are probably curious about it. An example of the difference in time is that they had celebrations, feasts, and entertainment by way of scops in meadhalls. The meadhall of the story is Heorot and they describe it saying, "The great hall rose / high and horn-gabled" (l. 55-56). The phrase ‘horn-gabled' is referring to the group called the Scyldings which were always associated with the stag. They also probably decorated the hall with horns. Some further elements of the setting are the geographical features. The story mentions many places such as the misty moors, the marshlands, and the wastelands. Th .....