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A Chapbook Of Poetry And Prose, Robert Post
William Faulkner: The Search And The Simile, Denise R. Dick
William Faulkner: The Search And The Simile, Denise R. Dick
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
William Faulkner (1897-1962) is well known for his distinctive prose style -- his word choice, his long sentences, and his chains of imagery. In this paper, three novels, Sartoris (1929), Absalom, Absalom! (1936), and The Mansion (1955) are studied to see what can be learned about Faulkner's use of the simile.
Many of Faulkner's characters are tortured by a disparity between their peaceful past and their chaotic present. It was found that Faulkner uses the greatest number of similes in the passages of the novels where the characters are searching most intensely to reconcile their past and their present. This …
Eureka: A Warning Against The Dangers Of Solipsism, Kathleen A. Bassford
Eureka: A Warning Against The Dangers Of Solipsism, Kathleen A. Bassford
Theses & Honors Papers
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I Never Saw The Llightning, Martin Luther! A Compositional Model, Donald J. Davenport
I Never Saw The Llightning, Martin Luther! A Compositional Model, Donald J. Davenport
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The problems of composition, and specifically the problems of organizing and creating sustained narrative writing, often can be brought to light best through the use of a working model. l Never Saw the Lightning, Martin Luther! discusses the problems associated with prewriting structure, point of view, and thematic considerations-as well as techniques of editing and unifying the continuity of a manuscript. These techniques are written as a preface, a "process paper,'' to the novel length piece of original, religious fiction which follows, serving as a model to exemplify the process of composition. Specific scenes, stylistic features, theme and plot considerations …
Selected Poems Of Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim, Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim
Selected Poems Of Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim, Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim
Masters Theses
Is poetry art or is art poetry? Or what is poetry? What is art? There is art in creating poetry. And there are the poetic elements in creating painting/any form of art.
I have been involved in writing poetry since I was in high school. My first poem was published in 1965. During that time I also received formal training in art. Writing poetry to me then was only putting together words and phrases into ideas and stories. And painting to me at that time was selecting and juxtaposing colors into beautiful pictures on canvas.
Man changes in ideas, ideals …