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Metonymy in Beowulf

Beowulf is one of the longest surviving poems in Old English dating back to almost 700 A.D., which depicts the story of a great Anglo-Saxon hero. The poem was originally composed orally and was remembered throughout generations which is why the poem might differ from modern English poems. It…

“Dream of the Rood” Marketing for Christianity

The poem “Dream of the Rood” is an example of dream/vision poetry that was intended to persuade people…

Perspective

The most interesting and important part of Paradise Lost is the use of perspective in telling its story. All stories have more than one…

Free Will?

Free will is something anyone can have an opinion on and no one will have any facts to back up that opinion, just their experiences or…

Paradise Lost: Good Versus Evil

Paradise Lost was written by John Milton in 1667 and it portrays the idea of good versus evil which is…

Evil exists, but so Does Good

The question of why evil exists has been asked for ages, and many answers have been given in repsonse. The…

Life’s Eternal Battle

“Paradise Lost,” by John Milton, is an age-old epic poem that loosely recounts the events leading up to the Book of…

Are we “Free” (will)

According to Merriam-Webster, there are two definitions of “freewill.” The first definition of freewill is a “voluntary…

Storytelling and the Canterbury Tales

Storytelling plays an important part in literature and the world. It’s a great way to pass…

Perspective in Stories

The word ‘story’ has many different connotations and definitions. When translated to Latin, it can be read as ‘fabula,’ ‘historia,’ and ‘narratio,’ to name a few. These each can also mean fable, history, and narrative, respectively. Thus, ‘story’ does not have one strict meaning; it is a…