Literary Ocean – My WordPress Blog

Asyndeton and Polysyndeton: Definition, Examples and their Importance

ASYNDETON: Definition: Asyndeton is a rhetorical device that omits connecting conjunctions. The purpose of this figure is to conduce to energy and vividness. The word ‘asyndeton’ has come from Greek ‘asundeton’ (unconnected). It is a compound of a (not) and ‘sundeton’ (bound together) and literally means ‘not bound together. The asyndeton, thus, implies the omission of the…

47 minutes ago0Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Poem

Syllogistic Structure in Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”

Syllogism is a process in logic, a sort of deductive reasoning. It is a form of logic to deduce a conclusion from two given or assumed propositions. The propositions state the arguments from which the conclusion follows logically. A syllogism is a kind of intellectualism, and it constitutes a part of the argumentation of the…

March 1, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Others

Discuss the symbolism of James Joyce’s short story “Araby”

Araby, the title of Joyce’s story, is associated with the grand oriental fete, held in Dublin, from the 14th to the 19th May 1894. Against the background of Arab, a haunting place for romance and thrills in the boyish mind, the story expresses James Joyce’s boyhood craving for an ideal beauty in the drab surroundings…

February 24, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Short Stories

Important Questions and Answers from Riders to the Sea by J.M.Synge

1. Write a short note on sources of “Riders to the Sea.” W.B. Yeats suggested to Synge that he should go to the Aran Islands off the West coast of Ireland and draw on the experiences there rather than stay in France. Synge accepted the advice heartily and incorporated the sources into his play. He…

February 22, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Plays

Character Analysis of Miranda in The Tempest by Shakespeare

Miranda, in the play The Tempest, is the finest of all the women William Shakespeare created, the type of woman he regarded as perfect, unspoiled by social customs and conventionalities. She has had no contact with men or women since her babyhood, except with her reserved and studious father, who has trained her in all…

February 16, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Short Stories

Money is money; death is death; the living are the living; the living were the future. Explain the line

“Money is money; death is death; the living are the living; the living were the future” The precise and pregnant expression is taken from H. E. Bates’s short story The Ox. This line expresses Mrs. Thurlow's firm resolve to rebuild her life despite overwhelming tragedy. After the execution of her husband and the loss of her…

February 13, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Plays

Significance of the Comic Subplot of Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”

The comic underplot of The Tempest is introduced in the second scene of the second Act. It concerns the conspiracy of Caliban and his drunken associates, Stephano and Trinculo, against Prospero's life and their attempt to seize possession of the island, with Stephano to be king and the other two to be his viceroys. Caliban enters…

February 12, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Short Stories

Significance of the title of The Wife’s Letter by Rabindranath Tagore

The appropriateness of the title of the story, The Wife’s Letter, is not beyond all disputes. It is contended that the letter is written by one Mrinal to one, appearing as her husband, and in this perspective, Mrinal’s Letter (and not The Wife’s letter) would seem more apt and applicable as the title of the…

February 10, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Short Stories

Discuss how far Joseph Conrad’s The Lagoon shows the Characteristics of a Short Story

Joseph Conrad’s The Lagoon is a striking tale of human passion. It relates to a lust for life and love, and to the frustration of a longing heart. The hero here, Arsat, is made to tell his dreams of life, and also to convey the shock he feels to the white man, who remains throughout the…

February 7, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Plays

Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” as an Absurd Drama

“Waiting for Godot” is clearly influenced by the typical qualities of the modern French drama. The playwright tries to communicate like the French dramatist the meaninglessness of life through dialogues. It is like the naturalist drama of Ibsen and G. B. Shaw in its emphasis on discussion. Nothing significant happens on the stage. The theatre…

February 5, 20260Comments BySupriya Maity