Shadwell By John Dryden About the Poet âž¡ Born in Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, England, the eldest of fourteen children. âž¡ Entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1650. âž¡ Heroic Stanzas (1658), written on the death of Oliver Cromwell is his first important…
Mac Flecknoe (full title: Mac Flecknoe; or, A satyr on the True-Blew-Protestant Poet, T.S.) is a verse mock-heroic satire by John Dryden's. It's a direct assault to another famous poet of the period, Thomas Shadwell.
The Retreat by Henry Vaughan About the Poet Henry Vaughan was born in Brecknockshire, Wales. He received his early education in Wales and in 1638 matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford. He left Oxford without taking the degree and started studying…
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray Introduction “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is one of Thomas Gray’s most popular poems Structurally, this poem is not an elegy as it is not written in elegiac couplets that…
We are Seven" is one of the beautiful poems by William Wordsworth which was published in his Lyrical Ballads. The subject of life and death is the main theme of the poem. The poem speaker meets a child in rural areas and asks her how many siblings she has. She claims, "Seven in all," which implies she's one of seven children. However, it comes to light that two of the seven siblings were dead but the girl counts them as well.
Today we are looking at ways of expressing ability.Â
Can is the modal verb used to talk about present ability. E.g. I can swim.Â
Verb to be and able to are also used to talk about present ability. E.g. I am able to swim. In the present, able to is a little more formal than can, but they have the same meaning so it doesn’t matter which one you use.
Today we are looking at the verbs used to express obligation.
Must, should and ought to are the modal verbs used to express obligation. Ought to has exactly the same meaning as should but is not commonly used. Have to, which is a full verb, is also used to talk about obligation.
Figures of Speech Or Literary Terms 1. Simile: It is a comparison of one thing with another. Or it is an explicit statement of likeness between two different things or actions. A simile is always introduced by such words as…
'The Solitary Reaper' was written by Wordsworth on November 5, 1805, and published in 1807. In 1815-1820 it was included among the “Poems of Imagination.â€
William Shakespeare was born in the village of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire county probably on April 23, 1564. His father, John Shakespeare, was the son of a farmer who came to Stratford about 1531 and began to thrive as a trader in corn, wheat, leather and agricultural products.
Delivering Killer Presentations Introduction In this fantastic article, I’m going to teach you how to conquer the fear of public speaking in order to give outstanding presentations. This post will also teach you how to captivate the public in the…
In 'The Canonization' John Donne, in the person of the speaker, speculates upon the prospect of his being 'canonized'. He is using the term in the religious sense, of course, but mischievously -Â by implying that he and his lover will be elevated to the level of saints because they love as they do he is being playful, witty, and just a shade blasphemous.
