Do Shakespeare’s sonnets give you the shivers? Does Austen make you anxious? If classic literature sends you careening into crisis and poetry leaves you positively petrified, fret not! You’re not alone. Today, classic literature has something of a bad reputation. And, in many ways, it has earned it. For modern readers, reading classic titles might…
A persuasive essay is defined by two purposes: to convince the audience to agree with the speaker’s position on a debatable issue and to inspire listeners to take action. In order to succeed, the speaker must forge a relationship with the audience, while appealing to their intellect and emotions. Let’s look at six steps to…
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Plagiarism: stealing the intellectual work of someone else and passing it off as your own.
While this definition seems simple enough, plagiarism takes many forms. It can be deliberate—such as paying someone to write an essay—but it can be innocent—like forgetting to cite sources.
When being tested on a literary work, you are demonstrating your understanding of a text. What your teacher or professor looks for in a literary examination is your comprehension of various literary elements. When studying for a test on a literary work, focus on the details and devices employed by the author rather than rereading…
Sometimes two characters are clearly alike, while other times it’s not as obvious. In order to write a successful character comparison, you must move beyond a description of the characters and analyze how they relate to each other. You should examine both characters’ individual roles in their respective literary works to understand how they contribute…
