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lackadaisycal-art · 4 months
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Artful Dodger my character ever
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whowrestleswithgod · 2 years
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A human being is so miserable when all he wants is to stay alive.
Sigmund Freud, The Man In Private Life    
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burningvelvet · 1 year
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adharastarlight · 1 year
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Not even surname academic rivals, but not referring to them and them and everyone else knowing who you're referring to based on the scorn in your voice and the amount you roll your eyes
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elladorathegreat · 6 months
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Her
When she kisses me the world disappears
My eyes close, my chest tightens
I forget about my all surrounding peers
And my smile brightens
When she pulls away I follow in a mindless state of bliss
My arms wrap around her pulling her closer
Her lips on mine are always something I miss
All her perfections I wish I could show her
But she needs time and I’m willing to give
And although it hurts that were now not together
And it feels as tho without her I will struggle to live
She says we’ll still be friends forever
When i see her my chest tightens
Her eyes a bright ocean blue
But now im only frightened
That I love her and she will no longer love me too.
-@elledorathegreat
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techiekittie · 7 days
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English Literature speedrun notes
Tissue
“Tissue” - thin paper and human skin (fragility of humans)
“Paper that lets the light shine through, this is what could alter things” - reference to religious texts paper, light as Jesus and Allah (power of religion) - or coexistence with nature
Enjambment- freedom, lack of control of humans
Free verse- same thing
“Let the daylight break through capitals and monoliths” - power of nature, criticism of authority, weakness of humans (any idea what techniques are here??) (personification I guess)
“The sun shines through their borderlines” - nature overcomes human segregation (identity, criticism of war, power of nature) sibilance shows power
“fly our lives like paper kites” - childish metaphor, mocking control of money over life (criticism of authority)
“the back of the Koran” - non English spelling shows her holding onto her own identity,
“Transparent” - repetition, criticism of dishonesty of authority
Exposure
“Merciless iced east winds that knive us” - personification of wind shanking people (first line not about war but nature- more significant) (power of nature)
ABBAC rhyme, structure is built only to be taken down (tension of soldiers expecting fight but let down)
Pararhyme- unsatisfying for reader, reflects how the soldiers are always nervous but never get to chill
“For love of God seems dying” fukcking Lord ok
The soldier’s love of God is dying
God’s love for the soldiers is dying
To show love of God, you should die
Epistrophe “but nothing happens” cyclical structure, stuck in suffering
“a dull rumour of some other war” reference to the Bible and Armageddon, metaphorical end of the world for the soldiers bc suffering
“sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence” - sibilance represents sound of bullets, jolting reader out of relative lack of noises, feel like soldiers
“forgotten dreams” - juxtaposition, loss of hope, forgotten dreams on purpose to be less sad? war made them forget?
History Boysssss (homosexuals)
“Enemy of education” war metaphor and alliteration, opposition between true understanding of literature and grades only used shallowly
“a fact of life” indisputable and unchangable, in opposition with Irwin’s views on history (truth does not matter to him until now?)
Drummer Hodge: Intertextuality, Tom Hardy (the poet) represents Hector, sympathising with the ordeal of the youth, Drummer Hodge represents the Boys, thrown into the chaos of life
“She’s my western front” war metaphor objectifies Fiona, [my] personal pronoun further expresses how women were seen as objects to be owned
“… all the other shrunken violets you people line up” [you people] segregates gay people, [shrunken violets] derogatory language
“Some of the literature says it will pass” looking to literature for solace and comfort during a sexuality crisis, sad gay energy
“All literature is consolation” Dakin changes his mind on literature symbolising him changing to Irwin’s side. No need to look for solace in literature when he is a successful bisexual
Parallels with “all knowledge is precious” from Hector
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Arranged for your studying pleasure, Charles Bernstein’s POEM PROFILER. Got a poem to study and it’s just too opaque? Found a poem you love and want to write something similar? Want to analyse your own work? The POEM PROFILER is for you!
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realityraccoon · 1 year
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Looking for mutuals
Hey! 👋🏻
I just recently got back on tumblr and am looking to make some mutuals and get back into the tumblr community because i missed it so much ✨
My pronouns are she/her 🪐
I’m 20 so i’m preferable looking for mutuals who are 18+ 🍄
My interests include;
English lit , I major in it alongside History. I love books and any form of spilled words or poetry as well as philosophy and interesting thoughts or feelings. I absolutely love to write too and I’m always looking for inspiration and writing ideas and advice.
I love music, in particular indie rock or alternative pop. My favourite artist at the moment is The Backseat Lovers <3. I can also play the violin and have a love for classical music too!
I love movies, I am a complete film nerd and I would consider myself both the best and worst person to watch a movie with lmao
I like to watch anime too, I haven’t watched a lot a lot of anime but i’ve dabbled in it a fair amount and really like it. Some examples of ones i’ve liked are Attack on Titan (obvs), the promised never land, puberty syndrome, jjk, chainsaw man, cyberpunk and some more I just can’t think of right now 🐸🐰
I also love playing on my nintendo switch and cosy gaming aesthetic. The games i’m currently enjoying are botw (no surprise), harvestella, omori, little nightmares
I am obsessed with digital art even though I don’t make any myself and I am a terrible artist I am in absolute envy of those who do digital art and I love consuming the content so much
If you are also interested in any of these topics or are interested in becoming mutuals then please give me a message 🐥🌻
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Just what I want to get done today
Start reading Maurice
Read that monograph on Forster's short narratives
Start reading Spenser
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lovemevehemently · 2 years
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i want to write so pasionatly and obsessively, i want to pour my heart out on that lonely sheet of paper and kiss it with nonsensical clichés
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disheveledmaze · 1 year
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I found The Picture of Dorian Gray old edition in library and it's so cool? there's annotation from the owner too
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from this date, I can concluded that this book is from 1944
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His annotations are so !! ~homosexuality~
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VISITING LIBRARY IS SO FUN I LOVE FINDING HIDDEN GEMS
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lackadaisycal-art · 17 days
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for the record this is about the character himself rather than the story as a whole, in case that makes a difference
Explain your thinking!
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whowrestleswithgod · 2 years
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Generally speaking, our civilization is built on the suppression of instincts.
Sigmund Freud, Society and Culture   
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adharastarlight · 1 year
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I'm trying to annotate Midnights, but I have a helper
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And I think this is the most Swiftie thing possible, actually
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stop-the-dams-moved · 6 months
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I LOVE ENGLISH LITERATURE I LOVE POST MODERNISM i want to write a post modern murbat piece so BAD i have an idea for a post modern pipdoc pastiche of the picture of dorian gray BUT I HAVE SO MANY OTHER IDEAS TOOOOOOOOOOOO i love english literature so much i want to use the fratures of post modernism in my own work SO. BAD.
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love-rats · 2 years
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okay so i'm replaying doki doki literature club two years since my initial fixation (this time on the 3DS, it's an unofficial version but it's fuckin cool) and while the game often relies on shock value as well as incredibly triggering topics in order to tell its story, there's a lot to be said about the poetry in the first half. as an english lit student, this is basically making me itch to write an essay about the metaphorical resonanse of the poems and what it says about the girls, possible interpretations and its incredible use of forshadowing as well as form and style in order to make its point. might elaborate on this/ write an essay if i feel like it
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