Compose a 3000 words essay on The Novel and Poetry. Needs to be plagiarism free!Download file to see previous pages... The reader of a novel is ideally both entertained and aided in a deeper perceptio

Compose a 3000 words essay on The Novel and Poetry. Needs to be plagiarism free!

The reader of a novel is ideally both entertained and aided in a deeper perception of life's problems Examples of contemporary novels include Shogun by James Clavell, Angels, and Demons by Dan Brown and even the Harry Potter series. 2.2. Definition of Poetry Poetry is considered to be a form of art wherein language is creatively used for its aesthetic qualities. It uses particular forms and conventions to expand the literal meaning of the words and to invoke emotional or sensual responses. That is most words are chosen to denote an idea figuratively. This use of words often leads to ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other style which makes open to multiple interpretations. Although our general idea of a poem is that it is a rhyming and regularly metered composition, there are those forms such as Beowulf which makes use of rhythm and euphony. Poetry also uses devices such as assonance, alliteration and rhythm to achieve musical or incantatory effects. The structure is stanza-paragraph where each stanza may or may not have a defined meter length. Under poetry exists different genres such as the Narratives and Epics (Iliad, Nibelungenleid and Mahabharata), Dramatic (Hamlet and Faust) and the Lyrical ( the 14 line Sonnets). The topics of poems range from mundane subjects to tales of love, war or a combination of both and many more topics. It can take various forms such a serious tragic one to satirical and comical statements. Prominent examples include the works of Shakespeare, Goethe's Faust and Idyll's of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 3. The Victorian Era 3.1 Introduction The Victorian Era of Great... The Victorian Era of Great Britain is usually taken to coincide with Queen Victoria’s rule over the British Empire dating from 1837 to 1901 although a number of scholars have argued that the period actually started with the passage of the Reform Act 1832 which ended the Regency Era of the United Kingdom. Geopolitically, this was the period of conquest where the British Empire was able to stamp its name over one third of the total surface landmass of the Earth involving five continents. Why do we have to deal with the Victorian Era when discussing the issue at hand? The reason behind this is that it is generally attributed to this age where the Novel is said to have dominated the literary scene. How then would this help us in answering the question we posed at the introduction? By looking at the themes played out in the novel and poetry and the social conditions within this period, we will be able to determine which one reflected more successfully the spirit of the age.