Panoramic View of Wye River Flowing through forest beside dilapidated Tintern Abbey “ Tintern Abbey gives us” , as Moody and Lovett say, “almost a complete programme of Wordsworth’s poetic career”. The poem is especially memorable as Wordsworth’s own exposition of his changing attitude towards nature from …

Metaphysics , as the term denotes, is a study of abstract concepts; while ‘meta’ means beyond and ‘physics’ means science of concrete things. Metaphysical poetry mainly deals with such concepts as love, faith, soul, death, and God. The key features of Metaphysical poetry consists: abrupt beginning, argumentative…

Destruction of Bastille The French Revolution, which broke out in 1789, had affected not merely the political and social destiny of France, but exerted a far-reaching and profound influence in shaping the destiny of the whole continent. Centuries of oppression came to an end. People everywhere were inspired wi…

Bildungsroman novel originated from Germany. It is a special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological   and  moral  growth of its main  character , from his or her youth to adulthood. A bildungsroman is a story of the growing up of a sensitive person, who looks for answers to his questions through diff…

Ballad is an old English pattern of story meant for singing which is full of anecdotes conserve by memory and handed down orally. A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. The term derives its name from medieval French dance songs or “Ballares”. In theme and functions they may originate from S…

Journalese is “the name of literary vice which consists in the use of silted language of journalism.” It  is an informal, often  pejorative  term for a  style  of writing and  word choice  found in many newspapers and magazines.   In English Newspaper we often find such big words and expressions probably to m…