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The Cry of the Children
In "The Cry of the Children" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, how does the stanza on little Alice use literary...
The response generated is correct. The poet describes Little Alice’s sad life and uses it to criticize Victorian attitudes towards child labor. Another Victorian writer, Charles Dickens, wrote...
The Soldier
Analyze Rupert Brooke’s "The Soldier" as an implicitly anti-war poem.
The response generated is largely correct. The poem can be read to convey the soldier’s patriotism and love of England and also as an anti-war condemnation of the futility of war. However, it is...
Oliver Twist
In Oliver Twist, what are Bill Sikes’s personality traits?
The response generated is correct, accurately depicting Bill Sikes’s personality traits. He is brutal, cruel, violent, ill-tempered, dishonest and sometimes shrewd in a larcenous way. He is...
Literature
Based on the Victorian context, religion-science conflict, especially Darwinism, and the loss of faith from the...
The response generated is correct. In the poem, Hardy questions Man's existence and struggle for survival. The Enlightenment had thrown religious certainty into turmoil and with Darwinism espousing...
The Veldt
Discuss the theme of obsession in Dahl's "Parson’s Pleasure" and Bradbury's "The Veldt."
The AI-generated answer is accurate and explains how both stories address obsession. Below, I have answered your question with additional insights that can complement and enhance the previous...
Wole Soyinka
In "Telephone Conversation" by Wole Soyinka, explain the meaning of—Silence for spectroscopic / Flight of fancy, till...
The response generated is partially correct but, as with many literary works, there appear to be multiple ways to analyze the lines. Agreed that 'Silence for spectroscopic' would appear to...
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
How are the story's plot elements related to the presentation of the character in "A Vey Old Man With Enormous...
The generated response is correct in its identification of the plot elements related to the presentation of character in “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings.” It also offers a good explanation of...
Margaret Atwood
Write a detailed summary of "Death and Landscape" by Margaret Atwood.
Overall, the AI-generated response does a good job of answering your prompt. It is accurate and captures the core themes of memory, perception, human-nature connection, and the protagonist's...
Jane Eyre
In Jane Eyre, what are Helen Burns’s personality traits?
The generated response correctly identifies the major personality traits of Helen Burns in Jane Eyre. Helen is indeed patient, intellectual, pious, compassionate, and accepting of whatever life and...
Everyday Use
How does Dee from "Everyday Use" symbolize a camera? Include quotes from the text to backup your answer.
The generated response offers a good explanation of how Dee in “Everyday Use” is symbolized by a camera. The response is correct in its description of Dee’s view of her heritage and of Dee’s...
Everyday Use
How does Dee from "Everyday Use" symbolize a camera? Include quotes from the text to backup your answer.
The response generated is correct but misses certain messages. Yes, the camera is a symbol that reflects Dee’s need to distance herself from her family. However, the camera also underscores...
The Things They Carried
How does the symbol of the pebble function in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, and what does it reveal about...
Yes, the response generated is correct but there are other items the soldiers carried that also symbolize important themes or items. Although the "things they carried were largely determined by...
The Old Man and the Sea
How does Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea illustrate the protagonist Santiago's values and...
The generated response accurately provides a clear and concise summary of The Old Man and the Sea, as well as its characters and themes. It clears up some of the confusion in the original prompt,...
Kofi Awoonor
In what poem does Kofi Awoonor write about the significance of water in African societies?
Yes, the generated response is correct, with no stipulations as to its accuracy. However, it is also worth noting that Kofi Awoonor uses water as a metaphor for what has happened in...
The Old Man and the Sea
I need to compose an analytical essay on The Old Man and the Sea applying moral theory to critique the novel's...
Yes, the response generated is correct. The themes identified are key elements in the story. However, you might want to include analysis that also shows moral themes through the old man's...
Isaac Asimov
How does Asimov develop his argument in his essay "Science and Beauty" by starting with Walt Whitman's poem and then...
The generated response provides a generally accurate and coherent assessment of Asimov's argument in "Science and Beauty" and the structure of his essay. It correctly summarizes Asimov's argument...
Dracula
In Dracula, what are Abraham Van Helsing’s personality traits?
The generated response is correct. It accurately and thoroughly names and describes the main character traits of Van Helsing. While the generated answer covers his strengths, you could...
Kofi Awoonor
... I am the echo of your past. I am the return of your tomorrow. I am the drum of your departure. I am the guide of...
The AI-generated answer is correct. Below, you will find additional information about the poem and essential information about Kofi Awoonor: Those poetic lines are from the powerful poem "I Am the...
Dracula
In Dracula, what is Abraham van Helsing’s personality?
The generated response offers a good overview of Abraham Van Helsing’s complex personality. It is correct in identifying this character as intelligent, humble, respectful, determined, brave, and...
A Rose for Emily
Why is the story titled "A Rose for Emily"?
William Faulkner was born in Mississippi roughly thirty years after the end of the Civil War and died there in the early 1960s. Over the course of his literary career, he was deeply interested in...
Lord of the Flies
What are symbols of power in "Lord of the Flies"?
One way to easily identify symbols is to look at each person and object and ask yourself what it represents. Since Lord of the Flies is allegorical, almost everything and everyone is a...
Jane Eyre
In "Jane Eyre", how do Mrs. Reed, Miss Temple, Helen, Mr. Brocklehurst, St. John, and John influence Jane's life?
Mrs. Reed, John Reed These two make her early life a nightmare. She is treated unfairly and like an animal rather than a human and even one of the maids tells her she should be thankful for what...
Preludes
What is the connection between humanity and "his soul stretched tight across the skies," and how does "the street...
The AI-generated response has some accurate suggestions. However, it doesn't consider the confusion the reviewer of your analysis is experiencing and how to address it directly. Your feedback...
Ordinary People
Using quotes, draw 4 connections between Judith Guest's Ordinary People with Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The AI-generated answer is accurate. Here are 4 additional instances for comparison between themes using direct quotes from "Ordinary People" and "Hamlet": 1. Parent-Child Relationship Strain:...
The Echo Maker
In Richard Powers' The Echo Maker, what is the effect of Mark's condition (capgras syndrome) on the character of...
The AI-generated response is accurate. However, it does move more into the personal effect Schluter's condition had on Gerard Weber. Below, you will find a categorized explanation of how the...
The Night the Ghost Got In
How do the boys react to the possible ghost in "The Night the Ghost Got In"?
It is just after 1:00 a.m. when the narrator believes that he hears the quick pacing of footsteps around his dining room table downstairs. He has just emerged from a bath and is clad in only a...
William Butler Yeats
What do you think is William Butler Yeats’ contribution to modern poetry?
The generated response is correct when it identifies five of William Butler Yeats’ contributions to modern poetry: innovation in symbolism and allusion, the subconscious, individualism,...
Measure for Measure
In Measure for Measure, can Isabella's moral power be link to the historical context of the Jacobean era?
No, the AI-generated answer is incorrect. Here is why: It does not answer the question posed. It focuses on answering a question that was not asked, "Was Isabella a Catholic?" The question asked is...
Hamlet
In Act 3, Scene 2 of Hamlet, why are "acting" and "real life" sometimes problematic?
The AI-generated answer is accurate. However, it doesn't cover some main ways the lines between reality and fiction are blurred. Here is additional information to answer your question: In Hamlet...
Crumbs from the Table of Joy
In what ways does Lynn Nottage make the Epilogue of Crumbs From the Table of Joy a fitting ending to the play?
The generated response is correct in general, but it does get some of the details wrong. The Epilogue does not show Ernestine as a successful radio journalist. The play concludes...
The Origins of Totalitarianism
How does totalitarianism differ from democracy?
Totalitarianism differs from democracy in several ways. One difference deals with the leaders. In a totalitarian system, the leaders may come to power by force or by manipulation. They will stay in...
Hamlet
What quotes show Hamlet pretending to be insane?
The most important quote revealing that Hamlet is only pretending to be insane comes after Hamlet meets with the ghost. Horatio is with him, and knows all about the various sightings of the ghost,...
Midnight's Children
What is the significance of the title "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie?
The title chosen by Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children, refers to the 1,001 children born within the hour after the stroke of midnight on the day of India’s independence, August 15, 1947, each...
To Kill a Mockingbird
What does Atticus mean when he says "this case is as simple as black and white" in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Atticus simply means that the case is pretty straightforward. The prosecution in the trial of Tom Robinson hasn't offered a single shred of credible evidence to prove that the defendant is guilty....
Romeo and Juliet
What are some literary devices in act 3, scenes 4-5 in Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 4, is a brief scene and contains little in the way of literary devices. Paris says: These times of woe afford no time to woo. “Woe” and “woo” are here juxtaposed in...
To Kill a Mockingbird
What are examples of parallelism in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Parallelism, the use of identical or very similar structures, can be applied at various levels, from phrases through paragraphs. Harper Lee uses parallel structures frequently. As the book is...
To Kill a Mockingbird
What evidence indicates Tom Robinson's guilt or innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Well, first of all Tom isn't guilty; he's entirely innocent of the crimes for which he's been charged. The only reason he's been hauled in front of a court on these trumped-up charges is because of...
Romeo and Juliet
What is the pun in act 2, scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet?
This particular scene is full of puns, particularly shown to reveal Mercutio's playful and rather bawdy personality. Many of these puns, therefore, are sexual in nature. Consider this one:...
The Great Gatsby
In chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, what does the color green signify?
In chapter five, the color green represents both Gatsby's dream and the tarnishing of that dream. Gatsby has been for a long time gazing with longing at the green light across the bay at the edge...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What is the summary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Singers"?
"The Singers" is a poem about three different singers who are sent to the Earth by God. Their purpose is to sing a variety of songs and to touch the hearts of men,...
Romeo and Juliet
What does Juliet look like in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
We are not told much by Shakespeare about Juliet's appearance, but may be able to surmise a few things. One thing we know for sure is that she is very, very young. She is presently thirteen and...
Macbeth
How does Macbeth try to control the future and bury the past?
In a sense, everyone tries to control the future. By studying for a test, you attempt to influence your future grade, for example. Listening to the witches and attempting to use the information...
Two Little Soldiers
What is the theme of "Two Little Soldiers?"
The central theme of "Two Little Soldiers" is the incompatibility of friendship and romantic love. Jean and Luc are best friends under the most trying of circumstances. When both fall in love with...
The Storyteller
What is the overall theme of "The Background" by Saki?
One could interpret this story as a salutary warning against the dangers of idolatry: worshipping a piece of art as if it were a god. Henri Deplis has a masterpiece on his back, a tattoo depicting...
The Great Gatsby
What is a quote from The Great Gatsby about illegal business?
In Chapter V, when Nick returns home late one night, he meets Gatsby outside. Gatsby awkwardly references Nick's job and the fact that he does not make much money as a bond salesman. Gatsby begins...
Animal Farm
Can you provide quotes that depict Napoleon as a poor leader in Animal Farm?
There are many quotes to show Napoleon is a bad leader. He is an egotistical animal. His sole talent is his ability to ruthlessly amass and hold onto power. He is quite willing to sacrifice the...
The Rising of the Moon
What tactics does the "man" use to change the sergeant's mind in The Rising of the Moon?
The Ragged Man proves very skillful at diverting the Sergeant from doing his duty as a police officer. Initially, the Sergeant is very hostile toward the man and orders him to leave for the town so...
Julius Caesar
Compare and contrast Calphurnia and Portia in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare includes two women in the dramatis personae. Calpurnia and Portia have similarities but also are a study in differences. Calpurnia, Julius...
To Kill a Mockingbird
What quotes show prejudice towards Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Prejudice takes many different forms, and virtually all of them are on display in To Kill a Mockingbird. Aside from racial prejudice, there's also a good deal of social snobbery around. There's a...
Romeo and Juliet
What are some examples of irony in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet?
There are examples of situational, dramatic, and verbal irony in Act III. In the first scene of Act III, we witness situational irony when Mercutio teases Benvolio and counsels him not to start a...