catharsis
/kəˈθɑːsɪs/
noun
noun: catharsis; plural noun: catharses
1.the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.”music is a means of catharsis for them”
Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven: Summary and Analysis
Summary The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe, is a poem about a widowed man reading alone one night when he is suddenly visited by a raven that can only say: “Nevermore.” What ensues is a tragic descent into madness as the speaker desperately grasps at what little hope he can by asking the bird about…
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Sylvia Plath
Poem in The Style of Sylvia Plath
Since a lot of the inspiration for my writing comes from horror fiction, I decided to try and find a way to combine the genre with the confessional style popularized by Plath. After musing on the idea for a while, I thought of centering the poem around a creature similar to the werewolf as its…
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- Cathartic Piece: Final Evaluation
For my cathartic final piece, I wrote a short horror story called: The Foxes Always Scream at Night, and presented it in the zine format. The story is a work of horror targeted towards mature audiences – due to the references to mental health and gory imagery – that was … Continue reading Cathartic Piece: Final Evaluation - Cathartic Process: Project ProposalIdea Development For my final project proposal I had to come up with three concepts for either a short story or a collection of poems, all which had to link back to Sylvia Plath or Edgard Allan Poe in one way or another. Before anything, I began by brainstorming some … Continue reading Cathartic Process: Project Proposal
- The Raven: Summary and Analysis
Summary The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe, is a poem about a widowed man reading alone one night when he is suddenly visited by a raven that can only say: “Nevermore.” What ensues is a tragic descent into madness as the speaker desperately grasps at what little hope he can … Continue reading The Raven: Summary and Analysis - The Black Cat: Summary and Analysis
Summary: The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, is a short story structured in the form of a confession, wherein an unreliable Narrator admits his substance abuse and details a string of increasingly sinister deeds. The opening paragraph is a hodgepodge of contradictory statements, with the Narrator ensuring readers of … Continue reading The Black Cat: Summary and Analysis - Poem in The Style of Sylvia Plath
Since a lot of the inspiration for my writing comes from horror fiction, I decided to try and find a way to combine the genre with the confessional style popularized by Plath. After musing on the idea for a while, I thought of centering the poem around a creature similar … Continue reading Poem in The Style of Sylvia Plath - Analysis of Sylvia Plath Pieces
Lady Lazarus Extract from The Bell Jar Insomniac - Sylvia (2003) Analysis
Plath and Hughe’s Relationship Sylvia (2003) tells the real-life and heart-wrenching story of the famous poet, Sylvia Plath, and her abusive relationship with her husband, Ted Hughes. Their relationship, at least the version presented to viewers in this film, starts out as a passionate love affair that quickly spirals into … Continue reading Sylvia (2003) Analysis - Cathartic Piece
Review: Fear. Power. Doubt. Park evokes the occult by basking, what would be, a simple small town scene with lurid reds and propping them against an ominous void. The use of these dark colours corrupts the Christian symbolism, threatening the integrity of faith itself and weaving a thread of scepticism … Continue reading Cathartic Piece
Witchers and Witches 