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    types of comedy instead of just one style such as slapstick or gags. The musical did a great job in mixing both so not only did they fit well but were also funny. Finally‚ Reefer Madness did a great job in mixing realism and expressionism to form a satirical comedy that not only pokes fun but conveys a deeper message of the dangers of being easily swayed. The mixing of these two isms helped express what the characters were going through‚ their feelings and senses. It lets the viewers see the inner struggle

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    keep the old bumper cars” and “hold[ing] a tattered stuffed animal from the shuttered ring toss stand.” All of these together create an image of what is supposed to occur and happen. Also‚ with all the added expectations of Obama it adds to the satirical image of Obama in the article. Can you imagine our president‚ Obama‚ scaling a fence and emerging with a stuffed animal? No‚ that is just not something that is going to happen in real

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    ’Anthem For Doomed Youth’ is written in the style of a sonnet‚ traditionally a style of poetry used to express love‚ here it is used as an elegy. On the other hand‚ ’The Send Off’ is written in four cinquains‚ these fragmented stanzas give the poem a question and answer format with the three line stanzas providing the narrative and the two line stanzas that follow allowing Owen to express his opinions. ’Anthem For Doomed Youth’ also uses questions‚ both of the two stanzas start with a question‚ this

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    In his poem How to Write the Great American Indian Novel‚ Sherman Alexie uses imagery‚ repetition‚ and a satirical tone to depict some typical Native American stereotypes. Alexie uses nature imagery when proposing how men and women should be described in an American Indian novel. He writes that an Indian woman’s body should be compared to “brown hills‚ mountains‚ fertile valleys‚ dewy grass‚ wind‚ and clear water.” Through this‚ he seems to be making the point that authors tend to only use nature

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    art of seduction has been accomplished in numerous ways throughout history and has always remained dependent on the assumed appeal of the person being seduced. In Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130”‚ the genre of Carpe Diem was exemplified with a largely satirical approach. In doing so‚ the speaker tried to appeal to his mistress by appealing to ethos with Aristotle’s first version of ethos‚ appeal of your own good character‚ more specifically‚ will-power or arete‚ as well as Aristotle’s second version of

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    emphasizes racism in the excerpt to show its crudeness brought on by the people in Southern white society‚ and is trying to open the eyes of the people to what is really happening‚ or what he thinks is happening. In using Pap to project this ideology‚ satirical irony is prominent in the fact that Pap‚ himself‚ represents the lowest class in society. Furthermore‚ after Pap describes his pushing the free black man off the sidewalk‚ he states‚ “I says to the people‚ why ain’t this nigger put up at auction

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    Finn‚ Mark Twain uses satire to mock many different aspects of the modern world. Despite the fact that many critics have accused Mark Twain’s novel of promoting racism‚ through close analysis of the text‚ it becomes remarkably clear that Twain is satirical in his writing as he ridicules slavery and the racist attitudes prevalent in his day. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written shortly after the Civil War‚ in which slavery was one of the key issues. But while Mark Twain’s father had slaves

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    Lilliputians are tiny‚ six-inch tall people who are filled with self-importance and possess all the petty vices and follies of humankind: greed‚ hypocrisy‚ selfishness‚ and moral corruption. They provide Swift with the opportunity to make the implicit satirical point that in the greater scheme of things‚ humans‚ who delude themselves that they are at the pinnacle of creation‚ are in reality ridiculous and insignificant. In spite of their small size‚ however‚ they are capable of doing a great deal of harm

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    Edgenuity Remediation Content Selection Twelfth Grade Literature Semester A: 1. Literary Text: Anglo-Saxon and Old English Period A. Anglo-Saxon‚ Old English‚ and Beowulf Lecture: Timeline Lecture: Historical Period Epic: from Beowulf‚ Part I Epic: from Beowulf‚ Part II Epic: from Beowulf‚ Part III Informational: Heroes and Society Topic Test B. Ancient Greece: Homer - The Iliad; Anglo-Saxon Poetry Epic: from Book 22: The Death of Hector part 1 Lecture: Introduction Poem: The Seafarer Poem: The

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    CHAPTERS 1-3 Identifying Facts 1. He doesn’t like how mothering she is of him‚ since all he wants is to be free and he thinks he can take care of himself. 2. Jim was sleeping when they snuck out‚ so Tom played a trick by placing his hat on the branch above his head; when Jim woke up‚ he told everyone that a witch flew him all over town and then placed his hat up there. 3. Huck says that a man would float on his back‚ and not on his face‚ unlike that drowned person. Interpreting Meanings 6.

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