Allusion An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to‚ or a representation of‚ people‚ places‚ events‚ literary work‚ myths‚ or works of art‚ either directly or by implication. A brief reference‚ explicit or indirect‚ to a person‚ place or event‚ or to another literary work or passage Function The function of allusion depends as well on the author’s intent; a reader may search out parallels to a figure of speech or a passage. Example: In act one of Death of a Salesman Adonis
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Literary Analysis Stephanie Butler ENG 125 Introduction to Literature 1-12-15 There are many types of prejudice in our world‚ but in the two literary works “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “What it’s like to be a black girl” by Patricia Smith‚ racism is the prejudice that the characters are battling with. Unfortunately racism is a global problem‚ but these stories discuss racism in America. These writers have used their ability to write to discuss these problems by short story and
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Priscilla Grunauer Period 3 3-27-07 3. The evening in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is compared with “a patient etherized upon a table‚” the “evening is spread out against the sky.” T.S. Eliot has compared his lonely night to a patient who is under an anesthetic‚ completely numb to all that surrounds him. “The evening is spread out against the sky‚” gives a very distinct image lending itself to another image; a patient spread upon an operating table completely subdued. 7. The obvious
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Marxist Literary Criticism Karl Marx was a German philosopher‚ economist and sociologist as well as a political revolutionary. He‚ with the aid of Friedrech Engels‚ published theCommunist Manifesto in 1848. In the manifesto‚ Marx identified three social classes in his theory: The Aristocracy which refers to the small number of land owners who have control over the economy of the country‚ the Bourgeois class which refers to the high class people who have control over the industrial sites and factories
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15. Polysyndeton is the use of a conjunction between each word‚ phrase‚ or clause‚ and is thus structurally the opposite of asyndeton. The rhetorical effect of polysyndeton‚ however‚ often shares with that of asyndeton a feeling of multiplicity‚ energetic enumeration‚ and building up. * They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and played and talked and flunked. Use polysyndeton to show an attempt to encompass something complex: * The water‚ like a witch’s oils‚ / Burnt green
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CROOKED: English Translation: Nothing ever lasts forever In the end‚ you changed There is no reason‚ no sincerity Take away such a thing as love Tonight‚ I’ll be crooked Leave me alone I was alone anyway I have no one‚ everything is meaningless Take away the sugar-coated comfort Tonight‚ I’ll be crooked I scream and get dizzy I vent out of boredom to other couples I start fights for no reason like a town gangster Sometimes‚ I purposely shake my leg‚ crookedly The main characters of
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Songs of Silence Theme: Silence Topic: How is silence depicted in the following chapters: Effita‚ A story with no name‚ Nathan and Miss Minnie? In the novel Songs of Silence the theme silence is portrayed in the various chapters and shows us the different reasons and reactions to silence. Silence is a major theme in the novel but in these particular chapters it gives us a clearer understanding to what is happening. The novel suggests to us that silence is not just the absence of sound‚ but is
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LITERARY CRITICISM LITERATURE • What is literature? Literate/ literacy - able to read/write Origin- from Latin “litteratura” (letter) • literature with the small ‘l’ Literature - piece of writing/printed information on a particular subject • literature with the big ‘L’ Literature - pieces of writing that are valued as works of art eg. Novels‚ plays‚ poems (contrast to technical books/ scientific/ academic writings) • Literary - connected with literature
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1. Problem Steps Recorder As the local PC guru you’re probably very used to friends and family asking for help with their computer problems‚ yet having no idea how to clearly describe what’s going on. It’s frustrating‚ but Microsoft feels your pain‚ and Windows 7 will include an excellent new solution in the Problem Steps Recorder. When any app starts misbehaving under Windows 7 then all your friends need do is click Start‚ type PSR and press Enter‚ then click Start Record. If they then work through
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