"Sin-penalty-penance-salvation" is an important archetype in the BIBLE. This archetype in the BIBLE provides an excellent frame for THE ZOO STORY. Edward Albee’s employment of archetypes from Greek myth and allusions from the BIBLE serve as a catalyst in the expansion of his narratives‚ binding the old with the new and adding depth to his plots and characters. Jerry‚ when we meet him‚ has lived for a short time in a rooming house on the west side. The inhabitants of the rooming house are‚ infact
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repetition‚ the rhetorical triangle‚ and allusions. Thomas Jefferson was the framer of the Declaration of Independence and secretary of state to President George Washington. Banneker uses repetition to emphasis the authority he holds toward Jefferson. Throughout his letter‚ Banneker refers to Jefferson as “sir.” The repetition of “sir” enables Jefferson to sense respect from Banneker. Throughout his letter‚ Banneker uses allusions in his letter to bring back some of
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that must fight and die.” This disapproving view of war parallels with Vonnegut’s view of war‚ evident in Slaughterhouse Five. Vonnegut uses a number of rhetorical devices in this novel in order to denounce war such as imagery‚ personification‚ and allusions. Slaughterhouse Five is a novel with a plethora of rhetorical devices‚ one being imagery. Whereas Slaughterhouse Five is a rather somber novel; the imagery found in it helps the reader visualize and interpret the horrible‚ unexplainable events
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about their respective authors. They both focus on a detachment between the author’s persona and self image. Not only do these literary works share similar themes‚ but they use many of the same poetic elements. These elements - tone‚ metaphors‚ and allusions - are a means to accurately communicate the internal struggle they share. Both pieces use tone. In “Borges and Myself‚” the tone is consistent throughout. It is a tone of despair; a sort of despise for his persona accompanied with an acknowledgement
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Bhatt used poetic devices such as allusions and imagery to capture the scene of the first generation of India where the British Colonization hasn’t occurred. The feeling of freedom and peace can be captured in this stanza: Here the gods roam freely‚ disguised as snakes or monkeys; every tree is sacred At the first three lines‚ Bhatt explains how India is beautiful by using an allusion of the Greek God named Pan‚ the God of nature. She uses the allusion of God of Pan because she’s telling
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novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ Hemingway refers back to the bible by likening the old man to Jesus. Santiago is compared to Jesus in the novel by allusions and genuinely grand imagery throughout the text before‚ during and after the crucifixion. Santiago‚ the old man in the novel‚ is corroborated as Jesus in the writing in allusion to Jesus ’s life before crucifixion. For example‚ “But after forty days without a fish...” Hemingway is relating Santiago ’s forty days
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lifestyles in several life-affecting scenarios into one semi-coherent religious viewpoint. In the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ the ideals of Christianity dominate over those of paganism through the shift of pagan values to praises of God‚ the biblical allusions‚ and the role Beowulf plays as a Christ-like figure‚ proving the author’s bias and demonstrating the nature of the Anglo-Saxon time period. To embellish this theme‚ it is necessary to acknowledge the unique dichotomy that exists in the epic tale
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about Szymborska and her past careers as a poetry editor‚ a columnist‚ and a translator we can see that right off the bat she is venting out her passion for the Holocaust and wants all of the victim’s voices to be heard. I feel that she is using allusion to let their voices be heard. Szymborska also writes “You were in luck- a rake‚ a hook‚a beam‚ a brake‚
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which she admits to having‚ but also longs to adjust her mindset and adapt to what will be. This past and future state of being refers directly to the mother’s son and his natural transition into adulthood. The mother employs an extended metaphorical allusion to the world renowned escape artist‚ Harry Houdini‚ that cultivates a tone of wary relinquishment. The mother‚ still with an unhealthy attachment to her younger‚ more immature‚ and less
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men. Lawrence uses three literary devices to demonstrate how the two most purest sinners of the book are not so pure as Hawthorne wants his readers to depict them. Lawrence uses allusions‚ tone‚ and repetition to give an insight on why he greatly dislikes the book. A literary device Lawrence uses is allusion. Allusion is a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a place‚ event‚ or literary work by making a reference. Lawrence mentions the Magna Mater‚ he said “Put her upon the scaffold and
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