such as wit‚ wordplay‚ sarcasm‚ puns‚ hyperboles‚ and allusions. The two most important elements of high comedy allusions and wordplay are used by many comedians‚ television shows‚ and literature. Allusions and wordplay are important elements because they require the audience to think about what is said‚ keeping them engaged and amused. Through all of these examples‚ the universal truth of not judging a book by it’s cover is addressed. Allusions are used in a lot in modern literature. For instance
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Greasy Lake My intent is to share with you comparisons of what the author portrays his characters to be rather than who hey really are. Allusion played a significant role in how the author described a theme throughout this story where the characters thought of themselves as the epitome of being bad in the short story “Greasy Lake”(Boyle). The allusion is one of the many ways the author developed his characters into bad guys. The opening paragraph of the story paints a picture wit the first sentence
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From time to time support your writing is essential‚ in the Novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" allusion is a remarkable device used to support or create a specific idea in something that the author is trying to explain ‚ as a matter of fact‚ biblical allusions are found in different places in the book. Religion is a taboo that some people do not want to discuss‚ but Robert Louis Stevenson introduces this theme with creativity‚ adding comments that connect to the Bible and some
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Allusion and Allegory in “She Unnames Them” Ursula Le Guin’s short story “She Unnames Them” takes place in the time of Adam and Eve. God had given Adam the task of naming every animal on the earth‚ but in Le Guin’s story‚ Eve feels separated from the animals. She feels that the names of the animals do not fit them and that by giving them names‚ they are attempting to label the essences of the animals. She begins to go around unnaming the animals‚ and in doing so‚ she begins to feel the wall
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Language and Literature C Ms. Spaziano Allusion of Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare has been thought for centuries to be the greatest writer from his time. He is known for his plays and poems but perhaps most famously for his tragic love story Romeo and Juliet. Many adaptations of this play have been created but nothing close to the original. Through out the play there are many figures and allusions that are present in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet such as Echo.
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The monster states that he is like Adam because when he was first created‚ he was “no link to any other being in existence”. Both of them are the first creatures that were made by their creators but their lives are totally different from each other. The monster says that Adam is “happy and prosperous” under God’s “especial care” and his beautiful image whereas describing himself as “wretched‚ helpless‚ and alone” because of his disgusting shape even though he has not committed any
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successfully struck‚ and triumphantly destroyed the naval base Pearl Harbor‚ which left many Americans dead or wounded. The United States had allied with China and due to the imperialistic views of Japan. China was always a place that Japan saw valuable due to natural resources and the large population. Japan had invaded and gained control
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either violently‚ like Malcolm X‚ or peacefully. Out of those‚ one who created a sympathetic perspective onto the American society was Martin Luther King‚ Jr. In his ‘I have a dream’ speech‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. used rhetorical strategies such as allusions
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The use of Biblical allusions and references is evident in Alan Paton’s Cry‚ the Beloved Country. Against the backdrop of South Africa’s racial and cultural problems‚ massive enforced segregation‚ similarly enforced economic inequality‚ Alan Paton uses these references as way to preserve his faith for the struggling country. By incorporating Biblical references into his novel‚ one can see that Alan Paton is a religious man and feels that faith will give hope to his beloved country. Throughout the
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as I had never learned about him before in any of my History classes. However‚ when I did some research on Herod to understand who he was and how he was connected to the other three allusions‚ I remember thinking that he sounded like an awful person. I agree that the cruel violence associated with the four allusions is one of the greatest reasons they are still recognized‚ and were even recognized in the first place. I also agree that humans wage war over the hunger for more control and power‚ and
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