An Examination of Similes in the Iliad - and how Homer’s Use of Them Affected the Story In the Iliad‚ Homer finds a great tool in the simile. Just by opening the book in a random place the reader is undoubtedly faced with one‚ or within a few pages. Homer seems to use everyday activities‚ at least for the audience‚ his fellow Greeks‚ in these similes nearly exclusively. When one is confronted with a situation that is familiar‚ one is more likely to put aside contemplating the topic and
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One device used to create suspense in the dramatic irony that keeps the audience on edge. In Romeo and Juliet ‚ the author William Shakespeare has a way‚ of using his words to make the audience interested. This funky wordplay is called dramatic irony.For instance‚ in Act 4 scene 5 line #15‚ they all think Juliet is dead but she is not dead /Lady‚Lady‚ Lady/Alas‚Alas/Help‚Help/My lady’s dead/. Above all the quote is suspenseful because the reader knows she is not dead but the nurse does not
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level of big companies in Cameroon and Niger. His long term friend and mining entrepreneur‚ Abigail Jallow‚ who has made a fortune mining copper has contacted him about a new opportunity. The proposition is that he could set up his own company and take over a proposed gold mining opportunity in Sierra Leone. At present the opportunity is in its early exploration stages. It was an opportunity Abigail came across while prospecting for copper but she does not feel she has the time to take it further
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the French playwright Anouilh‚ is based upon the original "Antigone" the third play in the trilogy of "The Theban Plays" written by Sophocles‚ of Ancient Greece‚ in around 450 BC. "Antigone" is based upon the age-old conflict between the requirements of human and divine law. Although Anouilh’s version of "Antigone" is significantly similar to its original by Sophocles‚ there are substantial differences between the two plays. There is the chorus depicted as one person who sets the scene‚ the many different
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Attention Getting Device (Must be a narrative‚ a startling statement‚ a rhetorical question‚ or a quotation): Do you know what you see when there is a big circle and two small circles? The two small circles are the ears and the big circle is the head. You have probably heard of Mickey Mouse but did you know they are all over Disney World’s park? II. Audience Adaptation (Give audience a reason to listen): If you enjoy amusement parks and like doing creative things then you will like to listen to
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could better understand and relate to the local people. At first sight‚ his poetry is based around a narrow range of subjects: the Welsh people and landscape‚ but the emotional range of his poetry is vast and it tends to be universalised. The three main poems I am going to write about are Evans‚ Lore‚ and Cynddylan on a Tractor. In Evans‚ the poet is reflecting on the emptiness‚ coldness and starkness of Evans life and how his surroundings are bare and unfriendly. The personification of the gaunt
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How Does James Seek To Disturb and Involve The Reader In The Turn Of The Screw? The Turn of the Screw‚ written by author Henry James‚ although defying many gothic conventions remains one of the most suspenseful and sinister tales of the Victorian Era. The novella’s enthralling nature effectively seeks to disturb and involve readers and this is made evident through James’s successful use of a variety of structural and literary techniques to create and prolong suspense and ambiguity. James first
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What Dramatic Techniques Does Shakespeare Use To Create A Sense That Macbeth Is Not In Control Of His Own Thoughts And Deeds? During the 16th century the amazing writer‚ William Shakespeare‚ wrote the genius play Macbeth. There are many different uses of dramatic techniques in his work and I will try to identify them now. Act 1 Scene 7 Question 1 In the first few lines of his soliloquy‚ Macbeth says "If it were done when ’tis done‚ then ’twere well it were done quickly;" I think what Macbeth meant
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the late 19th century‚ Ida B. Wells dedicated most of her life to spreading the word about the horrific nature of lynching in the American South. Wells was a journalist‚ teacher‚ rights activist‚ and a public speaker. As an African American woman in the south during this time‚ Ida B. Wells was able to use her status as journalist to expose to the general public the true facts of lynching cases that suggested black wrongdoings. Wells used cases from all over America to convey the innocence of African
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THE DRAMATIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SICK CHARACTERS IN OLA ROTIMI’S PLAYS Odia Clement Eloghosa ABSTRACT In this paper‚ the sick characters are studied through the examination of their dramatic significance and contributions to the development of Ola Rotimi’s drama. Three aspects of dramatic significance are identified in this paper and we argue that the sick: (1) act as witness and help the healthy establish truth‚ (2) create crisis situations that stir up diverse emotions in
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