Mr. Know-All is a story about Mr. Kelada‚ origin Oriental‚ and his cabin-mate‚ a British citizen who is the nameless narrator of the story‚ dislikes Mr. Kelada even before he sees him. However‚ at the end of the story Mr. Kelada proves to be a real gentleman when he sacrifices his own pride and reputation to save an American lady’s marriage. We will analyze some literal devices’s aspects of this story such as symbolism‚ imagery and irony. The first aspect is symbolism‚ a symbol is an image of
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”Salvatore” by William Somerset Maugham The story “Salvatore” was written by William Somerset Maugham. He was one of the most popular storytellers. Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. His parents died when he was still a boy. While a student in St. Thomas´s Hospital in London‚ he got to know the life of the poor people of London. His longest novel was “Of Human Bondage”. The book tells the story of the first 30 years of Maugham´s life. William Somerset Maugham died in the South of France where
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Critically examine the plot in “The Ant and the Grasshopper”: Somerset Maugham‟s short story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” bases itself on the well-known fable of La Fontaine of the same title. The exposition presents a brief summary of the fable‚ followed by the narrator‟s expression of bias against the ant in La Fontaine‟s story. Since in the exposition the narrator uses the fable to introduce his story of the Ramsay brothers‚ the reader‟s expectations from the development of the plot are already
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I caught sight of her at the play and in answer to her beckoning I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name‚ I hardly think I would have recognized her. She addressed me brightly. “Well‚ its many years since we first met. How time does fly! We’re none of us getting any younger. Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.” Did I remember? It was twenty years ago and I was
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Analysis of Woolf’s Kew Gardens Oakland‚ John. “Woolf’s Kew Gardens.” English Studies 68.3 (1987): 264-274 In the article “Virginia Woolf’s Kew Gardens” Oakland is trying to examine a short story that few people took the time to do. He says‚ “It is not an expression of meaningless life but‚ on the contrary‚ reveals a harmonious‚ organic optimism.” (1) Since she chose to make it such a short piece of work‚ it fits perfectly with her style of writing. She doesn’t make the theme the subject matter
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) is one of the best known writers of the present day. He was not only a novelist‚ but also one of the most successful dramatists and short-story writer. The short-story “Louise” was published in 1936. This story is about the woman who used to get everything what she wants using her “weak heart”. The gist of the problem raised by the author in this story is relationship between people. This problem is always urgent. The main idea conveyed by the author is that
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fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new How could he find a Shortcut to the Indies‚ Bring silk and spices quickly home? He needed someone with a lot of money. He couldn’t do it all alone. In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new King Ferdinand and good Queen Isabella Gave him three ships Santa Maria‚ Nina‚ and Pinta Brave little ships that sailed from
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Mr. Know-All W. Somerset Maugham The title. The title is very sarcastic; someone who thinks they know everything. Someone who is a show off The writer British writer‚ he writes English criticism The story set on a ship after world war 1.- The British gvmnt building the empire the colonized much of asia and Africa. They gave people from these countries a passport. We can infer the main subjects would be criticism of prejudice\ racism because of the title and who is the writer Social
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Поиск: Учебники-онлайн учебники и методические материалы Материалы по темам: Автомобильные эксплуатационные материалы О технологических‚ экономических и организационных системах поддержания машин в технически исправленном состоянии www.uchebniki-online.com/list/2 Финансы и налоги Включается в состав междисциплинарного экзамена‚ который сдают студенты экономических специальностей в рамках государственного образовательного стандарта www.uchebniki-online.com/list/3 Бухгалтерский
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