the invasion of Roman Empire in 4th AD ; the attacks of Danish Vikings‚ etc 2. Literature: Beowulf ‚ the earliest literature‚ the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon‚ one of the striking features - the use of alliteration *epic------a long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in a series of adventures which form an organic whole. The earliest epic: Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey *alliteration------In alliterative verse‚ certain accented words in a line begin with the
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Lecture: Introduction Poem: The Seafarer Poem: The Wanderer Topic Test C. Communication‚ Grammar‚ and Writing Communication: Interview Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Grammar: Verb Tense Consistency The Writing Process Writing: Essay - Personal Narrative Topic Test 2. Literary Text: The Medieval Period A. Introduction Lesson: The Medieval Period Lecture: Historical Period Narrative Poem: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales Narrative Poem: from The Pardoner’s Tale Narrative Poem: from The Wife of Bath’s
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Kunal Kothari Brazilian Film and Lit Professor Nascimento July 25‚ 2012 Midterm Exam 1) Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands‚ is a film which is based on a novel by Jorge Amando and was directed by Bruno Barreto. The movie is a seemingly innocuous comedy on aspects of Brazilian life and customs. In essence‚ the main character‚ Dona Flor‚ is a gentle‚ warm‚ beautiful woman who falls in love with two completely different types of men. Because of how she was brought
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Homework Questions Homework 1 1. Discuss “Cathedral” in terms of James Joyce’s theory of epiphany (in the fiction section). What is the epiphany in the story? Who has it? How does the epiphany relate to the title? 2. Discuss the importance of tone in the story “Cathedral‚” particularly the narrator’s tone. How does the tone affect the reader’s perception of theme? How does it enhance the epiphany? 3. Why is the meeting between Mala and Mrs. Croft in “The Third and Final Continent” a significant
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Lit sig Notes- Pages 71-91 Plot Montag and Mildred were reading in the afternoon‚ as they were reading the mechanical hound starts to sniff the door witch scares Mildred. Montag starts to read but then realizes he’s not understanding the books so he decides to call Faber who is a University Professor that Montag caught reading at the park about a year ago. Montag calls and asks if there are any Bibles‚ Shakespeare‚ or Plato are left in the country. Faber says that people need quality information
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“First Poem for You” is a poem by written by Kim Addonizio‚ an American poet. This poem “First Poem for You” is a closed-form poem but written as an English sonnet. The poem a person who loves the tattoos in his or her lover’s skin. At the same time the tattoos scares him or her by their permanence. The thoughtfulness and the depth of details expressed in this poem makes us conclude that the persona or speaker in this poem is a female. The speaker is certain about the permanence of the tattoos on
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Genres in the Philippine Era Pre-Colonial Times Legends- talks about the origin of a thing‚ place‚ location‚ or name. Folk tales- stories about life‚ adventure‚ love‚ horror and humor when one can derive lessons about life. Epics- long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements or events‚ usually of a hero‚ are dealt with at length. Folk Songs- are one of the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the pre-Spanish period. Epigrams (Salawikain in Tagalog)- have been
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was also a very deeply pessimistic writer‚ but in a philosophical kind of way. He wrote poems‚ novels‚ and essays throughout his writing career‚ and he even developed the style of southern gothic writing. His poems often portray a character in despair and he explores the state of the mind a lot. Another trait of Poe is he uses a lot of symbolism and imagery for example his use of darkness and light in the poem “Annabel Lee”. Poe implies that the “kingdom by the sea” is a bright‚ cheerful place where
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working persons dream. We all work hard during our working lives and have aspirations for retirement. When our pension’s plans are not properly funded we lose. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 was signed into law by President Gerald Ford on September 2‚ 1974. The events leading up to ERISA involved the closing of the Studebaker Automobile Company out of South Bend‚ Indiana. The Studebaker Company had one of the finest pension plans for all 7‚000 employees. In 1963 the Studebaker
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Here is an anti bullying poem written by Jon Evans: Identity–The Bully They all try to look the same all try to give themselves a name pick on the boy who is all alone just because his identity is his own what has this world come to? all this wrong that people do just for the image they want to show down the evil path they seem to go The next person you go to hurt or try to make feel like dirt instead of trying to look cool feel for the guy you make look a fool A cool identity isn’t a need let
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