said‚ “Mother Teresa‚ please tell Jesus to stop kissing me.” – Mother Teresa Aphorism – An observation expressing a general truth or wise idea. Example: “Having nothing‚ nothing can he lose.” (Henry VI) – William Shakespeare Apostrophe – A digression addressed to someone not present‚ or to a personified object or idea. Example: “O Romeo‚ Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” – Romeo and Juliet Euphemism – a mild word or expression substituted for one thought to be too harsh
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In the poem‚ “Fish Fossil” by Aix Qing‚ the speaker is sympathetic towards the fossil. He is reminiscing the time where the fish‚ “leapt in the foam / And swam in the sea‚” (4-5). The speaker admires the life the fish once lived. Then there is a shift at line 5 because the speaker begins to express a sorrowful tone. He tells the fish how‚ “ Unfortunately‚ a volcano’s eruption / or perhaps an earthquake / cost you your freedom‚” (5-8). In this same stanza‚ the poet creates an allusion to the event
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------------------------------------------------- Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification
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Initially‚ Keats establishes the immediacy of his words in speaking directly to the star in question. The use of apostrophe in the very opening line‚ as Mr. Keats addresses the star‚ " would I were steadfast as thou art " is again reiterated in the third line as the star is described as "watching‚ with eternal lids apart" (Keats 1-3). Likewise‚ Robert Frost includes opening apostrophe as well when he says‚ "O Star say something to us we can learn" (Choose something Like a Star 1). Both examples implore
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“A Noiseless Patient Spider‚” By Walt Whitman Biography: Born on May 31‚ 1819‚ in West Hills‚ Long Island‚ New York‚ Walt Whitman was a poet whose verse collection Leaves of Grass is a landmark in American literature. Whitman’s aim was to transcend traditional epics‚ eschew normal aesthetic form‚ and reflect American society to enable the poet and his readers to realize themselves and the nature of their American experience. Whitman’s greatest theme is a symbolic identification of the regenerative
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John Aris. Del Rosario HNCA III-01 * What is Literature? * writings in which expression and form‚ in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest‚ are characteristic or essential features‚ as poetry‚ novels‚ history‚ biography‚ and essays. * Generic Classification * Prose * the ordinary form of spoken or written language‚ without metrical structure‚ as distinguished from poetry or verse. * Fiction * the class of literature comprising works of imaginative
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LN-1.1.1: Nouns LN-1.1.1: NOUNS 1.1 Introduction to Nouns A noun is a part of speech that names a person‚ place‚ or thing. Many different kinds of nouns are used in the English language. Some are specific for people‚ places‚ events‚ and some represent groups or collections. Some nouns aren’t even nouns; they’re verbs acting like nouns in sentences. Nouns can be singular‚ referring to one thing‚ or plural‚ referring to more than one thing. Nouns can be possessive as well; possessive nouns indicate
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Oedipus Rex Study Guide The Prologos 1. What initial step does Oedipus indicate he has already taken? 2. What is the significance of Delphi? What is the message from the oracle at Delphi with which Creon returns? 3. What does Oedipus think about the clue Creon reveals about who murdered King Laios? What might this perception foreshadow? 4. What does Oedipus promise to do at the end of the Prologos? 5. Of what symbolic significance are the olive boughs‚ strewn at the alter steps as
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Literary Terms Packet The terms in this packet will be used throughout the semester in literature discussions and on exams. Please memorize and be able to use and identify all terms in papers and on exams. Some information in this packet came from Modern English by Arnold Lazarus‚ et.al. and A Dictionary of Literary‚ Dramatic‚ and Cinematic Terms by Sylvan Barnet‚ et.al. Allusion A reference to someone or something that is known from history‚ literature‚ religion‚ politics or some other
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defend‚ challenge‚ or qualify Mitford’s implied answer to that question. Multiple Choice Practice 1. 2. Paragraph 2 contains each of the following EXCEPT a. humor b. alliteration c. irony d. allusion e. apostrophe 3. In paragraph 7‚ the section set off by dashes serves which of the following purposes? i. it satirizes the language of the funeral director ii. it clarifies technical language for the lay reader iii. it elaborates
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