“A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson” Study Questions: Exposition through 8th Remove You may answer questions on this sheet or on loose-leaf paper. 1. Why was Mary Rowlandson’s published recollection of her abduction by the Wompanoag so popular and widely read in the 17th Century? Is there any comparison you can draw upon in contemporary American society that mirrors or parallels the public’s interest in Rowlandson’s work? Explain. 2.
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Evaluation of my piece which is a detailed narrative in the style of Charles Dickens; Bleak House‚ although I am going to pretend I am not the author. The author starts by immediately creating a punch and making a point due to the opening‚ “Edinburgh” this is a bold opening which informs the reader clearly of the setting and the overall clear mood to the piece. I think the author starts with this short sentence because short sentences are gripping and they captivate the reader’s attention quickly
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Jacob Denson English 125 February 20‚ 2013 “Shakespeare and Mirikitani: The use of Simile‚ Diction‚ and Tone to express Emotion” Janice Mirikitani’s poem‚ “Suicide Note” and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet both use simile‚ diction‚ and tone to express emotion. Both works use these forms of writing to establish a tone of deep emotion‚ with sadness and despair being at the forefront. “Suicide Note‚” being about an Asian-American college student who commits suicide‚ was written as an apology to her
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Lauren Krieger Mrs. Wells Podell Honors English 10 30 November 2014 Compare and Contrast Literary Analysis Poetry has often been used as a way to record and reflect on events throughout history. War is an everlasting part of history and its impact is still felt through poetry. While “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “Five Day Requiem for Vietnam” by Nan Braymer both use dramatic diction to convey the theme that individuals should accept responsibility for their actions‚ Owen favors similes
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How to Approach an Essay (Written Exam) 18th May‚ 2010 “Examine how narrative perspective influences the reader in ‘Good Advice Is Rarer than Rubies.’” 1. Unpacking and decoding essay questions A. Unpacking I. What you are required to do (approach keywords): Examine … (that means describe and explain in detail…) II. What you should writer about a) (specific keywords) …how narrative perspective influences the reader... b) (general keywords) …in ‘Good Advice Is Rarer than Rubies
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In the passage be ginning "They had picked " from the novel Snow Falling On Cedars‚ the author‚ David Guterson‚ uses many techniques to give the passage a depressing‚ and frightening mood. He uses vivid imagery to describe Carl’s dead body. He also uses figurative language‚ such as metaphors and similes to show the severity of the situation. Finally‚ his diction shows the reader how reading about a crime scene can seem real if the word choice is right. All the techniques Guterson use help the reader
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Chelsea Garcia Many authors succeed in trying to illustrate their writing and reveal information in the way they write but they don’t say it directly. Some authors succeed by using literary devices and good diction. Shakespeare confirms Juliet’s anxiousness and immaturity by using poetic language such as hyperboles‚ similes‚ and allusions. Through use of skilled writing‚ Shakespeare demonstrates Juliet’s anxiety to know Romeo’s Response shows that she is too impatient to wait. “The clock
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Emily Dickinson’s (1830 - 1886) Poem “Success is counted sweetest” sends the message that success is tangible or intangible and has the highest value for “those who never succeed”. Emily Dickinson twists the meaning of the poem in changing the perspective after the second stanza. Thus that twist offers that the understanding of the value of success is dependent on the point of view. The point of the first stanza is that the value of success feels the best to those who didn’t succeed for a long
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Writing a Personal Narrative Purpose and Audience Personal narratives allow you to share your life with others and vicariously experience the things that happen around you. Your job as a writer is to put the reader in the midst of the action letting him or her live through an experience. Although a great deal of writing has a thesis‚ stories are different. A good story creates a dramatic effect‚ makes us laugh‚ gives us pleasurable fright‚ and/or gets us on the edge of our seats. A story has
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1. “Clearly his personal god or chi was not made for great things. A man could not rise beyond the destiny of his chi. The saying of the elders was not true- that if a man said yea his chi also affirmed. Here was a man whose chi said nay despite his own affirmation.” (Achebe‚ 131) This passage created a question in my mind. Who’s perspective are we reading from? It seems as thought we are reading what a narrator is saying‚ but the narrator is somebody from that tribe. In most books‚ if a character
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