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    Close Reading of Pkhents

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    Close Reading of “Pkhents” In the opening scene of “Pkhents‚” Abram Tertz introduces a first-person limited narrator‚ who is also the main character in the story. Unfortunately‚ Tertz provides no background information about this character. However‚ as the story progresses‚ the narrator’s unique mannerisms suggest that he is actually an extraterrestrial who belongs to a different world. A sense of confusion is created about the narrator’s identity when the narrator begins to form specific observations

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    In life there is an abundance of mediocre things‚ and love should not be one of them. I believe Sir Walter Raleigh intends to reveal this to us in “Her Reply.” In this poem‚ a woman rejects a shepherd’s romantic but naïve proposal. This poem is a superior selection because it contains great connotation‚ and the alliteration is deep which gives insight to the woman’s philosophy on life and love. The connotation in this poem is a combination of negative and hypothetical words. The woman first of all

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    Writing and Close Reading

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    Close reading NB: a close reading is not a description from beginning to end: it is a view on a narrative that sees it as a whole‚ and has a critical opinion on it. Basics The process of close reading is twofold: first‚ read the text; second‚ interpret your reading. Interpretation is a kind of inductive reasoning: you should move from the observation of particular facts and details to a reading based on those details. A close reading does not mean a close description - the reading element

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    Close Reading of Sonnet

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    Close Reading of Sonnet 116 Written by William Shakespeare 2011 “Sonnet 116” written by William Shakespeare is focusing on the strength and true power of love. Love is a feeling that sustainable to alterations‚ that take place at certain points in life‚ and love is even stronger than a breakup because separation cannot eliminate feelings. The writer makes use of metaphors expressing love as a feeling of mind not just heart as young readers may see it. To Shakespeare love is an immortal

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    Close Reading of a Poem

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    Close Reading of a Poem Maria Clinton ENG 125 May 31‚ 2011 Tiffany Griffin-Minor Close Reading of a Poem ON THE AMTRAK FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK CITY: BY SHERMAN ALEXIE On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City is an emotionally provocative poem by the Native American Indian writer‚ Sherman Alexie. It describes a train journey from Boston to New York City in which an elderly white woman excitedly points out historical sites to her fellow passenger‚ a younger Native American Indian. The poem

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    Passing: Close Reading

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    You Ken Tan Christopher Hennessy LI 208 U.S. Multicultural Literature 26 Feb 2013 Passing: An Analysis and Close reading Nella Larsen’s Passing is a story about the tragedy of an African American woman‚ Clare Kendry‚ who tried to “pass” in the white American community. However‚ while she passes as white‚ she constantly seeks comfort from her friend Irene Redfield who is a representation of the African American community. Gradually‚ Clare has become the double image of Irene‚ due to the similarities

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    Frankenstein Close Reading This passage‚ the paragraph located at the bottom of page 138‚ and bleeds over onto page 139‚ comes from the part of the novel in which Victor Frankenstein is almost home from his ordeals in Ireland. While in Ireland‚ Victor promised to make a female companion for his Creature‚ but then throws his work into the sea‚ as he realizes that he does not actually want to create this second being because of the chaos it may cause. Enraged by this‚ the monster murdered Victor’s

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    Questions for Close Reading (p. 435) 1. The thesis is clearly stated in the first sentence of paragraph 4: “We believe in Type A—a triumph for a notion with no particular scientific validity.” Prior to paragraph 4‚ Gleick illustrates the cultural pervasiveness of the Type A category and traces its identification to Friedman and Rosenman’s studies; these studies attempted to link heart disease to a set of personality traits clustered around the “theme of impatience” (paragraph 2). Following the

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    Othello Close Reading

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    Close Reading In the play‚ Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ a character named Iago‚ manipulates people to get what he wants. One character that is manipulated the most by Iago is Othello. The reason why is because Othello made Cassio his lieutenant and there were rumors that Othello has been sleeping around with his wife‚ Emilia. Iago involves Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ in his plan by making it seem that Desdemona and Cassio are having a relationship. Iago convinces Othello about this relationship

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    Raleigh’s "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" to Christopher Marlowe’s "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" Sir Walter Raleigh created "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" as a response to Christopher Marlowe’s "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love". In "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"‚ the Shepherd used puns and other hidden sexual images in an attempt to trick the Nymph into performing sexual acts with him. The Shepherd attempted to persuade the Nymph into believing that

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