blue-collar work‚ Sandburg was to forge a poetry aimed at the working class‚ creating a masculine‚ energetic style that would be read by factory workers over their open lunch boxes. His poetic resources were broad -- he collected folk songs that he would play on his guitar‚ folk wisdom‚ and racy slang from working-class neighborhoods and blues lyrics as he developed an ear for the speech rhythms of the populace. Drawing from his working class roots‚ he built a raw-boned poetry that violated the poetic
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From an authorial note by O’Connor on the short story “Good Country People”‚ she describes the dual nature of man. I will be analyzing the deeper meaning of this theory based upon Manly Pointer. Looking through a physiological lens‚ to explain why his earlier actions have led to his later affliction. Now of course the “leg” symbolizes the life and the soul of Hulga and we know that she is physically “Crippled.” (O’Connor 1195) I will be analyzing why Manly Pointer will use Hulga for his ulterior
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Elizabethan Witchcraft and Witches Elizabethan Superstitions The Elizabethan Period - Elizabethan Witchcraft and Witches The Elizabethan Period and the intellectual era of the Renaissance introduced English persecution of Elizabethan Witches and Witchcraft. Ironically‚ this period of great learning brought with it a renewed belief in the supernatural including a belief in the powers of witchcraft‚ witches and witch hunts! Ironically the introduction of the printing press‚ one of the greatest tools
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An Annotated Bibliography on Jack the Giant Killer Lang‚ Andrew. "The History of Jack the Giant-Killer." Blue Fairy Book‚ 1/1/1889‚ pp. 233-237. EBSCOhost‚ Folk and Fairy Tales. The folklore story is about Jack‚ a young man of small stature who manages to destroy giants in his quest. The tale takes place during the reign of the famous King Arthur. Jack uses his trickery and intelligence to outsmart the giants. In the end‚ Jack is able to break the curse set by the giant Galligantus and the vile
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much better than those overrated‚ reckless Gryffindorks. We’re cunning‚ ambitious‚ and resourceful. We have our own role models‚ even though some were affiliated with Voldemort‚ that doesn’t change that they did some good in the wizarding world. Most importantly‚ the guy that brought back Voldemort and the guy that let Voldemort inhabit his body weren’t in Slytherin. “Perhaps in Slytherin you’ll make your real friends‚ those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends” (Sorting Hat‚ Philosopher’s
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Trickster: Old Man Coyote vs. Legba The trickster breaks rules of the gods or nature which in the end may have a positive effect. In many cases the rule breaking performed by these folks are often the reason they are in the form of tricks. The role tricksters often play may intend cunning or foolish actions‚ many times both. Depending on society their actions can be humorous even if it is sacred or cultural. In the trickster myths Shoshoni: Old Man Coyote and Fon (Dahomey): Legba the main characters
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English Assignment Distinctively Visual Visuals are distinctive because they make texts more enjoyable and engaging for audiences‚ as illustrated by Henry Lawson in the "Drovers Wife" and "The Loaded Dog". these 2 short stories convey the themes of hardship‚ persistence and mateship by living in tretrous conditions of the environment and surving in them.he uses these distinctively visual elements to provide context‚ create humour‚ describe setting and help communicate and devolop ideas. The Drovers
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message of these stories‚ that some Caribbean scholars have even suggested that “Anancism” is a psychological trait of today’s Caribbean people. The sociologist Leonard Barrett wrote that “so intricately woven is Anancism in Jamaican life that his cunning has become part of the Jamaican personality stereotype”. Reggae and Calypso are two other forms of Caribbean oral traditions that have
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mischievous figure in myth or folklore‚ who typically makes up for physical weakness through cunning and subversive humor. In African American literature the role of the trickster is a reoccurring theme‚ especially in the time period spanning from post Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance. During slavery and the years that followed the image of a trickster changed from a humorous amoral figure to a cunning and socially conscious icon. Charles W. Chesnutt is a primary example of an author‚ who faithful
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Old English Mythology English folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in England over a number of centuries. Some stories can be traced back to their roots‚ while the origin of others is uncertain or disputed. England abounds with folklore‚ in all forms. English folklore is largely drawn from Germanic‚ Celtic and Christian sources. Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to describe a friendly but troublesome creature of the Seelie Court. Hobgoblins seem to be small‚ hairy
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