Beowulf‚ the famous epic poem written by an Anglo-Saxon poet around 700 C.E.‚ was orally passed down through generations of generations reciting the poem for theater and entertainment. By using the literary devices such as‚ a kenning‚ alliteration‚ and personification the poet is able to create vivid detailed imagery and also enhance the experience of the reader/listener. First‚ a kenning‚ two or three descriptive words sometimes separated by a dash‚ is used by the author to refer to different
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Checkpoint: Literary Canon Erin Hailey Patton LIT/210 October 26‚ 2010 Harmon Johnson Write a 175-300 word response to the following questions: 1.) What literature do you consider to be part of the United States current literary canon and why? Over the years literature has changed quite a bit‚ new genres of the wood works
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Exploring the Literary Themes of Gilgamesh Now that we have finished reading Gilgamesh‚ we will explore some of the major themes of this epic poem. In groups of three or four‚ you will explore one of the five themes listed below. For each theme there will be two groups. After your group completes the activities‚ you will join with the other group that explored your theme and collaborate to form a final product. It is important that every group member participate in each step of the process
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My favourite literary character is Winston Smith. He is the main character in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. I consider him to be my favourite character for a few reasons. These reasons are that he is very strong willed‚ his fatalistic attitude‚ his inquisition towards many things‚ as well as his rebelliousness toward society. I will go into more detail in the following short essay. He is very strong willed‚ Winston never let’s any of the antagonists in the story intimidate him‚ even though they
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Pragmatic Literary Criticism Pragmatic criticism is concerned‚ first and foremost‚ with the ethical impact any literary text has upon an audience. Regardless of art ’s other merits or failings‚ the primary responsibility or function of art is social in nature. Assessing‚ fulfilling‚ and shaping the needs‚ wants‚ and desires of an audience should be the first task of an artist. Art does not exist in isolation; it is a potent tool for individual as well as communal change. Though pragmatic
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Commercial vs. Literary Fiction The divide between commercial and literary fiction‚ though not stark‚ can be clearly interpreted with the proper analysis. The short stories Roman Fever and The Cask of Amontillado are perfect examples of this. Both contain many of the same elements‚ but quickly differentiate with further examination. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado‚ the protagonist‚ Montressor‚ is driven to murder a former acquaintance by a mysterious and unexplained past
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In studying and looking at the sophistication of literary terms in “The Lottery” there are many different literary devices we can figure out in the specific storyline of the lottery ad especially in its themes. The story “The Lottery” focuses on an extremely heavy amount of suspicion between different social classes in the story. This suspense is a literary device that can be heavily seen through the story. The celebration of the lottery can be seen as a vital tradition in their old-style neighborhood
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Beowulf Literary Analysis Looking through the phenomenal piece of writing that is Beowulf‚ and analysing the characters and events‚ there is quite a bit of information and evidence that points and leads that religion plays a large role in the entirety of the story. The story roots into the past where the religion that the Saxons had followed under was mainly pagan‚ before the Saxons had been converted to Christianity. Inside the story‚ there were parts in which there were mild hints that led
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Matt Eden Mrs. Brown W-3 1/26/11 Inferno Literary Analysis If given the opportunity to view Hell and its inhabitants‚ would you feel sympathy towards those you have known while they were alive‚ or would you feel as though they deserve the punishment they have been given? One such man who wrote a book about such an encounter is Dante Alighieri. Dante opened up The Inferno with a tone of sympathy and grief; however‚ his attitude toward the souls he encountered became increasingly opposite to
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