Colin Roy English 2401-001 Close Reading Assignment #1 2.10.2013 The poem “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue‚” by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ is a very unique and interesting piece of dramatic poetry. It is certainly considered dramatic poetry due to its lack of focus on God‚ nature‚ and the universe‚ which would classify it as epic poetry‚ and its lack of musical or emotional connection to the reader‚ which would classify it as lyric poetry. Instead‚ it is a narrative piece with both rhythm and imagery
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The Drover’s wife Exposition Outline of the setting – desolated‚ harsh environment‚ poor living‚ bleak‚ Australian bush Outline meaning sketch which is the narrative form of his writing‚ the first two paragraphs are pretty brief about its setting Techniques Technique Example Explain Tone – unequivocal (clear‚ leaving no doubt) ‘near waterless creek’ ‘nothing to relieve the eye’ describes harsh and barren landscape Use of accumulation “built of round timber‚ slabs and stringy-bark‚ and floored with
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Analysis of The Astronomer’s Wife In the "Astronomer’s Wife" by Kay Boyle‚ something as simple as a conversation with a plumber about a stopped elbow is enough to trigger an awakening in Mrs. Katherine Ames. When Mrs. Ames realized that the plumber was talking about something she understood (the stopped elbow)‚ she realized that her marital problems were not the result of a division betwwen the sexes; instead‚ she realized that some men‚ like the plumber‚ are as practical as she is‚ and that
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Velázquez’s Portrait of Juan de Pareja. While the painting is but one form‚ it remains the medium most people think of when asked to consider art. Paintings are an integral part of art history‚ and can take many forms. Whether it be a landscape or a historical scene‚ paintings serve as a window into the age in which they were painting‚ giving the modern viewer a glimpse into the intrepid world of the baroque period. Diego Velazquez provides us with such a glimpse with his Portrait of Juan de Pareja
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The Other Wife Analysis The Other Wife is a short story written by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette. Colette is credited for challenging rigid attitudes and assumptions about gender roles. “The Other Wife” is about a French aristocrat and his second wife has a brief encounter with his ex-wife in a restaurant. The story’s point of view is 3rd person omniscient. An analysis of how France 20th century gender roles influence the multiple personalities of a husband‚ wife‚ and ex-wife. Gender roles have played
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My last piece of evidence comes from a Ted Talk by Janine di Giovanni stated that the things she saw in war even as a reporter were horrifying and she can’t imagine what soldiers go through everyday. She say piles of dead children who never got to see the end of their lives dead because of the war generals forcing kids to fight with weapons at such a young age. She said many soldiers sided because they were forced to lose their innocence during war and attack. I can’t imagine how many toddlers saw
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Joyce’s works. In Dubliners‚ his book of short stories as well as his supposed autobiography‚ Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man‚ Joyce shows religious turmoil and indecision through his characters. Stephen Dedalus‚ the main character in the journal-like story of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man‚ goes through an internal turmoil of his own throughout the entire book on how he would view religion. He shows certain extremities of religious views during his life from being brought up as a
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general who fights Al-Qaida‚ and serves the President of Afghanistan. He is about thirteen and is the eldest of all the boys there. His name is Beaubama Suddenly heavy footsteps come closer to the lineup. It’s the person in charge of the camp‚ Captain Muammar Carldafi. A big cigar in his mouth illuminated his face. A scruffy beard surrounded his lips. He is in his mid-forties‚ and had a stomach like that of Santa Claus. “You soldiers will be the backbone of our operation. You will be of great importance
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The Portrait concentrated on stating themes‚ arranging apparently transparent words into configuration of utmost symbolic density. For example during the passage where the director proposes Stephen to enter priesthood ‚ words like "the looped cord"‚ "the shadow"‚" the skull ‚ twice emphasized waning daylight ‚ "cross blind‚ "blind to the cross"‚"blinded by the cross" all convey the denial of nature and entrapment for Stephen which the Priest’s office represent for Stephen. The central image‚ the
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Curley’s wife and I will be discussing the ways Steinbeck presents her appearance‚ personality‚ dreams and the ranch worker’s views her. Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as a flirtatious woman and attention seeking towards other men. This is shown on (page 53) “She wore a cotton house dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers roughed lips‚ wide spaced eyes‚ with red fingernails”. This quote foreshadows and signifies that Curley’s wife will have
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