support‚ or challenge the values of ‘Emma’” The novel ‘Emma’ was first published in December 1815. This novel is based around a central protagonist ‘Emma’; the narrator describes Emma as “handsome‚ clever‚ and rich‚ with a happy disposition”. The novel’s focus seems to be set around Emma’s fear of love‚ and her misguided attempts and confidence as a ‘match maker’. We see one of the main themes in Emma as a growth of self-understanding. Throughout the book‚ we see Emma grow morally as a character‚ as
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The Relevance of English Morphology and Syntax in Mastering English as English Teacher To be a good English teacher‚ we have to firstly master all aspects of that language‚ including how to form a new word as discussed in morphology and how to make a correct and meaningful sentence as discussed in syntax. Morphology and syntax are two branches of linguistics. Referring to Matthews (1991: 3)‚ morphology is a term for that branch of linguistics which is concerned with the “forms of words” in different
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Emma Watson Emma Watson is a feminist fighting for gender equality in the world. Emma Watson has created hope for women’s rights and education. She has created a campaign for gender equality which is something that Emma has been working on for a long time. ( find the site ) She has created many speeches that are very great. Emma also created her own education. On set of Harry Potter she wanted more time to focus on school. Also after filming a movie she was enrolled at Brown University. (International
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period‚ English society revolved around a social hierarchy. One’s rank greatly determined one’s social class. Class‚ stratification on base of economic and social means‚ is a central theme in Jane Austen’s novel Emma. The protagonist itself reveals the class differences in the novel. Emma Woodhouse is a lady who possesses a good disposition. She is rich and wealthy. She has not faced any difficulties in one and twenty years of her age. She lives an easy and comfortable life without any social or
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In this novel Dr. jekyll and Mr. hyde‚ Robert Louis stevenson uses Imagery‚ Diction‚ & Details to create a ¨ Frightful¨ mood. This story is about a lot of crazy and creepy things i think the best word to describe the story. There is a lot of plot twist in this story for instance when they are looking in the lab and find a ¨ more than conscious of the generous tide of blood.¨(95) There are a lot of weird things that happen. Most of it isn’t that scary but it might be creepy. I’m gonna give you three
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Throughout this novel‚ If I stay‚ written by Gayle Forman‚ diction is used to create a good piece of literature by making Mia’s flashbacks feel realistic and emotional. Mia has just realized she is involved a car accident and found herself unconscious lying in the ground. She is awake somehow‚ looking at her mangled self on the ground. She feels as if it’s a nightmare‚ but no matter how hard she tries‚ she can’t wake up. Mia uses colloquial diction when she says‚ “Wake up! I scream. Wake up! Wakeupwakeupwakeup
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In Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits‚ barbarous diction characterizes the Catholic Church as barbaric and antiquated. The head of the parish‚ Father Restrepo‚ relies on traditional Catholic teachings that use flagellation as a form of punishment. Father Restrepo is “a firm believer in the value of a good thrashing to vanquish the weaknesses of the soul and was famous for his unrestrained oratory” (Allende 3). The “thrashing” refers to flagellation‚ a process that tears at the person’s skin
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book‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses vivid imagery and dramatic diction to bring to life his horrid and painful memories of the Holocaust and his time in Auschwitz. At the end of chapter 4 Wiesel describes the events that occurred leading up to the death of a young pipel. This scene is brought to life by Wiesel’s incredible use of diction to reinforce the imagery used to create a sense of emotion felt by the reader. Throughout this book diction is used to create a deeper connection to the events and people
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How does Austen represent women’s agency in Emma? The term ‘agency’ is used to signify the ‘ability or capacity to act or exert power’ (Oxford English Dictionary‚ 2013) therefore when referring to ‘women’s agency’‚ one implies the feminist philosophical idea of women’s capacity for independent choice and action. Jane Austen’s Emma was published in the early 19th Century (Whalan)‚ an era in which women had an especially rigid role in society that often confined them to the desires of men.
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ghosts. The author uses diction in order to create a creepy and mysterious atmosphere‚ and imagery to depict the supernatural events that occur in the country house‚ Bly. In The Turn of the Screw‚ the author uses diction to help prove the existence of ghosts in the novella. To begin‚ James describes Bly to be big and old to set up a mysterious atmosphere‚ “No; it was a big‚ ugly‚ antique . . . embodying a few features of a building still older” (James‚ 17). The author uses diction to create a mysterious
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