Over the centuries theorists have tried to develop different kinds of approaches to what should and should not be in terms of literary theory and criticism. In here we will discuss three different theorists (Aristotle‚ Longinus‚ and Wordsworth) from three different theories (mimetic‚ pragmatic and expressive) and explain their rules and thoughts to what is "good" literature. Later on‚ we will apply each theorist’s theory to William Blake’s "London"‚ and whether it works well with the theory or not
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Jackson writes about in her short story The Lottery‚ the word unknowingly stings the ears of these quiet townspeople. Jackson writes about a town that is blinded by an adherence to a tradition. While the actual lottery in the story may seem as an exaggeration‚ in reality there are many things in today’s society that are blindly adhered to because they have been traditions for so long‚ such as fraternities‚ sororities‚ religion‚ political traditions‚ academic traditions‚ and even war. Many people follow
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(John Gillespie Magee) and “Suburban Sonnet” (Gwen Harwood)‚ the poets are trying to convey their experiences and lives. In the poem‚ “High Flight”‚ the poet uses various techniques such as active verbs‚ imagery‚ personification‚ a metaphor‚ exaggeration‚ alliteration‚ and symbolism in order to portray his joyful experience as he test- flies a new plane. Active verbs like ‘’slipped’’‚ ‘‘danced’’‚ ‘‘wheeled’’ and ‘‘soared’’ are utilised frequently by the poet in order to convey the sense of action
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The Daffodils" is an 1804 poem by William Wordsworth. It was inspired by an April 15‚ 1802event in which Wordsworth and his sister‚ Dorothycame across a "long belt" of daffodils. It was first published in 1807‚ and a revised version was released in 1815. In anthologies the poem is sometimes titled "I wandered lonely as a cloud." Form The four six-line stanzas of this poem follow a quatrain-couplet rhyme scheme: ABABCC. Each line is metered in iambic tetrameter. []Paraphrase: First stanza:
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Stylistic Devices 1 IMAGERY Simile (Vergleich): An explicit comparison between two things which are basically quite different using words such as like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. (Wordsworth) Metaphor (Metapher): A comparison between two things which are basically quite differ ent without using like or as. While a simile only says that one thing is like another‚ a metaphor says that one thing is another. (adj. metaphorical) All the
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abnormal behavior is uncommon and normal behavior is common. B) abnormal behavior is an exaggeration of normal behavior. C) abnormal behavior breaks societal norms but normal behavior does not. D) abnormal behavior is categorically different from normal behavior. Ans: B Page reference: See page 5 of your text. 5. Which core concept relies upon the idea that abnormal behavior is an exaggeration of normal behavior? A) the principle of multiple causality B) the role of cultural and
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Over the years many historians have recorded findings of various places such as the Americas‚ but the first known European recording belonged to Christopher Columbus an Italian-European explorer who sailed the ocean blue in 1492. “Journey of the First Voyage to America” is an explorative narrative by Christopher Columbus about his journey to the west and reports on what he had discovered to the Spanish Royals. In 1492‚ Columbus attempted to reach India by sailing through the Atlantic Ocean as opposed
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research and information. Revisionists say that there was no German program to exterminate Europe’s Jews‚ that the numerous claims of mass killings in gas chambers are false‚ and that the estimate of six millions Jewish deaths is an irresponsible exaggeration‚ but there has been much evidence put forth to counter these idiotic claims. One major claim that deniers use to try and disprove the Holocaust
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Ethics‚ morals‚ traditions‚ and laws have a heavy influence on human behavior. From the moment a baby enters the world to the last breath he or she takes‚ society will influence their behavior to comply with certain boundaries. However‚ any abnormality outside of those boundaries is looked down upon. Human behavior is an issue that constantly emerges throughout all forms of literature. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain uses satire to criticize human behavior to show how
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perfectly how he can keep calm and very serious situations‚ analyze it‚ and break it down so everyone can understand it. Page 211 There is a great example of a exaggeration when Dill comes bounding into their dining room announcing that‚ “It’s all over town this morning‚ all about how we held off a hundred folks with our bare hands.” It is exaggeration because there wasn’t anywhere near a hundred people and Scout just put some sense into them with the
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