The genre of gothic literature contains both elements of horror and romance‚ with an innocent female‚ a powerful male (usually the quintessential villain)‚ as well as themes to do with the supernatural as key features included in the novel. In this chapter‚ elements of the gothic begin in the very title of the book: the ‘bloody’ in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ associates the idea of death and gore‚ a more horrific element of the gothic genre; the ‘Chamber’ itself now sounds more claustrophobic and similar
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irony 2. paradox 3. antithesis 4. colloquialism 5. anticlimax 6. obscenity 7. violence 8. vividness 9. exaggeration The essential attitude in satire is the desire to use precisely clear language to still an audience to protest. The satirist intends to describe painful or absurd situations or foolish or wicked persons or groups as vividly as possible. He believes
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Champion of the World - Literary Analysis Maya Angelou recounts the night when there were a bunch of people all bunched together in the store listening to the radio‚ listening to the fight when Joe Louis‚ the “Brown Bomber”‚ was defending his heavyweight boxing title against a white competitor. The black men within the crowd were talking confidently about how they weren’t worried about Louis losing‚ saying they knew he was going to win. Around after the third round there was a point where Louis was
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English project Equivocation Equivocation ("to call by the same name") is classified as an informal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time). It generally occurs with polysemic words (words with multiple meanings). It is often confused with amphibology (amphiboly) (ambiguous sentences.); however‚ equivocation is ambiguity arising from the misleading use of a word and amphiboly is
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seemingly making life ‘easier’‚ she exaggerates on how the public transport is late daily. Her use of a hyperbole is highlighted when she describes of how ‘notoriously’ unreliable the public transport is daily. The use of an anecdote and over exaggeration helps create a sympathetic emotion towards the writer. The use of inclusive and rhetorical question is used when May Brown asks Mr Black on how ‘good’ of an idea for students to play a role in setting rules. She makes him think about the answer
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Examples of Key Literary Terms ENG 125 Week 1 Discussion 2 Farce – A comedy; a short play‚ in which both subtle humor and hilarity are developed through impossible situations‚ exaggeration and (often) ridiculous antics. Example: Shakespeare used this structure in most of his comedies‚ sometimes introducing miraculous or supernatural incidents to order to end the play harmoniously in marriage festivities. Genre – A genre can be broken down in many categories of literature-prose‚ poetry‚ and drama-and
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works. However‚ they are obliged to maintain their morality and their humility more than their brothers. This is why‚ in the past daughters were only accompanied outdoors by their parents or their older brothers. Nowadays‚ this is considered as an exaggeration‚ but still in Greece daughters do not have the same level of freedom as the sons have. To be helpful and willing is a quality always appreciated the most from the family. Therefore‚ the sons should be willing to help at the heavy jobs and the
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common animals challenge the pigs and the whole farm works against the humans. As years pass the pigs become even more human like; they walk upright‚ wear clothes‚ and carry whips. Overall‚ Animal Farm is a well written satire that uses irony‚ exaggeration‚ ridicule‚ and a great amount of personification to allow the reader to better understand the story. This story tells the tragedies and triumphs leading to the pigs controlling the farm. Once the pigs control the farm they begin interacting with
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they thought was going to be shared equally‚ but are quickly shut down when they find out it’s not the case. The animals then agree that the pigs should be the only ones who can eat the apples and drink the milk. Squealers use of questions and exaggeration of the pigs work creates Kairos and Ethos; ultimately‚ through manipulation the pigs gain more control over the Farm. Squealer’s manipulation of language creates the appearance that the pigs only require the
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catch the attention of the American people and start a revolution. Using smart‚ skillful humor‚ he was able to argue in a unique way. He presented his ideas in a somewhat controversial way that people could relate to and understand. His use of exaggeration made the issues undeniable. Franklin’s “Revolutionary” satire might have ruined his reputation with Britain‚ but it united the American people in wanting a revolution. After being embarrassed in front of his British colleagues‚ it became more apparent
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