Jack Ma once said‚ “Never give up. Today is hard‚ tomorrow will be worse‚ but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” Life is guaranteed to have some degree of difficult. Everyone comes across obstacles in their life that make them want to just give up and stop moving forward. The poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes shows a mother describing how life‚ “ain’t been no crystal stair‚” (line 2). As the poem continues the mother describes how her life has been difficult as she says‚ “It’s had tacks
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the reader‚ they can convey the ideas and themes represented in the story successfully to the audience‚ and therefore the intension of the writer can be better understood and appreciated. In order to achieve this target‚ the writers often employ literary techniques‚ such as foreshadowing‚ story in story‚ suspense‚ etc‚ to attract and hold the reader’s attention. Usually‚ the plot itself plays the most important role in holding the reader’s attention‚ by evoking the interest and curiosity in the
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specifically mentioned as they link to death due to the fact that coffins are made from this type of wood. Nick Dear’s adaptation of Frankenstein can link to Ulalume by Poe due to the similar technique of contrasting Frankenstein’s feelings through a literary platform of
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Here is what I thought of the poem after reading and studying it. It is not so much an analysis of the poem‚ but an analysis of the devices used to convey the thesis of the poem. E. E. Cummings presents his views about life and how the individual is able to create more opportunities in life by pushing boundaries than if he were to conform to the demands of society by using sequential diction in an informal sentence structure through a weary tone. The weary tone gives the impression that the
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The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is a book that illustrates the terrifying world that is run in the aftermath of a nuclear war. Wyndham explores the topics of dystopia‚ telepathy‚ conformity‚ theocracy‚ and eugenics from a post-WWII perspective by following the story of a boy named David and his struggle with being an outcast to a very conformist society. When the book was written‚ there was a very common fear of a cold war. Wyndham wrote this book depicting the sure outcome of a cold war in order
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their feelings within a relationship‚ whether it be with each other or a romantic relationship. In order for them to transgress their sentiment‚ they may in some cases use tough love. On the other hand‚ they themselves will be subjected to much worse devices‚ such as violence. Like most people‚ they yearn for tenderness in the simplest of means but more often than not can not find it. The fragility of their bonds often mixes with the mysterious underlying curse lurking their family‚ internally and externally-fukú
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ancient Greece and there are many evident features that support this. Ancient Greek drama is literary work with dialogue written in verse (really) and by actors such as Creon and Haeman speak in shifted tones of tension that prevail conflict. Another element of Ancient Greek drama is dramatic irony and this is the failure of a character to see or understand what has been obvious to the audience. Oedipus for example was unaware early of what the audience knew: that he killed his father then married his
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Conrad uses devices such as anaphora‚ symbolism and imagery. “When the sun rose there was a white fog‚ very warm and clammy‚ and more blinding than the night” (Conrad 44) He mentioned‚ the fog‚ which creates imagery of literal darkness and obscurity throughout his
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Change in the chrysalids is viewed as a part of life that cannot be avoided. The novel presents contrasting viewpoints on change‚ the Sealand woman who embraces change and the people of waknuk who vermently oppose it to illustrate Wyndham’s views on the importance of change The Sealand woman views change as an inevitable fact of life saying that "The essential quality of life is living ; the essential quality of living is change. Change is evolution and we are part of it." She reiterates Wyndham’s
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shingle - desolation - satchels - self-contempt - abasement - wretchedness Analysis 1. In this chapter‚ David’s character is described more completely. He is now at the crucial stage of boy-man‚ having characteristics of both stages. Give some examples of David’s behaviour that show each stage. 2. There is something ironic in the fact that Sophie is discovered in a "good" season. What is meant with "ironic"? What might have happened if the crops and newborn animals had been deviant? 3. Give a
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