LITERARY THEORY Misconceptions about theory: 1. Theory is difficult What is difficult however is the language because most of the theorists are French 2. theory is meaningless‚ pretentious jargon 3. that we are intellectually incapable of coping with it(i.e we are at fault) 4. We take everything as gospel truth; We should question What is literary theory? Theory is a coherent set of conceptual hypothetical and pragmatic principles forming the general frame of reference for a discipline
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Literature Response Skill Write-Up Ashleigh McCallum {Point Of View} 04/28/14 Anne Frank had a dreadful life‚ considering the cultural of the time she lived. In The Diary of Anne Frank‚ written by Anne Frank herself‚ she describes her life and you can understand the point of view in the text. The story takes place during the Holocaust‚ and Anne and her family have to survive on their own. Some of the people remind me of people I know‚ I learned that they had a harder time than we do today‚
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XXXXXXXXXXXXX 3/05/09 XXXX Period 9 Literary Research As a novel that highlights the plight of the Okies during the Dust Bowl‚ John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath promotes an anti-business theme. There are many instances in the book where this theme is evident. Such instances include times
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Many rhetorical devices are used in the article‚ “Factory Farming Ignores the Suffering of Animals.” This article contained many innuendos‚ euphemism‚ dysphemism‚ hyperboles‚ horse laugh‚ downplayers‚ and weaselers. A type of innuendo that is used in this article is that Oliver Broudy asks a good amount of loaded questions to Peter Singer about animal rights. For example‚ Broudy (2009) asks‚ “And finally‚ it turns out that a wood chipper is not the best way to dispose of 10‚000 spent hens” (p. 1)
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Bharti Airtel From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Bharti Airtel Limited | | Type | Public company BSE: 532454 NSE: BHARTIARTL | Industry | Telecommunications | Founded | 7 July 1995 (1995-07-07) | Founder(s) | Sunil Bharti Mittal | Headquarters | New Delhi‚ India | Area served | South Asia‚ Africa and the Channel Islands | Key people | Sunil Bharti Mittal (Chairman) and (MD) | Products | Fixed-line and mobile telephony‚ broadband and fixed-line
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(that) next then | Concession | although it is true that it may appear regardless certainly | granted that naturally it is true that I admit that | of course it may be the case that | Exemplification | as (evidence of...) for example for instance thus to illustrate | such as to show what (I mean) specifically let us (take the case of...) | Inference | if not‚ ... in (that) case | otherwise that implies | then | Summary/Conclusion | in all in brief to
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LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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through the use of literary devices including characterization. In “A Raisin in the Sun‚” the theme of perseverance is shown through the characterization of both Mama and Beneatha. In Mama’s life‚ she has struggled through years of poverty and constant work day after day to help her family. Mama even loses her husband‚ Big Walter‚ but she perseveres through that sad time so she can help her family. Furthermore‚ Mama keeps her faith in Walter despite his many mistakes. For example‚ when Walter loses
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Literary Lexicon Allusion A reference to a literary‚ mythological‚ or historical person‚ place‚ or thing. Irony A contrast between appearance and reality – usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems; when one thing is expected to happen or be‚ and the exact opposite occurs. Symbol The use of any object‚ person‚ place‚ or action that both has a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself‚ such as a quality‚ attitude‚ belief‚ or value. Foreshadowing
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remembered in our nation’s history. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only had a way with his powerful words‚ but also with the way that he carried himself in a professional and highly educated manner. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used several rhetorical devices in his‚ “I have a dream speech‚” but none more powerful than the point he was trying to convey to the African American community and to the nation that was listening. He would not stop until African Americans had justice‚ real freedom‚ and rights
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