SECTION D: LITERATURE Syllabus for TERM I (SA I) FICTION TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA -A J Cronin Two Gentlemen of Verona is a touching story of Jacopo and Nicola‚ two brothers aged 12 and 13‚ who do odd jobs and live a hard life themselves to sustain and treat their elder sister Lucia‚ who is suffering from tuberculosis of the spine. A J Cronin uses the title of William Shakespeare’s famous play‚ The Two Gentlemen of Verona in an ironic manner. Cronin’s portrayal of these modern "gentlemen" of Verona
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Language Essay Metaphors enliven ordinary language. People get so accustomed to using the same words and phrases over and over‚ and always in the same ways‚ that they no longer know what they mean. When a child looks up at the sky and does not know the word “star” he or she is forced to say‚ “Mommy‚ look at the lamp in the sky”. Metaphors give maximum meaning with a minimum of words‚ they create new meanings; they allow you to write about feelings‚ thoughts‚ things and experiences freely. “Critical
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In Chapters 30-31 Jeremiah discusses a new covenant stressing that God will forgive the Israelites for their sins and renew his relationship with them. This forgiveness comes in a few different forms. The first form that is mentioned is in terms of physical possessions. The people are told that they will enter exile and 70 years later be returned. This exile will damage the people’s identity and strip them of almost all their earthly possessions. After exile God will restore their wealth in
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Someone’s conduct can be engrained within their head‚ but he doesn’t care. In the third sentence‚ note the metaphor and explain Fitzgerald’s choice of this particular metaphor. Fitzgerald mentions a metaphor when he says‚ “When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever.” His choice of this particular metaphor suggests how he relates the situation to a military base. Explain the two conflicting attitudes the narrator
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30-Day Guide Letter From Dr. Peter My name is Dr. Peter Matravers‚ and I’m the Senior Vice President of Product Development at Arbonne. Many people today are not sure if they are getting the nutrition they need because of busy‚ on-the-go lifestyles‚ and fast and processed foods. We created the 30-Day Feeling Fit Kit to take the guesswork out of getting fit and help give you the right combination of essential nutrients to set you on the road to success. Arbonne Essentials can help you accomplish
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After breaking up with his girlfriend‚ an overprotective man has a whirlwind romance in Paris‚ marries‚ and comes back home to learn that he married the sister of his ex-girlfriend. FEEBACK ON FIRST 30 PAGES The first 30 pages or first act establishes the story type of a romantic comedy with a strong hook. A man is dumped by his girlfriend and unknowingly then falls in love with her sister and marries her. The premise is a lot of fun. The first act clearly establishes the protagonist‚ Michael
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Sonnet 130 Shakespeare put a twist on how similes and metaphors are used to compare the girl the narrator loves to other girls and/or things that represent beauty. Instead of using similes and metaphors to compare things that are alike‚ Shakespeare used them to contrast the girl with different things that she is not. In other words‚ he used them to show everything that the girl is different in‚ doesn’t have‚ and is flawed in. Shakespeare does this to show that the narrator truly loves the girl
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In “We grow accustomed to the Dark‚” Emily Dickinson uses eloquent metaphors‚ obsidian imagery‚ and repetitious structure to explain how when you “learn to see” the bad events in your life can get a little better. After reading the whole poem‚ the eloquent metaphors used by Emily Dickinson can be better brought to light in order to help explain her point of view. Throughout this poem‚ she uses dark as a metaphor which explains why it is always capitalized. Once the importance is recognized‚ a reader
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Pregnancy Metaphors A group of metaphors could tell a story. The poem‚ “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ would be an example of this. Some may look at this poem and believe it is random metaphors put into nine lines. I believe this is a poem about Plath’s idea of pregnancy as compared to traditionally unrelated objects. “Metaphors” has a clue in each line that would lead the reader to believe that it is depicting the process pregnancy. In the poem “Metaphors”‚ Plath opens with the line‚ “I’m a riddle
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Brandy Maloney 12398. IGED210-6. Fundamental Issues as Reflected in World Literature: Poems Response to “Sonnet 138” Part A. Plot Summary The work opens with the speaker talking about how his mistress is a liar but he is still very much not under any illusion of her character. He to deceives her and is comforted by knowing he is no longer fooled by his mistress with her charades of fidelity of him. He is not as young or simple minded as she thinks he is. He knows he has grown old and is
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