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    Rhetorical Devices

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    Rhetorical Devices 1. Narration - Recounts a personal experience or tells a story based on a real or fictional circumstance. All details come together in an integrated way to create some central them or impression. 2. Point of view - The person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story. (Does not refer to the author’s/character’s feelings‚ opinions‚ perspectives‚ etc.) e.g. - Third-person‚ first-person 3. Exposition - The kind of writing that is intended primarily

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    The Purging of Hubris In Homer’s epic‚ The Iliad‚ every character deals with some form of hubris‚ whether they are the main character or if they show up for one book. Throughout the epic Homer shows how people are blinded by hubris. Only through a loss of something dear will one purge themselves of hubris. The characters in The Iliad deal with many different forms of pride. Paris deals with a pride that makes him think he’s better than everybody else. This pride comes from both getting his way

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    Although in Homer’s Iliad‚ it was said that Paris was the one to start it. “Evil Paris‚ beautiful‚ woman–crazy‚ cajoling‚ better have you never been born‚ or killed on unwedded. Truly I could have wished so; it would be far better than to have you with us to our shame…there

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    Wars are often complex in nature and are fought for diverse reasons. In the Iliad‚ powerful gods‚ great nations‚ and heroic people all fight for different reasons. Each has private motivations to fight the war. These private motivations are of special interest‚ because they help define the consequences and outcomes of the war. The universal war of the gods‚ social war of the Greeks and Trojans‚ and the war for Achilles’ honor are private motivations of the Trojan war. These private motivations

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    Stylistic devices

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    Peculiarities of translation of stylistic devices in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.1. Main characteristics of translation of stylistic devices 2.1. Reproduction of simile in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.2. Reproduction of metaphor in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.3. Reproduction of epithets in the short stories by E.A.Poe 1.3.1. Simile . According to K. Ya. Lotots’ka simile is an imaginative comparison which is also called literary comparison.[27‚ p.102] I.R. Galperin

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    In examining the speeches that Brutus and Antony gave in Act 3‚ Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s play we are able to locate many different literary devices. We find that Brutus uses rhetorical questions on page 129 lines 30 to 34. He asks “Who is here so base that would be a bondman?”‚ “Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?” and “Who is here so vile that will not love his country?”. Rhetorical questions are often used to put a thought into a listeners mind without that listener recognizing such

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    Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:__ Point of View: Protagonist: Barber What type of character is the Protagonist? Dynamic‚ round. Antagonist: Captain Torres Describe the setting: (time‚ place‚ mood and atmosphere) In a barber shot‚ eerie atmosphere and taking place in the modern day. Type of Conflict: Man Vs. Himself. Describe the main conflict: Despite the fact Captain Torres has done so many terrible things to the barber he can’t decide if he will bring himself

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    Iliad: Achilles Hero

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    Mitchell Williams TA: Kevin Lord HIST 1010 Paper I: The Iliad and the World of the Ancient Greeks To have the utmost strength and courage in times of adversity and despair is to possess the Greek ideal of arête. This is a notion of excellence ultimately connected with the fulfillment of purpose. In Homers epic‚ The Iliad‚ Achilles embodies the arête trait very well. Achilles is referred to as strong‚ swift and god like‚ he is the great runner and most powerful warrior of the Achaeans

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    Reading the conclusion of The Iliad was very interesting. The poet focused more on action than on conversations‚ so it was easy for the reader to imagine the events as they happened. One of the things that mostly caught my attention is the difference between Achilles and Hector regarding their last fight and death. Both characters have opposite perspectives regarding honor and respect. Before their final battle‚ Hector says to Achilles‚ “We should swear a solemn oath. With all the gods as witnesses

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    speech. To help his audience understand his goal‚ Martin Luther King Jr. had used a variety of literary devices. This includes metaphors‚ similes‚ anaphores‚ and allusions. This great significance in his speech makes his speech the best out of John Lewis’s “Patience is a Nasty and Dirty Word” and Malcolm X’s “What Does Mississippi Have to Do With Harlem” speech. Whose speeches used little or no literary devices. Martin Luther King Jr used metaphors and similes to show the importance of equal rights to

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