FIGURES OF SPEECH: literary resources used to provide vividness‚ intensity and beauty to poetry and prose.” RESEMBLANCE METAPHOR: transfers attributes from one object to another‚ identifies. The bishop was a pillar of the church (pillar=strength : bishop= strength) He was a very serpent on my path (serpent= evil‚ danger: he=evil‚ danger) SIMILE: compares two things to clarify the meaning of one of them by using “as” or “like” to link them The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold
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their interest. Araby is a novel written by James Joyce‚ his use of diction‚ imagery‚ and characterization creates a sense of desperation and anxiety. Although Araby is some what considered a love story‚ it has many surprising ironic twists and unexpected resolutions. James Joyce uses a variety of different words; his use of diction is intelligent and old fashion. The words he corporate into Araby brings out every single aspect of the character’s feelings. This quote from Araby shows the authors
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arrival of Duncan when she becomes in league with the elements of darkness and the supernatural. Verbal irony is used in this quote since she tells the spirits to turn her into a man however she wishes to be rid of her womanly nature and become cold and cruel enough to commit murder. 5. Scene 6 (Line 1) Duncan uses these words to describe Macbeth’s castle. This quote is an example of dramatic irony since the reader is aware of his upcoming assassination that Duncan is oblivious to. The reader also
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arrival. However‚ the title operates ironically because the “homecoming” described in the poem is related to death‚ mourning and loss and the arrival of a nameless body is quite different from the heartfelt joy extended to a loved one. By establishing Irony through the globally understood ritual of homecoming celebration‚ Dawe generates universal appeal. Through the use of Repetition‚ Dawe establishes the inhuman‚ machine-like processing of human bodies‚ a ghastly reality common to all conflicts that
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of three types of irony: dramatic‚ verbal‚ and situational. The first type of irony employed by Kate Chopin in her short story entitled “The Story of an Hour” is dramatic irony. Dramatic irony exists when a character of a work has a limited understanding of his or her situation at a particular moment of the unfolding action‚ and the audience‚ at the same instance‚ is aware of the characters actual situation. In “The Story of an Hour‚” the reader first experiences dramatic irony when Mrs. Mallard’s
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"The Guest" by Albert Camus For this assignment you are required to: 1) Review the elements of literature (pages) found in the contents page under "Elements of Literature" 2) Research and write a (one-page‚ 250 words maximum) report entirely in your own words‚ answering the question: What is existentialism? What beliefs do existentialists hold? 3) Read "The Guest" by Albert Camus. Click onto link. 4) Answer the questions which follow. Ensure that each response is in paragraph form. Each paragraph
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his humble intelligence as he speaks with Bruno. Kotler is mean‚ cold and plain nasty as he yells at Pavel with such intensity and utter disrepect. You feel the utter fear as he calls Pavel a filthy jew. 2. Determine the irony that exists between Pavel and Kotler. The irony of the situation is the circumstance that exists between Pavel and Kotler. It is ironic that Pavel‚ an educated doctor‚ is working as a waiter/cook in Bruno’s house. It is ironic that Kotler‚ a teenage soldier‚ has more
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elephants”. The big similarity between these two works was the two author’s use of irony. The Title of the story "Hill like White Elephants‚" is ironic‚ because a white elephant is a term used for something that you don’t really want‚ but have to accept. The story is about abortion‚ and how the baby is coming between the couple. In this case the baby is a white elephant that the man does not want. In A&P the irony came when Sammy decided to step up to the plate and quit right in front of his boss
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a. Location of the stories b. Time the stories take place 2. Main subject of the stories c. Message portrayed 3. Characterization d. Main characters e. Character traits 4. The tone of the stories 5. Irony in the stories 6. Symbolism in the stories Compare and Contrast The Lottery and Destructors. The Lottery story takes place just after the World War II in June of 1948 in New York. It takes place in the village and this can be supported when
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convey. In my opinion‚ this is the style used to make it closer to reality so it will capture the emotions of people. As the plot develops to the rising action‚ you start rethinking about "morality" drawn by the strict administration of the nuns. The irony will later be exemplified when you see babies sold to Americans without the consent of the mothers; one of these babies was Anthony. And while he is being sent away‚ Philomena was watching from afar‚ not knowing that it is the last time she is going
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