Africa‚ by David Diop David Mandessi Diop (19271960) was a revolutionary African poet born in France but with parents of West African descent. His poems highlighted problems of Africa brought about by colonialism and gave a message to Africans to bring about change and freedom. He was known for his involvement in the negritude movement in France‚ a movement started by Black writers and artists protesting against French colonialism and its effects of African culture and values. His views and feelings
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Paper #2 Throughout time sitcoms have used satire‚ irony and parody to entertain and get laughs out of its audience. Almost everyone likes certain sitcoms for different reasons‚ but mostly because they enjoy a good laugh. I want to talk about sitcoms and what is hiding behind the satire‚ irony and parodies. Sitcoms are meant to help its audience through social anxieties without fully coming out and saying what it is doing. The word sitcom is actually two words put together which was once called
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realm of what is plausible. (Outlandish exaggeration). Understatement – Usually an ironic statement that under-exaggeration Irony – Reality is at odds with expectation - Situational – No word play‚ a situation is ironic. The preachers daughter contracted an STD. Cop’s son gets arrested. - Verbal – Meaning the opposite of what you say. Sarcasm‚ verbal irony + intent to insult. - Dramatic - All about access to information‚ when a reader or audience member knows more about the situation
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Literary Device Notes Alliteration Repeating the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Allusion A figure of speech that makes a reference to‚ or representation of‚ people‚ places‚ events‚ literary work‚ myths‚ or works of art‚ either directly or by implication. Bildungsroman A type of novel concerned with education‚ development‚ and maturation of a young protagonist. Essentially‚ a Bildungsroman traces the formation of a protagonist’s maturity (the passage
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They tell a story but give the rest for you to think and ponder about. A poet uses multiple literary devices in one single poem. When reading a poem you have to decode or decipher what the poet is really trying to say. They may use metaphors‚ irony and much more‚ in the poem “I Finally managed to speak to her”‚ the poet‚ Hal Sirowitz uses both of these literary devices. The first literary device that is used in this poem is a metaphor. The poem “I finally managed to speak to her” is about
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and dramatic irony and verbal irony to show Fortunato’s misfortunes which eventually lead to his death. Irony and prediction are literary devices used in literature. Foreshadowing is when an element in the story is used to hint an event that will occur further along in the story. There are many different types of Irony. One of these is dramatic irony‚ which refers to when a character thinks something is true yet the audience know the actual truth of the situation. Another type of irony is verbal irony
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plot‚ structure‚ language‚ etc. The one that I find the most interesting is irony. In the book‚ Literature: Reading Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama‚ DiYanni states‚ “…irony always involves a contrast or discrepancy between one thing and another” (p. 97). Irony can be presented through the language of the work‚ the events that occur or in the point of view of the work (DiYanni‚ 2007‚ p. 97). These different types of irony are subsequently called verbal‚ situational and dramatic. Each of these is demonstrated
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something to be learned from this book‚ it is that looks can be deceiving. This is because the killer in the novel also leads a normal life as a British ambassador with a wife and two kids. Pop Goes The Weasel is an exciting thriller full of imagery‚ irony‚ and foreshadowing that keeps you on the edge of your seat until you turn the final page. Imagery is an abundant literary technique in Pop Goes The Weasel. Throughout the book Patterson describes‚ in detail‚ the murders committed by Geoffrey Shafer
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Furthermore‚ it this unclearly structured plot line‚ littered with minor genre specific elements that facilitate both comedy and revenge tragedy characteristics and that make the overall genre of Cymbeline troublesome to identify. Some examples of these minor genre specific elements are revenge‚ murder and dead bodies‚ and disguises. First‚ the component of revenge is notably inactive to the point of near obscurity within this alleged revenge tragedy. The development of King Cymbeline sending Belarius
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immense amount of popularity among critics from all over the nation. In Desiree’s Baby‚ Chopin’s character‚ Armand‚ makes several impulsive actions and false assumptions that lead to the destruction of his wife and child. Chopin uses elements such as irony‚ suspense‚ symbolism‚ and imagery throughout the entire story‚ and works hard to highlight the contrast between Armand’s dark nature and Desiree’s innocence. As soon as Armand Aubigny‚
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