LIFE OR IRONY? Symbolism is utilized throughout literature‚ poetry‚ and life to take readers on a journey. Symbolism allows the reader to take the story beyond the written word. The reader is given the opportunity to process‚ ponder‚ and ultimately interpret meanings not always openly portrayed by the writer. Symbols or symbolism within a work can be both easy and difficult to determine. Stories usually can have one or several symbols. “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin‚ is a
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subject of war and protest. Some writers have written to memorize battles‚ honor those who fight or just to glorify war itself. What tools can writers use to protest war? Writers use three techniques to achieve the protest of war. They use Imagery‚ Irony‚ and Structure. A way writers use to protest war is by using Imagery. Crane used very strong glorifying imagery. He put negative images next to the glorified images and that was his way of protesting war. “Hoarse‚ booming drums of the regiment” is
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In Lamb to the slaughter Patrick was talking to his wife about a divorce and Mary~ the wife~ didn’t take it so well. She was after all pregnant and her emotions were high‚ but that doesn’t cut it for what she did. The divorce thought lead to a deadly ending for someone. The motivation in both story’s
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Benefits of Horse Slaughter Outweigh the Consequences “… the amount of suffering that the [horse slaughter ban] created exceded the amount of suffering it was designed to stop‚” said Ingrid Newkirk‚ founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) (Jonsson). In 2007‚ a ban on the inspection of horse meat was placed on the United States‚ but in November 2011‚ President Barack Obama lifted this ban with much negative feedback. Some people believe that horse slaughter is the killing of
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Literature and Composition APA In “The Lamb” by William Blake‚ you will see that‚ if analyzed closely‚ the lamb is a personal symbol which signifies God himself. The innocence of a child is like that of a lamb‚ and serves as a model for humans to follow. In the first stanza‚ the speaker is the child who is also the teacher. The child asks the lamb who gave him life and all his needs‚ along with a voice so "tender”. Then‚ the child declares that he will tell the lamb who their creator is. The creator shares
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The Lamb & The Tyger William Blake “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” are two different poems written by William Blake‚ the first taken from the Songs of Innocence and the second taken from the Songs of Experience. Both poems follow an A-A-B-B rhyme scheme and both focus on the topic of religion. Many sources have recommended the reading of the two poems together and I‚ myself‚ found that it was an experiment worth trying. When I first read “The Lamb” I was sure that it would be a poem with Jesus
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The Irony of The Jungle Between 1870 and 1900 Chicago grew from a population of 299‚000 to almost 1.7 million‚ the fastest-growing city ever at the time. This surge in population was largely attributed to immigrants coming from European countries seeking a chance for employment and new freedoms associated with moving to the United States at the time. 1905‚ in particular‚ was a historic year when a surge of over 1 million immigrants came to the city. During this time‚ author Upton Sinclair
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much power in the hands of one individual can lead to inequality and unfair advantages. In the story it was said all animals should be treated equally‚ but as the story progressed all the animals began to be treated unequally. In the story Orwell uses the literary device irony‚ dramatic irony. Orwell was showing us the hypocrisy coming from the pigs before the animal were able to see. the animals told each other “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too
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Horse slaughter is a commonly unknown issue to the public but yet an important issue. One reason horse slaughter should be legalized is it would reduce equine neglect cases and thus reducing the need to rescues. People tend to breed two random horses together in hopes someone will buy that horse‚ but in reality people tend to buy more horse than they really need. This means the below average rider will buy the above average horse which leaves the below average horses unmarketable. From experience
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Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse Five shows the life of Billy Pilgrim through a twisted tunnel of reality. Pilgrim is raised in Ilium‚ New York and grows up to become an optometrist but shortly after is drafted into World War 2. This soldier’s life is not shown as a straight line where you’re born in the beginning and die at the end but rather as a scatter plot of time due to Billy’s time traveling ways. “ Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time. Billy has gone to sleep a senile widower and
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