Literary Analysis of Two Texts Renita Redding Instructor: Irene Robles-Huerta ENG 125 March 21‚ 2015 The short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”‚ by Joyce Oates‚ (1966)‚ and the poem‚ “What it’s Like to Be a Black Girl”‚ by Patricia Smith‚ (1991)‚ are both about the coming of age of young girls and the conflicts that they encounter. The two pieces explore issues that most young girls have with their bodies and others during their puberty years. The literary elements that will be
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JFK used many literary devices in his inaugural address‚ including parallelism‚ antithesis‚ metaphor‚ and alliterations. These devices added a sense of rhythm and tone to his address‚ while helping get his message across to the audience in an easier to understand way. I would say one of John F Kennedy’s favorite devices was antithesis. His famous phrase in this speech was “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This is an example of antithesis‚ which is the
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musician provides us with many elements in their music such as being their life story‚ different perceptions of their pieces‚ and the ability of healing the soul. In "Sonny’s Blues" the narrator’s brother was talented in playing the piano later on we found out that is how he expresses his emotions. In the story‚ when Sonny was staying in Isabel house they “confessed that they were not living with a person‚ it
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Beowulf Literary Analysis Looking through the phenomenal piece of writing that is Beowulf‚ and analysing the characters and events‚ there is quite a bit of information and evidence that points and leads that religion plays a large role in the entirety of the story. The story roots into the past where the religion that the Saxons had followed under was mainly pagan‚ before the Saxons had been converted to Christianity. Inside the story‚ there were parts in which there were mild hints that led
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Literary Analysis ENG 101 Professor Blinder Jonathan Relvas James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on February 2‚ 1882‚ just south of Dublin in a wealthy suburb called Rathgar. The Joyce family was initially well off as Dublin merchants with bloodlines that connected them to old Irish nobility in the country. James’ father‚ John Joyce‚ was a fierce Irish Catholic patriot and his political and religious influences are most evident in Joyce’s two key works A Portrait as a Young Man and Ulysses. Dublin
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Everyday Use and Sonny’s Blues The authors of “Everyday Use” and “Sonny’s Blues” portray a demonstration that explores both sibling and parental relationships that constantly induce love and conflict with one another. Alice Walker‚ whom wrote “Everyday Use”‚ shows conflicts through Dee‚ a modern way of life type of girl‚ and her mother‚ a traditional African woman. In “Sonny’s Blues”‚ James Baldwin tells a tale of Sonny‚ a heroine addict who loves music‚ whoms brother does not approve of his simplistic
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How does Wilfred Owen and WH Auden communicate a feeling of despair and isolation in Disabled and Refugee Blues? By Rhys Perrin Though there are distinct differences between Disabled by Wilfred Owen and Refugee Blues By WH Auden‚ both poems can be easily be associated with despair and desolation. The first stanza of Disabled‚ is set in the present and Wilfred Owen describes the soldier’s lack of pride in his apearance in the
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Literary Analysis of Macbeth Having a lust for power can cause a loss in many things. It’s as if you’re in a win-lose situation. In this case‚ the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare has scholars sayings‚ “The lust for power by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth led to a loss of humanity.” With that said‚ I totally agree with their view. Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth went out of their way to even killing King Duncan and burdening the murder on his guardsmen. Even though that’s a common human act‚ you
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loom over you like giant beast‚ cascading you and your entire car in a shadow as it rides by. Certain towns‚ shops‚ or cultures can only be found on blue highways‚ roads written in blue on a map‚ these highways can take you somewhere you have never been before. "Driving on blue highways pull you back in time. You look around‚ and it is America in
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Angela Mohanty IRLA Ms.Scoopie January 11‚ 2013 Breaking A Label Ponyboy‚ a Greaser (hoody group)‚ from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders once said: “That ’s why people don ’t ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other way around - half of the hoods I know are pretty decent guys underneath all that grease‚ and from what I ’ve heard‚ a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean - but people usually go by looks” (141)
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