Literary Lexicon Allusion A reference to a literary‚ mythological‚ or historical person‚ place‚ or thing. Irony A contrast between appearance and reality – usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems; when one thing is expected to happen or be‚ and the exact opposite occurs. Symbol The use of any object‚ person‚ place‚ or action that both has a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself‚ such as a quality‚ attitude‚ belief‚ or value. Foreshadowing
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“Comparison of themes from two movies” Frankenstein 1931 and Frankenstein 1994 For my final essay I chose to compare main themes from movies Frankenstein‚ released in different periods. First one is from the year 1931 and the other one is from 1994. Both are based on Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein or; The Modern Prometheus”‚ from 1818. The storyline is generally the same in both movies‚ but themes differ‚ due to different release periods. The story is about a scientist‚ dr. Frankenstein‚
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LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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the ways that the story line is similar and both characters in the stories share similar struggles and qualities. To summarize‚ the shared theme of perseverance is illustrated in both The Negro Mother and A Raisin in the Sun through the use of literary devices including characterization. In “A Raisin in the Sun‚” the theme of perseverance is shown through the characterization of both Mama and Beneatha. In Mama’s life‚ she has struggled through years of poverty and constant work day after day to help
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Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings
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pro-slavery South‚ with each side seeking to protect their interests and way of life. The authors of these poems use poetic devices and literary elements to capture the feelings of the nation during the times of the Civil War. For example‚ "Gathering Song" by Annie C. Ketchum is a poignant poem that explores the themes of community and togetherness. Ketchum utilizes various poetic devices to convey the sense of
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What can be said of the menacing literary masterpiece that is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is that the gender issues Joyce so surreptitiously weaves into Stephan Dedalus’s character create sizable obstacles for the reader to overcome. Joyce expertly composes a feminine backdrop in which he can mold Stephan to inexplicably become innately homosexual. As Laurie Teal points out “… Joyce plays with gender inversion as a uniquely powerful tool of characterization.”(63) Stephan’s constant conflict
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Poetic Sound Devices Practice “Poetry is old‚ ancient‚ goes back far. It is among the oldest of living things. So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came.” Confound the cats! All cats--away— Cats of all colors‚ black‚ white‚ gray; By night a nuisance and by day— Confound the cats! All cats‚ always. I dreamed a dream next Tuesday week‚ Beneath the apple-trees; I thought my eyes were big pork-pies‚ And my nose was Stilton cheese. Big Balloons Bounce into the
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Approach in Literary Criticism (Written report) PSYCHOANALYTICAL APPROACH IN LITERATURE Psychoanalytic literary criticism refers to literary criticism or literary theory which‚ in method‚ concept‚ or form‚ is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalytic reading has been practiced since the early development of psychoanalysis itself‚ and has developed into a heterogeneous interpretive tradition. As Patricia Waugh writes‚ ’Psychoanalytic literary criticism
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http://www.translationdirectory.com/article301.htm Literary Translation: Recent Theoretical Developments By Sachin Ketkar Lecturer in English SB Garda College‚ Navsari www.geocities.com/sachinketkar sachinketkar@yahoo.com Literary studies have always‚ explicitly or implicitly‚ presupposed a certain notion of `literariness ’ with which it has been able to delimit its domain‚ specify‚ and sanction its methodologies and approaches to its subject. This notion of `literariness ’ is crucial
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