Terms & Definitions for Famous Speeches Repetition: Repeating a word or phrase‚ either to draw extra attention or to emphasise the importance of it. Analogy: A comparison of two things‚ based on the similarities between them; in this case‚ telling a story with a similar sort of message in order to make a related point clear. Rhetorical Questioning: Questions that the speaker might ask‚ but which do not actually require an answer. Rhetorical questions are used to make the audience think a little
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LITERARY THEORY Misconceptions about theory: 1. Theory is difficult What is difficult however is the language because most of the theorists are French 2. theory is meaningless‚ pretentious jargon 3. that we are intellectually incapable of coping with it(i.e we are at fault) 4. We take everything as gospel truth; We should question What is literary theory? Theory is a coherent set of conceptual hypothetical and pragmatic principles forming the general frame of reference for a discipline
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style helps control how the reader will respond to the characters and events within the novel. Morrison uses several different devices to control how the reader reacts to everything that is happening. Some examples of these devices are syntax (as tied with the stream of consciousness method of narration)‚ point of view‚ and the use of flashback technique. The first device that Morrison uses within the novel is syntax with stream of consciousness narration. In the second part of the book‚ one of the
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recognition of women’s value in society‚ which can lead to the moral and social improvement of all humanity. Secret daughter introduces a weak female character Kavita‚ who is prohibited from keeping her child in a distorted society. The handmaid’s Tale reveals a new career called handmaid in the future society‚ whose mission is to have children for senior officials. Both Secret daughter and The handmaid’s tale describe an oppressive patriarchal theocratic society. Female characters have to struggle
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Peter Scott Ms. Wiggins Honors English 10 1st Block O3/09/11 “Literary Elements of Wharton’s ‘Roman Fever’” Peter Scott Scott 1 03/09/11 Ms. Wiggins 1st Block “Literary Elements of Wharton’s ‘Roman Fever’” The short story‚ “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton‚ reveals numerous popular literary elements. Some of the most prominent examples of literary elements are irony‚ symbolism‚ and foreshadowing. All three elements create the feel and atmosphere of the short
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Linda Pastan’s poem‚ “To a Daughter Leaving Home‚” begins as if a mother was telling a story from long‚ long ago‚ which adds a nostalgic tone. She uses a simple metaphor of a mother teaching her daughter to ride a bike that is very identifiable and relatable. Just as most people have been taught to ride a bike‚ they have also followed someone down the path of life in order to find their way. The reader is transported back to a time when they have either experienced being the child or the parent in
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cuts off the man’s arm for allowing his young daughter to remain in the business of prostitution. Julian and his crew go to Choi’s kiosk to confront him about his part in Billy’s murder but spares his life. Julian’s mother‚ Crystal‚ arrives in Bangkok to identify Billy’s corpse. Crystal demands Julian find and kill the men who killed Billy‚ but he refuses—believing that Choi had some justification for seeking retribution for the killing of his daughter—infuriating her. One night‚ Julian brings a
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A Prayer For My Daughter A Prayer for My Daughter is a poem written by William Butler Yeats in 1919. This poem is a pray-like poem. And it generally tells about the poet’s ideas about his daughter who is sleeping at the same time while the poem is being told. Throughout the poem the Yeats reflects that how he wants his daughter’s future should be. This essay will analyze the poem under three subtitle: 1- What does this poem mean"‚ 2- The poetic devices‚ imagery‚ rhyming‚ figures of speech‚ used in
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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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Addition | again also and and then besides | equally further(more) in addition (to...) indeed next | in fact moreover too what is more finally | Comparison | compared with in comparison with in the same way/manner | similarly likewise | again also | Contrast | besides but however in contrast instead conversely it may be the case that certainly also likewise | naturally nevertheless of course on the contrary on the other hand regardless
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