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    Elements of Tragedy

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    Q: DISCUSS “OEDIPUS REX” AS A TRAGEDY. Ans: Aristotle’s views regarding tragedy are mainly based upon the excellencies which “Oedipus Rex” possesses as a tragedy. The play presents an imitation of an action or piece of life‚ which is serious‚ complete in itself and also having a certain magnitude. The means employed by Sophocles is language beautified by all available devices. The story is told in a dramatic form with incidents arousing pity and whereby to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions

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    Basic Elements

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    Niger:GDP per capita‚ PPP GDP per capita‚ Purchasing Power Parity: For that indicator‚ the World Bank provides data for Niger from 1980 to 2011. The average value for Niger during that period was 682.21 U.S. dollars with a minumum of 597.06 U.S. dollars in 2000 and a maximum of 940.95 U.S. dollars in 1980. Below we provide more information about: GDP per capita‚ PPP in Niger. From:    To: Niger198019831986198919921995199820012004200720105006257508751‚000 739.42 GDP per capita in Niger

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    Neira Castaneda ENG 058 March 21‚ 2014 “The Necklace” "The Necklace" is a short story‚ written by Guy de Maupassant. His story describes the life of Madame Mathilde Loisel. When Mathilde was little‚ she always dreamed she’d be rich and have fancy things. Unfortunately‚ she was born poor and as a result ended up marrying a clerk. They don’t have anything‚ but her husband is obsessed with making her happy. He is able to get two invitations to the Ministry of Education’s party in order to please

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    by O Henry and “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant shared similar themes and ironies. In the story “The gift of the Magi” both of the characters‚ Della and James‚ sacrifice the most important things they had (Della’s hair and James’s watch) to give the other happiness to find out the gifts were useless in the end while in “The Necklace”‚ Madame Loisel sacrifices both her own and her husband’s youth to pay for her friend’s necklace that she lost just to find out that the necklace was faux‚ to represent

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    “The Necklace” & “The Gift of the Magi” Share Common Theme Wanting more and better is one of the quality that we all have. In the stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi”‚ both writers illustrate the consequences of greed. One would wonder if people do fine much happiness through their search for material? Perhaps greed does make one’s happy at times‚ but because of greed people bury themselves in the bottomless pit of pain and suffering. A dust material such

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    Elements of the Gothic Genre

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    Horace Walpole‚ whose The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre. Walpole’s novel was imitated not only in the eighteenth century and not only in the novel form‚ but it has influenced writing‚ poetry‚ and even film making up to the present day. It introduced the term "gothic romance" to the literary world. Due to its inherently supernatural‚ surreal and sublime elements‚ it has maintained a dark and mysterious appeal. However‚ the roots of the Gothic‛

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    The main character in The Necklace’s‚ and the main character in The Gift of the Magi’s‚ personalities differ from one another vastly. In The Necklace‚ the main character Mathilde Loisel is an ungrateful middle class woman who seeks riches and admiration. Alternatively‚ the main character in The Gift of the Magi‚ Della Young‚ is compassionate and works very hard to buy her husband a present‚ and ultimately‚ selling the one thing that was more precious to her than anything else‚ her hair. Mathilde

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    Literary Essay

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    Name: Date: Short Story Essay English 11 Topic: Making reference to three stories in this unit‚ discuss the authors’ use of literary elements (such as symbolism‚ setting‚ irony‚ characterization) to develop their themes. Please note‚ a key element that you will need to deal with is not only the literary elements‚ but also the themes (so you will need to clearly identify these). Write your essay here: Three stories including; “The Painted Door” by Sinclair Ross‚ “War” by Luigi

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    Literary Terms

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    literary terms notes Nonfiction-literature that is based on fact (facts‚ true) Examples: textbooks‚ biography‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and autobiography Fiction-literature that comes from the author’s imagination (fake‚ not true) Examples: short story‚ novels Types of Fiction: Short story-a piece of fiction short enough to be read in a single sitting Novels-book length fiction Plot-the series of causally related events that make up a story Parts of Plot: Exposition-the part

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    literary devices

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    Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of the initial consonant sound in a series o words. It adds rhythm/emphasizes emotion. Example: The menacing moonlight created mystery Allusion: References to events or characters from history‚ myth‚ religion‚ literature‚ pop culture etc. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words to add a musical effect. Example: We moaned and groaned as the horse bumped homeward. Flashback: A jump back into the past to provide an explanation

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