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    rocky. Natural light cannot shine through. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado‚” he takes his audience down to these very catacombs. Poe’s masterful way of storytelling sets the scene for a horror-filled tale. His engaging story utilizes literary devices such as dialogue‚ symbolism‚ and irony to fully engross his readers’ attentions. First of all‚ the careful choice of dialogue in the narrative has a gripping effect on the reader. Primarily‚ the dialogue helps the reader get more involved

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    Literary Criticism Critics throughout the years agree that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is one of his most renowned accomplishments in his entire career. Although there are a few who believe this novel was like one of his previous ones. It portrays not only his understanding of the Jazz Age of being happy and having money but also the loss of traditional. Some critics found his novel entertaining‚ “a real attention grabber”‚ while others found it a bit negligible. In 1942 Alfred Kazin

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    Introduction: In American Psycho and The Outsider‚ to experience the Absurd is to experience Otherness‚ and within both film and novel it is absurdity and the Absurd which drives Mersault and Bateman towards their respective social alienations. However‚ despite the inextricable link between the Absurd and Otherness within the texts‚ the means by which the Absurd interacts with each text‚ and‚ in turn results in alienation is unique. Within Camus’s novel‚ the world itself is portrayed as being oppressive

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    Francisco Daboub Ela 9 S1 Unit 2 Narrative Essay My Outsider Life Within this essay I am going to be comparing my life to a book I have read numerous times in school “The Outsides.” It is a favorite book of mine and I am going to compare my life to the main characters of the book. My main topic is to describe my life and how it is is similar to the life of the Ponyboys’ in the book. Ponyboy is the youngest child out of three brothers‚ who have unfortunately lost their parents. Now here is a brief

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    Outline for Literary Analysis Paper for English 230 I. Introduction: a. Brief intro to each work—title‚ author’s full name‚ and short summary of each b. Topic (relationship with father‚ violence‚ colonialism‚ loss of culture and identity‚ personal development‚ role of missionaries‚ death of innocent‚ child soldiers‚ justice‚ second chances‚ role of women‚ voice‚ native traditions‚ historical accuracy) c. End with a clearly worded thesis that compares how each of the two

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    Romeo and Juliet Literary Analysis Essay Writing Prompt: An important question that Shakespeare poses in this play is who or what is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Are Romeo and Juliet responsible for the fates that befall them‚ or should others take responsibility for their deaths? In a five paragraph essay‚ you must analyze what are the contributing factors that lead to the final tragedy. You may analyze the characters themselves or situations and social factors that contribute

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    The Catcher in the Rye Holden is quite a peculiar kid. He tends to change his mind on a lot of things. However‚ the one thing he changes his mind about the most is whether he is ready to grow-up or not. Throughout the book he tries to do such adult like things‚ because he is sick of his usual life style. Then he gets sick of the unusual adult life. He talks to his sister‚ Phoebe‚ one night about the poem by Robert Burns‚ and Holden gets to thinking about innocence. How he wishes he could be

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    Review the key literary terms and concepts presented throughout Chapters 1 and 2. (See the end of each chapter for a glossary of terms.) Choose at least four of these terms to discuss in your post. Then‚ find examples of these concepts in the readings from this week. Explain how these examples demonstrate each literary concept as well as the effect which the given technique or form has on a reading of the respective text. Your initial post should be at least 150 words in length. Support your claims

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    1. Alliteration Alliteration is a literary device in which two or more consecutive words‚ or words that are nearby in the same sentence‚ start with the same letter. It is often used in poetry‚ literature‚ slogans‚ and other propaganda because it is usually impressive and memorable. For example‚ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 2. Assonance Assonance is the repetition of a pattern of similar sounds within a sentence. It is used to produce a form of rhyme throughout the whole

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    English 3 The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis Essay Timeline: Turn in topic choice: November 16‚ 2007 Outline Due Date: November 20‚ 2007 Typing in-class: November 26-27‚ 2007 One Peer Edit Due Date: November 27‚ 2007 (to be turned in with final draft) Final Draft Due Date: November 28‚ 2007 Requirements: Length Due: 1 and ½ pages 3 quotes from the novel that help support your thesis MLA format Choose one of the following topics to write your paper about: 1. How does Gatsby represent

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