Write a text about the theme ”love” William Shakespeare wrote “The Merchant of Venice” between 1596 and 1598‚ and it was first performed in 1605. Charles Dickens wrote “Oliver Twist” in 1838‚ and is one of Dickens most famous stories. Brief summary: The Merchant of Venice opens on a street in Venice‚ where Antonio‚ a Venetian merchant‚ complains of a sadness he can’t quite explain. His friends suggest they’d be sad too if they had as much merchandise to worry about as Antonio. Apparently all
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you’re some sort of over-analytical‚ literary enthusiast. This is due to the complex plot‚ heavy symbolism‚ and‚ most importantly‚ the primitive form of English used. However‚ reading the story can be “fun” and interesting if you used techniques Foster presented in his book How to Read Literature Like a Professor. Foster introduced techniques to help analyze books to better comprehend them. As in Julius Caesar‚ Foster would analyze the story by observing techniques such as relations to Greek Mythology
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel which intelligently explores the theme of innocence using several key techniques. The novel is set in a fictional town in Alabama in the ’30s and follows the growth of Scout‚ a young child and the book’s narrator‚ as she experiences first-hand the prejudice of the time by watching her father defend a black man for doing a crime of which he is innocent. Innumerable techniques such as usage of similes‚ narrative voice‚ key events and symbolism are fundamental in creating the
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What are some of the literary techniques that are significant in Julius Caesar? So far I have these: "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing" (Shakespeare I.1.72) as a metaphor. "Falling Sickness" (I.2.251) as a pun. "He sees that Roman are but sheep..." (I.3.105) as a metaphor‚ I don’t know whether or not it is an extended metaphor. "His countenance‚ like richest alchemy" (I.3.159) as a simile. "therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg" (II.1.32) as a metaphor.
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poem “On The Subway” the narrator contrasts the portraits of herself and the man sitting in the opposite side of her. She contrasts both by telling the difference between their lifestyles‚ the way they’re dressed‚ look‚ and race. She uses the literary techniques tone and imagery to contrast. The writer uses tone in the poem during her comparison to show her fear. In the poem when she describes the man’s appearance she goes on talking about how the man could take her coat and her life. While describing
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A plot twist is a change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a film‚ television series‚ video game‚ novel‚ comic or other fictional work. It is a common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience‚ usually surprising them with a revelation. Some "twists" are foreshadowed and can thus be predicted by many viewers/readers‚ whereas others are a complete shock. When a plot twist happens near the end of a story‚ especially if it changes one’s view of the preceding events
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the cruelty of man and the wild. When John Thornton‚ one of his owners‚ is killed by the Yeehat Indians he avenges him by killing several Yeehats and is transformed into a Yeehat legend known as the Ghost Dog. This exciting novel consists of many literary elements such as characterization‚ conflict‚ and theme. First‚ the author’s use of characterization demonstrates Buck’s character
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William Golding uses a variety of language techniques and symbols to develop character in his novel‚ "Lord of the Flies". His use of symbols is also important in helping us track the changes in the characters as the novel progresses. In addition‚ Golding also makes use of graphic imagery in some areas to emphasise the traits of the characters. The tone and language within the dialogue between the characters also is utilised to reflect the personality of characters. There is an extensive use of symbols
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TWIST CONTRACTION The twist inserted between the traveller & the front delivery roller make the actual length of the delivered yarn shortened this can be calculated by % contraction=[K+-(A)0.015](multiplier)2 /(count)3/2 K=0.967 A=half the no of twist multiplier above or below 5.0(+sign if above ‚-sign if below) SELECTION OF SPACER spacer parameter can be calculated by the following formula: Spacer no.=8.233/(spacer factor*dividend*count) Factor=mic/(mat.coff.*50%span length) Dividend=(roving
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic novel that captures the essence of life in America during the 1920s. Techniques and conventions of characterization‚ setting‚ symbolism‚ plot and tone are used to make timeless comments on the context of this text. Fitzgerald comments on the power of wealth‚ the suffering of the working class‚ the inability to escape society’s rigid social classes and that individuals form relationships for selfish reasons during the 1920s. Fitzgerald uses the
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