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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Construction of Environmentalism Spirited Away examines the consequences of actions that alter the natural world in destructive ways. Haku and the ancient river spirit represent these consequences most dramatically. Haku lost his home because his river was paved over to build an apartment complex‚ and the ancient river spirit at first seems to be a stink spirit because it’s so polluted. The abandoned amusement park at the beginning of the movie is linked to the issue of land management. Chihiro’s
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feelings at his wife’s death‚ his wish to relive the past‚ his wish to be reunited with her and his feelings of despair and hopelessness at what life has become for him without her. To convey his theme to the reader‚ Hardy uses a range of language and literary devices such as juxtaposition‚ varied line length‚ sound devices‚ imagery‚ connotation‚ word choice‚ rhetorical question and repetition. In the first stanza Thomas Hardy illustrates his great grief at the loss of his wife. He misses her a great
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On the subject of Susan Abbotson’s “law in the works of Arthur Miller” she speaks: “In such a play as The Crucible‚ the main impetus is quite literally a trial‚ but we actually spend our time outside the courtroom to see more pointedly the unpleasant repercussions in a society that allows itself to be governed by laws that are clearly open to corruption in the pursuit of personal gain.” Particularly‚ her claim focuses on the judicial aspect of the town which can be taken advantage of by corrupt individuals
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The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it and picks up where Aeschyius’ “Seven Against Thebes” ends. “Antigone” is typical of the drama of ancient Greece and there are many evident features that support this. Ancient Greek drama is literary work with dialogue written in verse (really) and by actors such as Creon and Haeman speak in shifted tones of tension that prevail conflict. Another element of Ancient Greek drama is dramatic irony and this is the failure of a character to see or
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us to build our own fears and insecurities. This is remarkable in the life of our dear salesman‚ who during the play exposes his worries and the time when they started‚ as well as the different incidents that later contribute to his insanity. Arthur Miller presents the insecurities of Loman through different quotes in the play. For example‚ in page 38‚ Loman says that‚ “he feels lonely when business is bad.” This is the first time he lets us know about his feelings. As well‚ in page 51‚ when Ben
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Act one opens in Willy Loman’s home in Brooklyn. Willy is 63 years old and is a traveling salesman. He feels that he has yet to reach a level of success that would allow him to stop traveling and afford the bills. As we come to know Willy he is always complaining to his wife Linda about their son Biff who has failed to find a steady serious job. Willy being an argumentative man tries to get his son to see the joys of being a salesman. Referring to many flashback of the memories Willy once
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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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