Contests”‚ Homer creates a contrasting effect in presenting the nature of Odysseus between the two paragraphs‚ one conveys strength and power‚ while the expresses melancholy and mourning. This is shown though the usage of diction and imagery. In the first paragraph‚ Homer uses diction such as ruthless‚ monstrous‚ death‚ slaughter‚ and ravaged. The usage of these words convey strength and ruthlessness. Odysseus’ men were going to bring “death and slaughter...down on Troy...and…[ravage] the steep city
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Act 5 Scene 1 We open with grave diggers talking about Ophelia’s suicide. Hamlet and Horatio start talking about the gravedigger’s casual attitude to the skulls of the dead. Hamlet and the gravedigger banter a little. Hamlet asked the gravedigger about himself. The gravedigger digs up a skull of Yorick‚ the jester. Hamlet recalls Yorick from his childhood. Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ Laertes‚ along with a priest comes to bury Ophelia. Laertes asked the priest to do more rites. Hamlet jumps out and Laertes
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In Act 4 Scene 1‚ Iago continues to manipulate Othello’s thoughts by filling his head with distorted lies‚ false ideas‚ and vulgar images of Desdemona naked with Cassio. This eventually drives Othello to insanity and he falls into an epileptic fit. This scene provides us with a broader understanding of the duplicative‚ two-faced nature of Iago‚ as well as reinforcing the significant amount of dominance and ownership he holds over Othello. From the way that Iago cleverly utilizes Iago’s insecurities
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In the poem‚ “The Most of It”‚ Robert Frost uses the literary devices diction‚ tone and imagery to render the main idea of the poem. The main idea of the poem is the desire of wanting the most of it (life) than what was originally given. In Robert Frost’s “The Most of It”‚ Frost portrays a man wanting the most out of life. Throughout the poem‚ the man is in the outdoors hoping to discover a response regarding his desire to receive more out of life but soon feels dispirited when he sustains nothing
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The Rattler Diction The speaker in “The Rattler” conveys that difficult choices are made in life to test one’s morals and actions in a situation. He does this by using diction to deliver a sense of respect for the rattler and equality between the man and the snake. The speaker wrote this story in order to show empathy for the snake as he speaks for the snake’s perspective. A relationship with the audience is established through creating remorse for the snake yet embracing the speaker’s “duty”
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Pope Clement VII Giulio de’ Medici was born in the exquisite city of Florence‚ Italy on May 26‚ 1478. He was the son of Fioretta Gorini‚ and the prevailing Giuliano de’ Medici whom was in fact one of the pronounced leaders of Florence during the late 1400’s. Giuliano de’ Medici was brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent and was recognized as the “co-ruler” of Florence in his time. After the tragic assassination of his father and death of his mother‚ Giulio de’ Medici was then taken in and educated
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them into a shell of themselves to fit current perceptions of them. In his poem‚ “Ozymandias‚” Percy Shelley offers a moral lesson on ambition and pride through the implementation of commanding diction‚ an apathetic tone‚ and situational irony to highlight the shallow nature of legacy. The commanding diction Shelley creates serves to draw in the reader and
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monologue it means they are making an important decision that will change the play. With every formal decision‚ it comes with pros and cons. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Othello becomes conflicted with his beliefs and his emotions. In Act 5‚ Scene 2‚ Othello’s soliloquy reveals his reasons for killing Desdemona. Othello’s insecurities ignite his thoughts of punishing Desdemona‚ but his love for her holds him back. Othello makes his final decision of killing Desdemona because he loves her
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In this scene‚ Tom leaves to the fire-escape and ponders on where he grew up. Amanda eventually joins Tom where they apologize and forgive each other. Tom then tells Amanda that a man named Jim O’connor is coming over for dinner tomorrow night. Amanda is absolutely ecstatic with this news‚ but she is also nervous that she will not have enough time to clean the place in time. Tom tells Amanda not to get too excited because Jim is not coming to exclusively meet Laura. Tom also says that Laura is crippled
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“The Lamb” is often regarded as an excellent example of his writing in Songs of Innocence‚ it epitomizes Blake’s perception of salvation. Throughout this poem‚ Blake captures the essence of childlike faith and wonder. Through his diction‚ revelation of his subjects to the reader‚ and religious allusion‚ Blake creates a poem which artfully ponders the nature of God and his grace. Blake’s nuanced word choice adds subtle tones of childhood innocence to his work. Blake associates the Lamb with
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