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    attraction to Miss Baker saying her voice "compelled [him] forward breathlessly as [he] listened"(18). The detail shows his immediate attraction right away and some sort of romantic chemistry between them. Chapter Two Fitzgerald uses many stylistic devices in chapter two‚ but the most dominant and important is the syntax. He opens the chapter describing the valley which is about half way between the West Egg and New York in a loose sentence. He says it’s a "valley of ashes" where they take

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    successfully manages to portray Death in a negative way by carefully choosing the language which he uses. His words express the fear the character has when facing Death; “She looked at me and made a threatening gesture…Death will not find me.”(Maugham 1).The reader can easily identify itself to this character as it is rare to find someone who looks forward to Death. In “Godfather Death‚” however‚ Death is portrayed in quite a different light. The characters of the story welcome him and view him

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    The Moon and Sixpence

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    William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) The British novelist William Somerset Maugham‚ one of the most popular writers in English in the 20th century‚ is noted for his clarity of style and skill in storytelling. Born in Paris‚ of Irish ancestry‚ Somerset Maugham was to lead a fascinating life and would become famous for his mastery of short evocative stories that were often set in the more obscure and remote areas of the British Empire. Suffering from a bad stammer‚ he received

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    SEMINAR III STYLISTIC LEXICOLOGY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1. Stylistic differentiation of the English Language. a) stylistic and style meaning of the word; b) types of stylistic meaning of the word: emotional evaluative expressive. Criteria for the stylistic differentiation of the English vocabulary. 2. Words which have lexico-stylistic paradigm. Words which have no lexico-stylistic paradigm. 3. Stylistic functions of literary words: poetic diction archaic words barbarisms bookish

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    Language through Poetry: A Stylistic Analysis of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “To ---“ A Stylistic Paper Presented to The Faculty of the Department of English Institute of Arts and Sciences Far Eastern University Manila In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Course Eng C 31—Introduction to Stylistics Osabel‚ Julla C. Panis‚ Kimberly Nicole S. October‚ 2012 I. Reaction and it’s effects on you II. Summary of the Text Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “To ---“ is

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    The Luncheon Analysis

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    The text I’m going to analyse represents a short-story‚ entitled "THE LUNCHEON"‚ written by a prominent‚ English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist Somerset Maugham. First of all I’d like to say some words about the title of the text "The Luncheon". The title of the text is rather ironical. If we consult a dictionary‚ we can find out that the word "luncheon" means a "light snack"‚ but as we can see hereinafter a light snack turns to be an abundant and expensive meal. The text

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    writer’s life and creativity: William Somerset Maugham was born in the British Embassy in Paris on 25th January‚ 1874. William’s father‚ Robert Ormond Maugham‚ a wealthy solicitor‚ worked for the Embassy in France. By the time he was ten‚ both William’s parents were dead and he was sent to live with his uncle‚ the Rev. Henry Maugham‚ in Whitstable‚ Kent. After an education at King’s School‚ Canterbury‚ and Heildelberg University in Germany‚ Maugham became a medical student at St. Thomas Hospital

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    grasshopper cannot find food to survive the hard winter. Whereas‚ the ant is well prepared and has no worries about the upcoming winter. The grasshopper begs the ant for food but the ant refuses to help him. In his modern adaptation‚ W. Somerset Maugham provides us with a setting of two brothers. While the older brother‚ George‚ is hard working and saving money for his retirement. The younger brother‚ Tom‚ is enjoying himself and his life. Tom has no permanent job or relationship. Even though‚ he

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    Stylistic Analysis Of The Advertising Slogan ---------Perfume Introduction Along with the rapid development of society and economy‚ advertisements have penetrated into every stratum of the society‚ becoming the indispensable part of our daily life. Like newspapers‚ magazines‚ television‚ radio‚ films‚ telephone directory‚ art performance‚ the Internet‚ and even the human body‚ advertising makes use of various media to deliver information to the consumer

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    In Somerset Maugham short story "The ant and the Grasshopper" we are introduced to the two main characters as referring to them as George and Tom. The characters are introduced after a short introduction about the story of the ant and the grasshopper. In this fable we learn that the ant in the story is much like the character of George. The ant begins working away throughout the summer collecting his food and building his shelter in order to prepare for the upcoming winter. The Grasshopper on the

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