Week#1: Literary Luminary “The Great Gatsby” Chapter 1/2 "You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody’s looking. I’ll bet he killed a man." (Fitzgerald 44) -This passage shows the thoughts that run among all of Gatsby’s guests. Who is he? Where did he come from? Gatsby has set himself up to a lot of questions and a lot of suspense. "He smiled understandingly- much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of reassurance in it that you may come across four
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American Literary Movements Puritanism (17th century) - a style of writing that adhered to five basic tenets of religious life: original sin‚ limited atonement‚ irresistible grace‚ perseverance of the saints‚ and predestination. Puritans believed that God divinely controls the universe and all humans‚ regardless of social or economic status‚ are equal in God’s sight. Central to Puritan success is the extreme self-determinism that still contributes to American idealism. Important writers of this
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Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of the initial consonant sound in a series o words. It adds rhythm/emphasizes emotion. Example: The menacing moonlight created mystery Allusion: References to events or characters from history‚ myth‚ religion‚ literature‚ pop culture etc. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words to add a musical effect. Example: We moaned and groaned as the horse bumped homeward. Flashback: A jump back into the past to provide an explanation
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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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The pre-Columbian Maya kept whole libraries of books that contained information about their history‚ beliefs‚ astronomy and calendars. Most of these books were destroyed during the Spanish Conquest. They were burned because the Christian conquistadors believed they containing writings about the devil. Three of these books‚ called Codices‚ managed to survive today. They are the only three codices whose authenticity is beyond a doubt in authenticity. They are: The Madrid Codex‚ or the "Tro-Cortesianus
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some of their innovations. Sharing some of my opinions on the authors writing and the different societies can bring more thought into the inquiry. Among the many societies discussed‚ I chose some Mesoamerican societies such as‚ the Inka‚ Olmec‚ and Maya. The Inka culture was once one of the world’s cultural wellsprings. More than three hundred years ago‚ Spaniards ravaged their culture and the history of their fall was not documented until 1847 by William H. Prescott. In 1491‚ the Incas ruled the
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Literary/Analytical Essay "Romeo and Juliet is a play about two silly‚ immature teenagers who lack common sense. Therefore‚ the play expresses the danger of a love in which two people become the whole world to one another." To what extent do you agree or disagree? The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. The two lovers go against their families and against their hate to be together but they don’t think about the consequences‚ which in the end are devastating. Romeo and Juliet engage
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1849‚ Hawthorne’s mother‚ Elizabeth Hathorne‚ dies. Hawthorne falls into a deep depression but continues to write The Scarlet Letter and publishes it in February 1850. On May 19‚ 1864 Nathaniel Hawthorne dies in Plymouth‚ New Hampshire. Novels of Literary Merit often teach a life lesson. The Scarlet Letter reveals that revenge is a sin that can transform a human into an evil being. Hawthorne writes‚ “With the common ministers‚ he imagined himself… by the poisonous drug of revenge” (169). Roger Chillingworth
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tone shifts throughout the essay along with her pain from a toothache. In the beginning‚ the tone is powerful as she begs for “the building to collapse” (Angelou 374) on her jaw to relieve the pain. Later‚ the tone changes to sarcastic and flippant as the ache is softened by the “whitebreeze that blew off whitefolks and cushioned everything” (Angelou 375). Then‚ in the commotion of being denied treatment by the white dentist‚ who owes the family a favor‚ the pain is forgotten. There is a different
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Shakespeare’s "to be or not to be" soliloquoy examines the role of life and death in the tradegy of Hamlet and in the human condition. The use of literary devices emphasizes the fear of uncertainty and mortality. At first‚ the "to be or not to be" soliloquoy appears to analyze Hamlet’s own emotions‚ however‚ upon further examination‚ the universal nature of the messages in Shakespeare’s words becomes apparent. Perhaps one of the most ubiquitous lines in literature‚ "to be or not to be"‚ remains
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