Analysis of Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck Of Mice And Men’ by John Steinbeck is a classic novel‚ tragedy‚ written in a social tone. The authorial attitude is idyllic‚ however‚ as the story develops it changes into skeptic. It is evident that Steinbeck knew the setting and places he is writing about. In my opinion Steinbeck drew the subject matter from his own experience of working on ranches‚ he was interested in special kinds of relationships among men working on ranches with him. There
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way as its Modern English (Mod. E.) descendant ‘edge’. In addition to meaning ‘edge’‚ it also means ‘blade’‚ the part of an object that has a sharp edge‚ and ‘sword’‚ an object distinguished by having a sharp edge or blade. This is an example of metonymy‚ the identification of an object by one of its attributes‚ as when the Prime Minister is referred to as ‘No. 10’. ‘Edge’ in Mod. E. also has a metaphorical sense‚ where an abstract idea is conveyed by referring to something concrete‚ as in ‘her voice
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images of the speaker‚ connected with various office equipment to give a vision to the reader of a woman living her life through the office equipment that is part of her very being. Piercy uses personification in reverse and other metaphors‚ such as metonymy‚ and paradox‚ to give an actual picture of the office machines actually performing their functions. And also through the operation of the office equipment attached to the speaker showing her only purpose in life. Sounds are important in “The Secretary
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that reflects our commonsense view of the world and the way we talk about in ordinary language. In this paper it will be demonstrated that assuming such an ontological structure a number of challenges in the semantics of natural language (e.g.‚ metonymy‚ intensionality‚ copredication‚ nominal compounds‚ etc.) can be properly and uniformly addressed. Keywords: Ontology‚ compositional semantics‚ commonsense knowledge‚ reasoning. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Saba‚ W. S. (2008)
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Pyatachev E.G. Text Three From W.S. Leslie Poles Hartley (1895-1972)‚ the son of a solicitor‚ was educated at Harrow and Balliol College‚ Oxford and for more than twenty years from 1932 was a fiction reviewer for such periodicals as the Spectator; Sketch‚ Observer and Time and Tide. He published his first book‚ a collection of short stories entitled "Night Fears" in 1924. His novel "Eustace and Hilda" (1947) was recognized immediately as a major contribution to English fiction; "The Go-Between"
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The Bluest Eye depicts the social conditions and psychology of black citizens in post-World War II United States. This excerpt‚ situated in the Autumn part of the book‚ introduces the reader to a family‚ the Breedloves‚ part of whom is the protagonist‚ Pecola. The point of view is omniscient‚ enabling the author to describe the family‚ their house and state of mind. This extract has several layers of meaning : it depicts the physical‚ then moral conditions of the Breedloves‚ but also sheds light
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This is for the Birds In literature‚ birds often stand as symbols for countless things‚ such as freedom or oppression - flying free versus being constantly caged - love and peace - pigeons who will go to great lengths to be with their mate and the dove from Noah’s ark - or a warning sign of death - “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe or vultures who hover over dying or already dead creatures. In both of these two poems - “The Oven Bird” by Robert Frost and “Encounter” by Czeslaw Milosz - birds serve
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Written by the flamboyant metaphysical poet of late 16th century‚ John Donne; this poem “Good Morrow” is characterised by buoyant use of life enhancing optimism and grandeur characterised by use of far-fetched images and conceits leaving an indelible imprint on the mind of the reader. The poem was published in the Songs and Sonnets collection in 1633 and was written around the same time when Donne met his wife‚ Anne more who is therefore believed to be the fantasy woman of the private kingdom of
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In his poem‚ Poe uses Lenore as a symbol of an idealized love and perfect beauty. As Poe writes‚ “For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore” (11). For the narrator‚ Lenore is unique and unmatched in beauty. The reader‚ however‚ is never given a true description of Lenore and her appearance‚ as well as her untimely death‚ remains obscure throughout the poem. This allows the reader to create their own image of Lenore‚ highlighting her perfect beauty. As the narrator comes to idolize
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because you’re working hard just to be able to eat‚ and don’t have the money to flash around. The first stanza is teeming with literary devices. In the second line‚ there is an internal rhyme with the words "dime" and "prime"‚ along with an example of metonymy with the word "bums". In line three there is an example of both internal rhyme
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