Literary Terms Packet The terms in this packet will be used throughout the semester in literature discussions and on exams. Please memorize and be able to use and identify all terms in papers and on exams. Some information in this packet came from Modern English by Arnold Lazarus‚ et.al. and A Dictionary of Literary‚ Dramatic‚ and Cinematic Terms by Sylvan Barnet‚ et.al. Allusion A reference to someone or something that is known from history‚ literature‚ religion‚ politics or some other
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it’s a passion. It’s not something you wake up one morning and decide you’re going to play in the AHL or NHL. You have to train for it and you have to be ready for whatever comes at you‚ you have to train safe and play safe. ICE HOCKEY SAFETY Hockey is a dangerous sport and to stay safe you need to have the right equipment: Ice Hockey Skates: There’s two kinds of skates figure skating skates and ice hockey skates. Obviously to play ice hockey you need ice hockey skates. They help you balance and skate
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Analysis of "Fire and Ice" One said‚ "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." Four time Pulitzer Prize winning American poet‚ teacher‚ and lecturer‚ Robert Frost quoted this. Frost was born in 1874 and died in January of 1963. He lived in New England for practically his whole life‚ only moving to England for a short time to pursue his writing career in which he wrote many popular and oft-quoted poems. In his poem‚ "Fire and Ice"‚ Frost uses imagery‚
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LITERARY DEVICES (ELEMENTS AND TECHNIQUES) Allegory Definition: An allegory is a symbolism device representing an abstract idea. Example: Faith is like a stony uphill climb: a single stumble might send you sprawling but belief and steadfastness will see you to the very top. Alliteration Definition: Alliteration is a literary device where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group. Example: The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way. Allusion
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Freedom is one of the most cherished of human desires. It is‚ unfortunately‚ denied to many people‚ especially to women‚ it is denied under different pretexts‚ including “protection”‚ “possessions” and even “love”. The short story “The Story of an Hour” was written by the author Kate Chopin during a period when women were considered as no more than mere possessions of their husbands and “women’s liberation’ didn’t even exist as a word. The story represents a negative view of marriage by presenting
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In my literary analysis of “A Streetcar Named Desire‚” by Tennessee Williams‚ I narrowed the focus of my essay by finding a theme that is evident throughout the play. In order to do this‚ I reread the essay and reviewed my annotations. Once I discovered the symbolic theme of light versus dark‚ I highlighted every line that included it. Finally I looked at all of the quotes to see the bigger picture of how they are related‚ and wrote a working thesis based on my findings. I found that most of the
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Instructor Claudia Gresham English 113 24 February 2014 Literary Analysis of Life of Pi The novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an intriguing story of a boy‚ a tiger and their perils of life at the hands of the Pacific Ocean. There are many elements of fiction the characters of Pi Patel and Richard Parker. The setting of the limitless Pacific Ocean‚ the many different themes like survival and religion‚ and the symbolism of the color orange are all very important elements in this story that will
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order that the author gives them 4. A Good Summary… a. Must be comprehensive. You should isolate all the important points in the original passage and note them down in a list. Review all the ideas on your list‚ and include in your summary all the ones that are indispensable to the author’s development of his/her thesis or main idea. b. Must be concise. Eliminate repetitions in your list‚ even if the author restates the same points. Your summary should be considerably shorter than the source. You
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LITERARY CRITICISM LITERATURE • What is literature? Literate/ literacy - able to read/write Origin- from Latin “litteratura” (letter) • literature with the small ‘l’ Literature - piece of writing/printed information on a particular subject • literature with the big ‘L’ Literature - pieces of writing that are valued as works of art eg. Novels‚ plays‚ poems (contrast to technical books/ scientific/ academic writings) • Literary - connected with literature
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Placement Paper Held on 28th January 2010 1) APTITUDE TEST: Questions = 82 ; time limit = 90 minutes. no negative marking. Offline (paper & pen) test and a PSYCHOMETRY TEST also. Section 1: VERBAL ( 32 Questions ‚20 minutes ) Directions for questions 1-10:Find the synonyms of the following words 1. Depreciation A. appreciation B. Deflation C. rise D. None of these Ans: B 2. Circumspect A Condition B Inspect C. Cautious D Reckless Ans: C 3. Abysmal A
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