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    Petrarcha And Laura

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    Man Who Loved too Much in Petrarcha’s Sonnets Laura‚ a very beautiful but also mysterious lady‚ inspired Petrarcha for poems. Petrarcha passes through emotional ’’landscape’’ in his life from the moment he first lied his eyes on Laura to when she rejected his courtship and after when she passed away. His feelings of love towards Laura prevail throughout whole his life‚ but his emotional state changes from happiness to deep despair and grief. Francesco Petrarcha (July 20

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    September 1913: - Expresses Yeats’ frustration over how violence is not the way forward‚ however peaceful Ireland is ‘with O’Leary in the grave’ and all that is left is violence. - Significant date‚ general strike where workers were shut out of factories as their employers did not want to acquiesce to better working conditions / wages - Materialism infected merchant’s minds Form: - Ballad‚ has a clear chorus - Popular form in Irish Culture - One of Yeats’ most sarcastic poems‚ he chooses

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    Compare and contrast any two poems to explain how the poet uses poetic techniques to suggest his thoughts and feelings about the subject I will be analysing the similarities and differences in the poems ‘Pike’ by Ted Hughes and ‘Cockroach’ by Kevin Halligan. I will focus on what techniques both poets used to achieve the view of nature‚ setting‚ structure‚ subject‚ theme‚ message‚ tone and emotions of both poems. Pike and Cockroach both share a post Darwinian view of nature. The pikes “jaws

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    Realistic fiction is an oxymoron‚ which is mentioned in the novel Red Kayak. In Red Kayak‚ there are many plot events including Ben’s death‚ finding the drill‚ and digging up the kayak. Realistic fiction means that events that happen in the book‚ can also happen in real life. The elements of realistic fiction are authentic characters‚ Real settings‚ true to life themes‚ and believable dialogue. Red Kayak shows it’s realistic fiction in many ways. One reason Red Kayak is realistic fiction

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    Language Device List

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    Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings

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    Naturally‚ as the final chapter in a gothic novel there is heightened tension‚ this tension is also strengthened by the chapter being also the title of the book; the whole novel has been building up to this point. Arthur Kipps has come back from Eel Marsh House and it seems almost as if he’s bought the problems home‚ as if he’s bought her own. Suddenly everything seems a lot more personal. There is also a sense of mortality‚ due to the Frame Narrative coming to a close. Susan Hill also switches been

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    "I wanted to get out and walk eastward toward the park through the soft twilight but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild strident argument which pulled me back‚ as if with ropes‚ into my chair. Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets‚ and I was him too‚ looking up and wondering. I was within and without‚ simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety

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    Sonnet 130

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    poem is one story of irony. He leads you to believe that he wants nothing to do with the girl by telling you how ugly she is‚ and then goes and tells you he loves her. It’s really not what anybody would see coming. The poem is also somewhat of an oxymoron. He speaks of her looks the whole poem‚ then in the end‚ none of that really matter‚ and kind of contradicts itself. He has a very demeaning tone through the majority of the poem. He achieves this tone by talking badly about the subjects appearance

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    controversies whether he is less black due to him narrowing his nose. This was a really interesting article because there were several critiques regarding his nose in which he described very well. This man was born into a generation were the concept of oxymoron included such things as a black man with a nose job. The reading starts on were Graham and his father are in the car driving to his doctor. During the way over there he faces with several people who are really concerned about him. Moving on from

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    children would be good for a student’s degree or resume‚ then he or she should seek that out on their own time. Students would have to pay for this in their tuition fees if it is done through the college. Paying to help your community is the ultimate oxymoron. This idea would not work because some students would be

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