The short story‚ There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury‚ was about a world without Humans. Nuclear war wiped people from the face of the earth and what remained‚ in a city‚ was just a house. A self sufficient and working house which was programmed to do certain things without the help of people. Even with the family gone‚ it remained doing the things it was programmed to do. With this short story‚ Bradbury tried to show that a world without reason and understanding is a Dystopian world The
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Commentary- Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker Imtiaz Dharker’s poem describes rain as its blessing to a dry place‚ as the short direct sentences in the first stanza suggests there was no hope on that land: “There never is enough water.” The line shows the desperateness of rain as it sets a negative tone to start the poem. However‚ as the poem progress‚ there was an increase in hope and energy‚ seen from the energetic and positive language such as‚ “rush”‚ “bursts”‚ “crashes” and “roar”. These are
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prevented before (931-935). When Antigone exclaims “holy grove of Thebes‚ where chariots gather…” she is again accepting her role in society because in Ancient Greece chariot races were the only Olympic sport women were allowed to watch (936). Antigone then uses ethos as she pleas Thebes to “bear me witness… unmourned by friends and forced by such crude laws… always a stranger” (937-939). In these lines Antigone’s tone is meek and submissive‚ a contrast from the woman she was before‚ characteristics
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French Literature Practice Commentary Le Poison – Charles Baudelaire Charles Baudelaire wrote the poem ‘Le Poison’ within his collection of poetry titled ‘Les Fleures du Mal’ that wes released in 1857 during the modernist and symbolist literary movements. The themes of this collection of poems were mainly revolved around the negative qualities of human nature‚ industrialism and women which can all be easily linked to the title ‘Les Fleures du Mal’ and the obvious juxtaposition and symbolism within
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During the exposition of The Lost Summer‚ we are introduced to Helena‚ Katie Bell‚ Winn‚ Ransome and Lizbeth as they all reunite at Southpoint summer camp. A song that relates to this part of the book is‚ “Here Comes the Sun”‚ by The Beatles. The lyrics state‚ “Little darling‚ it’s been a long cold lonely winter/ Little darling‚ it feels like years since it’s been here/ Here comes the sun.” All the campers and counselors have been waiting all year long to be back at camp and they all think it has
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The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott
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AP Literature 19 August 2013 Ode on Melancholy John Keats’s poem‚ “Ode on Melancholy”‚ serves as an instructional manual on how to cope with sadness and the feeling of melancholy. Through his vivid use of lyrical language and allusions‚ Keats’s is able to depict vivid images that haunt the soul and is able to convey his message that the only way to deal with a sense of melancholy is to accept it. Keats believes that once one can accept sadness and make it a part of his identity‚ then he can overcome
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the way I feel . That is called the tone of the story. In the poem “There Will Be Soft Rains.” the author sets a tone of loveliness and loneliness. The author goes into a tone like fear and loveliness like when the house was on fire the house could not tack the fire it was completely helpless. The story “tell tale heart. “ is another story example with a tone of cushion and snooping around. In the story “There Will Come Soft rains” the author’s tone is one of order and routine. Until a tree limb
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Writing a Literary Commentary Read the passage you are given a few times. Read it once through to get a gist of what the speaker is saying. Jot down your initial reactions to certain parts of the text so you can refer to them when you are writing. When you have finished‚ go back and read it again‚ this time underlining key words and phrases and jotting notes to yourself in the margins. While the minimum number of times you should read something is two‚ it is ideal that you read each passage three
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