Lexical stylistic devices Metaphor. Sustained metaphor O Rose‚ thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night‚ In the howling storm‚ Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy‚ And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. [William Blake “The sick rose” http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/the_sick_rose.html] novel metaphor: Time is jealous of you and wars against your lilies and your roses [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.30] Conventional metaphor "If all the world’s
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one party in the Cold War actually attacked and initiated World War III? What if the Titanic steered clear of the iceberg? What if the Mayflower capsized? What if John Wilkes Booth was exposed on his way to Ford’s Theatre? What if the people of Pompeii evacuated the area of the volcano? What if Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were stranded on the moon‚ left to starve to death or commit suicide and Richard Nixon had to read his pre-written speech? These events are usually referred to as fixed points
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I. Title: Robinson Crusoe II. Author: Daniel Defoe III. Setting: Crusoe Island IV. Characters: Robinson Crusoe – The main character; adventurous and gets marooned on an island Man Friday – A young native rescued by Crusoe from the cannibals Captain Nathan – An Englishman; captain of Her Majesty’s ship named Norfolk V. Summary: Against his parents’ wishes‚ sixteen-year-old Robinson Crusoe sets sail from Hull on a sea voyage. A storm wrecks their ship but
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Trade and commerce‚ whether international or domestic‚ has always been essential to civilisations worldwide. Where one country may be lacking necessary goods and luxuries‚ another can provide due to their own self sufficiency in natural resources. Trade was a necessity for ancient Egyptians because it provided them with the resources and luxuries they required for a variety of purposes – religious‚ domestic‚ economic‚ agricultural‚ aesthetic purposes‚ etc. Egypt was a major centre of both import
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How did music begin? What did the first music sound like? Music is all around us and is a large part of many of our lives. It exists in every culture across the globe. Yet‚ we often don’t stop to think about how music came to occupy this position. Who first thought of music? Who produced the first melodies and songs? How did music develop as such an important aspect of our lives? The search for answers to these questions leads us thousands of years into the past. Harper playing before Shu Scholars
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AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
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History of Leprosy Leprosy has long been a well-known chronic & infectious disease affecting the skin and nerves from biblical times through modernity‚ infecting not only physical health in the society but the development research into new bacterium diseases. This contagious disease can infect an individual by direct person-to-person contact‚ making it very difficult for them to live normal lifestyles. In result‚ this disease can cause people to lack the feeling/numbness in the limbs‚ disfigurement
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was more simple‚ basic and more striking than Rococo; it was no longer frivolous and luxurious. It was a return to more simple art. Its goal was not to go over the top like rococo did. Another factor was the discovery of the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii. Neoclassic paintings contained clean lines and portrayed brave figures of Ancient Greece and Rome. They were inspired by the work of Homer and Plutarch and John Flaxman’s artworks for the odyssey and Iliad‚ a Greek classic poem credited to Homer
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Coursework Header Sheet198322-169 | | Course | RESE1031: PPD3 - Thematic Independent St | Course School/Level | BU/UG | Coursework | Essay 1 | Assessment Weight | 35.00% | Tutor | N Stair | Submission Deadline | 14/12/2012 | Coursework is receipted on the understanding that it is the student’s own work and that it has not‚ in whole or part‚ been presented elsewhere for assessment. Where material has been used from other sources it has been properly acknowledged in accordance with the
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"The Romans are often characterized as loving violent and cruel entertainment in the amphitheatre. It has been suggested that the games served the dual purpose of providing entertainment for the people and maintaining the political status quo." In today’s society‚ the killing of humans and animals usually means a jail term‚ and seeing someone die is not something people go and see for fun. Violence was glorified in Rome hundreds of years ago. All the crimes they committed were condoned‚ accepted
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