According to Mays‚ “A deconstructionist might read “First Fight. Then Fiddle.” in a manner somewhat similar to the New Critic’s‚ but with even more focus on puns and paradoxes and on the poem’s resistance to organic unity” (Mays 1977). This is true because the Screen Junkies referred to the creator of the film‚ Frank Miller‚ as the “guy who made batman comics cool again” and referred to the director‚ Zack Snyder
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creatures‚ get you home!” says Flavius in the opening line. They begin to question the cobbler‚ and he replies in puns‚ which appears to anger them more. Not only do the puns enrage them‚ showing their short-temperedness (another trait)‚ but they also confuse them‚ which is interesting to note. This can be interpreted as simplemindedness‚ as they seem to misinterpret the cobbler’s puns. “Nay sir‚ I beseech you‚ be not out with me‚ yet if you be out‚ sir‚ I can mend you/What mean’st thou by that? Mend
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In retaliation to the movie many felt it was appropriate to simply break the movie down into a joke about homosexuality. Benshoff contends that‚ “Humpback Mountain was but one of many homophobic puns-including Buttback Mountain‚ Bareback Mountain‚ Brokebutt Mountain‚ and Backdoor Mounting-that circulated during and after the film’s release” (6). By listing these specific movie titles for Brokeback Mountain Benshoff is showing that the movie could
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VILNIUS‚ 2012 CONTENT Introduction ................................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION Sarcasm‚ verbal irony‚ paradox‚ and pun are devices sometimes used to show humor. Heck‚ a simile or metaphor can also establish humor. One of my favorite funny lines from a book is a simile. Somewhere in the "Hitchhiker’s Guide" series‚ Douglas Adams described a woman failing to fly by saying
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July 2010‚ Volume 8‚ No.7 (Serial No.82) US-China Foreign Language‚ ISSN1539-8080‚ USA (De)constructing humour across languages and genres Sara Laviosa (English Language and Translation‚ University of Bari (Aldo Moro)‚ Bari 70125‚ Italy) Abstract: In Western societies‚ humour appears in many different communicative events‚ and is variedly expressed through words‚ pictures‚ sounds and body language. Humour is peculiar in that it is creative‚ compelling and culture-specific‚ and produces
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Title of Work: The Importance of Being Earnest Author: Oscar Wilde Date of Publication: 1895 Genre: Social satire/Drama/comedy in mannerisms Writing Style: Epigrams‚ puns‚ repetition Point of View: third person omniscient Setting/Atmosphere: London‚ England‚ ends in country side‚ Hertfordshire Plot Development: Act I: Jack visits Algy in city‚ he’s in love with Gwendolen (Algy’s cousin)‚ Algy brings up cigarette case‚ jack reveals his true identity ‚ tells who Cecily is‚ Algy like cesily just from
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This critique compares the original version of the prologue of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to two German translations written by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1979) and Frank Günther (1995). The prologue introduces the audience into the main storyline of the play and outlines that they will get to hear of the sad story of the heroes’ death-marked love‚ their parents’ ongoing rage and ultimately their tragic death. Shakespeare casts the prologue at the beginning of Romeo and Juliet in the
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The works of William Shakespeare are grouped into three different categories: comedies‚ histories‚ and tragedies. Shakespeare’s comedy has quite a different meaning compared to modern comedy. He utilizes many literary devices such as puns and comic relief. This is best expressed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ a classis comedy which portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens‚ Theseus‚ and Hippolyta (“Midsummer Night’s Dream Scene by Scene”). These include the adventures
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At Grass By Philip Larkin Sound Devices & Rhythm Rhyme: Regular rhyme pattern: In each stanza‚ there are rhymes on alternate lines‚ forming a regular pattern of efgefg‚ hijhij etc. Such regularity seems to suggest a sense of restriction which echoes with the confinement human beings impose on the racing horses for the pleasure of human entertainment. Assonance: The use of repeated long vowels as in ‘shade’ (/ʃeɪd/)‚ ‘tail’ (/teɪl/)‚ ‘mane’ (/meɪn/) creates a gloomy atmosphere in the depiction of
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How does Shakespeare portray Mercutio’s character in ‘Romeo and Juliet’? The classic‚ poetic tale of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has touched the hearts of numerous readers across the globe‚ no matter the time‚ generation‚ or age. In Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare produces a despondently exquisite story of a forbidden love that blooms between two young‚ unlikely souls‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ whose families both share a mutual loathing towards each other. However‚ despite the perpetual
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