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    inferring to‚ he chooses to make a joke that is ironic to himself‚ by pulling a trowel‚ or masonry tool out of his cloak. This ironic and alluding pun shows Montresor’s own verbal restraint and it attests to his ability to see things at alternate perspectives. A person who was incapable of rational thought would most certainly be incapable of making a witty pun without revealing his true

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    The language used to write this essay‚ in my opinion‚ is very descriptive and vivid. Some examples of the descriptive language used are personification‚ some puns and many similes. An example of a pun in this piece I also used and called a chiasmus‚ “a man may take a drink because he feels himself to be a failure‚ and then fail all the more completely because he drinks”. Orwell says‚ “It is same thing that is happening to the

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    Assignment Brief Questions Instructions: Answer all the tasks of the each Learning Outcome Assignment Tasks Read the following Case Study carefully. Answer each of the questions at the end of the case study in about 300-350 words. There are four parts in the Assignment Task each covering the required Learning Outcomes in the module. Please answer each question within 300-350 words. Case Study One The following case study covers LO1 Surviving Greenscape’s Hard Times In

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    The Evolution of the English Sonnet or The Corruption of the Italian Sonnet Petrarch (Francesco Petrarcha) (1304-1374): The Petrarchan Sonnet Background: • Wrote a collection called variously Canzoniere (canzone means song)‚ Rerum vulgarium fragmenta (Fragments of vernacular things)‚ or Rime Sparse (Scattered Rhymes) • Considered the Father of the sonnet‚ from Ital. sonetto‚ meaning a little song or sound • Wrote a volume containing 366 poems in the Tuscan vernacular; 317 of which are

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    CXC POETRY: QUESTION AND SAMPLE ANSWER Prepared by Mrs Ercelle John-Thomas for VincyClassroom.com A SAMPLE ANSWER QUESTION: The poems Theme for English B and Test Match Sabina Park deal with racism or aspects of racism. For EACH poem: a) Choose ONE important image and describe how it influences the reader’s response to the poem. b) Describe the attitude of the speaker. c) Identify ONE figurative device in EACH poem and discuss its effectiveness. One important image in Theme for English

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    Our text book is a vision of hope for the people going through the news of an apocalypse. In the first section of our textbook‚ “The World Before” examples of pop culture is used frequently. One piece that stands out is the profile: “A Plot Twist for Demi”. This is a piece that demonstrates how through all the hardships come good things. The reason is‚ in the profile‚ Demi has developed an internal struggle with herself and struggles to accept that she has a problem. However‚ in the end she realizes

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    This article is about the original character. For the character portrayed in live-action by Justin Chatwin‚ see Goku (Justin Chatwin) Goku 孫 悟空 カカロット Son Gokū Kakarotto Anime name Goku Kakarot Manga name Son Goku Kakarrot Alternate names Goku Son[1] Son Gokou Son Gokuh Son Gokuu Kakarotto Monkey Boy Zero (Harmony Gold dub) Cachalote Sangoku Son-Kuh Son-Kun Super Goku Mega Goku Mr. Super Saiyan Songo (Polish Dub) Songoku (Greek Dub) Gokas (Lithuanian Dub) Sonas (by Bulma

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    Literary Lexicon Allusion A reference to a literary‚ mythological‚ or historical person‚ place‚ or thing. Irony A contrast between appearance and reality – usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems; when one thing is expected to happen or be‚ and the exact opposite occurs. Symbol The use of any object‚ person‚ place‚ or action that both has a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself‚ such as a quality‚ attitude‚ belief‚ or value. Foreshadowing

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    Summary The curtain opens on the flat of wealthy Algernon Moncrieff in London’s fashionable West End. While Algernon (Algy‚ for short) plays the piano‚ his servant (Lane) is arranging cucumber sandwiches for the impending arrival of Algernon’s aunt (Lady Bracknell) and her daughter (Gwendolen). Mr. Jack Worthing (a friend of Moncrieff’s and known to him as Ernest) arrives first. Jack announces that he plans to propose marriage to Gwendolen‚ but Algernon claims that he will not consent to their

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    America‚ The Free? Our country‚ founded on the premise that we are all created equal‚ endowed by our creator‚ with certain unalienable rights isn’t holding true to its declaration. In a recent study conducted by The University of Virginia‚ almost one in four Americans polled do not believe that all men are created equal. Equality in this country has been an issue long debated and dates back to the beginning of our founding‚ starting with women’s rights. Recently‚ the virus of inequality has spread

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