What are some of the literary techniques that are significant in Julius Caesar? So far I have these: "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing" (Shakespeare I.1.72) as a metaphor. "Falling Sickness" (I.2.251) as a pun. "He sees that Roman are but sheep..." (I.3.105) as a metaphor‚ I don’t know whether or not it is an extended metaphor. "His countenance‚ like richest alchemy" (I.3.159) as a simile. "therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg" (II.1.32) as a metaphor.
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is relevant to them and by a familiar person. The use of ‘A word’ acts as a safe and interesting persuasive strategy to make the reader peacefully begin to read the article. The attached cartoon by Jeff Parker‚ demonstrates the use of humour in the pun associated with an ass acting poorly at a children’s sports match. He is wearing a t-shirt that reads ‘DEFEAT IS DEATH’ to explain his aggressive attitude towards winning in sport. The expressions on the faces in the crowd are shocked and angered. The
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showed this with a joke: “’There’s a bear outside‚’ said Tom intently.” Without his father’s usual creativeness around anymore it’s as if he’s taken it upon himself to replace him. It’s not like his mother would joke around with him. “We all loved puns except Mother‚ who didn’t get them.” In a way it is beneficial for him as it is a way to grieve his father’s death but his mother is right about one thing. It is that he is “cheating himself”. Rather than mourning it like normal people‚ he did
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While Jamestown is now viewed as the first successful British Colony‚ it came close to failing in its first years. Early colonization attempts were not always successful‚ and the odds were not in Jamestown’s favor. From the very beginning‚ it seems‚ Jamestown was bound to be a failure. While many challenges were presented to this colony‚ in the end‚ somehow they rose above these situations and founded what is now modern day Virginia. The beginnings of Jamestown started with none other than aristocrats--
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the above found today? Why was Tartuffe controversial? What did Moliere claim to be mocking in this play? In the opening scene‚ what are the reasons Madame Pernelle is upset? Understand how to recognize the following in the play: pun sexual innuendo metaphor hyperbole irony When Orgon refers to “Heaven’s will” he really means what? Understand the character of Damis; what are his traits? What does he represent? Understand
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and would not die‚ become sick‚ or be disobedient. He said they were to be the perfect pets‚ and joked about it with his friends.[2] However‚ he eventually took the idea seriously‚ and drafted an "instruction manual" for a pet rock. It was full of puns‚ gags and plays on words that referred to the rock as an actual pet. The original had no eyes. [edit]Marketing The first Pet Rocks were ordinary gray stones bought at a builder’s supply store. They were marketed like live pets‚ in custom cardboard
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pitch sound that a flute give off. Other figure of speech discovered were metaphor in line 20 which says those slender flutes of sorrow never cease which is referring the birds in his head the cried that the birds made would never go away. Also‚ a pun was ascertained in line 21 where it says two airy things forever denied the air in this the pond would be denied the air. It has two meanings‚ one the birds denied the air because they could fly again and two they are no longer going to be able to breathe
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through "sludge." All of this compressed into just two lines! The third line places the speaker of the poem with this trudging group. In the simple "Men marched asleep" sentence‚ the three beats imitate the falling rhythm of these exhausted men. The pun "blood-shod" makes its grim effect on us slowly. We guess‚ too‚ that "blind" and "lame" suggest several levels of debilitation. The stanza ends with the ironic-quiet sounds of the "shells" dropping "softly behind." In contrast to the first
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War in Syria DBQ Essay The Syrian civil war has only gotten worse. The casualties are mounting. Not only do large wars like this effect Syria but it affects the surrounding countries as well. Often large wars don’t tend to stay in one area they spread dramatically to other countries horrifically causing more violence. Syria has increased the violence dramatically in other countries as well. In document A-G it explains to why the war is continuing to be fueled in the past months. In document G
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staring down on them‚ judging the American society and the lies and darkness that come with it. The Valley of Ashes and the symbols within it provoke a “ponderous criticism ... which connects the two Eggs and Dr. Eckleburg’s eyes through a multilingual pun”(“The Great Gatsby”). These symbols in the novel predict the downfall of American society‚ how though all may appear prosperous and wealthy‚ the lies and cheating that comes with the American Dream will lead one to their downfall‚ and ultimately to
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