“Antigone” is a Greek tragedu by Sophocles written before or in 442 BC. The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it and picks up where Aeschyius’ “Seven Against Thebes” ends. “Antigone” is typical of the drama of ancient Greece and there are many evident features that support this. Ancient Greek drama is literary work with dialogue written in verse (really) and by actors such as Creon and Haeman speak in shifted tones of tension that prevail conflict. Another element of Ancient Greek
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elicit emotions (Harpman‚ 261). Mirroring the acceptance of the haunting of Beloved’s baby ghost‚ these portray inverse forms of facing traumatic memories. Furthermore‚ Morrison reflects the role of storyteller through utilizing familiar elements to convey a message‚ in reimagining Beloved through the lens of Denver’s birth‚ a story often told by Sethe. The emergence of a physically present ghost creates an atmosphere that forces memories to resurface for Sethe‚ and “the gothic not only grows real
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273-word is remembered as one of the most famous speeches in the American History. The speech contained some stylistic devices such as Asyndeton and repetition. The elimination of conjunction made the speech look more effective and dramatic by speeding up its pace and rhythm. The Asyndeton was also used in the speech to emphasize the dram or the gravity of his topic. Lincoln used repetition
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Tao Tzu and Confucius heavily agree on the social life‚ but their political views are different in terms of the use of the law in regulating the ruled and the education as a concept for knowledge acquisition. In Lao Tzu’s view of politics‚ all desires are shaped unnaturally‚ and behavior is spontaneously formed and controlled. Laozi advocated for the little interference of the normal way things happen in the world and discouraged competition and arguing. He stressed much on self-knowledge as the
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creative and memorable comparisons were all made without the use of “like” and “as”‚ therefore the reader enjoys this. Symbolism was also used in the writing of “IF” to create an “interest in readers as they find an opportunity to get an insight of the writer’s mind on how he views the world and how he thinks of common objects and actions”. It was also used to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Example of these is: “Knaves” could
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food‚ to the language‚ to the types of clothes people wore. He wrote this section to inform the people back home about how different Europe was from New York and‚ possibly‚ to gloat about his world travels. In the first paragraph Bryson uses the rhetorical technique of hyperbole while describing his backpack. He says‚ “I half expected to be asked‚ "Anything to declare? Cigarettes? Alcohol? Dead horse?" Bryson is implying that his backpack is so massive that he could fit a dead horse in it. This‚ of
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Machiavelli Essay. Machiavelli attempted to gain the favor of a local leader by advising the prince through the use of tactful deductive reasoning‚ vivid perspective‚ and plentiful historical references‚ to convey the important skills required to be an effective prince. The way Machiavelli used deductive reasoning was to portray the importance of doing a certain task and doing it properly‚ to have the correct effect. “He must‚ therefore‚ never raise his thought from his exercise of war‚ and in
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Through the first paragraph‚ Thoreau declares that he wants to live a simple‚ yet purposeful life. The distinctions he makes in paragraph one are that he wants to live his life to the fullest with whatever it throws at him. The antithesis in paragraph one is in sentence one when he contrasts life and death to explain that he did not want to die to understand that he did not truly live. The word “dear” was meaning that life was precious‚ and “mean” was to explain how difficult or harsh it could be
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Rhetorical Analysis of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare. He grew up in Stratford‚ England‚ and dedicated his life to work at the Globe‚ where he made many plays and stories. Shakespeare wanted couples to appreciate their love because love can be very dry and unwilling to sacrifice themselves for their spouse‚ so he wrote this wonderful story. Romeo and Juliet had a purpose and a reason for its existence in the literature world. The purpose of Romeo and Juliet is never to rush love‚ as shown by the character’s
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repetition of the word “Blessed.” This is the example of anaphora as is it emphasizes the idea of those who are blessed according to the sermon. One can see this literary device used throughout the first eleven verses of chapter five (Matthew) and of course serves as the introduction and attention grabber of the speech. Though not used in the introduction‚
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