“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a story that delves deep into the emotions of the main character Louise Mallard. The action takes place within one hour at the Mallard household‚ where Mrs. Mallard spends most of her time due to her severe heart issues. In this hour Mrs. Mallard receives news of her husband’s tragic death in a railroad accident. At the breaking of this news Mrs. Mallard is swiftly taken to her room where she goes through a series of emotions that ultimately lead to a shocking
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conundrum - a difficult problem (noun) whet - Make keen or more acute (verb) placate - gain the goodwill of (verb) infructuous - not fruitful; not producing the desired results (Adj) rectitude - Righteousness as a consequence of being honourable and honest(noun) Ex. Rectitude of behaviour expediency - the quality of being suited to the end in view (noun) expedient - appropriate to a purpose / serving to promote your interest (Adj) repugnant - extremely distasteful / in conflict
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Q: Comment closely on the way Forster presents the trial in the following passage. “She paused… [pg 204] … the persecution” [pg 205].” A Passage to India is a novel written by English author E. M. Forster. In the twenty-fourth chapter‚ there is a passage where Adela first enters the court room. The passage mainly describes and shows Adela’s opinions of the man who pulled the punkah. The importance of the way the Anglo-Indians entered the courtroom and the man who pulled the punkah will be discussed
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Julia Rychkova‚ group 441 Analysis of the text “Doctor in the House” The author of the text is a famous English writer of the 20th century Richard Gordon. He had been an anaesthetist at St.Bartholomew’s Hospital‚ a ship’s surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He left medical practice and started writing his “Doctor” series. Thus‚ “Doctor in the house” is one of them. At the beginning of the story the author reviews the medical-students’ attitude towards the final examinations
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In the story‚ Reginald was a fictitious character created by Saki. Trying to look deeper‚ the name‚ Reginald‚ can actually mean ‘king’. In the first sentence‚ “ ‘Never‚’ wrote Reginald to his most darling friend‚ ‘be a pioneer. It’s the Early Christian that gets the fattest lion.’ ” this sentence actually means it is better to stay in middle and keep silent. Being Christians were banned in that era‚ they were being killed. This sentence in the story is very ironic. Reginald was a teenager who was
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In the short story ‘Dumb Martian’ written by John Wyndham‚ the main character‚ Lellie’s life changes dramatically when she lock Duncan out of the dome and starts to challenge Duncan. Firstly‚ the author captured this moment by making this remarkable. It is so remarkable that it costs a human life‚ Duncan’s life. “His hand slapped across her face harder than he had intended.” This shows how badly treated was Lellie. Enduring much of Duncan’s abuse in the past‚ both physically and verbally‚ Lellie
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Heart of Darkness Irony of situation plays a major role in the shaping of events in the novel Heart of Darkness. For instance Joseph Conrad does not use light as a symbol for bringing knowledge and truth to a situation; rather he uses light as an indication of a hidden truth. These occurrences include “There was no joy in the brilliance of sunshine. The long stretches of waterway ran on‚ deserted‚ into the gloom of overshadowed distances. (Conrad 30)” This shows the feelings that Marlow is having
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Seamus Heaney’s Mid-Term Break is a personal memoir of how the poet deals with the death of his four-year-old brother‚ as a result of a traffic accident. While the title of the poem initially suggests a positive experience‚ where “mid-term break” conventionally has positive connotations to a schoolboy‚ the reader is quickly introduced to a somber mood‚ where the poem starts with an introduction of the events following the news‚ and proceeds with an explanation of how others are reacting to the loss
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Mr. Flood’s Party? When used correctly‚ symbolism and irony can be very effective. Edwin Arlington Robinson is a master of symbolism‚ and uses irony like no poet before or after him could even conceive to. In Mr. Flood’s Party Robinson uses symbolism to forewarn his readers of Mr. Flood’s inevitable death. The irony saturates the poem and sets the reader up for an unexpectedly non-ironic conclusion. Robinson relies on irony and symbolism to better illustrate the old man drinking and talking to
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The primary characteristic of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is that it is an ironic play. The play’s irony grasps the audience in a profound way because of the awareness that occurs regarding everything that is going on. Even though we‚ as observers‚ are sickened at the tragic life of Oedipus and the other characters‚ we are still able to appreciate the ironical characteristics of the play itself. The irony primarily exists in the context of man being free‚ but at the same time‚ fated. Without doubt‚ this
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