challenges to Pangloss principle of optimism. The journey of Voltaire’s characters ’poses questions about finding faith and hope in an unforgiving universe’ (Johnson‚ 2012‚ p. 137).Voltaire’s travelling tale‚ classified into the satire genre is mainly satirical ways to ridicule and criticise the system and society of his time. The hyperbole points
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FIGURES OF SPEECH: literary resources used to provide vividness‚ intensity and beauty to poetry and prose.” RESEMBLANCE METAPHOR: transfers attributes from one object to another‚ identifies. The bishop was a pillar of the church (pillar=strength : bishop= strength) He was a very serpent on my path (serpent= evil‚ danger: he=evil‚ danger) SIMILE: compares two things to clarify the meaning of one of them by using “as” or “like” to link them The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold
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legacy of leading Australian poet A. D. Hope to world literature is unquestionable‚ comprising eleven books of poetry‚ seven collections of critical essays‚ and two plays. His writing‚ compelling in its originality and passion‚ and rigorous in its satirical edge and philosophical insights‚ embodies in its language both the greatness and the frailty of the human spirit. Despite the many critical works Hope wrote during his lifetime‚ he will be remembered best and longest as a poet. Alec Derwent Hope
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particular type or on a particular subject scientific literature the literature of the violin 4. printed material giving a particular type of information sales literature 5. the art or profession of a writer 6. Obsolete learning 1. writing in prose or verse regarded as having permanent worth through its intrinsic excellence. 2. the entire body of writings of a specific language‚ period‚ people‚ etc. 3. the writings dealing with a particular subject. 4. the profession of a writer or author
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later came to describe anyone who criticized Stalin’s policies. Stalin developed his cult of personality‚ putting himself forward as autonomous leader who was infallible and who put his country first. Through primary evidence gained by both prose and propaganda posters it is evident that Stalin was not only feared but loved[3][4]. The purges or Great Terror began in the 1930s‚ after allegedly Stalin ordered Sergei Kirov (a party leader who was becoming more popular) to be killed‚ this then
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lettres style/non-fiction? Is it a whole text or an extract? If it is fiction what genre does the text represent? It should be noted that many texts have features of more than one genre (social‚ psychological‚ biographical‚ autobiographical‚ humorous‚ satirical‚ historical‚ detective‚ love‚ science fiction‚ fantasy‚ fairy tale‚ parable‚ allegory etc.). Such texts can be classified as the texts of a complex or mixed nature. The next step would be defining the topic‚ the subject and the problems. What is
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(by anonymous). 1200-1500: Middle English Period : Geoffrey Chaucer’s(1343-1400) : The Canterbury Tales‚ Troilus and Criseyde and Book of the Duchess. Other Major Poems The House of Fame‚ The Parliament of Fowles‚ The Legend of Good Women. Prose Treatises Treatise on the astrolabe. Short Poems The Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse ‚Truth‚ Gentilesse‚ Merciles Beaute‚ Lak of Stedfastnesse‚ Against Women Unconstant. Geoffrey Chaucer Thomas Malory’s (1405-1471) : Morte d’Arthur
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vote and have the same equal rights as male citizens. Judy Brady’s essay "I Want A Wife" first appeared in the Ms. Magazine’s inaugural issue in 1971. I believe that genre of the article is a classic piece of feminist humor and is depicted as satirical prose. In this essay Brady aims to convince her readers to look objectively at a man’s viewpoints and expectations of what he thinks a wife is and what she should be. Brady skillfully uses clear arguments‚ repetition of key words‚ stylish language to
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younger years. The quest can also be linked to his love for the street and jazz music which was significant in his writing. In this poem‚ Hughes in conflict with hi inner self and does not understand how dreams just fade away or are deferred. He is satirical in comparing ‘the run’ to ‘stink like rotten meat.’ Up to the end of the poem‚ he does not seem to find an answer to his question on his dreams. It was this dual consciousness that led to the active role in the renaissance. On the other hand‚ ‘If
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The 14th Century: From Chaucer’s Perspective Often times‚ spoofs or satires of certain events or eras‚ however funny they may be‚ might be the most accurate depictions of that specific event. It is a way to over exaggerate details to make the reader very aware of them. In that same way‚ it also becomes memorable and not easy to forget whatever event or era the satire or spoof is presented. This is held true for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer paints an accurate picture of what it was to live in the
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