“Satire is a sort of glass‚ wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own” (Swift). Jonathan Swift‚ a satirical writer during the eighteenth century‚ made an excellent metaphor revealing that satire is written in such a way that the author exposes only what they want the reader to know. This same metaphor reigns true even today in modern satirical writing within the structure‚ tone‚ and what the writings are used for; dependent upon the point of view‚ I personally choose
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relates to the play Macbeth. The class will be take a test on Monday‚ 5/12 including all of these concepts: Topics: -aside -apostrophe (literary term‚ not punctuation) -hyperbole -subtext -paradox -soliloquy -iambic pentameter -meter vs. prose in Shakespeare -When and Why Shakespeare uses rhyme -clothing metaphors in Macbeth -use of threes in Macbeth -the historical‚ real Macbeth -the Globe Theater -acting companies in Renaissance England -Why King James is the intended audience of
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Nineteenth century English literature is remarkable both for high artistic achievement and for variety. The greatest literary movement of its earlier period was that of romanticism. It was born in the atmosphere of the violent economic and political turmoil that marked the last decades of the 18th and the first decades of the 19th century. The outburst of political activity brought on by the Great French Revolution of 1789‚ the bitter wars with Napoleon’s France that ravaged Europe for almost 25
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�The Lumber room� is the text for analysis‚ which represents an ironical story written by a well-known British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro is best known in a literature word under a pseudonym Saki. He is acclaimed for his witty‚ sometimes whimsical‚ often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald (1904)‚ The Chronicles of Clovis (1911)‚ Beasts and Super-Beasts (1914)‚ and other volumes. Included among his other works are two novels‚ The
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of One Memory Lesson Directions: You will read two texts about the same incident by the same author. One version is in prose and the other is in poetry. As you listen to both read aloud‚ visualize the incident and take notes on the graphic organizers below. Think about which version paints the most vivid picture for you. Prose Version: “Always Running” by Luis J. Rodriguez (Prose is ordinary written or spoken language‚ using sentences and paragraphs‚ without deliberate or regular meter or rhyme;
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Description/Synopsis: Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad “V.S.” Naipaul was born in Trinidad on 17th August 1932‚ the descendant of indentured labourers shipped from India‚ this dispossessed child of the Raj has come on a long and marvellous journey. His upbringing familiarised him with every sort of deprivation‚ material and cultural. A scholarship to Oxford brought him to this country. Nothing sustained him afterwards except the determination‚ often close to despair‚ to become a writer. Against all likelihood
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Scene ii of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar begins with Brutus’ speech that attempts to validate his murderous act. He claims that Caesar was a tyrant and his place in power was only hurting Rome. However‚ his speech has several flaws: it is delivered in prose and filled with irony. After Brutus finishes‚ Antony harangues the crowd with his famous funeral oration. This oration is said to be some of Shakespeare’s finest writing. The meticulous lucubration that encompasses Rogerian structure and clever word
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the language of two groups that are on two opposite sides when it comes to the environment. He makes these passages plum silly looking‚ just as two kids would fight over who receives the largest glass of milk. Wilson uses invective language as a satirical element in his two passages. The People-First Critics call the Environmentalists‚ “greens‚ enviros‚ environmental extremists‚ or environmental wackos.” The Environmentalists call the People-First Critics‚ “anti-environmentalist‚ brown lashers‚ or
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In Where to Invade Next‚ Michael Moore seeks to point out flaws in American public policy‚ by showing Europeans doing things better than us‚ through juvenalian satire‚ card stacking‚ and pathos. Michael Moore through his movie creates a satirical tone as many aspects of the movie are meant to point out the faults in America through European superiority. The documentary starts out with Moore being summoned to the Pentagon because every branch of the military “doesn’t know what the f--- we are doing…”
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