themes that they deem essential to put across to their readers. Francine Prose‚ the author of the excerpt I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read‚ is just by being skeptical of using literary works to teach values because of the way many English classes target the values of the author rather than the literary work itself. By using the two examples of the novels Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Prose expands her argument by proving to the reader that many English teachers
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In the prose‚ The Red Wheelbarrow‚ a rain slicked red wagon with a broken wheel‚ desolate and decrepit‚ stands sombrely in the tawny-patterned mud. It is a rather simplistic image that evokes the sense of a worn down agricultural household;slowly‚ diminishing along as the red wheelbarrow rusts in the rain. But‚ how could the speaker present such a mundane idea so brilliantly‚ so intensely‚ so eloquently? Simply. He performs it simply. Through a sadden tone‚ William Carlos Williams illustrates the
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IntroductionIn this essay I will try to deal with several things which American writer Virginia Woolf mentions in her essay "The Narrow bridge of art". She gives very interesting and fascinating thoughts of the novel of the future (future from the point of time she lived in). Her mind is concerned with the form‚ the content and the very concept of this new novel which should be born in the near future. However‚ before coming to this point of essay where she already gives the features of this new-becoming
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in The Canterbury Tales to substantiate these contradictions of the stereotypical Middle English occupations. In the General Prologue‚ the clothing and physical attributes of the characters are used to showcase the subtle‚ and sometimes obvious‚ satirical observations by the narrator. In a sense‚ the clothes symbolize what lies beneath the surface of each personality. The Physician’s love of wealth reveals itself most clearly to the reader in the rich silk and fur of his gown. The excessive floral
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The Butter Battle Book written by Dr. Seuss is extremely satirical because of the story’s many similarities to the Cold War. By way of example‚ the conflict in the book is due to a nonsensical disagreement about which side an individual should butter his or her bread. The two groups‚ the Yooks and the Zooks‚ build a wall to divide the two societies due to their conflicting opinions. This parallels with the Cold War and the Berlin Wall which divided the Capitalists from the Communists. Another similarity
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THE ‘PREFACE’ TO LYRICAL BALLADS AADED TO THE SECOND EDITION OF LB IN 1800 IN PUTS FORWARD WORDSWORTH’S THEORY OF POETIC DICTION Wordsworth’s purpose‚ as he tells in the Preface was‚ “to choose incidents and situations from common life”‚ and quite naturally‚ he also intended to use‚ “a selection of language‚ really used by men”. He was to deal with humble and rustic life and so he should also use the language of the rustics‚ farmers‚ shepherds who were to be the subjects of his poetry. The language
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Assignment: Outlining a Satirical Argument Directions: In the chart below‚ describe three problems with society today. Next‚ explain a satirical solution to each problem‚ and in the third column‚ describe the supposed “benefits” which will result from the implementation of this “solution.” At the bottom‚ describe an ACTUAL solution to one of the problems listed. Problem: The Pollution all over the world. Solution: Come together as a community and work 30 minutes a week to reduce the amount
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“She Wasn’t Soft” Throughout T.C. Boyle’s short story “She Wasn’t Soft”‚ the author introduces a spiked cup of Gatorade at the story’s end to symbolize Jason’s unhealthy approach and attitude toward his relationship with Paula. The author weaves a satirical theme to prove that people who stay in unhealthy relationships to maintain a sense of control and empowerment in the world never get what they want. The Gatorade symbolizes Jason’s primary motivations: his own pleasure and the need for control
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of Poetry or The New Oxford Book of English Verse. In addition‚ the following have been used: Butler‚ Samuel. 1761 [1663-64]. Hudibras: In Three Parts: Written in the Time of the Late Wars. London: D. Browne etc. Cowper‚ William. 1968. Poetry and Prose. Ed. Brian Spiller. London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Eliot‚ T.S. 1971. The Complete Poems and Plays: 1909-1950. New York: Harcourt Brace & World. Gilbert‚ W.S. and 1994. The Savoy Operas. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth. Housman‚ A.E. 1898. A Shropshire Lad. London:
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written English. He asserted contemporary English prose causes and affects foolish thoughts and dishonest politics. "Vagueness and sheer incompetence" were the "most marked characteristic" of contemporary English prose‚ and especially of the political writing of his day. Orwell criticizes contemporary writers’ preference of abstract words over concrete ones‚ and suggests they impair precise thought. He notes insincerity is the enemy of clear prose‚ and vague political writing is a defence of indefensible
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