Close reading – writing about poetry In this section we are going to look closely at three short poems of increasing difficulty. By setting you ten questions on each poem‚ it is hoped that you will begin to deal with how questions as a preface to considering the more important why questions later in the chapter. The questions will not be the same for each poem‚ to help you with applying different approaches depending on the circumstances of the poem concerned. The answers will follow
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“Applying” conversation analysis in applied linguistics: Evaluating dialogue in English as a second language textbooks1 JEAN WONG Abstract This article examines telephone dialogues in English as a second language (ESL) textbooks against the backdrop of what is reported about real telephone interaction in conversation analysis research. An analysis of eight textbooks reveals that the fit between what conversation analysts say about natural telephone conversation and the examples found in textbooks
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“Boys” By: Rick Moody Rebeca Montesinos February 10‚ 2011 Micheline Maylor English 1118 Energy is one of the single most important concepts to keep in mind when writing‚ it can make even the most insignificant occurrences interesting. Energy plays with the reader’s senses combining subject matter‚ leaps/ spacing and words into one to create a fascinating piece of work. “Good writers choose a topic they know a lot about—relationships‚ travel‚ growing up‚ bedrooms‚ hotels‚ restaurants‚ the synagogue
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Stylistics Lecture 2 Source: Halliday: ? Objectives You should be able to: 1. Define of the term stylistics 2. Explain the task of the stylistician 3. Explain the different phases of stylistic analysis 4. Explain what is involved in stylistic analysis. 5. Explain the difference between stylistics and discourse analysis Stylistics • Definition: • Halliday defines a stylistician as someone who can comprehend literary texts through a comprehension of their language structures. literary texts
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STYLISTICS In Stylistics Richard Bradford provides a definitive introductory guide to modern critical ideas on literary style and stylistics. The book includes examples of poems‚ plays and novels from Shakespeare to the present day. This comprehensive and accessible guidebook for undergraduates explains the terminology of literary form‚ considers the role of stylistics in twentieth-century criticism‚ and shows‚ with worked examples‚ how literary style has evolved since the sixteenth century. This
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for the 4th year students COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS of Text 1 “Doctor in the House” by R.Gordon Developed and compiled by Zhikhareva N.A.‚ Bezhinar I.S. Assignments in Interpretation I. Plot and Plot structure Read more: (Borisova – pp.10-16) Study Supplement 2 and answer the following questions: 1. What type of conflict is the
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Name: Sajid Aziz‚ Roll no: AU515926 MA TEFL‚ Course Code: 5666 Assignment no: 2‚ Spring‚ 2013 Research Project A Stylistic Analysis of the Poem “The Red Wheelbarrow” By: William Carlos Williams The Red Wheelbarrow So much depends Upon A red wheel Barrow Glazed with rain Water Beside the white Chickens Introduction Oppose practicing the learned rhetoric in poetry writing‚ Williams finds his subjects in such homely items as wheelbarrows. He believes that
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Short Story Unit Plan By: Steve McCauley & Bruce Robinson Subject: English Unit: Short Story Theme: Irony Short Story Unit Contents: Short Story Unit Overview Lesson 1 – Elements of the Short Story Lesson 2 – Cask of Amontillado Lesson 3 – The Lottery Lesson 4 – A & P Lesson 5 – Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict Lesson 6 – Short Story Workshop Lesson 7 – The Big Snit Lesson 8 – The Sniper Lesson 9 – The Fall of a City Lesson 10 – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lesson 11 – Two Fishermen Lessons
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Short Story/Film Analysis Aric McDonald Short Story/Short Film Comm. 411-35 11:30-12:45 Spring 1997 The three short stories are similar because they all involve jealousy. This type of jealousy surrounds the main characters who are envious of the achievements or the attention that another man receives. The first story is about an old man who is taking his wife on a second honeymoon when she encounters an old suitor‚ creating jealousy
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An Analysis of Hawthorne’s Short Stories In many of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories‚ he creates characters with either a malicious or evil feature to relay to the reader a more allegorical meaning. Many would say he targets woman without justification. Therefore a reader may interpret him to be a misogynist. In the story " Rapaccinni’s Daughter" he uses Beatrice as a carrier of a deadly poison. In " Young Goodman Brown" he targets Faith as the character who is lost to the Devil
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