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    THE SEA by James Reeves The main idea of The Sea by James Reeves is that the sea is similar to a dog in so many ways. They both share similar characteristics and behaviour. In fact‚ one can look at this poem as one long metaphor‚ mainly focusing on the similarity between the sea and the dog. The very first line of the first stanza spells out the metaphor quite clearly: “The sea is a hungry dog”. Moreover‚ the rest of the poem reinforces this idea by frequently referring to a dog’s

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    A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Gabriel Marquez tells the story of a blessing in disguise send to help a small‚ struggling family through their hardest time yet. The story follows a mysterious man who appears in their yard through an odd journey‚ resulting in the good fortune of Pelayo’s family. The ‘angel’ becomes an unsung hero‚ underestimated and abused by those had the opportunity to meet him. Even though he does not appear as what normally would be expected from a conventional angel

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    Wings “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” uses tone‚ diction‚ and syntax to create an elaborate story that constantly has the reader on their heels. The tragic incidents dealing with the old man as a circus animal for the whole town creates a sad and depressing mood. A symmetrical structure placed on the story line helps balance out the incidents occurring throughout the plot. The story relies on imagery to create a picture inside our minds as to what is fact and what is false. In the short story

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    Trickster: Old Man Coyote vs. Legba The trickster breaks rules of the gods or nature which in the end may have a positive effect. In many cases the rule breaking performed by these folks are often the reason they are in the form of tricks. The role tricksters often play may intend cunning or foolish actions‚ many times both. Depending on society their actions can be humorous even if it is sacred or cultural. In the trickster myths Shoshoni: Old Man Coyote and Fon (Dahomey): Legba the main characters

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    What is now will soon become what once was. The key is to not allow yourself to develop an unhealthy attachment to what once was and to develop an anxious desire that anticipates what will be. Sharon Old’s poem‚ "My Son The Man‚" features a mother that has unhealthily attached herself to what once was‚ which she admits to having‚ but also longs to adjust her mindset and adapt to what will be. This past and future state of being refers directly to the mother’s son and his natural transition into adulthood

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    The Symbolism of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” An allegory is a method in which characters or events symbolize ideas and concepts; it is a way of explaining concepts which cannot be easily explained‚ by telling a story which has a deeper meaning. The underlying meaning of an allegory has moral‚ social‚ religious‚ or political significance‚ and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas‚ like charity‚ greed‚ or envy. With this in mind‚ symbolism is the art of using an object or

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    avoiding the wedding. The narrator describes his friend’s‚ Roger Charing‚ love and sudden effulgent flash of intuition‚ that he mustn’t get married on Ruth Barlow. The most important theme of the extract is man’s craft mixed with gentleship‚ how real man should hit the right road‚ without hurting a woman‚ who believes him. Beside‚ the author dwells on the moment that Roger thinks about his own estate. The extract mostly built on chasing ideal house for the couple‚ Roger and Ruth. Their chasing becomes

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    ENC1101 March 1‚ 2008 Stylistic Prose Techniques A Tale of Two Cities In the novel‚ “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens‚ the writer uses multiple styles and techniques. Some of the different styles and techniques used are point of view‚ foreshadowing‚ and symbols. Putting all these stylistic and techniques together can create a great story. Some may find this to be a difficult reading to understand‚ but with every passage there is a meaning behind it. Point of view is the position a

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    Анализ текста "Кошка под дождем"      The sample of emotive prose which has been chosen for stylistic analysis is a short story "Cat in the rain" by Ernest Hemingway. It has been chosen because it is suggestive and contains a definite psychological implication. The story is interesting from the point of view of the author’s approach to conveying the main idea to the mind of the reader. It is always implicit and remains unspoken. It is the reader himself who should find it behind the simple‚ at first

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    On August 28‚ 1963 one of the most influential man of his time lead a march to the Washington Memorial where he delivered one of the most iconic speeches in history. This man was none other than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. an educated man that had received his Ph.D. at the age of 26 from Boston University. This speech and march was brought on by all the hardships that African Americans where facing at the time. These hardships ranged from being segregated from the Caucasians to not having the right

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