“No damn cat‚ and no damn cradle”: Truth and Meaning in Cat’s Cradle In Kurt Vonnegut’s apocalyptic novel‚ Cat’s Cradle‚ the end of the world has been realized. Plant life crunches underfoot‚ as though it has undergone a deep freeze. The tropical seas surrounding the fictional island of San Lorenzo have solidified‚ assuming a dull‚ frosted appearance. Grand waterfalls flowing from the majestic peak of Mount McCabe become lifeless. The once-scenic island horizon is transformed into a pale‚ sickly
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that has sparked him to rethink the recollections. In his remembrance‚ the narrator cries for his lost past. In "Piano"‚ D.H. Lawrence conveys the meaning of the poem with very distinct tones in each stanza: in the first‚ the tone is mellow; in the second‚ bitterly resentful; and in the third‚ the narrator is melancholic. In the first stanza‚ the meaning is expressed with the tone that is conveyed as warm‚ mellow and tranquil. Lawrence uses words and phrases such as "Softly"(L1) and "in the dusk"(L1)
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Has the meaning of ”professional behaviour” been changed by Information Technology? Samirah Amadu January 6‚ 2013 Professional behaviour is a very vague term. If somebody mentions it they could mean your appearance at work or even common ethics. A part of professional behaviour is defined in the code of conduct of your profession. Another is seen as common sense and not written down anywhere. Even though the term has not been defined explicitly it is still necessary to be aware of it to be acknowledged
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Walker Explores the Meaning of Heritage in “Everyday Use” In “Everyday Use” Alice Walker takes a deeper look at the concept of heritage through the conflicted relationship of Mamma and her two daughters. Heritage by dictionary definition is property that descends to an heir; legacy; birthright. The conflict in “Everyday Use” climaxes when Mamma must decide which daughter will receive the quilts. It is through the characters Mamma‚ Dee (Wangero)‚ and Maggie that the meaning of heritage is explored
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WHAT IS STYLE AND STYLISTICS? What is meant by style is debatable because it is highly debatable if human beings are exactly alike. It is very difficult to arrive at a full description of style that is acceptable to all scholars. As such there are many definitions of the word style as there are scholars yet no consensus is reached among them on what style is. Chapman (1973) is of the view that style is the product of social situation i.e. of a common relationship between language users. He further
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applying different approaches depending on the circumstances of the poem concerned. The answers will follow and will go beyond the straightforward brief answer to explore how the literary and linguistic devices used in the poems contribute to meaning. It is in writing about these effects that the real business of critical analysis will really start. Poem 1: The Rainbow by William Wordsworth Let’s begin by looking closely at this very famous short poem by William Wordsworth. It’s usually
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What is a thesis? Your thesis is not your dissertation. Neither is it a one liner about what you are doing. Your thesis is "a position or proposition that a person (as a candidate for scholastic honors) advances and offers to maintain by argument." [Webster’s 7th New Collegiate Dictionary]. "I looked at how people play chess" is not a thesis; " people adapt memories of old games to play new games" is. Similarly‚ "I wrote a program to play chess" is not a thesis; "playing chess requires a database
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LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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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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Simile - a kind of comparison in which two things are com¬pared be¬cause they have something in common though they are in all other respects different. The imagina¬tive compa¬rison is explicitly made with the help of like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. This simile suggests /implies / illustrates that ... Metaphor - a comparison between two things which are basically quite different without using the words like or as. While a simile only says that one thing is
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