ALLITERATION is the repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words. If the consonants are the same but the sounds are different they do not alliterate. eg. "...the grease that kisses the onions with a hiss." from WILLIAM STREET by Kenneth Slessor ALLUSION is the reference to well-known figures and/or other texts eg. "And thrice I heard the Cock crow thinking I knew it’s meaning well." from COCK CROW by Rosemary Dobson The reference here is to the denial of Jesus after his arrest by
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All these devices leave a very vivid description of the students’ anticipating such an unpleasant inevitability as the exam. By means of the author’s language our imagination depicts a distinct and colorful picture proving the effectiveness of the stylistic devices in Gordon’s description. It’s hard to believe but suspense is even growing from one paragraph to another turning just an investigation of a man’s knowledge into judgment day. And to my mind this allusion is chosen nonrandom but to emphasize
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Stylistic Features Wuthering Heights‚ the creation of Emily Jane Bronte‚ depicts not a fantasy realm or the depths of hell. The novel focuses on two main character’s battle with the restrictions of Victorian Society. Wuthering Heights is in the same ethical and moral tradition as the other great Victorian novels. Wuthering Heights was written and published ten years after Victoria’s accession and almost at the end of a decade in which fiction for the first time in its history
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“Fear is the main source of superstition‚ and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”― Bertrand Russell. In the book “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe‚ a story that takes place in Niger about the Ibo culture and people. One of the characters in the story is Okonkwo‚ who is one of the main characters of the story. Okonkwo resided in a manly and violent clan. He thought very little of the people with no titles for in his mind the men were failures. Okonkwo
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota‚ on September 24‚ 1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald was the son of Edward Fitzgerald‚ who worked for Proctor and Gamble and brought his family to Buffalo and Syracuse‚ New York‚ for most of his son’s first decade. Edward Fitzgerald’s great-great-grandfather was the brother of the grandfather of Francis Scott Key‚ who wrote the poem “The Star-Spangled Banner.” This fact was of great significance to Mrs. Fitzgerald‚ Mollie McQuillan‚ and later to Scott. Mollie
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List all of the noun phrases in the passage‚ including the pronouns. After you have studied the list write an essay on how the noun phrases contribute to the text. How do they relate to what is being described in the extract? In Lindsey Davis’s Ode to a Banker‚ there are many uses of the noun phrase. The noun phrase is a phrase that contains a noun as well as other constituents (Yule 2010‚ p291). The noun can stand on its own as the noun phrase or include the use of articles and modifiers to enhance
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The definition of hero is a man admired for his achievements andqualities‚ especially one displaying great courage. The presence of a hero has been around in nearly every novel of some nature. Throughout the book‚ Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe presentsmany aspects of how the tragic hero‚ Okonkwo‚ portrays the author’s own characterization of a tragic hero. Okonkwo is a tragic hero in the typical sense: although he is a superior character‚ his tragic flaw‚ the equation of manliness with rashness
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The extract under the title is taken from the trilogy “The Forsyte Saga” written by the English novelist and playwright‚ winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932 John Galsworthy. Galsworthy became known for his portrayal of the British upper middle class and for his social satire. His most famous work is THE FORSYTE SAGA (1906-1921)‚ an English parallel to Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks (1901). Galsworthy was a representative of the literary tradition‚ which has regarded the novel as an instrument
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their situations are. A hero also needs to be motivational‚ kind‚ courageous‚ and strong at heart. A hero will do everything possible to live up to their beliefs and do the moral thing. Now‚ a new question arises: Is Okonkwo‚ the main character in Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart‚ a hero? Some might say that he’s a hero – after all‚ he is a powerful‚ prosperous‚ and well-respected man. Nevertheless‚ I believe that Okonkwo is not a hero; he doesn’t show the characteristics of being kind nor
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In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe intends to inform readers about the values and ethics of being an African during a period of Eurocentrism. Many European and Western nations were focused on “discovering” new land to seize‚ many using “gold‚ god‚ and glory” to further excuse the dehumanization of people and cultural genocide. Specifically‚ religion plays a powerful role by shedding light on a single ideology which creates a division amongst groups of people‚ thereby destroying the customs of the
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