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    the reader is able to arrive at a better understanding of the author’s intent. The rhetorical device of irony in literature is often far more effective than a direct statement. For example‚ in Edgar Allen Poe’s The Black Cat‚ the man starts out loving animals‚ especially his own cat Pluto‚

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    particularly evident among the narrators of the Tell-Tale Heart and the Black Cat‚ and also serves purpose in the Fall of the House of Usher. Poe allows each character to complete their mission – the elimination of another person or animal – allowing them a few moments to taste success‚

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    there are thousands of cat lovers in the world. The cat is a beautiful small animal resembling the likes of a tiger. It lives on the streets as well as in our houses and is one of our favourite pet animals. The cat’s body is covered with soft‚ silky hair and has four short legs and sharp claws hidden in the fleshy pads. Cats seldom make any noise while walking or running. Cats have bright eyes and they can even see in the dark. Cat is found all over the world and milk is cats favourite. Many people

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    model to construct your own essay. Write your essay in basic black. TITLE (green) (INTRODUCTION) Interest Technique—Quotation (blue) Background Information (red) Thesis Statement with Body Paragraph Order (pink) (BODY PARAGRAPHS) Topic Sentence (black) Supporting Sentences (orange) Examples (purple) Concluding Sentence (black) (CONCLUSION) Summary (green) Restatement of the Thesis Statement (pink) Suggestion (blue) Cats Are Friends‚ Too! "A dog is man’s best friend." That

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    The domestic cat was first classified as Felis catus by Carolus Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758.[1][3] However‚ because of modern phylogenetics‚ domestic cats are now usually regarded as another subspecies of the wildcat‚ F. silvestris.[1][4][33] This has resulted in mixed usage of the terms‚ as the domestic cat can be called by its subspecies name‚ Felis silvestris catus.[1][4][33] Wildcats have also been referred to as various subspecies of F. catus‚[33] but in 2003

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    Cats. The first thing that comes to a person’s mind would be the cute little cuddly furballs that we can cosy up to. Not forgetting How they look at us with their majestic eyes that gleams like emeralds while purring softly and the cuteness overload when their lick their fur to clean themselves. Cats are naturally stereotyped to be domestic pets that one can keep at home and play with. However‚ Not all cats are like that. There is a species of cats known as the jungle cats which are a drastic opposite

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    cats cats cats cats cats cats cats cats cats cats are meaningful because they meow symbol simile metaphor WOW this is a poem about cats how awesome is this meow meow meow apparently i must keep typing if i’m to enter the site why is this essay too short? what if I had a really good point and I’m just geniusly able to get it across in such a small piece of writing?! Look at Shakespeare’s sonnets... they’re short‚ but that doesn’t mean they’re bad! on the contrary‚ they’re quite wonderful

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    In literature‚ Edgar Allen Poe is widely known for his short stories that all have common dark‚ non-moralistic theme. Considering‚ Poe’s “The Black Cat” and “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” have no exceptions. Theses works show exemplementry stories of narrators who have gone mad‚ murdered out of wickedness‚ and seek redemption from those who’ll listen. Poe’s unique writing styles and plot grabs hold of the reader’s attention and takes them down a dark‚ spiraling path of the narrators’ minds. From different

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    The Black Cat: What Goes Around Comes Around In his story "The Black Cat‚" Edgar Allan Poe dramatizes his experience with madness‚ and challenges the readers suspension of disbelief by using imagery in describing the plot and characters. Poe uses foreshadowing to describe the scenes of sanity versus insanity. He writes "for the most wild yet homely narrative which I am about to pen‚ I neither expect nor illicit belief. Yet mad I am not- and surely do I not dream‚" alerts the reader about a

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    The two stories ‘The black cat’ and ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ portrays cases of anger‚ guilt and revenge. In the black cat‚ the man ends up feeling guilty of murdering the black cat‚ and in revenge he ends up killing his wife. This revenge also is what leads to him being sentenced to death by hanging. In his other story‚ Madeline is buried alive‚ and in revenge‚ she comes back to life and kills her sister and the house is made to crack. This paper will exploit how the theme of fear‚ guilt

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