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    During Antony’s funeral speech he utilizes sarcasm‚ repetition‚ paralipsis‚ elevated diction‚ and emotional appeals to help build his argument and achieve his ultimate goal of mutiny. Antony decides to lead his argument delicately with “Friends‚ Romans‚ Countrymen” (1) to make his presence known and inviting‚ without negating anything Brutus had said. He also chooses to address Brutus as “noble” (5)‚ even though it goes against his true feelings‚ because in order to get the people to listen to him

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    welcoming her on occasional visits to court. When Elizabeth was twenty years‚ Edward‚ who was just sixteen‚ died on July 6‚ 1553‚ probably of tuberculosis. Elizabeth‚ who was fond of Edward‚ grieved the loss. However‚ Mary declined to attend Edward’s funeral because it was a Protestant service. She‚ instead‚ remembered him in a private Catholic Mass. (Archer n.p.) Mary was the new Queen despite a widespread concern that she would insist on restoring Catholicism. Mary was a kind woman‚ but her predilection

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    In book VI of Polybius’ Histories (53-54)‚ it covers a funeral procession as a form to educate and teach Roman youths. Various values and qualities range throughout this extract‚ and these values reflect the lives of the ‘Roman Society’‚ such values would include; Passion‚ Nobility‚ Immortality‚ Excellence‚ etc. These values of the funeral procession are produced in the text‚ as a way to ‘inspire’ the youth of Rome. However certain historians are suspicious when it comes to Polybius’ point of view

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    In his speech during Caesar’s funeral‚ Mark Antony tries to persuade the Plebeians that what the conspirators did to Caesar was not acceptable and something must be done‚ and this creates a critical and disappointed tone. During the beginning of Antony’s speech‚ he established his main ideas‚ and showed that he was different from Brutus. In fact‚ his first line‚ “Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears”(3.2.82) tells a lot. Antony uses the word “friends” first‚ and this differs from Brutus

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    [pic] ANALYSIS OF “FUNERAL BLUES” And “IN MEMORY OF W.B YEATS” BY W.H AUDEEN   SUBMITTED BY 1620624 ŞÜKRÜ ÖZ 1620251 AHMET OKKAN FUNERAL BLUES BY AUDEN Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚ Prevent the dog from barking with the juicy bone. Silence the pianos and‚ with muffled drum‚ Bring out the coffin. Let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling in the sky the message: “He is dead!” Put crepe bows around the white necks of the public doves

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    The Essay The speech ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier’ by former Prime Minister Paul Keating has been chosen as the basis of this commentary. It was given on 11th of November 1993 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a commemoration in honour of all of the soldiers who have served for Australia in conflict situations. Paul Keating’s point of view is evidently reflected through his speech. He aims to bring about the development of Australia as a unified nation by the instilling

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    recognized for their tremendous ability to write about unbelievably morbid‚ personal‚ and somewhat taboo topics in a way that makes readers unable to look away from the page. This idea is especially true in Plath’s “Lady Lazarus” and Dickinson’s “I Felt a Funeral‚ in my Brain‚” as both poems deal with the morose matter of mental illness. By thoroughly examining these poems‚ it is clear that they reveal underlying themes of immense pain and suffering‚ as evidenced by the literary tools of enjambment and end

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    A PARODY OF MARC ANTONY’S FUNERAL SPEECH Author-A Maths FearingStudent Friends‚ Scholars‚ And Fellow-Sufferers‚ Lend Me Yours Ears‚ I Come To Criticize Mathematics‚ Not To Praise It. The Evils That Former Geniuses Invented‚ Lives After Them; The Good Is Lost In The Sands of Time; So It Is With Mathematics. The Noble Maths Teachers Have Told You‚ Mathematics Is Interesting‚ If It Were So‚ I Have Failed to Appreciate It- And Failing To Appreciate‚ Have Failed In it. Here‚ Under The Leave

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    I felt a funeral in my brain ( Literary Analysis by Arya Alborzi Pour ) Form : This poem is consisted of five quatrains . Rhyme Pattern : It follows the sequence of - a b c b d e f e g h I h j k l k m n o p - An extended visual-Imagery can be found throughout this poem due to the fact that a funeral service can be pictured in mind while reading this poem. I felt a funeral in my brain‚         And mourners‚ to and fro‚ Kept treading‚ treading‚ till it seemed         That sense was

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    discuss. However‚ Pico published an apologia about it-- explanation and defense of the idea after the fact‚ but also a genuine apology-- in which he reprinted the speech he had planned to give at the beginning of the disputation. This speech‚ the Oration on the Dignity of Man‚ is now the work for which he is principally remembered. It’s one of the core documents of humanism‚ because it proposes the idea that humanity has dignity and worth not necessarily because of the place we occupy in the order

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