Compare and Contrast The Necklace vs. Story of an Hour: Be Happy With What You Have ENG125 Kristen McClure July 14‚ 2013 I have chosen to use Story of an Hour‚ written by Kate Chopin and The Necklace‚ written by Guy de Maupassant for this compare and contrast paper. My intentions are to show similarities as well as differences between these two pieces and provide comparison of the works to provide a deeper insight into the topic of this paper. The theme I
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represented of women and their fertility. These female figures were called Venus statuettes. The two artworks named Standing Female Figure Wearing a Strap and a Necklace and The Venus of Dolni Vestonice share the same symbolism‚ aesthetics‚ and time period‚ but have physical differences. The artwork Standing Female Figure Wearing a Strap and a Necklace is from the Early and Middle Bronze. Her height‚ portraying the women of the Bronze Age‚ is twenty-seven centimeter and
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Effectiveness of Diction‚ Ethos‚ and Arrangement in “Don’t Blame the Eater” In his op-ed piece for the New York Times‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” David Zinczenko uses diction‚ ethos‚ and arrangement effectively by using specific words to fit their context‚ building up his credibility through his experiences‚ and arranging his argument to be an easy read. He argues that kids are not completely to blame for unhealthy eating‚ as that lies with the fast food industry as a whole. The problem is a national
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How does James’ use of diction and figurative language influence the mood/ tone of the story? How does it alter the way the reader views certain characters? Why do you think that wealth is such a big topic that is emphasized and how does it relate to the modern world. Are people blinded by the idea of wealth or do you think that it is just an interest that people have? The thematic idea of trust is also touched upon in this novel. Do you think that trust is something that can be regained or do you
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Wordsworth theory of language of poetry and Coleridge’s criticism on it‚ is of great significance in the history of literary criticism. Wordsworth revolts against the poetic diction of eighteenth century. His theory has some merits and at the same time has certain demerits. Wordsworth rejects poetic diction by saying‚ “avoid poetic diction”. He says that neither there is nor could be any difference in the language of prose and that of metrical composition. Previous critics like Dr. Johnson were of the
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Figurative language is used strategically to explain the memories of this young girl’s strange adventures. The diction in this poem is also used very well helping us to understand why these nighttime fires left such a lasting impact on this grown woman from when she was only five years old. All of these things are very important to the progress of the poem and the engagement of the reader. The diction in the poem is very important‚ as it would be in any poem‚ but Barecca chooses her words very nicely to
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TMA Title: Comparing and Contrasting Desires of Mathilde in ‘The Necklace’ and the unnamed narrator in ‘Araby’. In both James Joyce’s “Araby” and Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace‚” the reader is brought into the pursuits of desires of the protagonists. In “Araby”‚ the portrayal of desire reflects the need for spiritual stability and understanding in the confused religious society. In contrast‚ the desire in “The Necklace” reveals a person’s inner need of being loved and being seen as important
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In Gerard Manley Hopkins ’ "Spring and Fall‚" the speaker of the poem describes the changing phases of an individual ’s understanding about loss and death from a childhood to maturity. Throughout the poem‚ the child ’s innocence is gradually lost over time as her weeping for the dying leaves turns into weeping for her own mortality. As if putting on a play for his readers‚ the poet incorporates visual images as well as aural effects into his poem. In "Spring and Fall"‚ Hopkins uses rhythm‚ word choice
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In Sonnet 12‚ Shakespeare uses contrasting imagery‚ ambiguous diction‚ and distinct alliteration in order to emphasize the decay of beauty and to convey the urgency of procreation. Firstly‚ Shakespeare creates contrasting images in Sonnet 12 that draws attention towards how easily beauty is lost to the world. Shakespeare‚ instead of highlighting the beauty and strength of nature‚ laments about how nature is wasting away. Early in the sonnet‚ tgohe speaker “[beholds] the violet past prime” (3).
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Have you ever lost something valuable ? This happened in The Necklace. The story The Necklace is about a girl called Mathilde that has a friend and then‚ she lends her a really fashionable necklace‚ for a really important event. But then‚ she lost it. In The Necklace‚ Guy de Maupassant shows his abilities for writing excellent drama stories using metaphors‚ imagery and setting . Guy de Maupassant is a very good drama and suspense writer. He is a good writer because he uses metaphors mostly perfect
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