What Is Epic An epic (from the Ancient Greek adjective ἐπικός (epikos)‚ from ἔπος (epos) "word‚ story‚ poem"[1]) is a lengthy narrative poem‚ ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.[2] Oral poetry may qualify as an epic‚ and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form. Nonetheless‚ epics have been written down at least since the works of Virgil‚ Dante Alighieri
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Austin Davis English November 2nd‚ Two British Stories British Story: The Monkey’s Paw Quickwrite If I were to be granted a wish‚ I would wish to make the world a better place‚ have the drought fixed‚ clean up the streets‚ anything to make it better. My fears would be that I have a big wish and whatever or whoever is granting that wish would have to be a god of some sort most likely. Somebody with that much power could have a negative impact and hurt somebody or something. First Thought Questions
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enjoyment in the world that is displayed around him. Joyce sees this view of the absence of negativity and partiality as unadulterated. In Wordsworth’s piece‚ "We Are Seven‚" the storyteller is an adult [male]‚ however the story examinations the view of the world through the eyes of a child (a little girl)‚ yet the storyteller trusts this observation is imperfect
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SECTION D: LITERATURE Syllabus for TERM I (SA I) FICTION TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA -A J Cronin Two Gentlemen of Verona is a touching story of Jacopo and Nicola‚ two brothers aged 12 and 13‚ who do odd jobs and live a hard life themselves to sustain and treat their elder sister Lucia‚ who is suffering from tuberculosis of the spine. A J Cronin uses the title of William Shakespeare’s famous play‚ The Two Gentlemen of Verona in an ironic manner. Cronin’s portrayal of these modern "gentlemen" of Verona
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might say‚ the plot of "The Yellow Wallpaper" (Gutenberg.org) is the narrator’s endeavor to abstain from recognizing the degree to which her outer circumstance smothers her internal driving forces. From the earliest starting point‚ we see that the storyteller is an inventive‚ profoundly expressive lady. She scared herself with nonexistent evening creatures as a kid‚ and she appreciates the thought that the house they have taken is spooky. Yet as a major aspect of her cure‚ her husband precludes her to
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How and why does Twain establish Huck’s voice as storyteller? What do we learn about Huck from what he reveals of other characters’ assessments of him? Twain establishes Huck’s voice as storyteller in the very beginning of the story. He establishes it by Huck’s introduction of the book that must be read that is written by Twain. From the beginning of the story the reader can learn about Huck from the Widows expressions over Huck. The reader can learn that Huck is kind of free spirited and more simple
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Kathryn Tucker Windham (June 2‚ 1918 – June 12‚ 2011) was an American storyteller‚ author‚ photographer‚ and journalist. She was born in Selma‚ Alabama and grew up in nearby Thomasville‚ Alabama. Windham got her first writing job at the age of 12‚ reviewing movies for her cousin’s small town newspaper‚ The Thomasville Times. She earned a B.A. degree from Huntington College in 1939. Soon after graduating she became a reporter for the Alabama Journal. Starting in 1944‚ she worked for The Birmingham
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Derek Walcott‚ in the poem “XIV” from Midsummer‚ illustrates the feeling of being inspired to do something for the rest of his life. He describes his experience when he first meeting an elderly storyteller‚ and how it had impacted his life. That experience had led him to want to be a writer and a storyteller‚ just like the elderly woman. To demonstrate the impact of that experience he used literary devices such as an analogies‚ personification‚ and anaphoras. Walcott begins by using an analogy
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Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) is a joint venture company formed by Reliance Infrastructure‚ Veolia Transport and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) based in Mumbai‚ India. It is the operator of Mumbai Metro‚ a rapid transit system under construction in the Indian city of Mumbai.[1] The joint venture bagged the contract for the 2‚356 crore (US$400 million) for building a 12-km metro line between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar.[2] In October 2008‚ MMOPL had signed the loan agreements
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Hector Munro (pseudonym Saki‚ 1870-1916) is a British novelist and a short-story writer. He is best known for his short stories. Hector Hugh Munro was a British writer‚ whose witty stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. The author’s style of writing is satirical in a humorous way. He uses a witty tone to mimic characters in order to subtly criticize them. The criticism is done in a subtle way that is humorous. The plot of the story revolves around a little orphan Nicholas who
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