Everyone has morals. The usual ones are: Don’t lie‚ cheat‚ or steal. The swipe in "I’m a fool" by Sherwood Anderson does not seem to possess these morals throughout the story‚ although he does seem to feel remorseful at the end of the story. He lies‚ cheats‚ and steals‚ though not in a way most consider normal. In "I’m a fool" the swipe lies. He lies about who he is‚ where he is from‚ and what he does. He tells Miss Elinor Woodbury‚ Mr. Wilbur Wessen‚ and Miss Lucy Wessen that he was "Walter Mathers
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“Applying” conversation analysis in applied linguistics: Evaluating dialogue in English as a second language textbooks1 JEAN WONG Abstract This article examines telephone dialogues in English as a second language (ESL) textbooks against the backdrop of what is reported about real telephone interaction in conversation analysis research. An analysis of eight textbooks reveals that the fit between what conversation analysts say about natural telephone conversation and the examples found in textbooks
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A very short story The story I’ve read is called ‘A very short story’. It is written by Ernest Hemingway. He was an American writer and journalist. Hemingway’s style was significant as he was brief and straight-forward. His subject matter is love‚ war‚ wildness and loss. Most of his works are biographical‚ and this story is not an exception. Let me pass on to the analysis itself. As for the title‚ In direct meaning it refers to the small size of the story‚ but indirectly it refers to transient
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Close reading – writing about poetry In this section we are going to look closely at three short poems of increasing difficulty. By setting you ten questions on each poem‚ it is hoped that you will begin to deal with how questions as a preface to considering the more important why questions later in the chapter. The questions will not be the same for each poem‚ to help you with applying different approaches depending on the circumstances of the poem concerned. The answers will follow
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STYLISTICS In Stylistics Richard Bradford provides a definitive introductory guide to modern critical ideas on literary style and stylistics. The book includes examples of poems‚ plays and novels from Shakespeare to the present day. This comprehensive and accessible guidebook for undergraduates explains the terminology of literary form‚ considers the role of stylistics in twentieth-century criticism‚ and shows‚ with worked examples‚ how literary style has evolved since the sixteenth century. This
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“Boys” By: Rick Moody Rebeca Montesinos February 10‚ 2011 Micheline Maylor English 1118 Energy is one of the single most important concepts to keep in mind when writing‚ it can make even the most insignificant occurrences interesting. Energy plays with the reader’s senses combining subject matter‚ leaps/ spacing and words into one to create a fascinating piece of work. “Good writers choose a topic they know a lot about—relationships‚ travel‚ growing up‚ bedrooms‚ hotels‚ restaurants‚ the synagogue
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Short Story Unit Plan By: Steve McCauley & Bruce Robinson Subject: English Unit: Short Story Theme: Irony Short Story Unit Contents: Short Story Unit Overview Lesson 1 – Elements of the Short Story Lesson 2 – Cask of Amontillado Lesson 3 – The Lottery Lesson 4 – A & P Lesson 5 – Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict Lesson 6 – Short Story Workshop Lesson 7 – The Big Snit Lesson 8 – The Sniper Lesson 9 – The Fall of a City Lesson 10 – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lesson 11 – Two Fishermen Lessons
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Virginia Woolf’s short story "The Lady in the Looking Glass: A Reflection"‚ is the sad self portrait of a woman whose character is examined both from outside and in‚ and found to be unsatisfactory. In her examination‚ Woolf uses modern features of theme and style. These features employ modern ideas of narration and character to illustrate a fuller‚ more complete picture of the character than is possible using only traditional techniques of narration. Woolf also advocates in this story the usage of the
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for the 4th year students COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS of Text 1 “Doctor in the House” by R.Gordon Developed and compiled by Zhikhareva N.A.‚ Bezhinar I.S. Assignments in Interpretation I. Plot and Plot structure Read more: (Borisova – pp.10-16) Study Supplement 2 and answer the following questions: 1. What type of conflict is the
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Stylistics Lecture 2 Source: Halliday: ? Objectives You should be able to: 1. Define of the term stylistics 2. Explain the task of the stylistician 3. Explain the different phases of stylistic analysis 4. Explain what is involved in stylistic analysis. 5. Explain the difference between stylistics and discourse analysis Stylistics • Definition: • Halliday defines a stylistician as someone who can comprehend literary texts through a comprehension of their language structures. literary texts
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