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    differences in the areas of plot‚ irony‚ and theme. Liam O’Flaherty

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    The language and diction is simple. The visual and format is simple. There is someone intelligent and not so intelligent. There’s a lack of style of image and written language‚ is plain and straightforward. Language: Irony-Dramatic Irony‚ Verbal irony‚ Situational Irony * The story takes place in the artic- it’s not a

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    Diction‚ Imagery‚ Detail‚ and Syntax (DIDS) in Poetry—Worksheet Instructions: Analyze the text you selected and fill out the following worksheet in detail. Provide specific examples from the text that support your analysis. 1. Write the title of the text you have analyzed here: "When I Was Fair and Young" by Queen Elizabeth I circa 1585 2. List at least three examples of diction in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each word contributes to the emotional power of the piece

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    The analysis of the text from Arakin’s book‚ the 2nd course How we kept Mother’s Day 1. Let us begin with analysis of the text. The discourse pattern should be characterized first as a completed story by a well – known Canadian writer Steven Leacock. As far as we know‚ this writer is famous for such works as “Nonsense Novels”‚ “Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town”‚ “My Remarkable Uncle” and others. 2. The author titles his work as “How we kept Mother’s day”. It is done explicitly‚ so we can predict

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    his buttocks "raven black." This poem uses a lot of irony and sarcasm. The poet mainly uses irony in three places. The first tone of irony is sensed when the man confesses that he is an African. When describing the lady‚ the poet uses a lot of sarcastic language. Irony is lastly used when the man describes himself to the woman. The last line of the poem also leaves a sense of mystery in the reader. Wole Soyinka brings out a great use of irony in this poem. In this poem‚ the narrator is describe

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    line1: The persona is wishing that he could be as brave as the flower.  Stanza 2‚ line 14: This is another comparison between the persona and the plant. The persona wishes that he could look death in the face and be cheerful‚ like the plant. Irony It is ironic that the flowers look so fresh and alive when it is facing its very mortality‚ on the top of a casket. Death is a sad affair‚ and the flowers are at their best when ushering people back to the earth. Personification  The persona is

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    depict the negative reality that social media has created. One artist in particular has designed an image that conveys such negatives by tying in key visual components that connect to the interpreter. With the use of object placement‚ word choice‚ and irony‚ this visual suggests the turmoil that social media has established by distracting and damaging the world more then connecting it. What initially draws the audience to the picture is more than likely

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    Monkey’s Paw Essay People disregard the warnings of others all the time; whether it is from a teacher‚ a parent‚ or perhaps an older sibling (Attention grabber). As displayed in W.W Jacobs’s short story‚ “The Monkeys Paw”‚ about a family’s fate-changing experience with a magical paw (Transition). The cynical paw‚ in fact‚ belonged to a monkey; it contained three wishes for three different people (Background). There are countless warnings given to the White family through out the story‚ yet foolish

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    fortune or comprehensible powers. In fact‚ human beings in an ‘absurd’ predicament at its darkest‚ such comedy is pervaded by a kind of sour despair; we can’t do anything. So we may as well laugh. The wit is mordant and the humor sardonic. Dramatic irony When the audience understands the implication and meaning of a situation on stage‚ or what is being said‚ but the characters do not. Example-Oedipus does not realize his crime. Sir Peter Tezel (in school for scandal) does not know his wife is behind

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    Chlomo went from camp to camp‚ from beating to beating‚ all for his father to end up dying in the end. I will explain three types of irony that takes place in the story. Firstly‚ dramatic irony‚ is Madame Schacter’s warning is an outcry about a fire in their future. Secondly‚ verbal irony‚ is the yellow star that symbolizes if one is Jewish. Lastly‚ situational irony‚ is after the tragic event of leaving the camp‚ only to have it liberated

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