meaning very damaged. The main thing of your existence is missing. He uses the word ‘shattered’ to demonstrate that the body is ruined and destroyed completely. In the very first lines‚ Shelley starts off with a meeting between the speaker of the poem and a traveller from an ‘antique’ land. Normally‚ antique means something that is very old. Shelley uses this word to illustrate the ancientness of the area. In ‘Ozymandias’ this could be used to show that the traveller has come from an ancient‚ forgotten
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Close Reading Paper: The Turtle Catcher For this assignment I will be analyzing this portion of writing from page 138 of The Turtle Catcher by Nicole Helmet. (For reference in the paper) “I got my enlistment papers today‚” said Lars. “Where’re yours?” Herman stopped smiling. He didn’t reply. “I said‚ Where are yours?” said Lars. “I won’t be going‚” Herman said. His voice was straight and calm though his heart thudded as hard as hooves in his throat. “You hear that‚ Cal?” Lars said to the other
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ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Steven Ryan February 27‚ 2012 Elements of the Hood Elements of Hood Literature allows us‚ as readers‚ to relate to stories in different ways while portraying a universal theme. As far as children’s stories go‚ the literal text will capture a child’s imaginations while an adult may push past that point and unravel a more critical message. By cunningly adapting hidden motives into the story‚ it allows the reader to open the door to more possibilities
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Literature 8/20/13 Patricia Lake When reading literature the author tries to establish emotion‚ satire‚ tone‚ and farce as well as other feelings and thoughts. When an author writes a poem they try to establish a feeling making the reader feel as if they are involved in the work being produced weather is be happy‚ sad‚ funny‚ or scary. I chose to use the work by Jane Kenyon called “The Blue Bowl”. This particular poem caught my attention after I read it. The poem reminded me of a time in my child
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You Ken Tan Christopher Hennessy LI 208 U.S. Multicultural Literature 26 Feb 2013 Passing: An Analysis and Close reading Nella Larsen’s Passing is a story about the tragedy of an African American woman‚ Clare Kendry‚ who tried to “pass” in the white American community. However‚ while she passes as white‚ she constantly seeks comfort from her friend Irene Redfield who is a representation of the African American community. Gradually‚ Clare has become the double image of Irene‚ due to the similarities
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Frankenstein Close Reading This passage‚ the paragraph located at the bottom of page 138‚ and bleeds over onto page 139‚ comes from the part of the novel in which Victor Frankenstein is almost home from his ordeals in Ireland. While in Ireland‚ Victor promised to make a female companion for his Creature‚ but then throws his work into the sea‚ as he realizes that he does not actually want to create this second being because of the chaos it may cause. Enraged by this‚ the monster murdered Victor’s
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The poem “The road not taken” by Robert Frost outlines a scenario every human being on the planet has encountered. The images and emotions evoked are masterfully woven into the style that Frost used. Using the formalist approach this poem is easily stripped down to the intent of sharing a common decision making process with the readers. Robert Frost is able to skillfully use writing techniques to share a common experience of which road to take in life and create a poem that evokes those memories
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Questions for Close Reading (p. 435) 1. The thesis is clearly stated in the first sentence of paragraph 4: “We believe in Type A—a triumph for a notion with no particular scientific validity.” Prior to paragraph 4‚ Gleick illustrates the cultural pervasiveness of the Type A category and traces its identification to Friedman and Rosenman’s studies; these studies attempted to link heart disease to a set of personality traits clustered around the “theme of impatience” (paragraph 2). Following the
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Close Reading In the play‚ Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ a character named Iago‚ manipulates people to get what he wants. One character that is manipulated the most by Iago is Othello. The reason why is because Othello made Cassio his lieutenant and there were rumors that Othello has been sleeping around with his wife‚ Emilia. Iago involves Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ in his plan by making it seem that Desdemona and Cassio are having a relationship. Iago convinces Othello about this relationship
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Symbolism in a Life Journey My Name Introduction to Literature ENG 125 Abby Forster June 13‚ 2013 Symbolism in a Life Journey In the two short stories‚ “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty and” I Used to Live Here Once” by Jean Rhys‚ Symbolism within their Journey is used to describe an experience in life. The two authors use very similar methods to tell their story as well as journeys through their life. They were both written in third person point of view‚ and focus on the journey of a woman.
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