ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT 1 POEM ANALYSIS REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS POEM I choose this poem ‘if’ by Rudyard Kipling because when I read this poem it reminds me of when I was a little girl how it was difficult to grow up. This poem brings back memories. Back in that time‚ my family wasn’t a well-to-do family. It makes me remember how hard it is to do things on my own and it took me a very long time to be independent and start to mature. It also make me think how much farther
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Christian Paul Elisha V. Guillermo E17 LIT13 November 10‚ 2010 Shortest Short Story Ever Written The story of Chris Benoit’s son’s life Hemingway once wrote what he called the shortest story ever written: For Sale; Baby Shoes‚ Never Worn. That’s it‚ just 6 word‚ I think it’s quiet short but so deep. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21‚ 1899 – July 2‚ 1961) was an American author and journalist. His distinctive writing style‚ characterized by economy and understatement‚ influenced
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A short story concentrates on creating a single dynamic effect and is limited in character and situation. It is a language of maximum yet economical effect. Every word must do a job‚ sometimes several jobs. Short stories are filled with numerous language and sound devices. These language and sound devices create a stronger image of the scenario or the characters within the text‚ which contribute to the overall pre-designed effect.As it is shown in the metaphor ’lipstick bleeding gently’ in Cinnamon
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The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde Introduction Let’s begin with the synopsis of this short story. Hughie Erskine is a gorgeous and well-known man. He has every accomplishment except earning money. He tries everything; from being an investor‚ a tea- merchant‚ to selling dry sherry. Nothing works and what makes thing worse that he is in love. The girl is Laura Merton‚ the daughter of a retired Colonel. Both are madly in love and adoring each other. The problem is‚ Hughie had no idea how he could
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their tiny feet. "Come on!" shouted a boy behind them. "Why are you just standing there?" They turned their heads and saw him sprinting towards them‚ passing them and charging into the water with a diving finale. He disappeared from sight and seconds later he erupted out of the sea triumphantly‚ bombarding their warm bodies with wet spikes. "Come on! The water is so warm!" he said and skimmed the water surface with his palm‚ sending more spikes towards them. The two kids backed off to the burning sand
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5 Important Elements of a Short Story A short story is a short work of fiction. Fiction‚ as you know‚ is prose writing about imagined events and characters. Prose writing differs from poetry in that it does not depend on verses‚ meters or rhymes for its organization and presentation. Novels are another example of fictional prose and are much longer than short stories. Some short stories‚ however‚ can be quite long. If a a short story is a long one‚ say fifty to one hundred pages‚ we call it
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Irony‚ satire‚ parody‚ humor and epigrams are deeply connected by having one main thing in common: they are usually meant to hurt the intellectual self of someone. We use it in our everyday’s life to make fun of people‚ or simply because someone is annoying and we would like them to stop‚ without being “too” rude. Irony can be defined as a statement different from what appears to be true. It is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot
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Chapter Five discusses the importance of point of view in literature and‚ more specifically‚ in the short story. Choose one short story from the course text about which you have not yet written‚ and analyze it in terms of point of view. When writing your post‚ consider the following questions * How would you categorize the point of view [e.g.‚ first-person‚ second-person (i.e.‚ “you”)‚ third-person limited‚ third-person omniscient]? Choice the short story called “ the necklace” by
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who has migrated to England with his son Ali. Parvez worries because Ali’s behavior has changed significantly. Early in the story‚ Parvez is afraid of discussing his worries with his friends because his son has always been a kind of showpiece son. Eventually‚ Parvez breaks his silence and tells them how his son has changed‚ hoping to receive some advice. After having a short conversation‚ they come to the conclusion that his son might be addicted to drugs and that he sells his things to earn money
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STUDIES COURSE CODE ENL407 COURSE TITLE THE SHORT STORY QUESTION ‘The short story lacks criticism and lacks form’. Justify this statement using any three stories from THE JAMBULA TREE AND OTHER STORIES. The short was said to lack both criticism and form. These are some of the many false accusations that were levelled against the short story. These allegations‚ coupled with several others‚ have been responsible for the attitude of critics towards the short story. Critics considered the short story to
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