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    Literary elements are critical for authors to enrich the context of their works. Shakespeare’s play Henry VIII contains elements such as allusion‚ figurative language‚ and tone to convey Cardinal Wolsey’s reaction to being dismissed as the king’s advisor. These various elements enable Shakespeare to portray his passage with a variety of ambiance‚ prospects‚ and sentiments. Shakespeare utilizes figurative language to portray Wolsey’s swift and unexpected dismissal from the court. Wolsey mentions

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    A curious child asked his mother: “Mommy‚ why are some of your hairs turning grey?” The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child: “It is because of you‚ dear. Every bad action of yours will turn one of my hairs grey!” The child replied innocently: “Now I know why grandmother has only grey hairs on her head.” :mrgreen: Wrong email address: A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife would meet him the next

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    Point of View: 1984 is told through third person limited. In the beginning of the novel‚ the audience sees Oceania and the Party through Winston’s eyes. We are able to keenly feel his sense of isolation and misery‚ as a result of this narrative technique the audience is able to relate with Winston and root for him. However‚ by using third person we are more distanced from Winston than we would be a first person narrator. This creates the feeling of watching someone else‚ who we see ourselves in

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    STORY OF MAYKAPAL In the beginning‚ the sky was very low; it was possible to touch it with a long bamboo pole. Because of this proximity‚ everything on earth was burnt by the intense heat of the sun. The rivers and the seas were boiling tremendously. Then suddenly from nowhere‚ a huge man appeared on earth. This enormous being was called Maykapal. Some of the ancient Tagalogs‚ said that Maykapal was the Lord of the universe who came down to earth to correct some mistakes in his work. However

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    uses of irony can easily captivate or excite us. Many times in order to understand the morals or theme of a story you need to be able to recognise the irony. In the short stories‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl‚ “The Gift of the Magi” by O Henry and “The Suit” by Can Themba various forms of irony are present. These forms of irony include: verbal‚ situational and dramatic irony. The first story “Lamb to the Slaughter” is about Mary Meloney‚ a devoted caring wife that ends up killing her much

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    even the best part. Point of view is a person’s main objective into getting to understand one’s self or another individual. Firstly‚ a point of view in which a person is taking can change they way someone feels about the person or event this is being described. By the bias and stance on what an author gives‚ as to a choice to what actuality in real life shows‚ change one’s relevance‚ importance‚ or relationship on their perspective. Since there are two points of view‚ numerous individuals may

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    The Marriage Theme in “Trifles” and “The Story Of An Hour” (used with permission) The theme in “Trifles” and “The Story of an Hour” has one prominent similarity concerning marriage that shapes the flow of story: from a feminist approach‚ we see that the women of both stories lose their individual identity as a result of male domination in the bond. In “The Story of an Hour”‚ Mrs. Mallard rejoices her chance to regain her long-lost individuality again after hearing of her husband’s death: “They

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    surrounded by the Arctic ocean to the north‚ the Labrador Sea and Atlantic ocean to the east‚ the United States to the south‚ and the Pacific ocean to the west. 2. In Wilderness Tips‚ Margaret Atwood incorporates various themes in her story. Family plays a big role because the characters are all related; there are three sisters‚ a brother‚ and one of the sister’s husbands. The sisters‚ Pamela‚ Prue‚ and Portia‚ have alliterative names. Atwood writes‚ “It was the mother (Prue explained) who had been

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    Points of View in Realism "‘Good morning‚ dear Miss Tesman. What an early hour to call. So kind of you." Says Hedda./ ‘No‚ really not‚ thank you. I just wanted to make sure you have everything you need. I must see about getting back home. My poor dear sister will be waiting for me‚’ says Miss Tesman to Hedda./ Be sure to give her my love‚ won’t you? Tell her I’ll run over to see her later today‚ says Tesman to Miss Tesman’" Henrik Ibsen focused on Realism for the tale of Hedda Gabler‚ yet

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    analysing three short stories and will be explaining through my writing how the stories interest and satisfy the readers. I will express the aims of the stories through the eyes of my writing and evaluate the short stories in detail. The stories that I will be analysing are all set in different places. The first short story I will be focusing on is “The Sniper”. This is a story written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ which is set in a city called Dublin situated in Ireland. The genre for this story is Civil war

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