of the relations between the two genders as very much sinister. To modern audiences more so than a contemporary audience who may have been more sympathetic to patriarchal values‚ the ominous feel of this is enriched by Shakespeare’s use of dramatic irony with ‘this maid’ as the audience knows that Claudio believes her not to be a maid‚ yet Leonato and Hero are unaware at this point what Claudio has been led to believe. Shakespeare’s use of the imperative‚ “There‚ Leonato‚ take her back again” conveys
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Celeste Stroup Interpretative Exercise 10/1/12 Araby vs. A&P Araby‚ written by James Joyce‚ and A&P‚ written by John Updike are two short stories that are a lot alike yet still completely different. Araby and A&P are both about young boys who are learning about love as they transition into adulthood. They both fall head over heels ‘in love’ with girls they have never met before. Both boys go to extremes measures to win over the love of the girls and be their hero’s. However‚ throughout
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A Girl’s Story By David Arnason Basic Content Questions Why does the narrator want to give the heroine blonde hair instead of black hair? 2) What does the narrator make the heroine take off? Consider the effect both for suspense and to foreshadow. 3) Why are biblical names a problem for the narrator? 4) Who is Linda? Who is Greg? 5) To whom does the narrator “speak”? 6) Why does the narrator say that‚ “Dialogue is about the hardest stuff to write”? 7) Linda sits on the riverbank‚ but Michael must
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Midterm Notes These are the study notes‚ a mishmash of discussion postings from this and previous classes‚ together with my own thoughts. Note that I jump around a good bit as things pop into my head‚ and there is bound to be some repetition (but that’s a good thing‚ right?). I’ve tried to emphasize important points and to clear up a few misconceptions. I hope you find them helpful. To begin with‚ you should refresh your understanding of the elements of fiction (especially the kinds of characters)
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very clear to the audience that poetic justice was portrayed by Oedipus himself in the story. King Oedipus shows this in many ways throughout the story. Sophocles is able to establish poetic justice through Oedipus’ blindness‚ his use of dramatic irony‚ and determined ingenuity. King Oedipus shows poetic justice in the end of the story when he realizes that his prophecy had come true. After finding out that he had killed his father and married his mother‚ he becomes ashamed of himself and ends up
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arrogance. Furthermore‚ “Tara doesn’t hate her parents. She irritates them‚ they irritate her”. The caesura and parallelism with “she irritates them‚ they irritate her” conveys Tara’s emotional sentiment. The rhyme between “hates” and “irritates”‚ the irony and repetition of “irritate” amplifies her condescension causing the divorce. Moreover‚ the diction with Tara who “shoves her hands in her pockets” and “slouches against the wall” illustrates an unambiguous image of Tara being uncomfortable‚ amplifying
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early in the poem. The speaker of the poem imagines he see Whitman himself in the supermarket: "I saw you‚ Walt Whitman‚ childless‚ lonely old grubber‚ /poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery/ boys." (Ginsberg‚ 10-12). The irony of the scene becomes clear: an idealized vision of Whitman contrasted with the urban
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looks like carelessness.”‚ and the way certain situations‚ that are often considered to be serious‚ are dealt with. Wilde uses several comedic devices to create the humour that occurs throughout the play. Wilde uses language devices‚ such as puns‚ irony and innuendos to create humour throughout each act. The main pun in the play is in the title. Being “Earnest” implies that you are being serious or sincere‚ which was a very important Victorian value. However‚ this was not the case in regards to
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monkey’s paw. With the hope of making their lives better by wishing for money‚ the White family quickly leans that the gains do not weigh the repercussions. In this story‚ the author foreshadows the White family’s inevitable downfall and uses dramatic irony and foreboding imagery to convey that people should appreciate what they have; attempting to change fate can cause great misfortune. Throughout the story‚ Jacobs foreshadows the White family’s demise do to their ungrateful attitude and ignorance
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I Like a Look of Agony In the poem "I like a look of Agony‚" by Emily Dickinson‚ one of the ways the poem’s affects on the reader is improved is though the use of literary devices. People normally have trepidation of agony‚ but Dickinson uses literary devices such as imagery‚ personification‚ and connotation to reveal her contrasting enjoyment to the social norm. The opening line "I like a look of Agony‚" (line 1) could be interpreted as sadistic and cold. Completely reading the poem allows the
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