Lesson Five: Oxford As I See It by Stephen Leacock From My Discovery of England‚ 1922 A University: Good or Bad? Do you think SCNU is a good university or not? Why? Which university do you like most in the world and China? Why? Criteria for Judging a University Buildings and Facilities Enrollment and Endowment Curriculum and Programs of Studies Distinguished and responsible faculties Favorable academic environment and atmosphere
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baby does in their sleep. There was something that was moving towards Mrs. Mallard as she continued looking out the window it was something that was hard to make out. I know as the reader that this would be considered as something called dramatic irony. When the reader or audience
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life. This is done by translating his social beliefs and stands into poetry‚ using many language techniques to express his points. Some of these will be discussed throughout this critical response. In the poem Breakthrough‚ Dawe uses sarcasm and irony to inform his readers of how sickening it is that a jingle from a money-making advertisement is what gives a little girl her last joy before dying‚ when she is singing is right before death took her. He makes it out‚ in a very sarcastic manner‚ that
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"Homecoming" that helps us gain an insight into the personal and public experiences is the use of irony. The title homecoming usually implies a heroic or celebratory return with family and friends. It also invokes a sense of anticipation for the return of a particular individual‚ however the title is ironic as the "Homecoming"‚ is related to the mourning and death of a nameless soldier. Another affective us of irony would be the repetition of the suffix -ing; "picking"‚ "zipping"‚ "tagging"‚ "giving" and
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Advertising companies often attempt to push a product onto a customer. The Onion‚ a publication devoted to humor and satire‚ effectively mocks marketing companies through rhetorical strategies. The Onion begins with an alliteration‚ drawing the reader in quickly while also setting a sardonic tone. "Stressed and sore-footed American everywhere are clamoring for the exciting new MagnaSoles shoe inserts." The author also uses vivid imagery‚ "clamoring‚" "exciting‚" which adds to his ever
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In “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets”‚ irony is a central theme surrounding Maggie’s life because it lead up to her death‚ and briefly showed a different side to some characters. The characters that had such ironic events were Maggie‚ Pete‚ and Mary. Maggie had her epiphany about Pete and the scene with her family; Pete turned out to be insecure and Mary show emotion towards her daughter after she died. Each character eventually had some type of dramatic change at some point in the novel. When someone
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Originally a novel‚ written by W. Sommerset Maugham‚ "The Razor’s Edge" is the story of an American man named Larry‚ who undergoes a transformation as he witnesses the changes in the world and his own life. Larry experiences disillusionment due to World War I‚ seeks refuge in France to "find himself"‚ and questions the morals of society. The Razor’s Edge entails several of the main elements of modernism‚ and Maugham illustrates them by exposing the darker side of the American Dream through relationships
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accusing Mary Warren‚ they shout‚ “Mary‚ please‚ don’t hurt me!” The use of imagery in The Crucible and Looking for Alibrandi‚ singles out certain characters as they feel weak and helpless‚ disconnecting them from their stronger friends and family. The irony in The Crucible demonstrates just how little the authoritative figures see as they allow good Christians to be hung on the words of manipulative children. This is indicted in Act One where Reverend Hale states that Rebecca Nurse looks‚ “as such a good
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one’s country. In a similar way‚ when following religion‚ one must devote their self to God. So how does patriotism and religion work together if there are two separate principles people devote themselves to? Twain’s usage of contradicting tones‚ irony‚ and imagery answers this question with an emphatic‚ “They don’t.” Opening the short story up with a description of what seems to be a parade‚ one can pick up on the joyous and celebratory tone immediately within the first line‚ “It was a time of
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propose the idea of careless self-absorption that the public has. Do MagnaSoles replenish and rejuvenate parts never thought able to heal? Well‚ more than likely‚ not. This article from The Onion mocks and satirizes the ways of advertisements by using irony‚ satire‚ sarcasm‚ and polysyllabic diction to imply the businesses way of bringing people or customers in willingly‚ to believe the well marketed product is flawless even though it might be completely ineffective. This passage satirizes the customers
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