"Hawk Roosting" is one of the many poems published by Ted Hughes during his literary career dealing with animal and nature. In this poem we have a Hawk who thinks that everything in nature is inferior to him and he will allow no change in his life. The stylistic devices used by Hughes make this poem harsh and dynamic showing us an aggressive‚ unsentimental and gloomy image of the Hawk and at the same time realistic‚ which help to mirror the character of the Hawk. The poem is written in six regular
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The text under analysis is written by Hector Hugh Munro‚ better known by the pen name Saki‚ was a British writer‚ whose witty and sometimes macabre[] stories satirized Edwardian [] society and culture. He is considered to be a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. In this story we learn about a young man James Cushat-Prinkly. He decides to marry and his relatives approve this idea. They find marriageable girl named Joan Sebastable. However‚ he marries another
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Porter Institute for Poetics and Semiotics Analysis and Interpretation of the Realist Text: A Pluralistic Approach to Ernest Hemingway’s "Cat in the Rain" Author(s): David Lodge Source: Poetics Today‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 4‚ Narratology II: The Fictional Text and the Reader (Summer‚ 1980)‚ pp. 5-22 Published by: Duke University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1771885 . Accessed: 14/03/2011 05:14 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚
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Conquerors by Henry Treece 1933 ‘Conquerors’ written in 1933 by Henry Treece is a poem about the horrors of the aftermath of war in the point of view of a victorious soldier. Throughout the text the persona is a soldier as there is a sense a teamwork shown by the author’s use of “we” or “not one amongst us” eliminating one’s individuality. Also the last sentence implies that they are away from home as they are thinking about it rather than looking at it. By saying “No one told us victory was like
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Wednesday‚ February 18‚ 2009 Meeting 1 (What is semantics?) What is Semantics? FOLK NAMES TECHNICAL TERMS CONTENT • Meaning • Wordings (words & structures) • (discourse) semantics • Lexico-grammar EXPRESSION • Sounds/letters • Phonology/graphology A tri-stratal semiotic system of language When the lights are out‚ they are invisible. When the stars are out‚ they are visible. There are three types of context: 1) Situational context what the speakers know about what they can see around
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substituting or adding words‚ as in euphemism or periphrasis * commiseration: Evoking pity in the audience * correctio: Linguistic device used for correcting one’s mistakes‚ a form of which is epanorthosis * denominatio: Another word for metonymy * double negative: Grammar construction that can be used as an expression and it is the
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of exploring female sexuality in her quest for love. This poem is composed in a free verse with no specific rules applied: the poet uses figurative devices like alliteration “admit and admiration‚ drab and destitute‚ living and love”‚ simile “as”‚ metonymy “looking glass” for the reflection of image when one is placed in front of it. The poem becomes irony to praise the male ego by admiring his strength only to highlight the soft‚ feminine self of the poet. Also‚ the poet frequently uses “the” article
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the Twain" is an attitude of melancholy. While this poem is sad‚ it appears that Hardy also employs his work to revisit a common theme in his works and a strong belief in his life: marriage. The poem seems to carry the metaphor of marriage and the metonymy of the Titanic. Then later demonstrating the sundering of this idea. It is no secret that Hardy does not agree with marriage. In another piece of his work‚ Jude the Obscure‚ he states "Marriage is marriage"‚ and getting out of it is both extremely
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seems to continue. What elements of that struggle do you find in the novel? The characters of Victor and the monster are especially relevant to look at. 3. *Is Frankenstein a Gothic novel? Why or why not? What elements of the Gothic does it contain? Metonymy of gloom? Tyrannical male? Others? 4. Does the geographical movement of the novel have metaphorically thematic or symbolic application? What is the meaning of ice‚ winter‚ wind‚ Northern locations‚ darkness‚ etc.? 5. Discuss the elaborate framing
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earth (personification) by reducing pollution. We can even conserve energy‚ a very crucial factor in battling global warming even though it may seem like the real effects of global warming are light years away (hyperbole)‚ by having less demanders (metonymy) of new products. All the good reasons are embodied in recycling. (Anastrophe) Recycling is just a matter of doing; just a matter of being able to make no excuses for yourself; just a matter of being consistent (antistrophe). Recycling
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