In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ young boys are left to fend for themselves due to a fighter plane crash they were in. They are secluded from a nuclear war occurring in the ‘outside world’. Lord of the Flies is an allegory of World War 2 and is used as a basis to explore the theme of evil. Golding believes that evil is innately within us and in civilization’s absence‚ will grow and lose its latency. The theme of evil is presented through symbols‚ characters‚ events and settings; thus Golding
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Answer the following questions in PEE paragraphs in your English books. Choose your best one to complete on a body outline. 1. How does the poet describe the setting of the poem? (the weather‚ atmosphere) 2. What effect does Porphyria have on the atmosphere in the cottage? 3. Why can’t Porphyria give herself to the narrator completely? 4. What does the narrator realise and how does this make him feel? 5. What does the narrator do and why? 6. What happens at the end of
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Verbal-Something said that was the opposite than what was expected. Tone- The attitude the author is conveying. Mood- The atmosphere created by the tone. Atmosphere- Things that are happening in the physical surroundings that are affect the mood. Pathetic Fallacy- How the surrounding mimics the characters mood. (sad- rain) Extended Metaphor- A comparison of two things. More than one sentence. Part 2 Common questions asked in sight essays: What are examples of foreshadowing? Compare two thing that
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innate trait of humans to yearn for a sense of belonging whilst seeking to remind us of the disturbed condition of modern psyche and its destructive nature in our changing society. The erratic mood of her lover is depicted through the use of pathetic fallacy “The sullen wind was soon awake‚ It tore the elm-tops down for spite”. When Porphyria enters her lover’s cottage from the relentless storm‚ she “shuts out the cold” and he changes‚ bathing in her presence. This portrays his deep desire to attain
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the use of hyphens‚ ‘everybody else – up there.’ And ‘-thanks –’. This also contrasts the very last lines he speaks (‘Thanks awfully’)‚ because as his lines decrease in length‚ his health and fight to live drops until he is finally dead. Pathetic fallacy is used‚ and is described when Raleigh says ‘it’s so frightfully dark and cold’. This makes the atmosphere seem grim and unforgiving. Additionally‚ this very much contrasts the beginning of the play‚ where outside of the trenches where the cold
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it is still in touch with nature the birds ’swooped’ adds to the sense of excitement and action‚ symbolises villages feelings breeze ’held its breath’‚ personification expressing the communitys anticipation‚ a build up of nervous excitement. pathetic fallacy. ’light!’ dramatic‚ interrrupts flow of events and rythm of poem like a beam of light. end-stop. ’tweet-a-whet’ onematopoeia‚ indicating excitement of natural world and therefore the communities‚ which has been projected on o nature. ’bent
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Positive Image | Negative Image | Effect | Some are living in mansions | Some are living in holes | This shows that while some people are very well off‚ others‚ like the refugees‚ have nowhere decent to live. | Evert spring it blossoms a new | Old passports cant do that | A tree can grow but a passport cant | Saw a poodle in a jacket fastened with a pin | But they weren’t German Jews my dear | Saying how pets get more luxuries then them | Saw fish swimming as if they were free | Only ten
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the Drover’s Wife In “The Drover’s Wife‚” Lawson acknowledges the hardships of Australian women living in the bush. This story was unique in its time‚ as a female protagonist was uncommon. Stories from this period focused on the men living in the outback; the drovers and their struggle‚ they dismissed the life of the woman waiting at home suffering in silence during their husbands’ long periods of absence. The Drover’s Wife In The Drover’s Wife‚ Lawson sheds light on the life of such women‚ allowing
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word and phases. Firstly‚ Malorie Blackman uses many ominous hints and foreshadowing to create a vivid picture of what was about to happen in chapter forty -nine. "A tense‚ watchful atmosphere entered the room like a chilling fog". This creates pathetic fallacy this shows that they are all on edge with one another and that they can’t be natural it is as if their emotions have been chilled and this suggests something bad is going to happen. The writer uses similes such as "blown off my feet into the
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the peace before the storm and that something bad is soon to happen. It also contrasts drastically with the ‘bad thing’ that Lennie has just done being that he killed the puppy. ‘Now the light was lifting as the sun went down’ Steinbeck uses pathetic fallacy to describe the light and this gives an ominous feeling. The ending of the day signifies the ending of a life and the reader can sense this In this chapter all of the men are outside in the yard playing a horseshoe game whilst Lennie is
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