Rites of passage” - Sharon Olds and “Real boys” - William Pollack Although the main theme of the two texts is anger and how boys express this strong feeling as a way of solution to conflicts‚ the texts‚ in term of form they are fundamentally different. On the one hand‚ text 1(a) is a poem called “Rites of passage” written by Sharon Olds‚ which ironically shows how this violence has been present in the life of the poet’s son. On the other hand‚ text1 (b) is an extract from scholarly study
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This poem was inspired on an article published by the New York Times‚ which reflected the injustice that blacks received from the whites during the apartheid years. From the very first line we can see the implications of racism since we are told what gender and ex-job the policeman had while we not given any information about the black discriminated woman. The ex-policeman is set on a higher category as if he was superior. "A pregnant Black was Heart Donor; Recipient in Capetown a White Ex-policeman
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from a Small Island’‚ written by Bill Bryson is a reflective travel journal comparing Bryon’s past views and opinions of Britain‚ his expectations and thus the reality of what he discovers it to have become. Bryson uses satire‚ humour‚ irony and sarcasm to generate a pace and lucid flow within his writing‚ and for the reader this can be thoroughly captivating and entertaining. Immediately as the book opens‚ Bryson establishes an informal and incredibly comic register. We are readily exposed to his
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The Nigerian poet Wole Soyinka uses the poem the telephone conversation to express the apathy one‚ particularly the black has‚ against Apartheid. Through an ironical dialogue over the telephone the poet criticizes the strong feeling of hatred that has arisen due to racial discrimination. The poem starts on a mild note where the poet negotiates the renting of an apartment with the landlady over the telephone. They were agreeable on the ‘price’ the ‘location’ and privacy. The price was ‘reasonable’
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courtship of Claudio and Hero being traditional and pleasant to then be victimised by misunderstanding and rumour and still ending up in marriage. Benedick and Beatrice’s quarreling also‚ ridiculously‚ ending in marriage. Satire: The use of irony or sarcasm in which human folly is held up to scorn or ridicule. EG: the way Benedick and Beatrices constant witticisms. Farce: Aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely‚ extravagant and improbable situations. EG: All the confusion of Hero
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THESIS STATEMENT: • Guy de Maupassant used irony and sarcasm in “Was It a Dream?” to denote that true love can still exist in a deceitful society through the man’s love for his wife. I. Portrayal of true love was exhibited with a sense of exaggeration. A. The man’s dialogue expressed his great love for his wife. 1. He speaks like he was the only who had loved her madly. 2. His thoughts only contain the memories that they’ve shared together. 3. His dialogue expresses how he greatly suffered
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brunette‚ but‚ madam‚ you should see The rest of me. Palm of my hand‚ soles of my feet Are a peroxide blond.” He makes matters even worse by saying that "friction" has somehow turned his buttocks "raven black." This poem uses a lot of irony and sarcasm. The poet mainly uses irony in three places. The first tone of irony is sensed when the man confesses that he is an African. When describing the lady‚ the poet uses a lot of sarcastic language. Irony is lastly used when the man describes himself to
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"Button A. Button B". We are made aware of his anger as he refers to the color of the booth‚ the pillar-box and the double tiered omnibus; all red. This focus on color also refers to the racism being portrayed in the poem. The poet humorously uses sarcasm as he says ’Shamed/By ill mannered silence" when it is obvious that is the woman who is the ill mannered of the two. The woman repeats her question‚ as she had done previously and the man replies cryptically‚ "West African Sepia"‚ aware that the woman
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“Good Country People” Questions 1) My initial response to the story’s title is that the short story was going to be about a happy family that lived in the country and drama to make the story interesting. At the start‚ it seemed as if anybody that was from the country were “good” and never did anything wrong throughout their entire life. The story basically begins right after Mrs. Hopewell says‚ “the reason for her keeping them so long was that they were not trash. They were good country people”
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should be ninety-seven this year (year 2000). From what I know‚ his other books include " Malgudi Days"‚ where " An Astrologer’s Day" is taken from. Narayan is a very observant man‚ sharp and sarcastic at the same time. His sarcasm become humour and it is not very obvious sometimes. We have to read between the lines to catch the joke. He is very descriptive in his writing and his world comes alive with the mood through the informative and colourful description‚ the characteristics
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