Epic similes are literary comparisons meant to distract the reader from the story. In The Odyssey‚ the author Homer uses epic similes to detract the reader from the brutality present in battle. These similes demonstrate the festal and barbaric qualities that men adopt when they are in battle and often compare warriors to majestic animals‚ like lions‚ attacking prey. When it is time for the battle between Odysseus and the suitors to begin‚ the suitors‚ mad with the fear of death‚ storm like stampeding
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Fitzgerald‚ F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Britain: Penguin‚ 1926. 1. Point of view – the view or perspective of how the story is narrated (i.e first person) “Only Gatsby‚ the man who gives his name to this book‚ was exempt from my reaction – Gatsby‚ who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.” (pg. 8) • This novel is narrated from a first person point of view. Nick Carraway is both a narrator and a character participant in the story. Seen that this novel
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Pet to Hero Many modern films today often have Greek mythology tied in to them. Either movie characters often share specific characteristics of the Greek gods and goddesses‚ or there are similar plot lines that can relate to myths. In many movies‚ the protagonist undergoes a process that betters them in the end. In Greek mythology‚ this process is called the rites of passage. The rites of passage can be broken down into three steps. The first step is separation from the character’s normal daily
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of ‘love’ in Act 2 Scene2‚ which was composed between 1594-1595. This play mainly focuses on love‚ by utilising exceptional poetic approach which comprise of similes‚ sibilance‚ metaphors‚ personification and oxymoron’s. Shakespeare exploits numerous poetic techniques in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ but one of the techniques used was similes. In line 166 and 167 Romeo states ‘How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongue by night‚ like softest music to attending ears!’ The meaning of this example is ‘the
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Chopin uses simile when explaining this‚ “She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair‚ quite motionless‚ except when sob came up into her throat and shook her‚ as a child who cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.” Simile is a figure of speech that compares two objects or ideas that are not ordinarily considered to be similar‚ linked by using like or as. (Clugston‚ 2014.) Chopin clearly uses as a child which describes exactly what a baby does in their sleep. There
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Similes – Dream Deferred Writing Assignment Name: Brandon Long Date: 6/27/11 Read the Langston Hughes poem "Dream Deferred" again: Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load Or does it explode? Look up definitions for the words defer and fester and write
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The Great Depression Era was the longest depression in history from 1929 to 1932. This was a time of economic failure‚ unemployment‚ cuts in production‚ and less spending. The movie that I watched‚ “Annie” is about an orphan that as volunteered to spend Christmas with one of the wealthiest man in America at the time of the 1930s’ and finally she gets adopt. So this movie talks about the view points from the wealthy community‚ also the poor community‚ and how the Great Depression affected both the
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The movie and the novel The Great Gatsby surprisingly contrast in many ways. This is surprising because with small changes between the two can cause some confusion to the audience. Small changes can have a huge effect on how the audience perceives both the novel and the movie. Although most of the time there is a purpose as to why the writer decides to make these subtle changes. While reading the novel and watching the movie The Great Gatsby one will notice they have differences concerning the beginning
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Anthony Magnotta 12/22/14 English Period The movie‚ “The Great Gatsby”‚ begins with Nick Carraway (main character) working with a doctor to recover from his health after troubles with alcohol. Nick also confesses the events leading up to Jay Gatsby’s death. Also‚ Jordan Baker’s entire storyline is sped up and her unlikely romance with Nick is cut out throughout the movie. In the book‚ the two have a casual affection for each other‚ especially as Jordan is shown to be dishonest. Furthermore‚ While
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In the article‚ "Whatever Happened to Great Movie Music?": Cinéma Vérité and Hollywood Film Music of the Early 1970s‚ Julie Hubbert expands on the change that took place in the 1970’s regarding music in films and it’s relation in regards to Cinéma Vérité‚ a form of filmmaking used in documentaries. Hubbert has obtained her Ph.D in Music History from Yale University; she specialized in Film Music and is currently an associate professor at the School of Music at the University of South Carolina. Hubbert
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