Mr. Know-All – Literary analysis THE STORY Mr. Know-All is a story with a moral lesson. The subject is simple. A rich British merchant of Oriental origin‚ named Mr. Kelada‚ meets a group of Westerners on a ship sailing across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Yokohama. His cabin-mate‚ a British citizen who is the nameless narrator of the story‚ dislikes Mr. Kelada even before he sees him. However‚ at the end of the story Mr. Kelada‚ the Levantine jeweler‚ proves to be a real gentleman
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The setting: Where? International waters on an ocean-going liner sailing from San Francisco‚ USA‚ to Yokohama‚ Japan‚ on the Pacific ocean. When? Post-World war I (after 1918). "I did not like Mr. Kelada” - Why? Before their first meeting: His name (Max Kelada) – not English‚ indicates middle-eastern origin (“I should have looked upon it with less dismay if my fellow passenger’s name had been Smith or Brown”). The look of his luggage – too many labels on the suitcases‚ the
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SIW Module 1 Variant 2 Theme: Stylistic Devices. Analysis of the text. 1. Point out three metaphors and three epithets used by the author to characterize the main character (Stephens) and comment on them. Three metaphors : trifle embarrassed apologetic laugh forcible ring Three epithets: thick-set and stout a round red face bullet-shaped head All these stylistic devices describe the main hero as a person who is very tired of life‚ he is passive‚ but he wants to change something
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SHORT STORIES BY W.S.M. 2.1. Style of Maugham`s Writing…………………………………………………29 2.2. The Pragmatic Analysis of the Use of Expressive Means in Maugham`s Short Stories………………………………………………………………………...32 2.2.1. Rendering Epithets in Somerset Maugham`s Short Stories………………..32 2.2.2. Employment of Irony in Maugham`s Narrative……………………………40 2.2.3. Repetition as a Stylistic Device in Maugham`s Short Stories……………...51 2.2.4. The Use of Phraseological Units in Maugham`s Short Stories…………….58 2.3. The Statistical
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stories. He just spends 3 days to know every thing‚ this mean he is very chatty:" We called him Mr. Know-All". "But it was at mealtimes that he was most intolerable"At the mealtimes‚ he also buzzes other ones. "Mr.Know-All" by William Somerset Maugham
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English author William S. Maugham is best known for his short story “Mr. Know All”‚ in which he employs the irony technique brilliantly. Written in the same fashion is “The Verger”‚ another short story about the path of making success of an illiterate verger. Maugham‚ in this amazingly ironic literary work‚ has put the art of utilizing irony to the top degree with the reply of Foreman the protagonist to the bank manager at the end of the story. Foreman has been the verger of St. Peter’s for sixteen
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The Razor’s Edge W. Somerset Maugham Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ The Razor’s Edge Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide−razors−edge/ Copyright Information ©2000−2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚
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"Escape by W. Somerset Maugham" from Anti Essays‚ your source for free research papers‚ essays‚ and term paper examples. Stylistic Analysis “The Escape” by William Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham (25.01.1874-16.12.1965) is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. The trend he belongs to is realism with slight influence of expressionism. Maugham wants the readers
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William Somerset Maugham. Stylistic pecularities. Maugham became a witty satirist of the post-colonial world and wrote over thirty plays‚ mainly light satiric comedies. At one time he had four dramas running simultaneously; only Bernard Shaw has had more plays on at the same time in London. The British Library holds many of Maugham’s published plays‚ and the Library’s Lord Chamberlain’s collection contains a considerable number of typescripts. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemprorary
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bondage": Somerset Maugham in China Zhang‚ Yanping; 张燕萍 Citation Issue Date URL Rights 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10722/133977 The author retains all proprietary rights‚ (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. “Of Human Bondage:” Somerset Maugham in China by Zhang Yanping （张燕萍） B.A. Fudan. February 2011 A thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong Abstract of thesis entitled “‘Of Human Bondage:’ Somerset Maugham in China” Submitted
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