lu zhai 13-10-12 2:12 PM Thumbprint 批注 [1]: Alliteration (start with the same By Eve Merriam letter of “w”) In the heel of my thumb lu zhai 13-10-12 1:33 PM 批注 [2]: Symbolism: design probably refers are whorls‚ whirls‚ wheels to in a unique design: lu zhai 13-10-12 1:59 PM mine alone. 批注 [3]: Consonance: end with the same What a treasure to own! sound of “n”
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We were soldiers is a fact-based tale of men under fire‚ their common acts of uncommon valor‚ and their loyalty to and love for one another during one of the most savage military battles in U.S. history. On November 14‚ 1965‚ in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam‚ in a small clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray‚ Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore and 400 troopers from the U.S. 7th Air Cavalry are surrounded by 2000 enemy soldiers in what would become the first‚ and perhaps the worst‚ major battle of the Vietnam
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CHAPTER SEVEN “THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK” - FRIEDRICH VON PAULUS “I am very fond of the good soldier Schweik…. He did not set fire to the temple of the goddess at Ephesus…. And that‚ in itself‚ is enough.” Jarsolav Hasek‚ “The Good Soldier Schweik”‚ 1930 Translated by Paul Selver I Despite his lengthy service in the German army‚ Friedrich von Paulus had never directly commanded any military formation larger than a battalion. He had spent a large part of his career serving as a staff officer. Yet
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In the first instance the cunning of Philocomasium will be examined in order to begin to definitively show that the female characters‚ in Plautus’ ‘The Swaggering Soldier’‚ are smarter than most of the men; there will be consideration of the puppeteer of the play‚ Palaestrio‚ and the very few intelligent ideas and actions of a couple of the other men‚ and finally the manipulative intelligence of Acroteleutium and Milphidippa will be discussed. Throughout the play‚ Philocomasium’s intelligence‚
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In society‚ there is and always has been complications between Caucasians and African-Americans. In this poem‚ Sharon Olds explores this relationship using imagery‚ repetition‚ and multiple tone shifts. In the beginning of the poem‚ the author introduces a situation that contrasts a white person with a black. Correspondingly‚ she applies imagery to emphasize this difference greatly. For example‚ the shoes he is wearing at the time are black “laced with white” and compares them to “intentional scars
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Poem Analysis Digging Digging is a poem written by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. It’s about a person looking back into the past and thinking about his father and his grandfather. The memories in the poem are about his father and his grandfather’s occupation. The sentences: ‘Stooping in rhythm through potato drills.’ shows that his father was a potato farmer and ‘My grandfather cut more turf in a day’ shows that his grandfather was a turf harvester. The title of this poem also has a meaning
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Name: Sajid Aziz‚ Roll no: AU515926 MA TEFL‚ Course Code: 5666 Assignment no: 2‚ Spring‚ 2013 Research Project A Stylistic Analysis of the Poem “The Red Wheelbarrow” By: William Carlos Williams The Red Wheelbarrow So much depends Upon A red wheel Barrow Glazed with rain Water Beside the white Chickens Introduction Oppose practicing the learned rhetoric in poetry writing‚ Williams finds his subjects in such homely items as wheelbarrows. He believes that
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Rebekah Frost LAL 153: Online Summer 2015 Unit 14: Poetry Analysis Assignment Poetry Analysis Essay Due: 7-20-15 “Having a Mind to Change the World” By Howard Nemerov The poem is about daylight saving time. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is an age-old practice where people would advance time by one hour to extend daylight time into the night. In effect‚ they would sacrifice sunrise time‚ also by one hour. People in the regions affected would adjust their clocks around the start of spring. They would
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Two Soldiers William Faulkner was an enormous man in literature despite the fact that he stood less than five foot six. He reshaped the way in which the world views literature today. Faulkner was one of the greatest influences to American culture of his time. In fact‚ his influence spread throughout many years to come. A major figure of contemporary American literature‚ his novels and short stories combining stream of consciousness narrative with linguistic innovations. In addition‚ Faulkner ’s
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“Africville” Poem analysis In Maxine Tynes’ poem “Africville‚” the theme addressed is despite how the community of Africville was completely destroyed‚ their pride still prospers and remains in the minds and hearts of all its citizens. Tynes uses repetition‚ tone of voice‚ symbolism and imagery to dynamically convey the theme. Throughout the poem‚ Tynes exhibits a universal tone used to evoke pain and anger‚ as well as a more contrasting tone that demonstrates pride. This contrast of the specific
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