Literary Term Examples Allegory 1. The movie O Brother Where Art Thou is full of small allegories. Different characters represent different groups and things in the real world‚ for example‚ the character Big Dan Teague can be seen as an allegory for the educational system. 2. The novel Lord of the Flies is an allegory where the children trapped on the island represent the different types of government of the world and how they interact. Anachronism 1. In the movie Goodfellas when they go to the
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AP Literary and Rhetorical Terms 1. 2. alliteration- Used for poetic effect‚ a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. The following line from Robert Frost’s poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration‚": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet‚ reinforcing the meaning of the line 3. allegory – Where every aspect of a story is representative‚ usually symbolic‚ of something
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justice related issues both Audre Lorde‚ author of “Sister Outsider‚” and Alike‚ the protagonist from the movie Pariah address issues regarding sexual discrimination and racism. Both of these women are black‚ lesbian‚ females who operate as every other person but are seen as different due to their sexual orientation. Lorde expresses herself as being classified by others as deviant‚ inferior‚ or just plain wrong because she is lesbian (Pg. 114). Alike‚ as well as Lorde‚ endured the same dehumanizing
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The Hanging of Angélique‚ The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montréal‚ written by Afua Cooper‚ is the story of not just Marie-Joseph Angélique‚ a black slave in 18th century Montréal accused‚ tried and hanged for arson‚ but gives insight into the entire African slave trade and brings to the forefront the thousands of African slaves here in Canada‚ a fact that has been “bulldozed and ploughed over” (P 7)1‚ while we ridicule our southern neighbours for their involvement in
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"I had never realised what it means to destroy a healthy‚ conscious man." After reading and understanding George Orwell’s feelings through his experiences in his essay "A Hanging." We come to realize that George Orwell‚ a visitor from the European establishment‚ gets the opportunity to participate in the execution of a Hindu man. We realise that the author is degraded by what he has witnessed and experienced‚ and decides to share his feelings with the rest of the establishment through his writings
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MUSIC - Disclosure ft. Lorde‚ “Magnets” After their massive success at their debut album‚ Settle‚ and with singles like “Latch” and “White Noise‚” brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence collectively known as the famed Disclosure has been able to join the ranks of EDM royalties and be known as one of the hottest artist to emerge in the summer of 2013 and continue to do so two years after. As such‚ the sophomore album is only in order in which they have come to finally release just before the month of
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Rhetorical Devices that use figurative language Rhetorical devices are techniques that writers use to persuade‚ create a literary effect‚ or evoke an emotional response from the reader. Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else‚ you are using figurative language‚ which is any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject (e.g. Whenever you call something “cool‚” you’re not talking
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New Australian Cinema (1980) Edited by Scott Murray Material on Picnic at Hanging Rock Picnic enjoyed the greatest popular and critical success of the three (movies)‚ but it is not a film which grows richer in recollection; occasionally it seems to find visual style an end it itself‚ and its central enigma (What did happen at Hanging Rock on St. Valentine’s Day‚ 1900?) has to fight for attention with the film’s pervasive sense of a smothered sexuality. The parallel suggested between the
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theme in the play is accepting and dealing with the death of a loved one. Another main point in the play is forgiveness. Through out the play you see how the characters act upon Andre’s death individually based on their relationship with Andre. In the play‚ Andres passes away and in symbol of letting him go his mother‚ father‚ sister and his lover Cal‚ let a white helium filled balloon go into the air. The white helium balloon symbolizes Andre’s departure and represents his spirit rising to heaven
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A Big Change Nowadays‚ there are some people that have a lot to say‚ but prefer to stay in silence for several different reasons. Audre Lorde ‚ in her essay ‘ The transformation of silence into Language and Action’‚ tell her history of how she has come believe over and over again that what is most important to her “must be spoken‚ made verbal and shared‚ even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood”(“The Transformation of Silence” 1977). This statement relates with me in
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