through his rhyme and rhythm scheme‚ through alliteration and repetition‚ and through animal imagery. They shall be examined in reverse order. The first two lines of McKay’s poem‚ "If we must die‚ let it not be like hogs / Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot‚" establishes an animal theme‚ which is continued throughout the rest of the poem. McKay reaches out to the audience with intent to inspire them to action. The audience becomes a hunted animal. In lines three and four‚ "While round us bark
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Swift- A satirical elegy... Context: Grammar and Sentence structure: Swift uses a rhetorical question to describe the general through lines 3 and 4‚ ‘And could that mighty warrior fall‚ and so inglorious after all?’ Swift does this to show that the inglorious end to the general is a question. Line 23‚ ‘his profit and his pride’ uses collocation and is used to emphasise the self interest that the late general was motivated by. On line 25‚ an imperative sentence is used‚ ‘come hither..!’ the
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in the second line‚ there are 11 syllables instead of the usual 10 in iambic pentameter. The responsibility for such a break in sonnet convention falls mainly on the four syllable word “inglorious”. Accordingly‚ this word actually carries critical meaning throughout the poem. The emphasis on the word inglorious makes sense because in the next quatrain‚ the speaker urges his troops to do the noble‚ or glorious‚ thing and fight back. Another example is the extra syllable in line seven‚ which helps
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King Shultz (who is actually is bounty hunter) appears in the woods with them. Tarantino has a great use of rhetoric if you are familiar with his films. He loves using extreme politeness. For example‚ in one of his other gory dark comedy movies‚ Inglorious Basterds‚ Christoph Waltz plays a polite‚ smart S.S killer and in this movie he plays a funny‚ two-faced‚ polite “dentist” and speaks with perfect English. Doctor Shultz wants to purchase one of the men and cares to make an agreement with one of
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attack. A battle scene is easily pictured‚ with two groups facing each other. The speaker and his allies are being hunted by "hungry dogs"‚ mocking them. He is urging his allies to not become weak‚ comparing them to "hogs hunted and penned in an inglorious spot"‚ but to fight against those attacking them‚ those that are "making their mock at our accursed lot". While attacking back may lead to
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Rouen by May Wedderburn Cannan (1883-1993) Early morning over Rouen‚ hopeful‚ high‚ courageous morning‚ And the laughter of adventure and the steepness of the stair‚ And the dawn across the river‚ and the wind across the bridges‚ And the empty littered station‚ and the tired people there. Can you recall those mornings and the hurry of awakening‚ And the long-forgotten wonder if we should miss the way‚ And the unfamiliar faces‚ and the coming of provisions‚ And the freshness
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is a young‚ complex warrior capable of great cruelty and kindness. Homer always portrays him in extreme passion. He comes to Troy‚ knowing he will die because he wants honor and glory. He chooses glory and an early death‚ rather than a long‚ inglorious life. When Achilles argues with Agamemnon‚ Achilles’ reaction is deadly anger (1.190). Although he wants to fight‚ his stubborn pride compels him to sulk. He rejects pleas to return to the battle. In order to please Patroklos‚ Achilles finally
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powerless way. Male pigs are first castrated‚ which is often viewed as weak‚ and then sentenced to death. The narrator wants him and his men to die manly‚ and face death head on; the complete opposite of how a hog dies. “…Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot...” Pigs are generally kept in fenced areas; unable to escape the predators that come to
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contributed to his glory‚ and how closely he conformed‚ in temperance‚ affability‚ humanity‚ and liberty to the thing that Xenophon wrote about Cyrus” (Machiavelli 42). In contrast‚ More shows his views on war through the Utopians. “Nothing more inglorious than that glory that is gained by war" (More 64). The Utopians viewed war as the last resort and would avoid it at all costs. They hated war and found no
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of legend building evident in epic include the following: 1. the hero’s near-invulnerability (Achilles’ heel‚ the spot on Seigfried’s back); 2. the hero’s fighting without conventional weapons (as in Beowulf’s wrestling Grendel); 3. the hero’s inglorious youth (again‚ Beowulf affords an example); 4. the hero’s auspicious birth (for example‚ Christ’s or Buddha’s)‚ an attempt at the reconstruction of the early life of a notable adult (ex.‚ stories of Jesus’ childhood); 5. transference of the deeds
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