Edward Thomas wrote “Rain” during World War I. His use of the image of rain and his word choices create a mood which is somber and dark. All alone in a house‚ the speaker listens to the rain is confronted with thoughts of death. To Thomas‚ death would be a welcome relief from the misery in which he is living. Thomas says “Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner that I have been” (Thomas 3-5). To the reader it makes mood clear
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Masaryk University Faculty of Arts Department of English and American Studies Teaching English Language and Literature for Secondary Schools Hana Tichá Cat in the Rain: The suitability of an authentic literary work for the intermediate English classroom Master’s Diploma Thesis Supervisor: James Edward Thomas‚ M.A. 2013 I declare that I have worked on this thesis independently‚ using only the primary and secondary sources listed in the bibliography. ……………………………………………
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ACID RAIN Acidified particulate matter in the atmosphere that is deposited by precipitation on to a surface‚ often eroding the surface away. This precipitation generally has a pH less than 5and some times much lower depending upon the concentration of acidic components. Acidic deposition principally by the pollutant gases such as sulphur dioxide (so2) and the nitrogen oxides cause acidic deposition. The burning of fossil fuels‚ such as coal‚ forms Sulphur dioxide. that contain high quantities of
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The Cat in The Rain In the short story the "The Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway‚ the cat is a symbol around which the story revolves. As a central symbol‚ the cat reveals the psychological state and emotional desires of the American wife. When the cat is first observed it is "crouched under one of the dripping green tables. The cat was trying to make herself so compact that she would not be dripped on."(56) Even though the wife is standing to far from
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Анализ текста "Кошка под дождем" The sample of emotive prose which has been chosen for stylistic analysis is a short story "Cat in the rain" by Ernest Hemingway. It has been chosen because it is suggestive and contains a definite psychological implication. The story is interesting from the point of view of the author’s approach to conveying the main idea to the mind of the reader. It is always implicit and remains unspoken. It is the reader himself who should find it behind the simple‚ at first
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for sterility and remembrance of people ’s deaths and it might imply that a conflict is to be expected. On the other hand‚ "_the public garden_" might symbolize fertility. "_The sea_" might stand for a wish to become a mother‚ to have a child. The rain restricts creativity since there is no artist with his easel. All in all‚ the atmosphere is sad‚ cold and unfriendly. In the following paragraph‚ the American wife is standing at the window and it might be seen as a sign of solitude. Instead of describing
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Why should Vietnam develop rice production as its competitive advantage? Rice is one of the leading food crops in the world with 85% of its production accounted by human consumption (The Importance of Rice‚ 2011). Rice is also the most important crop to millions of small farmers who grow it on millions of hectares throughout the region‚ and to the many landless workers who derive income from working on these farms. In the future‚ it is imperative that rice production continue to grow at least as
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Isabella Remolina Appreciation of Theatre The Audience by Elmer Rice September 10‚ 2013 2. The author believes that after many consecutive actions presented by the audience‚ a pattern starts to develop. This pattern demonstrates that Monday’s audience is generally quite. I believe most people are caught off guard on Monday’s. They haven’t gotten the motivation to act their happiest after having two days off from work then back to the same daily grind. People generally despise Mondays‚ so
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2015‚ the price of rice in Sawahlunto each month fluctuated‚ either for Talawi local rice‚ Cisokan Solok rice‚ or Anak Daro Solok rice. In March‚ the price of Talawi local rice decreased from Rp. 10.938 to Rp. 10.833. In the following months the price of local rice decreased again until it reached its lowest price at Rp. 10.000 in June. The price fluctuated above Rp. 10.000 until it reached its highest price Rp. 12.000 in December. Meanwhile‚ for Cisokan Solok and Anak Daro Solok rice quality‚ the price
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titled Cat in the Rain. The title suggests that something weak (‘cat’) is trapped in a difficult situation (‘rain’). Since cats are generally very afraid of water‚ being in the rain can be such a torture to them. From the title‚ it is hinted that the story may be related to some characters having to go through difficulties and struggles. In the story‚ the American wife cannot find the poor little cat when she goes outside of the Italian hotel to try to save it from the rain. The cat somehow wakes
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