remote time. Two‚ the story has remarkable and exaggerated characters. Lastly‚ this tale includes mysterious events and their consequences. “Rip Van Winkle” is a myth. A myth is a traditional story‚ one concerning the early history of a culture. A national mythology is a body of stories that reflect and celebrate a nation’s idea. The story “Rip Van Winkle” is set in a remote place during the reign of George the Third. It is set in a small village underlying the Catskill Mountains. At the foot of
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Analysis of A Description of New England by John Smith The author John Smith‚ a pilgrim who arrived to the Americas‚ wrote a description of the new land in his book “ A Description of New England ”. In this book Smith shows a wonderful world of vast food and pleasure. Also‚ William Bradford another pilgrim who arrived to Plymouth on the coast of Massachusetts‚ wrote a book called “ Of Plymouth Plantation ” in which he describes what really happened‚ how the pilgrims actually lived. The purpose
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English 303 Semester Final Review Answer the questions or complete the sentences. There is an answer for every number. Unit 1 1. List the three core values Puritan literature in Unit 1 share: a. Piety b. Courage c. Industry 2. In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ why did Jonathan Edwards fiery sermon use imagery‚ such as being held in God’s hand over a lake of fire and brimstone? Jonathan Edwards wanted to create a mental picture for the audience. The imagery emphasizes the intensity
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and Bryant exemplified Romanticism in “Rip Van Winkle‚” “The Slaughter of The Pigeons‚” and “Thanatopsis‚”respectively. The first example of Romanticism is Washington Irving’s inventive writing “Rip Van Winkle‚" which promotes imagination over reason and logic by creating a character that slept for over twenty years. Iriving wrote‚ “…it’s twenty years since he went away from home with his gun‚ and never has been heard of since…” (990). Rip Van Winkle awoke on a mountain and noticed some oddities
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Facilitator: 3.01 “Rip Van Winkle” Questions This assignment is worth 33 points‚ 3 point for each question. 1. Who is the narrator of this story? Diedrich Knickerbocker 2. Washington Irving’s style of writing often times uses inflated language to describe common things. For example‚ what does the following description of Rip mean: “an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor”? It’s hard for Rip to overcome his strong dislike to work. 3
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"The Philosophy of Composition" is an 1846 essay written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. He concludes that length‚ "unity of effect" and a logical method are important considerations for good writing. He also makes the assertion that "the death... of a beautiful woman" is "unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world". Poe uses the composition of his own poem "The Raven" as an example. The essay first appeared in
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Compare and contrast the ways in which Carol Ann Duffy presents female characters in ’The World’s Wife’. The Worlds Wife is a joyous collection of poems about women which was published in 1999‚ which are given a voice in society as the original stories/myths gave women no say. The poems features biblical‚ mythical and historical which are very well known. All the poems are dramatic monologues in a feminist approach. Most poems are seen as witty‚ interesting and hilarious. The main themes shown
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relationships often exposing the abusiveness (‘Mrs Quasimodo’)‚ emotional aridity (‘Delilah’)‚ cruelty (‘Mrs Pilate’)‚ sexual immaturity (‘Pygmalion’s Bride’) and infidelity (‘Medusa’). With close reference to two poems from this collection; ‘Mrs Van Winkle’ and ‘Mrs Faust’‚ this seminar aims to explore how heterosexuality is represented by Duffy. Before we discuss how heterosexuality is presented it is imperative to offer a definition. Heterosexuality is sexual orientation or activity to persons
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- Read every single story - go over all notes on blackboard - no questions on “regionalism” on test - Don’t look at “real thing” discussion questions - know 3 waves of feminism - Romanticism: earliest‚ full of feeling and emotion. Not just romantic. Exaggeration of feelings; fear‚ aw‚ love‚ etc. - Realism: CHOICE; the narrator has a moral choice. - Naturalism: narrator has lack of choice; he is forced. -Modernism: uncertainty. Week 1 both Week 2 both Week 3 both Week 4 both
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Rip Van Winkle: An Allegory of the American Revolution CAO YU Rip Van Winkle is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819‚ as well as the name of the story’s fictonal protagonist. The story is set in the years before and after the American Revolution War. It mainly tells that the man named Rip Van Winkle who attempted to escape from his wife’s ceaseless tongue drank some wine and then fell asleep for almost 20 years. After that‚ he went back to the town only to find
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