Middle English describes dialects of English in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages‚ or roughly during the three centuries between the late 12th and the late 15th century. * In 1066 the Normans invaded England‚ and the French of Normandy‚ together with Latin‚ was to become the language of court‚ religion and science * English was still used by the common people‚ but there was no literature written in it for 200 years. * However‚ this situation of
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Atsuki Yamamoto (David) Empathic response on the Whale Rider You are Kahu at the end of the concert when Koro didn’t show up. Write your thoughts. Paka didn’t show up to the concert today. That speech that I gave at the end was for him. I wrote it because I wanted him to know how much I love and admire him‚ but the seat that was reserved for him was empty throughout the whole concert. If only I was a boy‚ Koro would have loved me more than he does. At the beginning of the concert I thought
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Death and Mortality in Poetry P.Morgan ENG 125 Instructor Saake June 11‚ 2012 Death is a part of life. This is a cliché that has resonated throughout society since the beginning of time. Some hate the thought of dying and some welcome its tender relief‚ but whatever the feeling towards it Death still comes to everyone eventually. Two poems‚ in particular‚ speak of death very differently. In the poem Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson‚ Death is a courteous guide to a
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1‚ scene 4‚ lines 27-28 Foreshadowing the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come. Example Act 1‚ scene 4‚ lines 106-113 Iambic meter unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Iambic pentameter five verse feet with each foot an iamb (a total of ten syllables). Metaphor comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them. Example Act 1‚ scene 5‚ line 44: Simile
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’Simon Lee‚ The Old Huntsman‚ With an incident in which he was concerned’ is a poem by William Wordsworth. Written in 1798 (Anthology p420)‚ ’Simon Lee’ was one of the poems included by Wordsworth in his Lyrical Ballads. The purpose or meaning of this poem is debatable‚ but in his own Preface to the Lyrical Ballads‚ Wordsworth says that he wishes to ’follow the fluxes and refluxes of the mind when agitated by the great and simple affections of our nature’ in the case of Simon Lee‚ ’by placing my
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Terminology 1.Paradox: statement that is self-contradictory on the surface‚ yet seems to evoke a truth nonetheless. Ex. whoever loses his life shall find it. 2. Soliloquy/ Aside: A dramatic device used by actors/actress that reveals specific information about themselves and their inner thoughts that are not revealed to the other characters‚ only the audience. 3. Euphemism: Substituting a more favorable word for another‚ which may be a socially delicate term Ex. He’s dead. (Socially indelicate)
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patterns of stresses (metric feet) or of patterns of different-length syllables (as in classical prosody); and they may or may not utilize rhyme. One cannot readily characterize poetry precisely. Typically though‚ poetry as a form of literature makes some significant use of the formal properties of the words it uses — the properties attached to the written or spoken form of the words‚ rather than to their meaning. Metre depends on syllables and on rhythms of speech; rhyme and alliteration depend on words
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The U.S. Navy Role in World War II Edson Mazepos Professor: Dr. Ramesh R. Boodhoo AMH 2030 20th American History 01/03/2013 Everest University Abstract World War II was the mightiest struggle humankind has ever seen. It killed more people‚ cost more money‚ damaged more property‚ affected more people‚ and caused more far-reaching changes in nearly every country than any other war in history. The number of people killed‚ wounded‚ or missing between September 1939 and September 1945 can
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1984 vs. the US Constitution In George Orwell’s dystopian novel "1984‚" portrays a totalitarian government‚ emphasizing the difference between the ideas of the United States Constitution and the oppressive government shown in the book. As we look into the parallels between the two‚ it becomes clear that the government in "1984" openly violates the essential rights established in the US Bill of Rights. The government in "1984" violates the essential liberties protected by the US Constitution by using
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my own poem called Institution based off my experience in school. I used the literary elements and techniques of the poem to use as influence for mine. For example‚ I used the rhyme scheme‚ syllable count‚ and line count that had been used in McKay’s poem‚ in mine. My poem is exactly 14 lines long‚ ten syllables per line and has a rhyme scheme of A‚ B‚ A‚ B‚ like the McKay’s poem. Using similar techniques helped me to convey how each line told its own story and were not just a line‚ but a specific
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