feel as though we have fulfilled a successful life. Hamlet later realizes that death is ethereal and does not fill this void because once we are dead nothing can or will maintain. His ‘unprevailing woe’ leads him to contemplate suicide‚ in the synecdoche‚ ‘O that this too too solid flesh would melt’. Yet‚ suicide is a sin within the Christian framework‚ with the ‘Everlasting... ‘gainst self-slaughter’‚ creating a biblical contrast that identifies Hamlet’s volatility and undefined sense of self.
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Alliteration: repetition of the initial consonant sounds beginning several words in sequence. "Let us go forth to lead the land we love." President J. F. Kennedy‚ Inaugural 1961 "Veni‚ vidi‚ vici." Julius Caesar (I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered) Adage a proverb or wise saying made familiar by long use Allusion a passing reference or indirect mention He was the Adam to her Eve Anadiplosis: ("doubling back") the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically‚ re
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Emily Dickinson was an American poet who lived in Amherst‚ Massachusetts‚ where she lived an introverted and reclusive life. She was brought up in a strict Puritan family‚ though her poems suggest that she rebelled against her strong‚ religious upbringing‚ and many of her poems reflect the view that she did not see religion as a positive or sacred way to live you life‚ and while her family joined the church‚ Dickinson remained unconverted and so this made her ineligible for church membership.
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’Songs of Innocence and Experience’‚ symbolises an internal fall from innocence‚ and it is therefore only the speaker’s perspective that has changed. The Church is then introduced as the object of the poet’s condemnation‚ represented through the synecdoche of the "Chapel". It is built "in the midst"‚ implying that organised religion is central to the corruption that infected the zeitgeist of the late 18th century. Furthermore‚ the aural suggestion of ’mist’ subtly evokes a somewhat disquieting image
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character – developed and interesting—deep and realistic dynamic character – a character who experiences change static character – a character who remains the same/does not learn a lesson simile - a stated comparison which uses the words like or as synecdoche- substituting a part for the whole. For example‚ we refer to “foot soldiers” for infantry
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the poem because they both evoke an ironic tone. In both lines‚ Rilke paradoxically personifies the fact that the panther is paralyzed to reiterate the notion that he is completely subjugated. In the final stanza of “The Panther‚” Rilke uses synecdoche when he writes “pupils” but most likely is referring to the entire eye of the panther of even the panther itself. Moreover‚ in this line‚ the use of personification functions to create a sense of life for the panther since the “curtain” of his
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Literary Terminology STYLE: The manner of a literary work is its style‚ the effect of which is its tone. Below are concepts by which you can analyze stylistic features. Figures of Speech Alliteration: The repetition of an initial consonant sound or consonant cluster in consecutive or closely positioned words Anaphora: The repetition of words or groups of words at the beginning of consecutive sentences‚ clauses or phrases Assonance: The repetition of identical or near identical stressed vowel
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1. Apostrophe- the superscript sign used to indicate omission of a letter or letters from a word‚ possessive‚ case‚ or the plurals of numbers‚ letters‚ and abbreviations. “Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess? Do they call virtue there‚ ungratefulness?” Sir Philip Sidney‚ “Sonnet 31” 2. Conceit- an elaborate‚ fanciful metaphor. “Our two souls therefore‚ which are one‚ though I must go‚ endure not yet a breach‚ but an expansion
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Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings
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conveys this youthful voice whilst reinforcing the concerns on the deterioration of the natural world. Suzuki through evocative language influences her audience to reassess their own personal context. The powerful imagery achieves this‚ through the synecdoche of “the great herds of wild animals‚ jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies”. Suzuki’s vivid re-envisioning of her naïve and wondrous childhood experiences and stereotypical diction of “birds” and
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