saying the drawing was unfair. I feel that the story chose her because nobody likes a sore loser when the drawing was that of a chance for everyone to be picked. 4. What are some examples of irony in this story? For example‚ why might the title‚ "The Lottery‚" or the opening description in paragraph one‚ be considered ironic? Ans: I don’t think there were any examples of
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between “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” The Cask of Amontillado is believed to set place in the 18th century in a nameless city in Italy. Right from the start of the story‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ sets the tone to be revengeful and unforgiving‚ in examples like‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (Poe) And “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity.” (Poe). The Lottery on the other hand‚ starts off describing
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The words “Death‚ be not proud” open John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10‚ setting the tone‚ as the narrator addresses death himself. Donne‚ inspired by his experiences with religion‚ wrote a collection of poems known as “The Divine poems‚” in which he establishes a connection between the narrator‚ and God. Holy Sonnet 10 is unique in that‚ the narrator addresses not God‚ but Death. As explored by both Joanne Woolway and Roberta J. Albrecht‚ Donne employs masterful use of apostrophe to address death‚ stylized
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bachelor that was traveling in the same carriage as them starts to tell the offspring’s a story‚ the children‚ with hesitation at first‚ start to listen to him with excitement. The bachelor seemed to know what story the children will like and what type of tone and language the story had to be told to get the children’s attention. In the first part of the story‚ the author presents a scene in which 3 children‚ their aunt and a bachelor were traveling all in the same carriage on a train. The children don’t
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consequences‚ every circumstance provides both positive and negative repercussions. In Siegfried Sassoon’s Absolution‚ the speaker attempts to depict both the positive and negative outcomes of World War I. Sassoon uses metaphors to convey the speaker’s tone of acknowledgment‚ matured perspective‚ and wisdom. As previously mentioned‚ war always brings about destruction and negatives of some kind. In Absolution‚ the speaker does not avoid such topics‚ stating‚ “War is our scourge” (line 3) and‚ “Horror
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The speaker’s tone seems to shift to one of saddened longing: Not only does he love God‚ but he has would be “loved fain” if God would love him back(“Batter” 9). This shows the desire that the speaker has been expressing since the very first quatrain‚ and why he has
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Human creation is constantly puzzled by the discovery and purpose of its existence on Earth. One will strive to understand the meaning of life and when found‚ a person will inevitably work hard to achieve their purpose. In the short story "The Bet"‚ Anton Chekov displays the true intentions of our existence through displaying a poor lawyer who is willing to do anything for money. At the end of the story‚ I began to realize that the lawyer is misled to believe that money is essential to life‚ but comes
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Since I’ve been reading so much Shakespeare lately‚ I can’t help but think of the two playwrights together. Shakespeare and Chekhov are my two favorite dramatists (which makes me feel a bit conventional‚ but sometimes conventions come about for good reasons)‚ and they both share a profound ability to create fully rounded‚ psychologically complex characters. What interests me most in theater--really in all literature--the way a good writer can suggest the inner life of a particular individual.
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Short Paper 4 EngLit 0325 In 1899‚ Anton Chekhov wrote a story titled “The Lady with the Little Dog” describing a love affair from a married man’s perspective. Seventy-three years later‚ Joyce Carol Oates wrote her own rendition of the same story‚ this time writing from the female perspective‚ titling it “The Lady with the Pet Dog”. Many feminists had criticized Chekhov for his original portrayal of women in the original story‚ and considered Oates’ version a feminist rewrite. Contrary to this
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Tone in “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath In “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath‚ the speaker is represented as a mirror that reflects the life and actions of another human being. The speaker develops a casually detached tone right from the beginning of the poem‚ but also portrays an accepting mood by the end of the work. These tones and moods are expressed through the use of diction‚ punctuation‚ metaphors‚ and imagery. The tone of this poem fluctuates and makes it difficult for the reader to grasp the emotions
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