In “The Great Gatsby‚” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of language serves to develop the characters of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. Fitzgerald’s use of specific details‚ particularly the juxtaposition of those details pertaining to Myrtle‚ portrays her as contradictory and superficial and Tom as a bullish and arrogant. Fitzgerald’s diction‚ dually connoting prosperity and deficiency‚ conveys Myrtle’s false sense of egotism and affluence and enforces the narrator’s disdain for both Tom and Myrtle. Myrtle’s
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“Sonnet 75″ “One day I wrote her name upon the strand‚ Again I wrote it with a second hand‚ But came the tide‚ and made my pains his prey. Vain man‚ said she‚ that doest in vain assay A mortal thing so to immortalize‚ For I myself shall like to this decay‚ And eek my name be wiped out likewise. Not so (quoth I)‚ let baser things devise To die in dust‚ but you shall live by fame: My verse your virtues rare shall eternize‚ And in the heavens write your glorious name. Where when
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In Judith Rodriguez piece In-flight note‚ the author illustrates a sonnet within a sonnet that tells the story of a boy writing a love letter on a plane. As she watches over his shoulder‚ the author acts in an invasive yet inquisitive manner as she intrudes on the love that the boy is trying to express. He seems reluctant to write and torn between his decision to leave and his love for his teenage beau. As she watches him write‚ “It’s naive to think we could be just good friends‚” she appears to
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Both Spenser ’s Sonnet 75 and Shakespeare ’s Sonnet 19 similarly claim to bestow immortality upon the beloved. Despite similar themes‚ however‚ these sonnets contrast sharply. Spenser ’s sonnet ostensibly reports a conversation between the poet and his beloved‚ whereas Shakespeare ’s sonnet directly addresses personified time‚ and shows the greater dramatic flair. Spenser ’s first two words‚ "One day"‚ eschew drama by setting his poem in a vague and unparticularised past. Line 1 tells
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Sonnet A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy; the Sicilian poet Giacomo da Lentini is credited with its invention. They normatively consist of fourteen lines. The term sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto‚ meaning "little song." By the thirteenth century‚ it signified a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. Conventions associated with the sonnet have evolved over its history. Writers of sonnets are sometimes called "sonneteers‚" although
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Love Prevails “Idea: Sonnet 61” by Michael Drayton is a fourteen line Petrarchan sonnet that dramatizes the conflicting emotions that arise from an intimate relationship coming to an abrupt end. After analyzing and doing several closer readings‚ I learned that “Idea: Sonnet 61” is actually about the poet’s own conflicting emotions and feelings from a harsh break up. However‚ it was no ordinary and flippant relationship. It was a serious relationship that involved great amounts of passion that
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English Literature March 07‚ 2013 Sonnet 130: A Unique Expression of Love How do you express a feeling? Nothing can be more complicated in life then trying to give expression to a state of being. Feelings are convoluted and always in a constant state of change. Part of the way people express feelings is through art‚ such as painting or the use of written language. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 a unique expression of love is presented by the writer to his mistress. His use of metaphors and similes emphasize
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There are many uses of figurative language in literary texts. Some examples are satire‚ simile‚ personification‚ and metaphors. The two types of figurative language I will be examining are epigram and satire. Epigram is ”a witty saying in either verse or prose‚ concisely phrased and often satiric” (Dramatic Monologue‚ epigram). Satire is defined as “a genre of comedy that is directed at ridiculing human foibles and vices” (Dramatic Monologue‚ satire). Epigram usually includes traces of satire.
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Grapes of Wrath: Unsophisticated Characters and Language The Grapes of Wrath poses a different writing scheme than what most modern students may be used to. In the 1930’s‚ where this novel is set‚ the characters act and speak in a manner that is very common of their time. Many pieces of literature of this time period didn’t become much more sophisticated. Steinbeck may have aimed to create a novel that all of the general public could relate to‚ and understand the hardships after the Dustbowl
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one hundred fifty-four sonnets. A sonnet is a form of lyric poetry with fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme. (Lyric poetry presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet as opposed to poetry that tells a story or presents a witty observation.) .The topic of most sonnets written in Shakespeare ’s time is love–or a theme related to love. ........Poets usually wrote their sonnets as part of a series‚ with each sonnet a sequel to the previous one‚ although many sonnets could stand alone as
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