...Lit Device #4 - Repetition Repetition: “Literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.” Example: “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known”(386). Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Context: In A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, Charles Darnay is condemned to death because of the Evremondes’ bad awful reputation among the common people in France. Living up to his promise to Lucie, Carton decides that he will take Darnay’s place at the Guillotine. On the day of the execution, he reveals his last thoughts. Concept: The quote above repeats a phrase over again to emphasize the new meaning of Carton’s life. Before his death, Carton reflects the value of his life and repeats, “it is a far, far better…”(386). Throughout...
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...Socrates outlines his ideal city. The dialogue first sets out to answer one very important question: what is justice? The story begins with Socrates in the presence of several people, both friends and enemies, to whom he poses the question, ‘What is justice?’ Socrates then goes on to strike down every theory proposed and offers no definition of his own. This brings about the discussion of the ideal city. During this discussion, it is decided that the citizens of the city will be divided into three classes: the auxiliaries, the producers, and the guardians. The guardians are to be a class of citizens above the rest. They will be the defenders and rulers of the city and, therefore, must be the best of the best. This essay will summarize the education that Socrates advocates for the guardians of his city, and then discuss analyze the education of the guardian class in relation to that of Socrates’ own Socratic method to see if Socrates truly believes in the city he is creating. The first mention of the guardians’ education comes after Glaucon wishes to make the city far more luxurious, as he has begun having too much fun making up his own city and cannot imagine his ideal city as austere as the one Socrates has been describing. When Socrates begins adding some of these luxuries to the city, however, a few problems arise. For example, additional land will be needed to support the more opulent city which will surely lead to wars...
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...Literary elements refers to aspects or characteristics of a whole text. They are not “used,” per se, by authors; we derive what they are from reading the text. Most literary elements can be derived from any and all texts; for example, every story has a theme, every story has a setting, every story has a conflict, every story is written from a particular point-of-view, etc. In order to be discussed legitimately, literary elements must be specifically identified for that text. Literary techniques refers to any specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning. An author’s use of a literary technique usually occurs with a single word or phrase, or a particular group of words or phrases, at one single point in a text. Unlike literary elements, literary techniques are not necessarily present in every text. Literary terms refers to the words themselves with which we identify and describe literary elements and techniques. They are not found in literature and they are not “used” by authors. Allegory: Where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical/geopolitical event. Lord of the Flies provides a compelling allegory of human nature, illustrating the three sides of the psyche through its sharply-defined main characters. Antagonist: Counterpart to the main character...
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...A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens This eBook is designed and published by Planet PDF. For more free eBooks visit our Web site at http://www.planetpdf.com A Tale of Two Cities Book the First—Recalled to Life 2 of 670 eBook brought to you by A Tale of Two Cities Create, view, and edit PDF. Download the free trial version. I The Period It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever. It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. 3 of 670 A Tale of Two Cities ...
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...What is the meaning of the Anglo-Saxon word 'scop" ? 4. What is the meaning of Anglo-Saxon word 'Wyrd' ? 5. What is the name of the only Anglo-Saxon historian ? 6. Name the Germanic tribes which formed the Anglo-Saxon race ? 7. Name the manuscripts in which Old English poems are found ? 8. Who is the author of Sermo Lupi ad Anglos ? 9. Who is the author of Lives of the Saints ? 10. Name two Anglo Saxon Christian poets ? 11. Name the 'earliest extant' Anglo-Saxon poem ? 12. When was Beowulf written ? 13. Mention one Christian element in Beowulf ? 14. Refer to one Pagan element in Beowulf ? 15. What is the name of the pleasure hall in Beowulf ? 16. What is the name of Hrothgar's wife ?(the queen) 17. Name the sword of Beowulf with which he killed Grendel ? 18. Which Anglo-Saxon poem records the fight between the English and Danes ? 19. When did the Battle of Maldon take place ? 20. Who is the author of Death Song ? 21. Who is the author of the poem Brut ? how many lines are there in this poem ? 22. Name two battles referred to in the Anglo-Saxon poems ? 23. What is the name of the monster Beowulf killed ? 24. What is the name of Beowulf's father ? 25. What is the name of the king Beowulf helped ? 26. Name two Anglo-Saxon Elegies ? 27. Name the Anglo-Saxon poem written in dream vision ? 28. Who is the author of Beowulf ? 29. When was Thomas Becket murdered ? 30. Name a middle English poem written in the form of debate between two birds ? 31...
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...readers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror for decades. | |Matheson’s initial contributions were to the SF magazines, although there was always a leaning toward | |the macabre: his first sale was a short story about a mutant, entitled “Born of Man and Woman,” 1950. | |That title was used for his first collection in 1954: 17 stories, mainly science fiction. His | |screenwriting began with the adaptation of his novel The Incredible Shrinking Man (novel 1956, film | |1957). For those of a certain age, he is best remembered for some loosely adapted screenplays of Edgar | |Allan Poe’s tales for films of Roger Corman (starring Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Basil | |Rathbone, and others of that ilk/generation.) Matheson's stories were translated to TV on many Twilight | |Zone episodes, including “Mute," which is based on a tale included in this volume. He also wrote...
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...In school, Medieval Times is taught as an era with big castles and fortresses, kingdoms, and a feudal system with rigid three estates. By the late medieval times, these rigid estates began to have a breakdown. Between 1348 and 1350 the Black Death struck England and killed about thirty to forty percent of England’s population. This means that about half of the working class people died, therefore, the remaining ones were in great demand. By the fourteenth century England was more urbanized; in two centuries the population in London arose from 18,000 people to 45,000 people. This means that merchants and craftsmen had more possible clients in a more reduced space. Also, common people like the yeoman were able to get small pieces of land to farm. As a result to urbanization and factors like the Black Death; merchants, craftsmen, and peasants were benefited. Little by little, the division among the estates began to become blurry. It was inevitable to notice the rising of the middle class; first, second, and third estate people were well aware as were the writers and thinkers of the time such as William Langland and Geoffrey Chaucer who reflect these changes on their writings and even show how they support these changes. In early medieval times, the idea that the world was to be run under a system that separated people according to their roles on society led to the feudal system. Important people in the church supported this idea therefore there no one would question it. In the...
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...Immortality Where did immortality come from? Immortality is viewed differently in each culture. One of the earliest cultures that mention the words of immortality was during the Babylonia period, and they were scribed on stone tablets from The Epic of Gilgamesh. Another culture that mentions immortality in the early years of civilization was in India. When did the human culture first discover the meaning of immortality? The meaning of immortality means different for each culture that has lived before us. One culture that believes in immorality as reincarnation is Buddhism. Buddha believes in reincarnation because there are stories on how Bodhisatta lived and reborn in different forms “while striving towards enlightenment” (Cianfarani...
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...symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. In some allegories, for example, an author may intend the characters to personify an abstraction like hope or freedom. The allegorical meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence. alliteration – The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in “she sells sea shells”). Although the term is not frequently in the multiple choice section, you can look for alliteration in any essay passage. The repetition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sound, and/or echo the sense of the passage. allusion – A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. There are many more possibilities, and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion. ambiguity – The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. analogy – A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. Analogies can also make writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging. antecedent – The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP language exam occasionally...
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...reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. CHAPTER ONE Once There was a Time An Introduction to the History and Ideology of Folk'and Fairy Tales To begin with a true story told in fairy-tale manner: Once upon a time the famous physicist Albert Einstein was confronted by an overly concemed woman who sought advice on how to raise her small son to become a successful scientist. In particular she wanted to know what kinds ofbooks she sll ould read to her son. "Fairy tales," Einstein responded without. hesitation. "Fine, but what else should I read to him after that?" the mother asked. "More fairy tales, "Einstein stated. "And after that?" "Even more fairy tales. " replied the great scientist, and he waved his pipe like a wizard pronouncing a happy end to a long adventure. It now seems that the entire world has been following Einstein's advice. By 1979 a German literary critic could declare that fairy tales are "fantastically in."\ In fact, everywhere one turns today fairy tales and fairy-tale motifs pop up like magic. Bookshops are flooded with . fairy tales by J.R.R. Tolkien, Hermann Hesse, the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, a myriad of folk-tale adaptations, feminist and fractured fairy tales, and scores of sumptuously illustrated fantasy...
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...challenges and struggled to communicate different from each other. Angelou was a young girl when her mother’s friend sexually assaulted her. This tragic event left her with little self esteem, and she found it very difficult to speak out loud amongst her peers. She moved to Acosta 2 Arkansas to live with her grandmother shortly after this horrific event. She was a very bright student when it came to reading and writing. Angelou’s biggest challenge was her lack of confidence in her self. By the same token, Keller found her own challenges to be extremely difficult, for she became blind and deaf at an early age. Due to this unpleasant event Keller became very agitated with her surroundings. The world around her was a giant puzzle with no meaning. Keller’s biggest challenge was that she had no understandings of her surroundings. In addition, Tan grew up with her family which spoke in a “limited” English. While growing up Tan was embarrassed of the way her mother spoke. She wrote this in her story Mother Tongue, “I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's "limited" English limited my...
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...Essay on Roddy Doyle´s “Sleep” The short story tells of a man and a woman in Dublin, Ireland, a man and a woman with both differences and likenesses. Their likenesses can pull them apart and their differences can pull them together. “It was the thing he’d always loved about her. The way she could sleep.” – P.1/l.1. Sleep is their biggest difference and it is also one of the biggest things that draw Tom to Tara, the way she could sleep. He loves the way she can sleep, but in a way it is also one of the things he hates most about her: “he’d lie awake, hoping she’d wake up, praying for it, dying.” P.1/l.2-3. He both loves and hates the way she can sleep. He loves to watch her sleep, it makes him feel lucky, privileged and trusted, because she drops all of her defenses which he takes as a sign that she trusts him with her life, her body, her heart and her soul. He also hates the way that she can sleep, he lies awake hoping, praying, dying for her to wake up and be with him and love him. With Tara, totally devoted to him, he feels trusted and probably also loved, because otherwise their relationship, all through their marriage, seem a bit superficial, with superficial love, for Tara´s sake at least. The love and the devotion in the relationship seem a bit one-sided, it seems like it is Tom that keeps the relationship going and he has probably been keeping it going all through the twenty-six years they have known each other. It is not definite at all, because the story is narrated...
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...Locomotive. 3. Theme Locomotive educates children about the history of the very first locomotive. Author, Brian Floca, gives us a glimpse of American history as he is able to bring the power of the railroad system to life. The pages come to life with the details of the trip and the riding of the first transcontinental railroad. Personal Reaction: Brian Floca did a phenomenal job writing and illustrating Locomotive. It is a book that I enjoyed reading, and one that I enjoyed reading to the children that I babysit. It tells about a real time in our country’s history and why the first locomotive was such a big deal. The paintings on each page are extremely detailed – making the story more enjoyable. I enjoyed reading the side notes and the words that appear next to what the characters are feeling or saying. I believe that when a child reads this book, not only will they enjoy the pictures and awesome lettering, but they will be educated. The text, type and pictures go hand in hand to reveal the story’s meaningfulness. Discussion questions: 1. Why are Floca’s extremely detailed paintings important to the story? 2. How does the second point of view influence the story? 3. Why is every person’s job important to make a successful trip? Book Review 2 Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) Where the Wild Things Are New York: Harper Collins Publishing, 1963. A mother shows her unconditional love to her son, who misbehaves her. Appropriate Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten/Elementary...
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...One being: “These two, I imagine, could tell a long tale if they would (perhaps they would be glad to if they could), having watched so many, for so long, struggling in the fishhooks, the barbed wire, of this avenue.” Meaning, the two people mentioned have witnessed so much over the years and would probably share their stories if they could remember them. A second is: “They patiently browbeat the landlord into fixing the heat, the plaster, the plumbing; this demands prodigious patience; nor is patience usually enough.” Meaning, the residents have to be patient, aggressive and stern with their landlord in order to have them fix needed repairs. However, being patient isn’t usually enough to make them get it...
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...topic in such a brief essay. The student is advised to consult more advanced texts to gain further understanding of how to appreciate art more fully. HUMANITIES: What is it? • The term Humanities comes from the Latin word, “humanitas” • It generally refers to art, literature, music, architecture, dance and the theatre—in which human subjectivity is emphasized and individual expressiveness is dramatized. HOW IMPORTANT IS HUMANITIES • The fields of knowledge and study falling under humanities are dedicated to the pursuit of discovering and understanding the nature of man. • The humanities deal with man as a being of purpose, of values, loves, hates, ideas and sometimes as seer or prophet with divine inspiration. • The humanities aim at educating. THE ARTS: What is it? • The word “art” usually refers to the so-called “fine arts” (e.g. pictorial, plastic, and building)– and to the so-called “minor arts” (everyday, useful, applied, and decorative arts) • The word “art” is derived from arti, which denotes craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form, inventiveness. • Art serves as a technical and creative record of human needs and achievements. The word 'art' is often used in our daily lives. However, when we scrutinize the word in depth, defining what is art may not be as straight forward as it appears to be. SOURCE: Atkins, R. (2010). Art Speak; A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords. In this module, we are dealing with the...
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