1. Find an example of a literary device and write the example. Be sure to label what device it is and explain how your example fits the description. Throughout the passage of "Grendel", I noticed the use of various literary devices. One of which, is alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of an initial sound in neighboring words of a poem. The passage displays the use of alliteration in lines 18-20, the "h" sound is repeated. "who haunted the moors, the wild Marshes, and made his home
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O’Riyan L. 4th period April 13, 2016 Limitations to Happiness Fahrenheit 451 does society have true happiness? Society goes through different experiences to achieve happiness. Montag starts to question different aspects of life by what is deemed as unusual. Ray Bradbury shows that happiness is trying to be achieved through the banning and burning of books. The concept of technology and conformity shows how happiness can or cannot be achieved. Bradbury uses figurative language and symbolism to express
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“They watch on, evil, incredibly stupid, enjoying my destruction” (Page 174). In the novel Grendel by John Gardner, the main character, Grendel, acts as a monster who is jeopardizing the King Hrothgar’s town. The novel is told by Grendel himself. With Grendel as the narrator, the audience is able to understand his thoughts and the events that he goes through. By Gardner choosing to have Grendel narrate the story, the reader is able to see into his life, grasp his thoughts and feelings, and understand
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The next change was when Harry finally did receive the memory he was challenged to get. He had to go to the Hogwarts potions teacher, Professor Slughorn. He and Dumbledore watched the memory and saw a conversation with Voldemort as a student with Slughorn about horcruxes. Horcruxes are an evil way that you can keep your soul alive if you die. That was the piece of the puzzle they were missing. Dumbledore’s theory was complete, Voldemort split his soul into different horcruxes to stay away from his
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In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the main character, Victor Frankenstein, constructs a creature with the purpose of discovering how to create life; however, he does not foresee all of the consequences that end up arising from the creation of his invention as great tumults develop in his life and in human society due to the creature’s formation. Unintended consequences are not limited to the creation of Victor Frankenstein’s monster because these consequences are also present in reality
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We have all seen dystopian eras where people are left desolate and overpowered by their own creations: robots. People fear that it may happen now and is already in progress. A quiet robotic revolution is taking place. And it may not be as bad as people imagined. Due to countless innovations and developments that were taking place in the 20th century, many have prospered and is now integrated into the daily lives of human beings. Artificial Intelligence, combined with robotics will help increase in
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The Real Menace on the Island Some might say that the monster, or monsters, on the island are the beast people. But Moreau has very evil characteristics that some people might not be able to see. He uses his island as a safe haven to keep away from the general public to conduct inhumane experiments on helpless animals giving the humanistic traits to try and make them ¨better¨ even though they normally go wrong. The real menace on the island is definitely Dr. Moreau. The vivisections that Moreau
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“Papa, please don’t leave me.” I cried out as I tried to grab on to his silky, lavender, buttoned-up shirt. He was packing his clothes and shoes while waiting for a cab to pick him up. “Wh-why are you leaving me?” I asked, almost shouting, as he moved before I could grab his shirt yet again. “I'm sorry Holden, but I just can’t stay here with you.” My dad says as he inches to the door. “Why dad, why can’t you stay with me?” I plead, feeling sadness creep up my spine. “Holden, you just wouldn’t
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The world has many beautiful things on it, some more beautiful than others, one of those beautiful things is nature. The Scarlet Ibis, written by James Hurst, is told by Doodle the main character’s older brother. The narrator tells about Doodle’s childhood. Doodle was a delicate little boy who had to overcome many challenges in his short life, willing to do anything to be like a normal boy. In “The Scarlet Ibis,” Doodle personifies nature because of the unique characteristics he carries with him
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typical women of her time, she was educated and even wrote books. Mary Shelly was raised by her father which helps us to understand her dominate personality. Mary Shelley wrote a lot of her books with significant gender roles such as her novel, Frankenstein. This extreme gender differences is also shown in “The Wife of Bath's Tale” which is among one of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In ‘the wife of baths tale’ Chaucer’s make the main character a stereotypical jock, arrogant and conceded. Then
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