reveals a certain immaturity, and he is dismissive and contemptuous of the A&P customers, seeing them as “sheep” and “houseslaves.” He is equally dismissive of his coworker Stokesie, whom Sammy sarcastically presents as an unimaginative drone. The irony of Sammy’s sense of superiority is that he realizes that, in the eyes of the rich, carefree Queenie, he must seem just like Stokesie and the straight-laced Lengel. His desire to set himself apart from them—to prove that he is different—compels him
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® page 1 of 4 THE LANGUAGE ARTS MAGAZINE Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________ Glossary of literary terms alliteration (uh-lih-tuh-RaY-shuhn): When two or more words in a group of words begin with the frozen french fries. see also: figurative language. Uses: Copy maChine, opaqUe projeCtor, or transparenCy master for overhead projeCtor. sCholastiC inC. grants sUbsCribers of sCholastiC sCope permission to reprodUCe this page for Use in their
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Discussion Questions: “The Birthmark” English 1301 1. "The Birthmark" is such a rich story that when we begin to explore its deeper meanings we find ironies, ambiguities, paradoxes, and rich symbols, all of which invite a reader's individual interpretation. What irony, ambiguity, symbol, and paradox do you find most interesting in "The Birthmark"? 2. In much of his fiction, Hawthorne treats pride as an "evil." Is there an evil type of pride evident in "The Birthmark"? 3. In
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Big essay: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, 2005 In my essay I will focus on the writer’s tone and on the attitude to learning foreign languages that is explored in the text Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. Me Talk Pretty One Day is an essay about the narrator’s, David, time in Paris where he means to learn French. He feels quite intimidated by the other foreign students who, in his opinion, speak excellent French. The teacher assigned to the French class he is partaking in, is
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“The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving Part I. Anticipation Guide Read each statement and check the column that represents your response. Be ready to defend your answer. |Yes |No |Statement | | | |1. There is a devil who tries to trick people. | | | |
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E. Zola, J’accuse! Monsieur le Président, Me permettez-vous, dans ma gratitude pour le bienveillant accueil que vous m'avez fait un jour, d'avoir le souci de votre juste gloire et de vous dire que votre étoile, si heureuse jusqu'ici, est menacée de la plus honteuse, de la plus ineffaçable des tâches? Vous êtes sorti sain et sauf des basses calomnies, vous avez conquis les coeurs. Vous apparaissez rayonnant dans l'apothéose de cette fête patriotique que l'alliance russe a été pour la
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The Irony In Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Irony is used in many productions to make it more interesting. Even Shakespeare used it, and he was a huge writer that affects us even today. Midsummer Night’s Dream has many examples of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows a detail that the character doesn’t know and they are waiting for them to find out. It can be found in many works , including a Midsummer night’s Dream. One example is when Egeus doesn’t know the plan
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Tone, in the chosen passage from Tale of Two Cities, is used not only to show the narrator's emotions, but the people of Saint Antoine’s sentiments as well. Throughout the text, joyous, gloomful, envious, vengeful, and ominous tones are used to give the reader a perspective through the narrator's eyeglass of the events going on. The first of all the tones used is a joyous one, used in the third paragraph. Phrases such as “A shrill sound of laughter and of amused voices” are commonly associated with
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Many people believe irony gives comedic relief; however, irony also conveys the underlying message or theme. Sophocles, the author of Oedipus the King, used three main types of irony to develop the theme: no matter the difficulty of the feat, fate predetermines the outcome. Verbal irony occurs when a character says the opposite of what they mean. Oedipus uses sarcasm in his discussion with the chorus to attack Apollo. The second type of irony, dramatic irony, happens when the audience knows more
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"The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce tells the story of an old man, Murlock, whom lived far from townspeople in the middle of the forest and kept to himself. The only aspect of his house, the boarded window, caused suspicion, and the narrator, besides his grandfather, only knew of the story. With this oral tradition, Murlock had a wife who was quite ill, and became unconscious. He believes his dead wife returns to haunt Murlock, but in the end Bierce creates a horrific story that causes a chill
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