Joseph Stalin, power is initially seized through the corruption of food rations amongst the animals. When Squealer, representing propaganda, notifies the animals that ‘milk and apples contain substances necessary to the wellbeing of pigs,’ dramatic irony is used to great effect. By reasoning that ‘it is for your sake that we drink the milk and eat those apples,’ the audience can see, as the animals cannot, that this is the turning point whereby the pig’s leadership gradually befalls to corruption.
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front of others. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne the many sinful would even inflict self-damage on themselves . The Scarlet Letter affirms the importance of work ethic and virtuosity of life. Hawthorne exercises the device of rhetorical irony and symbolism throughout the book which is supported by other devices such as pathos and abstract ideas to reveal the effects of sin on the Puritans. The Puritan way of life is distinctive from what we see today. Hawthorne establishes symbolic elements
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audience important messages and lessons. Dramatic devices are elements of the play, which allow the writer to build tension or other intended effects. The dramatic devices used were monologue, Dramatic irony, entrances and exits, tension, cliff hangers an pivotal scenes. The dramatic irony used very
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The analysis of a poem: Dulce et Decorum Est Question 1 (a) Describe what effects the poem has on you. When reading this poem, I can clearly picture the horrifying scene of battle; it is deeply moving and the imagery is vivid due to Owen’s use of similes, metaphors and alliteration. (b) Say what you think the subject matter is about. The poem is a first-hand account of the terrible reality of trench warfare in the First World War. Owen portrays the soldiers as being tired broken
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marriage for his own selfish reasons. As well as being selfish, Birling is rather overconfident in his opinions. His mistaken view of the “unsinkable Titanic” is an example of dramatic irony. This is ironic as the Titanic actually sank but only the audience is aware of this. Another example of the use of dramatic irony is when Birling says “The Germans don’t want war. Nobody wants war….. I say there isn’t a chance of war” This is also ironic as two years after this play was set, WWI began, followed
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Discuss how Owen’s perspective on human conflict is conveyed in his poetry. Wilfred Owen’s personal experience at war is reflected in his poetry, depicting the brutality of war and conflict. He portrays his perspective about human conflicts in his poetry and effectively conveys the truth about the agony of war in his war poems, ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ (Dulce) and ‘Mental Cases’. To portray his attitudes towards war, Owen uses a diversity of poetic devices to shock and emotionally stir his readers
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the land! Better settle in it | | A sarcastic tone created with the use of explanation and italics to effectively convey the narrator's negative impression of the bush | Death is about the only cheerful thing in the bush | | Irony and black humour used to convey... | Slop sac suits, red faces, old-fashioned flat-brimmed hats...begin to drop into the train... | | Lawson's characters are stereotypes. Through the use of personification each type is characterised
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Word Count:1,282 Cast: Mrs Johnstone – Vivienne Carlyle Narrator- Phillip Stewart Eddie- Paul Christopher Mickey- Mark Rice-Oxley Mrs Lyons- Abigail Jaye Linda- Louise Clayton Sammy- Michael Southern Donna Marie- Kevin Pallister We visited the Phoenix Theatre on the fourth of October and when we the play started I was drawn to the actual setting of the stage; firstly contrast in the set and how it represented the two side’s class divide. Mrs Johnstone’s huge family all cramped up
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In this satirical article published in The Onion the author is satirizing the strategies used by companies to market products to attract its susceptible customers. Using several rhetorical devices to campaign its innovative, revolutionary product: MagnaSoles shoe inserts. Using the fictional MagnaSoles as a model, the article humorously mocks the strategies used by companies to market products. Using an exaggerated or sarcastic tone throughout, it gives the read a true taste of the tactics used in
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of thinking, instead of religion. Voltaire mocks issues such as cruel punishment, women's rights, and corrupt governors by using satire to portray an exaggerated event. However, these exaggerated events lead to an intellectual understanding of the irony and stupidity of these occurrences. Cruel and unusual punishment is a powerful issue that Voltaire mentions several times in Candide. He writes about these issues in either a comedic way or an exaggerated way. When Voltaire talks about how Candide
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