fatigue” (O’Brien 2). Her doctors treated her by using isolation and they wouldn’t let her write. Her illness and her journey to being well is what gave her inspiration to write her story “The Yellow Wall-Paper”. Gilman’s uses diction, symbolism, and Irony in her short story “The Yellow Wall-Paper” to portray how women were treated in the 19th century. Gilman uses diction to describe how the room she has been isolated in. She uses words like unclean, sickly, and atrocious to describe how the wallpaper
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create a good plan and execute it well. “A great day” written by Frank Sargeson and “The sniper written by Liam O’Flaherty are two examples of short stories which both share this idea of executing a good plan. In order to do so, diction, anaphora, irony, foreshadowing, oxymoron, and simile are used to present to us that being successful requires a plan which is executed well. When informing the audience of this idea, “The Sniper” written by Liam O’Flaherty uses the work of diction to present the
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ALLEGOR AND IRONY IN 'OTHELLO' Y ANTOINETT B. DAUBER E Othello is Shakespeare's Spenserian tragedy, in which the theme of slandere d chastity becomes a vehicle for exploring the problems of an allegorica l art . Allegory is the mode of selfconscious faith, and Spenser's corpus may be rea d as a portrai t of the artis t as allegorist , wrestling first with the burdens of selfconsciousness and then with the burdens of faith.l In Othello, Shakespeare compresses and objectifies this struggle. Unlike
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G. James Joyce 1. How does “Araby” convey a sense of desolation and gloom? What words, symbols, and motifs contribute to this atmosphere? Is the narrator’s despair at the end of “Araby” confined to his frustration with the bazaar itself or does it extend to larger issues? The “Araby” is considered gloomy in reference to the character’s feelings of isolation and being incomplete or unwelcomed. Yet, there is a theme of light vs dark. For instance, the character’s mood slightly brightens when he sees
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Delia is quite angry because her husband purposefully made the whip look like a snake and she scolds him. "Sykes, what you throw dat whip on me like dat? You know it would skeer me--looks just like a snake, an' you knows how skeered Ah is of snakes."(559) He does not seem concerned with her feelings and yells at her because she has white people’s clothes in the house, something which he’s told her he doesn’t like. She tries to ignore him as he kicks the neat pile she’d made all over. He is bound
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Patcher used situational irony. Patcher creates an allusion that a action will have a certain effect but takes an unexpected turn. Many parts of the story, even the title involves situational irony. Mr. Abott’s medication and trip skiing created situational irony. Mrs. Abott tried to blame the detectives for the murder of her husband until the men proposed an unexpected turn. The name labeled as care giver made to represent Mrs. Abott toward her husband introduced situational irony. The men taught to obey
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Throughout the novel, Tim O'Brien uses many rhetorical devices, representing irony in the chapter “Church”. When I was reading the chapter, I didn't really notice the pieces of irony in the chapter. In the chapter “Church”, Tim O'Brien makes a very ironic statement on the monks behalf. “The two monks were working on the m60”. This quote is significant because it shows the the two monks ( which are supposed to be people of peace and love ), cleaning a m60. An m60 is a heavy machine gun that is created
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1 2.5 The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV Pre‐reading activity: Read about Dramatic Irony on page 893. Think of an example of it from one of the previous acts. Write your example and tell why you think it is dramatic irony. During reading activity: A. What characteristics do you notice of Paris during his encounter with Juliet in Friar Lawrence’s cell? List his traits, and include textual evidence to support your ideas. B. After reading each scene
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Game”, an adventure fiction piece by Richard Connell, reveals ironic relationships such as General Zaroff who acts like a gentleman but hunts people for sport. General Zaroff is a perfect example of irony as he is a sociopath while still upholding a demeanor of civility, wealth, and education. This irony is seen in the way Zaroff talks, his mansion, and his actions. Zaroff talks about civility and his riches while at the same time discussing how he is above everyone stating, “The weak of the world
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This statement is one of the biggest ironies in the declaration. When Jefferson said “men” in this phrase he meant all white men. He didn't feel the same about other races. He say all men are created equal but was a slave master. He abused and mistreated slaves because to him they were not
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