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How could, both the narrator in ‘Sandpiper’ and Sophy in ‘The Son’s Veto’, evoke feelings of both sympathy and frustration? –DRAFT-4 Manzar “The chaired lady”… This is one of the first impressions of Sophy that Hardy presents to readers. The word ‘chaired’ suggests a sense of weakness, inability and insignificance. These ideas are crucially embedded through Sophy in “The son’s veto” and the narrator in “Sandpiper”. The authors do this to emphasise the tragic lives of the characters and how they

Stylistics is a study centered on the language of literature. As the study of style, this approach focuses primarily on the lexical features, the elements of narration and interpretation of characters. These major elements are used to examine a literary work such as in this situation; a novel by Nick Hornby entitled About a Boy is analyzed. The study of stylistics enables reader to scrutinize a specific literary discourse to get a deep insight about the use of language in it. Therefore, the components

Prepositions are words normally placed before nouns or pronouns and can also be followed by verbs but, except after but and except, the verb must be in the gerund form (Thomson, 1986: 91) A preposition is a words that links a noun or a noun equivalent (e.g. a pronoun or a gerund) to another word by expressing such relationships as location, direction, time, or purpose. (Longman,……………). Preposition are always followed by nouns (or pronouns).They are connective words that show the relationship between

The tenth poem stands out after the depiction of the gradually building tension between the lovers in the previous texts as it once again, like the first and second poem, seems to describe just the scenery. The speaker waits and contemplates a beautiful flower bed, which he portrays in detailed sensual images. The first verse outlines the situation and conveys the speaker’s calm state of mind. The verb “betracht” implies that he takes a long and close look at the flower bed, which is beautiful (“schön”)

Compare the central characters in ‘Medusa’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ and Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ are two entirely different poems in many respects. Written in entirely different eras, some would say that they are as opposite as poetry could be. However, their central characters have some remarkable similarities that strike a chord with the reader and represent a common theme. In each of the poems, both Medusa and the Duke of Ferrara represent the fickleness

for the comments that they submit, and keep the interaction enjoyable and interesting for all the users. There are over two hundred comments in total after this article and I focused on the ‘most liked’ ones. Participants tend to use first person pronoun, mostly sharing their own or their families’ experiences, providing evidences and additional detail to the article. There were also negative emotion words, very few exclamation marks or question marks, but more ellipses to show uncertainty and helpless

Controlling Katherine: The Cruelty, Abuse, and Manipulation of Petruchio’s Language Part of why Shakespeare’s plays have enjoyed popularity and critical acclaim through the years is their status as “a handy repository of exempla, cautionary tales, and wonderfully vivid scenes and characters” (Hume 64). One of Shakespeare’s plays that both can serve as cautionary tale and contains vibrant scenes and characters is The Taming of the Shrew, particularly evident in the tempestuous duo of Katherine and

Imagery is the use of language to create “mental pictures” in one’s mind through descriptions and “sensory perceptions” (Wheeler). In“Digging,” Heaney establishes the setting of the poem by describing that he is in what seems to be a room with a window that overlooks an area of green. He starts the poem off with “Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. / Under my window, a clean rasping sound / When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: / My father, digging. I look down”

Gender pronouns are an ever growing issue in our world, developing into a exceptionally hot topic in today’s society. There are some citizens out there who prefer the use of non binary pronouns such as they/their instead of him/her, because they feel as though their gender should not be assumed. Even though some people may not agree with banning gender pronouns, it would protect transgender and other non binary people from discrimination, expand the possibilities for gender identity and expression

dark and deep”. This, along with the alliteration in “dark and deep” creates a powerful image of the woods. By doing this, Frost is being metaphorical as the woods themselves represent solidarity and peace “He will not see me here” the personal pronoun “he” meaning society or God. Essentially, Frost is saying that when one steps out of life’s routine, it can be “lovely, dark and deep” which comes across as mysterious and unusual. It could also be said that because the three adjectives used are simple