INTRODUCTION Identity in the simplest terms refers to who and what we are. ... OBJECTIVES This study is aimed at achieving the following objectives: 1) In this study, the language and narrative technique in both text will be examined; 2) To examine the psychological effects of identity crisis on an individual as depicted in the literary works and 3) To examine the setting in the literary works that encourages identity crisis. ... The theory is set to understand and analyze the operation and effect of colonialists and anti-colonialist ideologies on the political, psychological, social and cu...

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These terms show that God is kind, and encourages people to be devoted to God. ... Aside from the contents, I was impressed with the level of literary complexity of the Qur'an. The messages from the text are conveyed with various literary structures and devices. ... However, from a pure literary stylistic stand point, its scattered mode of composition takes the flow away from the book. ... The literary styles of repetition, imagery, and parallelism are unique combination that serves their purpose well. ...

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The main problem was that the British and the Bulgarians had no way of communicating on equal terms. ... They marked the waning of the popular religious tract as a dominating presence on the meagre literary scene. ... His was the most popular British literary name in the period discussed. ... The Bulgarian literary milieu very often transformed totally the material from abroad according to its current uses. ... Carlyle appeared twice on the Bulgarian literary scene, both times as a point of reference . ...

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The thinking that was being questioned by the Gothic novel was Augustanism; and without some understanding of Augustan principles and their role in eighteenth-century thought it is difficult to understand the purposes of the Gothic revival, either in terms of history or in terms of the way in which it offered a new conception of the relations between man, nature and a supreme being. David punter describes the political relationship of the Augustan thinker to the literary world, " It is tempting to see in Augustanism the doctrine of a small cultural elite holding on to power and status under in...

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The thinking that was being questioned by the Gothic novel was Augustanism; and without some understanding of Augustan principles and their role in eighteenth-century thought it is difficult to understand the purposes of the Gothic revival, either in terms of history or in terms of the way in which it offered a new conception of the relations between man, nature and a supreme being. David punter describes the political relationship of the Augustan thinker to the literary world, " It is tempting to see in Augustanism the doctrine of a small cultural elite holding on to power and status under in...

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Literature also makes up a unique reading styles because of the different literary terms and rhetorical devices that it possesses such as simile, metaphor, imagery and many more. ... A metaphor is derived from a simile in that it equates different things without using connecting terms such as like or as. ... Allusion is a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work. ... Meter is the organization of speech rhythms (verbal stresses) into regular patterns, in terms of both the arrangement of stresses and their frequency of repetition per line of verse...

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Cullen encouraged Baldwin to participate in the school's literary club, which he was the advisor of Baldwin was enchanted by Cullen's warmth (Smith 236). ... When his stepfather dies in 1943, Baldwin moved to Greenwich Village to pursue his literary dreams. ... According to Brooke Horvath, Baldwin "desires to succeed on the basis of literary style and the humanity of his characters rather than in terms of successful polemic" (207). ... He traces the influence of Countee Cullen, who taught Baldwin French in junior high school, and of literary models like Richard Wright and ...

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The main focus is determined by analyzing the plot and the dialogues of the series to see Percy Jackson actions related to his hamartia in the series. 1.5 Theoretical Approach Since the present writer conducts a literary research on the plot of a novel, an approach which only focuses on intrincsi elements and stands free from any entrinsic elements. The appropriate approach used for this graduating paper is the objective approach as presented by Abrams in his book A Glossary of Literary Terms, as quoted in the following: Objective criticism approaches the work as something which stands free f...

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Although the contemporary term for deliberate use of exaggeration in drama/literature is called hyperbole, it is important to recognize that the original users of this style of writing/storytelling had no use for such literary terms. ... Exaggeration by hyperbole is considered an acceptable literary strategy and can be found in all languages. ... Their messages were different as well as the literary methods they chose to make a point. ... Each of which seems to have been carefully, perhaps divinely, chosen to serve their literary purpose. In terms of use of hyperbole in the New Test...

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His experimentation within language and forms brought a rapid change in literary tastes. ... In this paper, this poem will be examined from two literary theories. Literary theories are some ideas which try to define what literature is and how it needs to be studied. ... Marxist Criticism Marxism is a way of seeing the world around us through the economic terms. ... The simplest goals of Marxist literary criticism can include an assessment of the political 'tendency' of a literary work, determining whether its social content or its literary form are 'progressive'. ...

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The characters in the story are identified by physical characteristics and some are even identified with racial terms. ... This background, together with a believable plot, convincing characterization, and important literary devices enable Flannery O'Connor in "Revelation" to develop the theme that sometimes people must look farther than the surface in order to understand the actions of others. ... O'Connor's use of important literary devices such as symbolism and foreshadowing allow her to reinforce the theme. ... Symbolism and foreshadowing are two of the most important lite...

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In simpler terms it can be concluded that in this stanza of her poem, Bradstreet is stating how she is obnoxious to those who believe she should be doing the simple duties of a common woman. ... Rowlandson discusses all of her hardships and struggles in her literary work, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. ... This does not agree with the Puritanistic ideals that she does a good job portraying later on throughout this literary work. ... With the understanding of these hardships, the tone of Rowlandson's literary work can be much more appreciated. ... They too are human...

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Definition This brings us to the definition of feminist literary criticism. ... It insists on its universality in specifically male terms. ... North American feminist critics of the 70s and early 80s took it a step further and began analyzing literary texts via close textual reading and historical scholarship3. ... Its subjects include the psychodynamics of female creativity; linguistics and the problem of a female language; the trajectory of the individual or collective female literary career; literary history; and, of course, studies of particular writers and works." ... This type of crit...

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Humbert says "I see Annabel in such general terms as: 'honey-coloured skin', 'thin arms', 'brown bobbed hair', 'long lashes', 'big bright mouth.'... I would still go mad with tenderness at the mere sight of her face" There are many noticeable literary techniques in Lolita but one main technique in the structure of the book would be symbolism. ... Virtually every time Humbert describes a nymphet, he uses such terms as "frail, fragile, supple, silky, or fairy-like", all of which could just easily describe butterflies. .....

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Poe successfully developed a mysterious atmosphere by using such literary crafts as diction, foreshadowing and so forth, and evoked readers' terror by providing few details over the narration. The literary crafts used in "The Fall of the House of Usher"" and their effects, materializing the terror and the mystery, are what this paper is going to examine subsequently. ... By embodying multiple doppelganger, not only did Poe boost the intense spook, but he reached a unprecedented success of unifying terror and literary beauty. ... Bailey claims that, "...to assume that Poe made use of vam...

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Italian terms used in musical notation denote more than a dozen different tempos, which included allegro, moderato, and lento. ... The idea of a Romantic era in music, as opposed to the Classical era can be extremely confusing, not only because of the literary origins of the term, but also because of doubt as to the period in which it should refer. ... When looking at literature, "romantic" was always determined by literary definitions, then it is undeniable, taking Europe as a whole, that the history or pre-history of Romanticism begins in about 1770. ... Nor should we be misled by the fa...

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The elements and principles of the poetic work are built up with literary tools that Blake uses to convey what he feels as the important message in which the reader must obtain. ... The principles are applied to poetry in the same way and become a series of poetic terms that are rhyme, tone, and line treatment. ... By capitalizing both Man and God the result is an extremely taboo literary piece for its time period that places God in the same perspective or level as humanity. ... One must use a trained eye for the literary tools when analyzing this poem. ...

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Through the feminist lens, a number of new literary doors are opened. ... Rich is at her best when "decoding" the works of her spiritual and literary predecessors, reading between the boundaries of the admittedly male-imposed lines. ... I can only assume the male-dominated literary world of the day was threatened by Dickinson's work (which in all likelihood she never intended them to read); editors and publishers obviously recognized the genius in her work, and yet presented her safest (blandest), most conforming, le...

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In its various forms it has maintained it value and popularity throughout literary history. ... The search to define these terms is evident in "Ode on a Grecian Urn". ... That is just one fascinating aspect of this poem and one example of how the quest genre has maintained its value and popularity throughout literary history. ... The "quest" genre has many enduring qualities which, in their varying forms, have, and will in future, maintained their value and popularity throughout literary history. ...

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However, both of these plays are excellent examples of Shakespearean comedies, and, as such, they both possess a number of similarities in terms of the normal aspects of comedies that are associated with Shakespeare. ... In terms of differences, A Midsummer Night's Dream differs from As You Like It in that it consciously involves the supernatural through the inclusion of Oberon and Titania's feud, which interestingly mirrors (in some ways) the relationship between Theseus and Hippolyta, and the addition of Puck and the other fairies. ... I actually think that As You Like It is...

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A prominent intellectual in New York literary circles beginning in the 1920's, Burke was a poet, essayist, reviewer, novelist, translator, social commentator, and writer of short stories. His ever-fertile writings, collected in more than fifteen books, have made his name a byword in literary theory, history, economics, linguistics, dramaturgy, rhetoric, and much else. ... A perfectionist might seek to evolve terms free of ambiguity and inconsistency .In the world that we live in; it is astonishing to say that society does not strive to be perfect. ... And our remarks on the scene-act rati...

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Meaning is gained from a literary text at both a literal and also a symbolic level. Literary devices are the most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel. ... In the novel, one of the most significant literary devices used by Winton is symbolism, which plays upon the aesthetic sensibilities harbored by the text's audience and provides insight and deeper understanding to the themes of the novel. ... One of the most important parts of the house in terms of symbolism is the library, and Winton uses this to present his views on the racial policies of Australia in the 1...

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Cooper began his literary career with Precaution. ... The Pioneers was Coopers third work using a literary technique called "A descriptive tale." The Pioneers isn't descriptive in terms of a literal account of persons and things, but descriptive as regards to general characteristics, usages, and the state of a new country. ... In 1895 Mark Twain published his acerbic criticism of James Fenimore Cooper I in his essay "The Literary Offenses of Fenimore Cooper." ... There are nineteen rules governing literary art in domain of romantic fiction -- some say twenty-two. ...

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He has been considered a literary genius among his peers and a man we all can learn from. ... Either way Amiri was on his way to being a great literary giant. ... Together they published a literary magazine called the Yugen. ... During the same period Baraka along with Diane di Prima, coeditor an underground literary newsletter called Floating Bear. ... The Black arts era, both in terms of creative and theoretical writing is the most important one in black literature since the Harlem Renaissance. ...

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The term 'genre' has been historically referred to as the classification of literary texts and forms. In modernity and postmodernity it has been extended beyond literary boundaries to encapsulate (among other 'art forms') the classification of film/cinema. ... In establishing notions of genre in terms of the classification of film, one must highlight the historical processes of film production in order to assess how these processes have contributed to the emergence of genre(s) itself. ... Ensuing vertical integration of the industry emerged and films that were successful...

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