The various thought of Synge has been assembled in this chapter and tried to extract a comprehensive view of what Synge thinks essential points for the dramatic art. ... But it is unique in the impression and most perfect in dramatic technique. ... It is the play in which he shows for the first time- that this precaution Anglo-Irish idiom is capable of being a perfect dramatic medium not only for a one-act or two-act play but also for a full-fledged three-act drama. ... Chapter IV Synge's Dramatic Art The basic feature which has been discussed on Synge in the thesis regarding his dramat...

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An interest in those things, which cannot be understood, for example religion and the soul, results in an overwhelming expansion of what is accepted as art in the literary world. ... Characteristics of the Gothic novel are: an emphasis on portraying the terrifying, insistence on archaic settings, a very prominent use of supernatural forces, the presence of highly stereotypical characters and an attempt to perfect the technique of literary suspense. ...

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An interest in those things, which cannot be understood, for example religion and the soul, results in an overwhelming expansion of what is accepted as art in the literary world. ... Characteristics of the Gothic novel are: an emphasis on portraying the terrifying, insistence on archaic settings, a very prominent use of supernatural forces, the presence of highly stereotypical characters and an attempt to perfect the technique of literary suspense. ...

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In formal prose the simile is a device both of art and explanation, comparing the unfamiliar thing (to be explained) to some familiar thing (an object, event, process, etc.) known to the reader. ... A perfect rhyme is one in which the two sounds correspond exactly ("by hook or by crook"). ...

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