Within the city’s boundaries lay the truth. Upon the bridge, they waited for me. Beyond the bridge, my sense of security abandoned me. Behind its false facade was a layer of vulnerability. Between the cities I was safe, protected by the bridge’s unprejudiced judgment. Above the water, below the clouds; that was my safe haven. […]
“How does Shakespeare use language to reinforce his ideas in Macbeth?” Idea: Ambition Language Examples: Metaphor Use of Meter Repetition Alliteration Connect to question, provide insight, supply examples In the tragedy Macbeth, the idea of challenging stereotypes is a recurring theme. Shakespeare demonstrates it a number of times throughout the text although it is translated […]
Title: Handle With Care Text Type: Extended (novel) Author: Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult’s book Handle With Care revolves around the life of a five-year-old girl called Willow O’Keefe who was born with a genetic disability. The disease is non-hierarchy, a lottery where the unlucky winner claims Type III Osteogenesis Imperfecta, referred to as “OI” or “Brittle Bone Syndrome.” […]
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow (1) Creeps in this petty pace from day to day (2) To the last syllable of recorded time. (3) Time and the passing of time is a whole lot of nothingness. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools (4) The way to dusty death. (5) Out, […]
Pathetic Fallacy: When the natural world or setting appears to respond to/reflect the human events. eg. The use of rain/storms in movies when something bad or sad has happened. Dramatic Irony: When the audience knows something that characters do not.
“Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here. And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood; stop up the access and passage to remorse…” Statement: Lady Macbeth often uses elaborate metaphors to portray her ideas. Example: When willing herself to muster up the courage […]
Act 1, Scene 1 Summary Characters: The three witches Location: A desert place Time: Unknown (before the end of the battle) Events: The witches plan to meet again after the battle is over. They plan to meet Macbeth on the heath. Quote: “Fair is foul and foul is fair” – witches A Paradox Act 1, Scene […]
Small Great Things – Jodi Picoult Handle With Care – Jodi Picoult The Bronze Horseman – Paullina Simons A Fall of Marigolds – Susan Meissner Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger Specials & Extras (series) – Scott Westerfeld
“Spoken language allows access to an individual’s idiolect, their prosodic features and their paralinguistic features, which in turn provides a more thorough interpretation of their meaning behind words; this portrayal comes through stronger through dialogue than texting or online messages.” We have all heard our grandparent’s croak, “Back in my day, we had to actually […]
“Spoken language allows access to an individual’s idiolect, their prosodic features and their paralinguistic features, which in turn provides a more thorough interpretation of their meaning behind words; this portrayal comes through stronger through dialogue than written text.” Evidence: Spoken: Sarcasm (portrayed by tone and facial expressions: laughter or a straight face to imply irony) Dropping words doesn’t […]