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A t w ha t p oin t in th e e ssa y " A M odest P ro posa l" d o y o u b egin to s usp ect th a t S wift is u sin g ir o ny? W ha t a dditio na l e vid ence o f ir o ny c a n y o u fin d ? The p urp ose o f s a tir e is to m ake p eople th in k. W ha t S wift is d oin g in th is p ie ce , th e n, is m akin g th e E ng li s h p ub li c ( a nd th e K in g ) th in k a bout w ha t th e y a re d oin g to Ir e la nd a nd h o w th e y m ig ht m end th e ir w ays . L et...

In V ic to r H ug o’s Les M is e ra ble , a t w ha t p oin t d oes M onsie ur M adeli n e / J e an V alje an r e ali z e w ho h is r e al a dve rs a ry is ? In V ic to r H ug o’s Les M is e ra ble s , P art I, B ook V , C ha pte r V , M onsie ur M adele in e r e enco unte rs In sp ecto r J a ve rt w ho is n o w th e p oli c e in sp ecto r o f M ontr e uil- s ur-m er w he re J e an V alje an h a s r e deem ed h im se lf , m ade h is fo rtu na te a nd e ve n b eca m e m ...

In Bra ve N ew W orld w ha t p oin t d oes A ld ous H uxle y m ake a bout h um an n a tu re a nd th e n a tu re o f h um an c o m munitie s? T he re a re m any p ossib le p oin ts th a t H uxle y m ake s a bout h um an n a tu re . In Bra ve N ew W orld , th e re is a c o m munity o f ha ppy, e nte rta in e d, p eace fu l a nd p ro ductiv e in d iv id ua ls th a t fu nctio ns w ith o ut w ar o r r e belli o n. H ow th e y h a ve a chie ve d th is , if y o u s e t a si...

A t w ha t p oin t d oes H am le t s a y th e li n e " H ow a ll o cca sio ns d o in fo rm a gain st m e"? T his li n e c o m es fr o m th e c lo sin g s o li lo quy in A ct 4 , s c. 4 . H am le t h a s ju st h a d a c o nve rs a tio n w ith th e c a pta in o f F ortin b ra s' a rm y. T he c a pta in h a s in fo rm ed H am le t th a t F ortin b ra s is s up pose dly p la nnin g to in va de s o m e p art o f P ola nd fo r a s m all p atc h o f g ro und th a t h a s li tt...

A t w ha t p oin t d oes a cute w ound b eco m e c hro nic w ound ? A n a cute w ound is a w ound th a t u sua lly h e als in a bout tw o w eeks. W he n h e ali n g d oes n o t o ccur a ro und th is tim e fr a m e th e w ound b eco m es c hro nic . C hro nic w ound s c a n ta ke u p to , a nd o ve r, fo ur to s ix w eeks fo r th e h e ali n g p ro ce ss to o ccur. A cute w ound s m ay tu rn in to c hro nic w ound s w he n... S olu tio n A n a cute w ound is a w ou...

W ha t p oin t c o uld y o u m entio n w he n c o m parin g a nd c o ntr a stin g " D em ete r" b y C aro l A nn D uffy a nd " A nth e m fo r d oom ed yo uth " b y W ilf r e d O wen. B oth s im ila ritie s a nd d iffr e nce s fo r b oth p oem s. T H ANK Y O U. T he p oem s 'D em ete r' b y C aro l A nn D uffy a nd 'A nth e m fo r D oom ed Y outh ' b y W ilf r e d O wen b oth d eal w ith th e th e m e o f m ourn in g . In th a t m uch th e re a re s im ila ritie s. D uff...

W ha t o f p oetr y is g ene ra lly p asse d d ow n fr o m g ene ra tio n to g ene ra tio n? E ve n th o ug h th is is v e ry b ro ad in n a tu re , I th in k th e re is m uch h e re to a na ly ze in a fr e e a nd o pen m anne r. Y ou m ig ht a ls o fin d m any r e sp onse s to it. S om e o f th e m m ig ht b e d iv e rg ent fr o m " tr a ditio na l a nsw ers ." T his w ould b e w he re m in e re sid es. I th in k o ne o f th e ... S olu tio n E ve n th o ug h th...

W ha t p oetic e le m ents d oes E li z a beth u se in S onne t 4 3? I c a n't q uite g ra sp w ha t s he u se s. W hile E li z a beth B arre tt B ro w nin g 's " S onne t 4 3" fr o m Sonnets fr o m th e P ortu guese is a P etr a rc ha n, o r It a li a n, s o nne t li k e th e o th e rs in th is c o lle ctio n, it d oes n o t fo llo w th e tr a ditio na l p atte rn o f s ta tin g a q ue stio n in th e fir s t 8 li n e s a nd a nsw erin g it in th e la st 6 l...

W ha t a re th e p oetic e le m ents in A nne B ra dstr e et's " T o M y D ear a nd L ovin g H usb and "? L is t th re e a nd g iv e a n e xa m ple o f e ach If e ve r tw o w ere o ne , th e n s ure ly w e. If e ve r m an w ere lo v'd b y w ife , th e n th e e. If e ve r w ife w as h a ppy in a m an, C om pare w ith m e, y e w om en, if y o u c a n. I p riz e th y lo ve m ore th a n w ho le M in e s o f g old O r a ll th e r ic he s th a t th e E ast d oth...

W ha t is a p oetic c o unte rp art? O r h o w d o y o u w rite a p oem th a t in te rte xts w ith a n e ssa y/s ho rt s to ry ? I n e ed to w rite a p oem th a t in te rte xts o r is th e p oetic c o unte rp art fo r th is e ssa y/s ho rt s to ry th a t I'v e a lr e ady w ritte n. H ere a re fe w p oin ts to c o nsid er w he n it c o m es to in te rte xtu a li ty . F ir s t, a sk y o urs e lf h o w d o y o u k no w if th e re is a n in te rte xtu a l r e fe re ...