Pun

Hamlet may use double meanings to add to King Claudius’s frustration or he may also do this to shade the truth, as he did when he was asked about the death of Polonius. This is different from the other times that he may use puns or double meanings because he may be witty for self-amusement or to just play with other people, but when he uses double meanings with King Claudius, Hamlet reveals the truth of how much he hates the king for what he has done to him by killing King…

Musical lyrics are so entrancing because many work like good poetry. But what makes poetry good? Dr. Dale Haskell, professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University, says that a good poem has seven qualities (Lecture). The most important one of these qualities is what Dr. Haskell calls “word-magic.” This means that all the correct words should be used in the poem, making sure that the words in different lines coincide with each other to form connections. These words must also appeal…

Reality in the Sarcasm (A Discussion on Chaucer's usage of Satire to Meet His Agenda.) Geoffrey Chaucer was known as the father of the English Language. During Chaucer's time in the late 1300’s, he had many issues with the state of how people lived. He used his writing to criticize the societal issues he noticed during his time. He uses Satire in his writings to get his message across to the common people during the 1300’s. Satire is defined as the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or…

Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” uncovers the laxity of British and Irish Gentry towards the increasing poverty in Ireland and the exploitation of the Irish. With its metaphors that depicts cannibalism as an acceptable solution to hunger, ‘modest’ can only be seen as an euphemism for this egregious suggestion. This satire dictates an economically insightful proposal that alleviate poor parents of their ‘bastard children’. As a result of this proposal, the outcome suggests to hinder children…

While reading an argumentative article, one learns to expect stern verbosity and intellectual perplexity. An exception to this norm, Dave Barry pleasantly plays with rhetoric and satire to convey an opinion while simultaneously humoring the reader. His article, “Discover Your House,” is so saturated with jokes that at a first glance, one may feel as if his purpose was simply to make them laugh; it seems as if it provides no real objective. This, however, is his unforeseen genius. Dissecting his…

such towns leveled up by wars. So it is not possible for her to say where her father took birth. She can not tell his root. She never could talk to her father because she was unable to speak German. His language always stuck in her jaw. There is a pun on the word ‘Tongue’ here. Here ‘Tongue refers to both language and the usually movable organ in the mouth of human beings. A few lines should be quoted: Says there are a dozen or two. So I never could tell where you Put your foot, your root,…

Computers, iPhones, texts, Google, and Netflix. Today’s world is full of the labors and fruits of innovation. Without this new technology, we feel and, in a sense, are naked. Our phones are with us from the time we wake up in the morning to the time that we close our eyes; and even then, they rest next to our beds, waiting for up to arise and begin a new day. When we want to know how something works, Google is right at our side satisfying our curiosity the instant it arises. Our greatest…

Commercial Analysis Critical Thinking Unit 9 The second commercial I chose was one I found ineffective. In fact, I found it gratuitous and wasteful. The video is called Coke Mini (Ant man vs Hulk), it initially aired during the super bowl, and can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlZqBR3yTiw. I understand that there is a belief here associating popular superheroes to Coca-Cola is supposed to sell more cokes. I love the Marvel movies, I have seen and own every one; but I fail to…

their challenge to employers with their solidarity. Fanon (1969, p.48) believes that when the women workers resist, it could be even stronger with a spontaneity and intensity for it has been long oppressed and hidden. Expanding the norm of protest, Pun (1995) sees all the body pains, the psychological disorder and disobedience of the factory rules as the resist from the women factory workers. Within all these struggles, resists and protests of the women factory workers, Elson and Pearson (1981,…

“Much Ado About Nothing.” is a romantic comedy written by the famous poet William Shakespeare. The novel takes place in the early Sixteen hundreds, it features a young woman who is wrongly accused of adultery. Who later is found innocent and recoiled with her lover. It also features another couple, Beatrice and Benedick they both are witty, smart and swear never to be tricked by cupid 's arrow and fall in love. While Shakespeare focuses on the themes of love, lies and deception, he also uses…