1. Take any sample of 100 words in complete sentences. 2. Count only full sentences. If the last sentence ends short of 100 words‚ stop at that stage. 3. Count the number of words in the sample with 3 or more syllables‚ omitting capitalised words. Call this X 4. Divide by 100 the number of sentences to give an answer Y. 5. Add X + Y to give an answer Z. 6. Multiply Z by 0.3 to give an American grade equivalent. 7. Add 5.0 to your answer to give a British reading
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real… Aristotle wrote about many things‚ one of the most prized literary works is his work on poetics. He talks about all the things that make a good play‚ good. How to capture the people’s attention‚ and keep them guessing. A few of the things Aristotle wrote about in his literary arraignment Poetics‚ are the importance of a protagonist‚ having a fall of the protagonist‚ and the antagonist. In Poetics by Aristotle it mentions the importance of having a protagonist‚ in the movie Ender’s Game it shows
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the Lyrical Ballads. It has been generally supposed that Wordsworth’s theory of poetic language is merely a reaction against‚ and a criticism of‚ ‘the Pseudo Classical’ theory of poetic diction. Such a view is partially true. His first impulse was less a revolt against Pseudo-classical diction‚ “than a desire to find a suitable language for the new territory of human life which he was conquering for poetic treatment”. His aim was to deal in his poetry with rustic and humble life
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The Poetic Structure of “Frumsceaft” “Frumsceaft” is a song that is written by an uneducated cow-herder who amazingly sang a song in Old English. The cow-herder’s name was Caedmon. He produced “Frumsceaft” after he had left a place where everyone was singing songs. He left the place because he was disappointed in himself because he had not thought of a song to sing. Caedmon was lying in hay in a barn when he had a dream of an angel. The angel gave him a song to sing and told him to go back there
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Steve McKnight 20 June 2014 Persuasive Poetic Devices in “The Dream of the Rood” In the Anglo-Saxon poem‚ “The Dream of the Rood‚” the author’s purpose is to impress upon his audience the power of salvation offered by Christianity‚ as represented by the crucifix. For the author‚ the crucifix‚ or Rood‚ is no mere symbol‚ but a literal embodiment of salvation. At the time it is believed to have been written‚ the poet’s audience consisted of a spectrum of Christian followers and pagans who retained
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Poetic Analysis Essay Taking risks will bestow people new stories and new adventure. Lives without exhilarating stories seem extremely tedious. For instance‚ in the poem "Curiosity" by Alastair Reid discusses how dogs do not take risks and do not experience any adventures. A life with a story portrays by cats‚ creatures that are exceedingly adventurous and carefree. In “Curiosity‚” Reid demonstrates how cats and dogs relate to humans when it comes to taking risk. Reid also utilizes poetic elements
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Pslam 19 is a hymn with a focus on God’s creation and His revelation to the world through scripture. Through this psalm we are able to see how God has chosen to reveal Himself to the world. He chose to reveal Himself through creation and through His Scriptures. This Psalm also defines characteristics of God through how He describes His Word and Creation. The psalm scientifically provides insight as it describes the heavens and the action of the sun. As insightful as the psalm is‚ it’s important
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THE ‘PREFACE’ TO LYRICAL BALLADS AADED TO THE SECOND EDITION OF LB IN 1800 IN PUTS FORWARD WORDSWORTH’S THEORY OF POETIC DICTION Wordsworth’s purpose‚ as he tells in the Preface was‚ “to choose incidents and situations from common life”‚ and quite naturally‚ he also intended to use‚ “a selection of language‚ really used by men”. He was to deal with humble and rustic life and so he should also use the language of the rustics‚ farmers‚ shepherds who were to be the subjects of his poetry. The language
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Aristotle’s Poetics defines the nature of tragic drama‚ discusses the six essential elements of drama‚ states his opinion on the best type of tragic plot‚ and suggests the most effective means to arouse essential emotions such as pity and fear. He presents here the elaborate structure of justice of virtue rewarded and villain punished‚ broadly speaking the poetic justice. Now since in the finest kind of tragedy the structure should be complex and not simple‚ and since it should also be a representation
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Poetic and Highly Literary Words |[pic] | Poetic and Highly Literary Words. Poetic words form a rather insignificant layer of the special literary vocabulary. They are mostly archaic or very rarely used highly literary words which aim at producing an elevated effect. They have a marked tendency to detach themselves from the common literary word-stock and gradually
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