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Answered a Question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Let us go for four. 1) Allusion. To state the most obvious literary device first, like any good revivalist sermon, the text of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" depends on allusions to... -
Answered a Question in Sonnet 60
(All line citations are taken from the text available at the Shakespeare Online reference provided.) Question 1: Which of the following best describes the whole structure of the poem as a whole? A)... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Let us try for three distinct, substantial literary devices used in the soliloquy from act 1, scene 5, of Hamlet. Irony: Irony is the most prominent literary device in Hamlet's soliloquy.... -
Answered a Question in American Imperialism
"Imperial power" is a bit of a vague label. It tends to mean several things at once, so let's unpack it. In the sense of "this country was built on conquest by force," the "imperial power" part of... -
Answered a Question in Robinson Crusoe
Defoe is considered "the father of realism" because he wrote about people, gave them specific, concrete motivations, and explained how and why they pursued them. He wrote in the earliest days of... -
Answered a Question in The Ancient World
On the most basic level, the ancient river valley civilizations influenced classical empires because they influenced civilization, period. The river valley civilizations are the most lasting and... -
Answered a Question in Bhagavad Gita
Both the Bhagavad Gita and the Analects of Confucius are about duty. They argue that individuals have social responsibilities that take precedent over personal preference and even personal... -
Answered a Question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
"If you were a Puritan" is a complex idea. Let's unpack it a bit. To begin with, "Puritan" is a more complicated label than, say, "Roman Catholic." First, on the whole it wasn't something people... -
Answered a Question in The Ancient World
Let's try for two of each. We'll start with differences. 1) The first obvious difference between ancient Greece and ancient Persia was sheer size. At its greatest extent, which would have been the... -
Answered a Question in The Byzantine Empire
Post-Roman Europe and the Byzantine Empire are often defined by difference, and they certainly considered one another foreign cultures. But similarities did exist and are worth exploring. Before... -
Answered a Question in Dante's Inferno
Dante Alighieri's Inferno is a classic example of the common theme in medieval Catholic thought of treating Christianity and classical philosophy as a single, shared tradition. The Christian... -
Answered a Question in The French Revolution
Let's try for four. 1) All three represented a transition from a less democratic to a more democratic government. The Glorious Revolution replaced a king who had come to the throne by monarchic... -
Answered a Question in The Declaration of Independence
Limiting the answer to the first paragraph alone, Jefferson's use of the phrase "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind" can be construed as an appeal to emotion. Strictly speaking, the... -
Answered a Question in Iliad
The three envoys come to Achilles in Book 9 of the Iliad. At this point in the epic Achilles, greatest of the Greek warriors, has withdrawn from battle after having Briseis, a slave woman he...