The house of mirth - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

PRAXIS II LANGUAGE ARTS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% 2023 Questions 1-3 refer to the following poem. The Deserted House Life and Thought have gone away Side by side, Leaving door and windows wide: Careless tenants they! All within is dark as night: In the windows is no light: And no murmur at the door, So frequent on its hinge before. Close the door, the shutters close, Or thro' the windows we shall see The nakedness and vacancy Of the dark deserted house. Come away: no more ...

Praxis 5038 - Historical Periods & Authors, Works Already Graded A Ancient World Literature Homer Aristotle Plato Medieval & Early Modern World Literature Dante "Inferno" Martin Luther "Speech at the Diet" Machiavelli "The Prince" Old English Period (450-1066) Beowulf "The Wanderer" Middle English Period () Chaucer "Canterbury Tales" "The Cuckoo Song" The Renaissance - British () Shakespeare "Hamlet" "Macbeth" Milton "Paradise Lost" Carew "An Elegy upon the Death of the D...

Emissary - correct answer one sent on a special mission to represent others capricious - correct answer Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior incipient - correct answer beginning to exist or appear brusqueness - correct answer rude way of saying something valediction - correct answer far...

William Bradford -->First governor of Plymouth Colony. Wrote the Mayflower Compact which was the governing document of the colony and established the protection of individual rights against governmental tyranny. Wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation," which he never intended for publication. He wrote it in plain style: for a general readership, using common language and sentence structure to enable the common reader to easily understand the narrative. Called "The Father of American History....

Metaphysical Poetry - Answer- Uses conceits and uses intellectual and philosophical language. Makes abstract comparisons using conceits. ie. John Donne. Michael Wigglesworth - Answer- Clergyman who wrote "Day of Doom" and "Meat out of the Eater". He wrote lyrical, theological poems. Puritan. Connotation - Answer- the feelings or emotions surrounding a word. (ie. home = pleasant haven) motif - Answer- Phase, image, action, that unifies a work of literature by recurring throughout it....

Unfortunately, today's world still has sexual double standards. Despite efforts to make men and women's sexuality equal, there is a clear double norm that honors male sexuality while punishing female sexuality. This social science essay delves into the history of the sexual double norm and how it affects gender norms in "The House of Mirth," "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," "Daisy Miller," and “Girl of the Streets."