How are literary works of Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon similar?

Last Answer : It depends on the angle of view. As for the status of blacks, unemployment, social oppression still Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Or by W. Faulkner Absolone, Absolone!

Who are other great literary characters like Les Miserables’ Valjean exemplifying the power of human redemption?

Description : Who are other great literary characters like Les Miserables’ Valjean exemplifying the power of human redemption?

Last Answer : First, how do you see Jean Valjean as exemplifying the power of human redemption? Do you mean self-redemption or something else?

What classic literary character would you like to see dropped into a different classic novel?

Description : What classic literary character would you like to see dropped into a different classic novel?

Last Answer : Dorian Gray dropped in for Mr Hyde haha How about Jo from Little Women in for Jane Eyre? Gosh, best Q evaaa!

What is that most common character trait possessed by literary characters you like?

Description : What is that most common character trait possessed by literary characters you like?

Last Answer : Now, that's one I'll have to think about. I'll get back to you on that. I can tell you that it's not beauty, goodness, or pluckiness, although those may be additional traits in some appealing characters ... ). And it sure isn't flaws alone. Maybe there isn't a commonality? This could be a hard one.

Know any pets named for literary characters or art personalities?

Description : Know any pets named for literary characters or art personalities?

Last Answer : My dog Frodo Baggins who is alas now off on a long, long quest to return the ring.

When did "douche bag" or better yet "douche" become a character description (as in My roommate is sort of a douche). Was it in a literary product, or did it come from the street. When did it happen?

Description : When did "douche bag" or better yet "douche" become a character description (as in My roommate is sort of a douche). Was it in a literary product, or did it come from the street. When did it happen?

Last Answer : answer:One etymology website cites the first recorded use from the 1951 novel From Here to Eternity. For it to sound natural in a wartime novel implies that it was in use during the war. However, another ... Show. I kind of doubt this - I seem to remember people using it a lot pre-Jon Stewart.

Which author or literary character would you most want to be - and why?

Description : Which author or literary character would you most want to be - and why?

Last Answer : Do you really need to ask? The name is Bond, James Bond.

What are the literary terms and devices that Ama Ata Aidoo uses in her story: The Girl Who Can ?

Description : What are the literary terms and devices that Ama Ata Aidoo uses in her story: The Girl Who Can ?

Last Answer : If you have access through a database or school library to Gale Research’s Short Story Criticism you should find some helpful essays in it. There are also other literature resource databases that you can search.

What is the most scathing put down in movie/TV/literary history?

Description : What is the most scathing put down in movie/TV/literary history?

Last Answer : Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn! Clark Gable, as Rhett Butler in “Gone With The Wind.”

Did you or would you name a child or a pet after a literary figure?

Description : Did you or would you name a child or a pet after a literary figure?

Last Answer : Oh, absolutely. We were going to name the baby I’m carrying Enoch for Enoch Root in Cryptonomicon by Stephenson but went with a diff name. Anyway, totally.

What literary character description best fits you?

Description : What literary character description best fits you?

Last Answer : I told a friend recently that I fantasize that I am the Jewish Elizabeth Bennett but I’m not sure that anyone else has ever seen that. I don’t have particuarly “fine eyes.”

Can you identify this literary fragment ?

Description : Can you identify this literary fragment ?

Last Answer : answer:Sounds like it could be Proust. Remembrance of Things Past, perhaps. I’m guessing it’s a French author because of the reference to the Seine. I’m thinking Proust or some other equally overwrought author because of the sort of existential fever of the subject matter.

What literary movement would you assign Edgar Rice Burroughs to?

Description : What literary movement would you assign Edgar Rice Burroughs to?

Last Answer : I don’t believe in trying to categorize artists, how can we? Sure, some fit into certain boxes of genre but, plenty do not. They are free flowing and innovative, ever surprising and random in their expressions and defy description. E.R.B. is one of the unboxable artists. :-)

Was there ever a literary character which inspired you enough that it reshaped who you were?

Description : Was there ever a literary character which inspired you enough that it reshaped who you were?

Last Answer : The Red Raider. (And I will shoot anyone that takes that seriously). There was a story about a kid that ran away from home and built a home inside of a tree that was read to us when I was very young ... the title to that book. Maybe My Side of the Mountain? I know wacked. But then again so am I.

Have your literary interests been influenced more by prose or by poetry?

Description : Have your literary interests been influenced more by prose or by poetry?

Last Answer : Prose has much wider selection and is easier to process than some poetry. But I love writing poetry when so inspired.

What would be an interesting topic for a lengthy paper of literary criticism (more details inside)

Description : What would be an interesting topic for a lengthy paper of literary criticism (more details inside)

Last Answer : The Original of Laura by Nabokov, that was published posthumously some years ago. Could that be something? There were quarrels about whether or not it should be published and after it was published it was critisised. I am no big literature buff, this is what came to mind when reading your question.

Do you prefer reading genre fiction or literary fiction, and why?

Description : Do you prefer reading genre fiction or literary fiction, and why?

Last Answer : You really have to get yourself into the book more with genre fiction I personally don’t have a preferance, I like both. You’re not being snobby by the way it’s just your preference.

Who is a good "literary" writer?

Description : Who is a good "literary" writer?

Last Answer : How modern is modern? Still actively publishing today? or still living? or twentieth century? or . . . ?

What is an example of a Theme and literary technique in Chapter 14 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Description : What is an example of a Theme and literary technique in Chapter 14 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Last Answer : answer:An idea? Yes I have lots. The themes for chapter 14 aren’t any different than for the rest of the book. Can you think of a theme running through the book? As for literary technique, consider the narrator. I will not do your homework, but will assist.

What are some other beautiful literary phrases, such as "Cellar Door"?

Description : What are some other beautiful literary phrases, such as "Cellar Door"?

Last Answer : I love the words bedchamber, lullaby and exactly

What literary characters can you not stand?

Description : What literary characters can you not stand?

Last Answer : There are times when I read jodie piccoult that I skip over the chapters about lesser characters that I do not enjoy

What are some of your favorite literary passages and why?

Description : What are some of your favorite literary passages and why?

Last Answer : Hmm, I don’t usually reread certain passages, but I do have comforting books that I will reread.

What literary term am I thinking of?

Description : What literary term am I thinking of?

Last Answer : Manic Pixie Dream Girl?

How do you feel about the latest trend that re-creates literary classics with zombies and sea monsters?

Description : How do you feel about the latest trend that re-creates literary classics with zombies and sea monsters?

Last Answer : I think these are a vehicle for writers who cannot come up with a decent story line on their own, so they have to borrow (steal) from real writers.

Can anyone tell me what this quote would fall under in terms of literary elements?

Description : Can anyone tell me what this quote would fall under in terms of literary elements?

Last Answer : Basically what I am asking about is whether this is a parallelism, asyndeton, or both. Just things like that.

Where can I find a literary agent?

Description : Where can I find a literary agent?

Last Answer : Literary Bureau of Investigation agents will take care of your needs. :-)

Does anyone know where I can find a website with a variety of literary elements?

Description : Does anyone know where I can find a website with a variety of literary elements?

Last Answer : Here is a .pdf file with a list of AP literary terms, including the ones you’ve listed. It includes examples and clear definitions. Here is another list that will link you to similar terms, in HTML format.

Would you rather write a single novel of esteemed literary merit, or get filthy rich writing a brainless, fantastical series with no kind of academic recognition?

Description : Would you rather write a single novel of esteemed literary merit, or get filthy rich writing a brainless, fantastical series with no kind of academic recognition?

Last Answer : If the fantasy series was truly brainless, I would much rather write one novel of literary merit than write a series for the sake of writing a series and selling copies. Of course just because a novel has wizards, vampires, and werewolves, doesn’t mean it’s brainless.

What's the literary / rhetorical / analytical term for a figurative description of an action when the description can't apply to the actor?

Description : What's the literary / rhetorical / analytical term for a figurative description of an action when the description can't apply to the actor?

Last Answer : Sounds just like a more specific usage of metaphor to me

What is your favorite literary quote?

Description : What is your favorite literary quote?

Last Answer : One of my favorites is from Las Amigas by Carlos Fuentes: No, aquellos eran los tiempos jóvenes. Éstos son los viejos tiempos, Archibald. It means, Those weren't old times. These are the ... explainable than that of words . Wow, that translates really badly. Take from it what you will. Another

Whatis literary value?

Description : Whatis literary value?

Last Answer : Do your own research on words if you don’t know what they mean!

Do you ever get crushes on literary characters?

Description : Do you ever get crushes on literary characters?

Last Answer : yes sometimes i find myself thinking about edward cullen of twilight

What is a good academic literary journal?

Description : What is a good academic literary journal?

Last Answer : I think you should ask a certain ex-roommate of yours about this one… he’s always happy to give his two cents. I can send you his email if you don’t have it.

Any suggestions for a literary fiction novel around 150 pages?

Description : Any suggestions for a literary fiction novel around 150 pages?

Last Answer : answer:Wm Faulkner's THE BEAR is a short novel, and certainly considered one of the masterpieces of Amer. Lit. Henry James, Edith Wharton, Nathanael West, John Steinbeck, Carson McCullers, and Eudora ... , but she is one weird and fascinating master of the language. Pagination depends on font size .

Name the Indian language newspapers and literary books published in the early phase of Nationalist Movement -SST 10th

Description : Name the Indian language newspapers and literary books published in the early phase of Nationalist Movement -SST 10th

Last Answer : In the early phase of Nationalist Movement many newspapers were published in different parts of the country. These included Amrit Bazar Patrika, the Hindu, the Kesari. Lord Lytton had imposed ... in Marathi, Altaf Husain in Hindi, Subramanya Bharati in Tamil, Laxmi Kanta Bezbarua in Assamese.

By whom was the ‘Tahglq-i-Hind', a famous literary work, written? -Do You Know?

Description : By whom was the ‘Tahglq-i-Hind', a famous literary work, written? -Do You Know?

Last Answer : answer:

Macbeth learns about Lady Macbeth's death after the audience does. What literary technique does Shakespeare use by doing this?

Description : Macbeth learns about Lady Macbeth's death after the audience does. What literary technique does Shakespeare use by doing this?

Last Answer : Tension -Apex

What literary term is illustrated by Juliet's speech?

Description : What literary term is illustrated by Juliet's speech?

Last Answer : soliloquy

What literary work that is mostly not a product of the Writers imagination is?

Description : What literary work that is mostly not a product of the Writers imagination is?

Last Answer : nonfiction

What is the name of the oldest literary language of Aryan Indian group ?

Description : What is the name of the oldest literary language of Aryan Indian group ?

Last Answer : The oldest literary language of the Aryan Indian group is Vedic and Sanskrit.

What kind of literary work does Syed Shamsul Haque's "Foot Sound Found" ?

Description : What kind of literary work does Syed Shamsul Haque's "Foot Sound Found" ?

Last Answer : Syed Shamsul Haque's ' Payer Awaaz Paya Yaya ' is a literary work based on the liberation war.

Who dedicated his literary work to Rabindranath? ?

Description : Who dedicated his literary work to Rabindranath? ?

Last Answer : To whom Rabindranath dedicates his literary work… Basanta - to Kazi Nazrul Islam , Taser Desh - to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose , Kaler Jatra - to Sarat Chandra Chattapadhyay , Purabi - to Victoria Ocampo , Kheya - to Jagadish Chandra Bose.

With the publication of which novel did the literary fame of 1st Saratchandra spread ?

Description : With the publication of which novel did the literary fame of 1st Saratchandra spread ?

Last Answer : The fame of Saratchandra spread through the publication of Baradidi novels.

What is the literary pseudonym of Pramath Chowdhury ?

Description : What is the literary pseudonym of Pramath Chowdhury ?

Last Answer : Pramath Chowdhury's literary pseudonym is Birbal.

Who wrote the literary context ?

Description : Who wrote the literary context ?

Last Answer : Written by Hasan Hafizur Rahman.

What started the literary life of Gee The Mopas ?

Description : What started the literary life of Gee The Mopas ?

Last Answer : Through poetry.

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