Quiz: English Idioms and Sayings
Book Review: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the life of slave girl is a powerful account of the life of Harriet Jacobs who wrote this autobiography about her incredibly painful journey to freedom as a former slave. Published during the U.S. Civil War in 1861, her aim with this narrative is clear:...
Finding and Identifying Rhetorical Devices
Within literary studies, working with rhetorical devices is an essential part of your degree. Whether you want to analyse a poem, a prose text or a piece of a play- rhetorical devices play an important role in constructing the meaning of the text. In the following, we...Exercise: finding and identifying rhetorical devices
Within your literary studies, you will sooner or later be confronted with the task of finding rhetorical devices. You should be aware that it is not enough to simply find a stylistic device. More importantly, you should be able to explain its significance for the...
The Origins of Halloween
Each year, on October 31, people around the world walk around houses in scary costumes asking for “trick-or-treat”. Most of us are familiar with Halloween, however, few know about the origins of this annual tradition which is celebrated in most anglophone countries....Gefördert vom
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