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Full-Text Articles in Literature in English, North America

A Rhetorical Aspect Of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Fiction: A Reader Response Approach, James Philip Lehan Jan 1995

A Rhetorical Aspect Of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Fiction: A Reader Response Approach, James Philip Lehan

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The Trials Of Creativity: A Rhetorical Analysis Of A View From The Bridge And The Crucible By Arthur Miller, Edward Hal Garnett Jan 1993

The Trials Of Creativity: A Rhetorical Analysis Of A View From The Bridge And The Crucible By Arthur Miller, Edward Hal Garnett

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The Role Of Language In Constructing Consciousness In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Tamra Elizabeth Dibenedetto Jan 1992

The Role Of Language In Constructing Consciousness In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Tamra Elizabeth Dibenedetto

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Relationship between thought and language -- Whorf's hypothesis of linguistic determinism -- Linguistic relativism -- Sociopolitics, oppression, and language.


"Words Moving Secretly Toward Some Goal Of Their Own": The Rhetorical Use Of The "As If" In The Fiction Of Flannery O’Connor, Kellie Renee Rayburn Jan 1988

"Words Moving Secretly Toward Some Goal Of Their Own": The Rhetorical Use Of The "As If" In The Fiction Of Flannery O’Connor, Kellie Renee Rayburn

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In an effort to reach readers who do not share her strict Roman Catholic beliefs, Flannery O'Connor employs a number of persuasive devices. Prominent among those devices is her rhetorical use of the "as if" construction. As a theoretical joining of the "reality" of this world with the "unknown" of the supernatural, the "as if" introduces "mystery," a vital part of the reader's experience with any of O'Connor's fictional works. By closely examining O'Connor's various uses of the construction in her short stories, the "as if's" differing effects on the reader become apparent. These effects are further demonstrated by a …


The Woman Is Perfected: A Reader-Response Approach To Sylvia Plath's Ariel, Kathleen Herrick Schroeder Jan 1987

The Woman Is Perfected: A Reader-Response Approach To Sylvia Plath's Ariel, Kathleen Herrick Schroeder

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No abstract provided.


A Dramatism Of Comedy: The Voice Of Eudora Welty, Dianne Briley Jan 1984

A Dramatism Of Comedy: The Voice Of Eudora Welty, Dianne Briley

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Willa Cather's Window Imagery: A Study Of A Detail In Artistic Design, Aliesa Zoecklein Jan 1982

Willa Cather's Window Imagery: A Study Of A Detail In Artistic Design, Aliesa Zoecklein

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A Linguistic Analysis Of Emily Dickinson's Poetry, Mary Ann Hobson Jan 1982

A Linguistic Analysis Of Emily Dickinson's Poetry, Mary Ann Hobson

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No abstract provided.