In "The Carp," by Yun Wang, the use of the carp to represent something deeper is an example of Synecdoche. The carp is used to represent the pain and injustice of her father’s imprisonment. “The Carp is dedicated to Wang’s father, and many of the poems in her little book tell stories from that period.
Remember, a symbol is an object that takes on a meaning other than its literal meaning.
In the poem, the carp is literally a fish that takes on a deeper meaning. Confucius named his son Carp, and his son died young. The speaker's father was imprisoned and beaten. Therefore, the carp represents sadness and pain.
Answer:
B. A Midsummer Night's Dream
Explanation:
Mendelssohn was born in a high class family, and because of that, had lots of exposure to music. His parents hosted musical performances in their home for all their high societal friends. In one of these events, Felix performed his overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream for the first time with his sister as a duet on the piano. He orchestrated the piece shortly after this event.
Superlative degrees are forms of the base adjectives that are defined as the highest kind or order of the adjective when more than two objects are compared from one another.Say for example, beautiful, the superlative form is most beautiful. In this case, the words of superlative degree are absolute, wealthy and smart.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
I think it would be D because obviously he's not a static character. Then it comes to the why- He is described almost like the god of nature, Pan, especially with the panpipes. He is simple in personality but his whole being gives off the nature vibe.
The literary term would be an oxymoron. Oxymorons are “a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).”
