Who was that again?
an incredibly smart super sleuth who realizes that a job offer looking for redheads to copy encyclopedias in a basement for several hours a day sounds a tad bit sketchy; but he THWARTS the plan and stops a major bank robbing heist!
Sherlock Holmes
"My Last Duchess"
"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor/Shall be lifted--nevermore."
Edgar Allen Poe
"The kingdom is better served with men than with money."
"The Silver Mine"
The repeating of words or phrases to communicate meaning or to create an effect; stating key words or phrases multiple times to emphasize important information.
Example: "Be true! Be true! Be true!" (The Scarlet Letter)
Repetition
a woman who was a prisoner during World War II who prayed for bananas.
And our kind God brought her bananas through someone that she had shown Jesus' love to! <3
(true story!)
Darlene Deibler Rose
A story about a canary whose definition of the world constantly changed depending on his current location
"A Canary's Ideas"
"He was also teaching me that one's actions spoke louder than words when it came to witnessing for Christ."
Bilquis Sheik
"As a rule, the more bizarre a thing in the less mysterious it proves to be."
"The Red-Headed League"
A comparison in the form of an apparent contradiction; "My greatest loss proved to be my greatest gain" would be an example.
Paradox
a man who remained resilient and optimistic even after a civil war in his country
Jonathan Iwegbu
this African post-civil war story is an example of realism in literature
"Civil Peace"
"To be, or not to be,--that is the question."
William Shakespeare
"You and I are a contrasting pair--you have entered the Misty Flats while I have just found my way out of them back on the the High Way"
"Seeking to Serve"
Genre that portrays ordinary life and is characterized by simple speech, probable plots, and imperfect human characters?
Realism
a king from Greek mythology who is facing the end of his life and desires to spend his remaining days having ADVENTURE
Ulysses
A story about a very nervous/anxious man who decides to not trust banks
"My Financial Career"
"We returned to our places, these Kingdoms,/But no longer at ease here, in the old dispensation,/With alien people clutching their gods."
T.S. Eliot
"Yet that which was the worst now least afflicts me,/Blindness."
Samson Agonistes
A brief saying that expresses a truth in a witty, satirical way
Epigram
a woman who is born into the uppity uppity higher class but great empathy for the hardships of those in lower classes (she also likes the working men from the lower class because they aren't like the silly boys she has to dance with at the fancy uppity uppity parties)
Laura Sheridan
A poem about a woman who faithfully waits for her husband who goes on a long journey
"The Song of Ch'ang-Kan"
"I wait in hope--I wait in solemn fear,/The oracle of God--the sole--true God--to hear."
Charlotte Bronte
"Truth is defenseless, but it is also invincible."
The Gospel in Bonds
A speech given by a single character, usually in private, revealing his deepest thoughts; "To Be or Not to Be" is an example of this.
sililoquy
A Christian convert from the Islamic faith who learns that service others can bring true joy
Bilquis Sheikh
A poem that demonstrates the theme of separation from these lines: "In the eighth month, butterflies come/ In pairs over the grass in the West Garden./ These smite my heart."
"The Song of Chang-Kan"
"I am a part of all that I have met."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"One equal temper of heroic hearts,/Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will/To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"
"Ulysses"
The expression of strong emotion to evoke emotion from the reader
Sentimentality
A Christian prisoner being transferred to Siberia who is caught carrying the Gospel of Mark
Georgi Vins
A poem that is an extended metaphor comparing the brevity of life to a dream
"The Dream Called Life"
"It was living water from Jehovah's Well."
John Paton
"The Dying Hunter to His Dog"
Foreshadowing