... is a pattern of rhymes in a poem. In traditional ballads, the rhyme scheme is ABCB. In short, the second and fourth lines rhyme. Here is an example of the ABCB rhyme scheme: And when he came bold Robin before, "O hast thou any money to spare For my merry men and me?" As you can see from the example above (stanza 30, page 7), the second and fourth lines rhyme. During the story you will find this rhyme scheme to be very common. This ballad, like many uses Incremental Repetition which is the use of a line with some slight variation. An example is: "I have no money", then quoth the young man, "No ready gold nor fee, But I will swear upon a book Thy true se ...
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... interviews, and numerous letters, diaries, accounts, and observations. In addition, there are 166 audio recordings of interviews Ryan considered especially important. Of particular note among the interviews are those with Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, President Eisenhower, and General Simpson, all from 1963. Doug McCabe University Records Manager Alden Library Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 E-Mail: mccabe@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu In 1976 Cornelius Ryan died from cancer. The period covered in this book is a very short one, covering the building of the Atlantic wall in little detail, and in great detail, the few days before D-Day and the initial attack ...
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... from all but his last. In his argument with Unferth, Beowulf explains the reason he "lost" a simple swimming match with his youthful opponent Brecca, was because he had not only been swimming for seven nights, he had also stopped to kill nine sea creatures in the depths of the ocean. Beowulf is also strong enough to kill the monster Grendel, who has been terrorizing the Danes for twelve years, with his bare hands by ripping off his arm. When Beowulf is fighting Grendel's mother, who is seeking revenge on her son's death, he is able to slay her by slashing the monster's neck with a Giant's sword that can only be lifted by a person as strong as Beowulf. W ...
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... to Sarah-all seemed to have simply befallen him. He couldn't think of a single major act he had managed of his own accord."(339) In thinking this, Macon is realizing that he has dedicated a great deal of time using systems and finding other ways to organize and control the minor aspects of his life, however he has never put much thought, or attempted to take much control of the major aspects of his life. This realization prompts Macon to wonder "Is it to late now to begin." Macon decides that it isn't too late, and begins to take control by deciding to leave Sarah, and return to Muriel, who he really loves. For the first time Macon is doing something different ...
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... my Journey, and shall be so of my first Entry into that City, that you may in your mind compare such an unlikely Beginning with the Figure I have since made there. I was in my working Dress, my best Clothes being to come round by sea. I was dirty from my journey; my pockets were stuff’d out with shirts and stockings; I knew no Soul, nor where to look for lodging. I was fatigu’dwith Traveling, Rowing and Want of Rest. I was very hungry, and my whole stock of cashconsisted of a Dutch Dollar and and about a Shilling in Copper. The latter I gave the People of the Boat for my Passage, who at first refused it on Account of my Rowing; but I ins ...
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... “cats” (caterpillar tractors) came to the houses of the people and told them that they had to leave by a certain time. If they did not leave, they would be put in jail and then the men on the cats would plow over their houses anyway with no remorse. When asked why they did this, they simply said that they had a family to feed just like the rest of the people who were suffering during this difficult time. Most of the families that the movie showed were very reluctant to leave and when the cats came, they would attempt to stand their ground and threaten the workers. They would say that if they came any further, that they would shoot at the workers. I r ...
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... given by wealthy manufacturer, Joseph Chamberlain, at a meeting called to discuss widespread unemployment and hard times in Birmingham on January 22, 1894. A former mayor of Birmingham, he was an advocate of many social reforms geared toward aiding the working class. In addition to his service as mayor, he became a member of the British Parliament in 1876.2 Friedrich Fabri, author of an extremely popular short story entitled Bedarf Deutschland der Kolonien?, (Translation: Does Germany Need Colonies?), was a long time inspector of the Barmen Rhine Mission in German Southwest Africa.3 It is clear to the reader that both the pamphlet and the speech were designed ...
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... his story. He would have taken every boy in the town's wealth if he had not run out of paint. On June 17th about the hour of midnight, Tom and his best friend Huck were out in the grave yard trying to get rid of warts, when they witnessed a murder by Injun Joe. At the time Muff Potter was drunk and asleep so Injun Joe blamed the murder him (Muff Potter). They knew if crazy Injun Joe found out they knew, he would for sure kill them. Tom wrote on a wooden board "Huck Finn and swear to keep mum about this and they wish they may drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot", then in their own blood they signed their initials TS and HF. A few days after t ...
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... I know you got some Uncle Ramus in your blood. You got more stories than the devil got sinners.” (p.13) Much of Troy is shown in Bono because he has been with him through the good times and the bad. Another character who has helped reveal complexities about Troy is Gabe, Troy’s brother. Gabe has a metal plate in his head; caused by his time in War World II. The government in return gave Gabe monthly checks. The only way Troy was able to pay for his house was through the governments’ money. “That’s the only way I got a roof over my head…Cause of that metal plate.” (p.28) When Gabe moved in with Miss Pearl, Troy sta ...
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... and Latin. He developed the ability of keen observation of both nature and mankind. It is said that his education ended here. On November 27, 1582, when William was 18 years old, he married Anne Hathaway. She was ten years older than him. Their first daughter, named Susanna, was born the next year on May 26, 1583. The couple also had twins, Hamnet and Judith, in 1585. Hamnet died at the age of eleven, but it is unknown how. Between the years of 1585 and 1592 no evidence of what happened in Shakespeare’s life is known. These years are called "The Hidden Years". It is said that during this stretch of time, he ran away from the law or was the apprentice ...
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