abbi Eliahou's son tries to get away from his father when the son saw his father beginning to be weak and having a hard time keeping up with the rest of the group. 12) An oxymoron is the case in which an assertion opposed to common sense achieved by combining two words or phrases, which seem to contradict one another. Example: "I must be cruel only to be kind." In this line, Hamlet seemingly contradicts himself-cruel and kind are opposites, making the line an oxymoron. Yet the line makes sense, as in some cases the best way to be generous to a person is to be cruel in your dealings with them. 13) A paradox is the instance in which a statement is made that, while seemingly contradictory, may actually be well founded. Example: "Q. …How did you happen to meet Burr? A. Well, I happened to be at his funeral one day, and he asked me to make less noise, and…" This line, in Mark Twain's An Encounter with an Interviewer, exhibits a paradox-a person cannot speak at their funeral. 14) Parallelism is a case where two events mirror each other in terms of the fact that they have similarities. It is used to further the plot in a literary work. Example: In Hamlet, the situations of Hamlet and Fortinbras mirror one another, although they have different outcomes. Both Hamlet and Fortinbras are princes who will inherit the thrones of their countries when the kings of their countries die. Both want to avenge their fathers, Hamlet wants to get revenge on Claudius for killing his father, and Fortinbras wants to get country which his father lost in war, Denmark, back. Since their situations mirror one another, this is an example of parallelism. 15) Personification is giving human aspects to animals or objects. Example: "True, I talk of dreams,/ Which are the children of an idle brain." In this passage in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare personifies dreams, stating that they are children of a lazy mind. 16) Plot is what happens in a literary work; the...
