THE TIME OF MY LIFE

      In one word that receives a nod from other seniors in agreement, scholarships. Scholarships are a time consuming and nail biting entity that can bring disappointment and happiness. Working on scholarships is how I used my time in class. You see I had brought my computer with me today so I had the ability to type up essays in order to send. Anyways, got to get back to work, adieus!

WHAT'S THE STORY?

"What is it that makes you want to write songs? In a way you want to stretch yourself into other people's hearts. You want to plant yourself there, or at least get a resonance, where other people become a bigger instrument than the one you're playing. It becomes almost an obsession to touch other people. To write a song that is remembered and taken to heart is a connection, a touching of bases. A thread that runs through all of us. A stab to the heart. Sometimes I think songwriting is about tightening the heartstrings as much as possible without bringing on a heart attack." -Keith Richards

Why did Charles Dickens write the novel you're reading/reviewing? What in your analysis of literary techniques led you to this conclusion? (Make sure to include textual support illustrating Dickens' use of at least three techniques we've studied/discussed this year.)

Answer: When we got the journal topic that asked us to analyze the title, I immediately thought of Romeo and Juliet. A Tale of Two Cities reminds me of the bitter feud between two families, so this title makes me think there will be a fight between people in two different cities. Dickens continuously  uses paradox. Chiasmus is defined as "a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth (dictionary.com)." Dickens' famous quote to this story is "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." This quote reels readers in with its juxtaposition of words and this is an introduction for the rest of the book which is chalk-filled with paradoxes left and right. Since the sentence structure throughout the story is contradictory, this also tells me that there will be contradictions in the future, dealing with self (inner) conflict with characters around the protagonist. 

Tale of Two Cities Lecture Notes

• Sydney (Mike) Carten sacrifices himself for love so woman he loved can be with someone else, someone she loved deeply.
• Listen to Dr. William describe the character's journey, "grigen sword alley, to the monet house, to the perisian locations, trans, busses, and owls go hooting, railway station, cafe, and a few haris policemen stood." Also the fact that he speaks in a british accent give me the feeling that he is describing Harry Potter going through Galagon alley.

DICKENS MAP

Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

1. Well this weekend, I am basically going to read all of Tale of Two Cities. That is my basic reading schedule.
2. A) What literary element is used throughout the story? Give an example. Chiasmus, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." B) What is the tone of the book? Dark and mysterious and the times are uncertain as each day is life and death situations. This is war. C) How are women represented in this time? Will answer soon. D) In your opinion, is revenge ever justified? Will answer soon. E) What was Cruncher's message, and what was the reply?
3. I think there are certain questions, like the ones listed above, that prove whether or not one read their designated reading book. I think each person should try and answer each of the five questions and throughly as possible. Considering we were only given a week to read the assigned book, these questions seems like an adequate test for understanding.

LIT TERMS 31-55

Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others.

Re-posted: "literature analysis schedule"

"The minimum requirement is three analyses, due at the end of January (31), February (28), and March (31)."

AP Lit Terms Remix 6-30

Analogy

Analysis

Anaphora