heroic action against her oppressive authority. Offred is a complex character who has a desire to live but is navigating the constraints of her dystopian society. She gets caught up in an affair with Nick and m
An antihero is a central character in a story who displays unheroic flaws or characteristics associated with villains, but who may garner more empathy and understanding as they can appear more human and relatable than traditional heroes. In contrast to traditional heroes, characteristics of antiheroes...
After his heroic rescue, the stray dog became a local hero. The predicate nominative (a local hero) describes what the subject (the dog) is or becomes through the use of a linking verb (became). How to use predicates Choose your predicate based on what readers want to know or understand...
An everyday hero is one who is placed in extraordinary circumstances and acts with heroic qualities. While lacking the talent of the classical hero, they exhibit sound moral judgment and selflessness in the face of adversity. More options Copy This Storyboard Create the Everyday Hero Our ...
Sacrifices are typically viewed as brash, heroic, or impulsive projections to external pressures, internal turmoil or a combination of both. They can vary in magnitude and significance - from possessions to altered forms of thinking. Most importantly, their presence serves to alleviate, influence, or...
Create Heroic Journey Part Three - Unification or Transformation Having overcome initial obstacles, in this part of the heroic cycle, the hero and their allies reach the approach. Here they will prepare for the major challenge in this new or special world. During the approach, the hero undergo...
“For thousands of years the human race has thus transposed for itself life in heaven and on earth; it has abundantly endowed its representations of the divine with human attributes. All heroic tradition has sprung from such a transformation of impressions from religious life, history, or natural...
Repeat with variation:Alonso Quixano starts by giving himself, his horse and his neighbor romantic names. Each time we read about him renaming something ordinary with a heroic or romantic, ridiculous name, it becomes a little funnier. Create irony:Repetition enables you to emphasize ironic elements...
Epic An epic is a long, narrative poem that tells the story of a heroic figure. Dramatic Dramatic poetry is a type of poetry that is meant to be performed. Narrative A narrative poem is a type of poem that tells a story. Tragedy A tragedy is a type of drama that ends in disaster ...
Achilles, who develops into the greatest hero of the Trojan War. While the end of the end of the poem does portray Achilles as the solider that the story foretells throughout the poem he does not act like that. Many times in the story Achilles actions are perceived as unheroic but ...