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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
The eponymous story coldly depicts a situation in which prisoners are condemned to death. Written in 1939, the story is set in the Spanish Civil War, which began July 18, 1936, and ended April 1, 1939, when the Nationalists (known in Spanish as the Nacionalistas), led by General Francisco Franco, overcame the forces of the Spanish Republic and entered Madrid.
An epilogue is the final chapter at the end of a story that often serves to reveal the fates of the characters. Some epilogues may feature scenes only tangentially related to the subject of the story. They can be used to hint at a sequel or wrap up all the loose ends. They can occur at a significant period of time after the main plot has ended.
S. T. Joshi lists "Beyond the Wall" among a handful of Bierce's "simple tales of revenge in which the supernatural is a scarcely veiled metaphor for the conscience of the guilty". [1] Some critics dismiss "Beyond the Wall" as a "lackluster and unimaginative" retread of Bierce's "spectacular" early story "The Middle Toe of the Right Foot" (1891 ...
The narrative ends unresolved, to draw the audience back to a future episode for the resolution. Almost every episode of TV shows like Dexter and Breaking Bad [ 3 ] ends with one of the characters in a predicament (about to be caught by thugs, about to be exposed by the authorities, or a family member or a friend finds out the main character's ...
Shelton rescheduled for the next day, and this time, Hall came back with an entourage of four and only 35 pages read. Ron Shelton wrote and directed ‘Bull Durham,’ which was filmed in Durham ...
Final Destination 2: The original movie was supposed to end with Kimberly and Officer Burke embracing in the hospital after Kimberly is revived. Instead, David Ellis, the director, decided to end the film with a bang and include the barbecue scene. Final Destination 3: The film has two alternative endings. In the first ending, Ian is fully ...
“Klonopin, that’s the worst drug I’ve ever been on,” she said. “I’d rather be back addicted to Oxycontin than have to come down off Klonopin again.” “One psychiatrist told me to cut back to three glasses of wine a day and two Klonopin,” I said. He was an interesting fellow from Egypt who had his medical practice near my ...