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  2. The Two Pigeons - Wikipedia

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    The Two Pigeons (original French title: Les deux pigeons) is a fable by Jean de la Fontaine (Book IX.2) that was adapted as a ballet with music by André Messager in the 19th century and rechoreagraphed to the same music by Frederick Ashton in the 20th.

  3. List of allusions in Marthandavarma novel - Wikipedia

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    Nazhika 2 is a unit of measure for length prevailed in yesteryear Kerala at different denominations. Dr. A. C. Vasu cites two variants of the unit of measurement, among which the first one is termed as a "regional method" that equates 1 Nazhika to 1.828 kilometers, [O] and the second one, "cochin survey method" equates 1 Nazhika to 914.4 meters.

  4. List of songs based on literary works - Wikipedia

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    The Black Halo is a concept album based on Faust, Part Two. It is a follow-up to Epica, which was based on Faust, Part One. [1] Cacophony: Rudimentary Peni: Various works of H. P. Lovecraft: H. P. Lovecraft: All 30 tracks are related to Lovecraft or his work. [2] The Chronicle of the Black Sword: Hawkwind: Various works of Michael Moorcock ...

  5. Two Minutes Hate - Wikipedia

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    In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell, the Two Minutes Hate is the daily period during which members of the Outer and Inner Party of Oceania must watch a film depicting Emmanuel Goldstein, the principal enemy of the state, and his followers, the Brotherhood, and loudly voice their hatred for the enemy and then their love for Big Brother.

  6. Baucis and Philemon - Wikipedia

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    Referenced by Shakespeare in Much Ado About Nothing when Don Pedro courts Hero for Claudio (2.1.95), and also in As You Like It by Jaques (3.3.7-8). Australian writer Ursula Dubosarsky published a play for children, The Goose Who Was Nearly Cooked, based on the story of Philemon and Baucis. [5] Referenced in Nadja by André Breton.

  7. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Allusion: covert reference to another work of literature or art. Anacoenosis: posing a question to an audience, often with the implication that it shares a common interest with the speaker. Analogy: a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. Anapodoton: leaving a common known saying unfinished.

  8. Allusions to Poe's "The Raven" - Wikipedia

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    A song based on "The Raven" appears on the Grave Digger album The Grave Digger (2001), alongside other songs based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Blues Traveler's 1995 hit "Run-Around" opens with an allusion to the opening line of "The Raven": "Once upon a midnight dreary".

  9. Allusion - Wikipedia

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    The allusion depends as well on the author's intent; a reader may search out parallels to a figure of speech or a passage, of which the author was unaware, and offer them as unconscious allusions—coincidences that a critic might not find illuminating. [dubious – discuss] Addressing such issues is an aspect of hermeneutics.