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Larkin and Duffy present time as something that certainly ‘gives’ and ‘takes away’, but the question of cruelty and compassion involves a notion of intention on the part of time. While time is inanimate, ...

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In 'Macbeth', one of the ways in which guilt is presented is through the reoccurring image of blood. In Act 2 Scene 2, the blood on Macbeth’s hands after hi...

Both devices display a similarity in the way that authors use them to emphasize a particular image or heighten an emotion. The difference lies in the fact that, with oxymoronic expressions, the contrast i...