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  1. Kurduglu Bey
    Kurduglu Bey Kayi Member

    Silk Road is not just a single road but a network of routes which were used to travel from Europe to Asia and vice versa. In addition to travelling, this network of roads was the means of trade and commerce. Through this network, silk was traded from China to Europe along with other things like spicRead more

    Silk Road is not just a single road but a network of routes which were used to travel from Europe to Asia and vice versa. In addition to travelling, this network of roads was the means of trade and commerce. Through this network, silk was traded from China to Europe along with other things like spices, teas, horses and exotic plants and animals.

    The author of this text describes his journey through Silk Road to Mount Kailash in order to explore the routes used by ancient people like Alexander and Marco Polo. This is why this story is titled as “Silk Road”.

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  1. Ali Kamran
    Ali Kamran

    Because in her novels we find mostly female as protagonists. The female protagonists are the moral centres, while most of the male characters either remain apathetic or indulge in destructive violence. And in her novels women are shown as being oppressed and used as a commodity. They are the one whoRead more

    Because in her novels we find mostly female as protagonists. The female protagonists are the moral centres, while most of the male characters either remain apathetic or indulge in destructive violence. And in her novels women are shown as being oppressed and used as a commodity. They are the one who have to bear the brunt of the wrong doings done by men. Revenge is taken by violating the rights of women. One of the example is Cracking India or The Ice Candy Man.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
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    Following figures of speech have been used in the poem "On His Blindness" by John Milton. Pun: Pun is a literary device which depicts two or more meanings of a single word or phrase. In the poem, there is a play on the word Light. Light here refers to his eyesight as well as his life before gettingRead more

    Following figures of speech have been used in the poem “On His Blindness” by John Milton.

    1. Pun: Pun is a literary device which depicts two or more meanings of a single word or phrase. In the poem, there is a play on the word Light. Light here refers to his eyesight as well as his life before getting blind.
    2. Personification: Patience is here personified as having human characteristics.
    3. Alliteration: A number of times alliteration is used in the poem. e.g.days in this dark, World and Wide, that one talent, my soul more, my Maker, labor, light, patience to prevent, best bear, serve who only stand.
    4. Hyperbole: It is an exaggerated statement. e.g. thousands at his bidding speed.

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