Dear allTASK for Nov 3Last class I introduced the following task:The death of the Moth (A morte da mariposa) An Essay by Virginia Woolf Text of Death of the Moth was distributed in class and is also available here: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=25662238087Task for Nov 3: Write a 1-2-1 Essay about The Death of the Moth. You may quote from the following materials : a)Introduction for "The Death of the Moth (roll down the page until you find it)http://www.moonstar.com/~acpjr/Blackboard/Common/Glossary/ExIntroductions.html b)Conclusion for "The Death of the Moth": http://www.moonstar.com/~acpjr/Blackboard/Common/Glossary/ExConclusions.html To contextualize the times of Virginia Woolf (a series of videos on her life):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8RAm8_JHghttp://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=25662238087Voice of Virginia Woolf in the only recording available:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8czs8v6PuIMaterials for further study (we have examined it in class):Woolf uses irony, metaphor, and symbolism to dramatize her story and make the reader connect with the piece. Her sentences are long and laden with vivid details and descriptive, feeling words. She uses synaesthesia in feel a sense of darkness, and she often mixes literal and figurative terms, such as when she says that the moth was humped and bossed and garnishes and cumbered. These types of literary techniques contribute to the metahorical qualities of the piece. The moth wasnt literally bossed, just as the rooks at the beginning didnt really form a net, but using this wording helps the reader to see the situation more vividly. Words like this one, which are not literal but emit strong physical sensations, are similar to the use of synaesthesia. While we picture the moth stumbling about, we also get the feeling that the moth is being shaken around or bossed by an outside source (death).Irony is seen in many parts of this piece. There are many contradictory phrases seen throughout, such as marvellous as well as pathetic. It is ironic when Woolfe refers to the dying moth as a moth that is dancing. And then the whol piece is ironic in that one would not expect the death of an insignificant moth to be capable of having such an impact on the writer. She shows this in her piece by saying, The possibilities of pleasure seemed that morning so enormous and so various that to have only a moths part in life. . .appeared a hard fate. However, the seeming irony of this story makes more sense when one understands that the moth serves merely as a symbol for all life. The moth representing humans and other creatures is an example of metonymy. Synecdoche is also used in The Death of a Moth, an example being the use of a pen to symbolize the writer, Woolf.Vocabulary The Death of the Moth: moth = mariposa, ivy = hera, rouse = awaken, hay= feno, fringed= decorated, tassel= short piece of smt tied together at one end of smt as decoration(borla), keener = more intense, plough= (arado), score= mark with lines, share= (lamina do arado), gleamed = shined, rook= black bird (gralha), soar= going quickly up, cast= thrown, utmost= greatest, (3) lean= slim, flutter = move through the air with small, fast movements, queer= strange, zest= enthusiasm, meager= small, downs= low grassy hills