Lesson plan
Merism
by Tennyson (painting above by Richard Caton Woodville) features a notable merism: "Cannon to right of them, / Cannon to left of them, / Cannon in front of them / Volleyed and thundered." Merism ( , ) also known as merismus is a rhetorical device (or figure of speech) in which a combination of two contrasting parts of the whole refer to the whole. For example, in order to say that someone "searched everywhere," one could use the merism "searched high and low."
Article summary
by Tennyson (painting above by Richard Caton Woodville) features a notable merism: "Cannon to right of them, / Cannon to left of them, / Cannon in front of them / Volleyed and thundered." Merism ( , ) also known as merismus is a rhetorical device (or figure of speech) in which a combination of two contrasting parts of the whole refer to the whole. For example, in order to say that someone "searched everywhere," one could use the merism "searched high and low."
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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