Questions tagged [alphonse-daudet]
Questions about the works of French novelist Alphonse Daudet (1840 – 1897) or his life as a writer. He is remembered for stories about southern French provincial life. Use with [french-literature]
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What is "the Saar" in The Last Lesson?
In The Last Lesson, written by Alphonse Daudet, there is this paragraph:
My last French lesson! Why, I hardly knew how to write! I should never learn any more! I must stop there, then! Oh, how sorry ...
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What literary device is used in from "one thing to another"?
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Then, from one thing to another, M. Hamel went on to talk of the French language, saying that it was the most beautiful language in the world — the clearest, the most logical; that we ...
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In the short story "The Last Lesson" by Alphonse Daudet, what do the following signify?
"The Last Lesson" is a short story by Alphonse Daudet (link to the English translation).
What is the significance/symbolism/meaning of the following aspects of the story?
The watcher's ...