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    Examples of figures of speech in romantic poems In the poem “Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth ‚ “ the anchor of my purest thought” in line 109‚ the author uses a metaphor comparing the idea that nature makes the speaker feels safe and the role of memory and imagination as something pure. In the poem “Ozymandias” by Pershy Bissy Shelley‚ The hand that mock ’d them and the heart that fed in line 8‚ it is an instance of Synecdoche and Alliteration. The hand that mock ’d them makes reference

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    "Big Black Good Man" In 1957 Richard Wright wrote "Big Black Good Man" in reference to what had been going on in Little Rock‚ Arkansas. "Big Black Good Man" is one of many short stories in a collection call "Eight Men" (Reuben). At the time President Eisenhower sent paratroopers to Little Rock to stop the violence over desegregation of the public schools. During this time in the United States prejudice had become a big issue. Richard Wright was raised in the south and was aware of the racial

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    REAPING WHAT WE SOW! Life’s measure of one’s experiences and blessings does not count to the mere fact of receiving it but‚ in the way how you have put on it or work hard on it. God’s blessing comes intentionally when you yourselves implant what God wants and follow his will unquestionably. It has been written on Galatians 6: 9 – 10 that “ Let us not become weary in doing good‚ for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore‚ as we have the opportunity‚ let us

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    The smallest rail in North America‚ the Black Rail is perhaps the most secretive too "Kick-ee-doo" call is heard primarily at night.The black rail may be the most endangered bird species along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America.Today I am going to tell you about an animal called the Black Rail the scientific name is Laterallus jamaicensis. Over the past 10-20 years‚ some reports indicate that populations have declined 75% or greater and have become dangerously low.The bird also lays

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    Irony‚ usually the most important kind for the fiction writer‚ the discrepancy is between appearance and reality‚ or between expectation and fulfillment‚or between what is and what seems appropriate. Irony is the main element used in the three stories “The Lottery” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Rocking Horse Winner”. In each of these stories irony symbolizes a dark side‚ that’s reveled throughout the story The Lottery is a great example of irony The morning of June 27th was clear and

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    The Importance of Irony Irony is the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning. A method for evoking humor‚ irony in literature is often like a private joke that creates a sense of complicity between the author and the reader. Irony in literature is intended to provoke the reader into thinking harder and analyzing any situation. By comparing and contrasting reality with suppositions about reality‚ the reader is able to arrive at a better understanding

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    Characterization is the process by which the author brings a character to life. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses exceptional characterization throughout the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. There are four methods of characterization which can be revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization. The most common method of characterization is the narrator’s direct description of a character. This is a very important method as it enables the reader to have a vivid picture in their

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    Hello everyone be safe out there there is a really horrible disease going on called the plague. The plague is a serious bacterial infection that can be very deadly. Sometimes this is referred as the"black plague‚" the disease is caused by bacterial strain called Yersinia pestis.​T​his bacteria is found on animals throughout the world and is usually transmitted to humans through fleas. This disease can be passed on to another person as fast as a NASCAR driver drives one lap around the track. Yes I

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    Black man and white women in dark green row boat The story "Black Man and White Women in Dark Green Rowboat”‚ written by Russell Banks‚ is about an interracial relationship on the brink of disaster. The story opens up on an extremely hot day in August at a trailer park that is right next to a lake with a variety of people who live there. I was not immediately aware that the black man and the white woman were the focus of the story‚ but those characters gradually emerged and that’s when things

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    “The Man in the Black Suit”: Response Paper The short story “The Man in the Black Suit‚” written by Stephen King‚ is about a man named Gary who comes into contact with the Devil which still seems to haunt him as an old man. When the protagonist of “The Man in the Black Suit” is only nine years old fishing at a dwindling stream he encounters the father of lies. This stream was known as Castle Stream‚ located in a small isolated town in Motton‚ Maine‚ but now encompasses houses and businesses. Previously

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