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    This monologue also gives some information about King Hrethel and his sons. The main purpose of this anecdote‚ however‚ is to describe how and when Beowulf began his career of combat and fame. Within Beowulf’s monologue‚ the author utilizes alliterations and kenning to help the poem flow and to emphasize the strength and valor of Beowulf as an epic hero. One such example is the kenning used at the beginning of the episode. It reads‚ “Beowulf‚ son of Ecgtheow‚ spoke…” (2425). Instead of the phrasing

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    because Hughes decided to use cacophony and alliterations all the way through “Wind” to portray the power of the wind hitting humanity. The use of cacophony in the third verse‚ “Through the brunt wind that dented the balls of my eyes” the author really accentuates the strength of the storm. Also through the use of hard and harsh sounds like [b]‚ which is a voiced plosive sound‚ and [k] which is a guttural sound. An excellent example to show an alliteration that has both the [b] and [k] sounds is: “A

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    Part of Your World The song Part of Your World is from the movie The Little Mermaid and is sung by the main character‚ Ariel. This song embodies the ultimate goal of Ariel throughout the whole movie‚ which is to be a part of the world above the sea‚ land. As the song states‚ Ariel wishes to be “where the people are”. The title of this song comes straight from the lyrics themselves‚ in the chorus. In the song Ariel is singing to her friend‚ Flounder. She is trying to convey to him why she

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    THE BELL *Assessment of the Poem: Some critics regard the poem as masterly; other critics regard it as shallow and sing-song. The latter critics–including many 20th and 21st Century poets–tend to eschew rhyming poetry because of its emphasis on form and musicality over substance. It is true that the "The Bells" is highly musical‚ in keeping with Poe’s belief that a poem should appeal to the ear. The Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote a symphony based on the poem. It contains four movements

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    In all desperation‚ Eliza Stacey pleads with her father-in-law quite effectively for his support in paying for her family’s debt. She utilizes alliteration‚ understatement and pathos to reach the generosity of her father in law and examines her own situation with grace. Stacey opens the first paragraph with two flowing alliterations to magnify the difference between what she once hoped for and what fate has brought her. She coins her worldly hopes an “Advantage apparently about to be increased”

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    perhaps acquainted with the stereotype of it as a dull and gloomy place - to look at‚ and re-examine his prejudice about‚ Britain‚ as it is revealed ("discovered") for his enjoyment by the sunlight dancing and flickering on the waves of the sea. The alliteration and consonance of -l- sounds (leaping‚ light‚ delight) and of the dental -t- and -d- sounds (light‚ delight‚ discovers) in the second line‚ and the variation of long vowel sounds in "leaping" and "light"‚ together with the repetition of "light"

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    and Frost have described the woods as if it is dark and strange. I know this because in one of the poems the author says ‘the darkest evening of the year’ and the other one he says ‘the toadstool wood is dark and mouldy’. Both authors also use alliteration‚ but the rhyme scheme is different. Reeves creates a vivid place in ‘The toadstool wood’. He uses striking words which create striking sights in our minds. For example‚ on the first line of the poem he says ‘dark and mouldy’. The word dark creates

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    full of alliteration and similes. There is even an example of hyperbole when Roetbke writes “dirt kept breathing a small breath” (line 11). There are two similes in this poem. Roetbke compares roots to old bait and shoots to “tropical snakes” (line 5 and 7). Alliteration exists mostly in the beginning part of the poem. “Dank as a ditch” (line 1)‚ “bulbs broke out of boxes” (line 2)‚ and “dangled and dropped” (line 3) are the alliteration examples found in the poem. The use of alliteration and similes

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    the reader to believe that the cats in the pool hall are rebels and rebels die young. A message is being delivered to the reader. The usage of alliteration and metaphors are used to sound cool and attract the attention of the audience. The appearance of the word we multiple times throughout this is an example of an anaphora. The utilization of alliteration gives the poem a sing song rhythm. The tone that the poem takes on is a sarcastic one. The author may have possibly wanted the poem to be read

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    and destroyed by the ‘Dead’‚ the personification suggests they are still there‚ still people haunting them. Memory is also personified as it ‘fingers’ in their mind‚ suggesting they have no control over it‚ they are helpless. Both Repetition and alliteration are used ‘murders‚ /Multitudinous murders’ repeating the word‚ adding an

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