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    Forced Perspective

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    Forced Perspective is a technique that makes object appear further away‚ closer‚ larger or smaller. It is like an optical allusion‚ making people believe they see something that they actually don’t. Forced perspective is used in photography‚ film-making and architecture. It manipulates visual perspective through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the camera. Forced Perspective in film can be made believable when environmental conditions obscure

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    is to speak the words. One type of spoken poem is the Lyric. In lyric form‚ the audience reads the speaker’s words in a singsong voice. William Blake’s poem‚ “The Lamb‚” reads as a call and response hymn. Blake used voice‚ sentence structure‚ and allusion to convey a message of innocence and reverence to God. Blake voiced his words through a child speaker in the poem titled‚ “The Lamb.” The child is a symbol for innocence and acts as a link between heavenly spirits and the reverence of the

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    Giants in Time

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    conventional literary characters and ideas. Allusion is the reference to a person‚ place or concept in literature or real life. It is used as a literary tool to create a better image of the idea that the author is trying to convey. "There was a shout about my ears‚ and palms before my feet."1 This line from G.K. Chesterton’s The Donkey alludes to Palm Sunday. Without an understanding of the allusion‚ readers cannot get an understanding of the poem. Allusion can also be found in music. In the song ‘Diamonds

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    King uses allusion and extended metaphor to convey his logical and emotional reasoning that all men are equal and should be united‚ regardless of their skin color. Martin Luther King first promotes his idea of equality through an allusion to the Constitution‚ “that all men...would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” (3). This allusion clearly promotes equality logically through a direct reference to the Constitution; using this allusion King shows

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    further our understanding of the play? Allusion – Read the information about Prometheus. Using the information‚ explain George’s allusion to Walter as Prometheus. According to Greek mythology‚ who is Prometheus? What does Walter have in common with Prometheus? How does this allusion help us to understand Walter’s role in the family? How does this allusion help us to understand Walter’s conflict with Mama and the rest of the family? How does this allusion help us understand Walter and the Younger

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    out the sword to a knife fight or to give the reader some facts to chew on as they read along. Bogard also utilizes selection of details that are extra meat and potatoes in the essay for the reader to digest on‚ finally Bogard also uses historical allusion to further feed the reader some food for thought. Bogard uses logos effectively by not only stating facts such as “ light pollution efforts and glare reduction efforts result at both the national and state level” Bogard doesn’t just put out a bunch

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    A Story Theme

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    Story” by Li-young Lee the poet used literary terms to represent the theme and relationship of the poem and the characters. Some of the literary terms that the author used to represent theme were rhetorical question‚allusion‚ and imagery . In “A story” by Li-young Lee the poet used allusion to represent the theme of the poem. The quote he used to identify theme using rhetorical question was “Am I a god that should never dissapoint”. This question shows the father and son relationship. It shows the father

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    readers to her article by using an opening sentence such as "They are tormented by unattainable ideals‚"� (pg. 427). Wente attracts the readers by exercising her writing abilities and using effective and efficient words and phrases. Also‚ the use of allusions are very effective. Margaret Wente’s charismatic style of writing is very helpful to the readers in a way that differs from most other writers. With Wente’s style of writing‚ the reader does not get bored or sidetracked while reading her craftsmanship

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    Mlk Letter

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    was to explain to the clergyman what he was doing in the town of Birmingham and why he was not “untimely and unwisely.” King uses multiple rhetorical strategies in his letter to make it stronger. Three of these strategies are ethos‚ anaphora‚ and allusions. Martin Luther King Jr. implements ethos in his letter as an effective rhetorical device to gain credibility from the Bible and from his beliefs. First‚ King takes credibility from the Bible saying “Was not Jesus an extremist for love: “Love your

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    English 3 Honnors

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    Questions 1-4 1) Question; Explain the mood of this passage. Answer; The mood of this passage s all hellfire and the brimstone. 2) Question ; Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. Metaphor: A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without the use of like or as. For example: In the sermon the metaphor of loathsome insects describes sinners

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