Dwayne Thomas Thomas 1 11/19/2012 Composition II Figures of Speech Essay The Literary Working of Theme for English B Langston Hughes’ instillation of metaphors throughout his poem accentuates the theme concerning the integration of schools which conveys America’s ode to freedom and equality. In addition to the metaphors‚ irony is also displayed within the carefully crafted work of art‚ stressing the ridiculousness of society’s digressing of unity and togetherness. These literary devices
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Sporting commentators all have a distinctive style of speaking that is recognisable wherever you go‚ this is called sociolect. Sports commentators are well known for their exaggeration and use of phonology. For example Andy Gray says “Look at the prey on the little flick through...” For enthusiasts and follows of the sport‚ football fans will understand and recognise the jargon used by the commentators. The metaphor used; “Look at the prey...” is used to entice the listeners and keep them interested
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Prejudice and racism are both portrayed in the fiction novels "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare. From Shakespeare’s time to the present day‚ racism and prejudice will always be a factor in the judgement society faces. The characters in "To Kill A Mockingbird" Tom Robinson and Aunt Alexandra are both victims and perpetrators along with Jessica and the prince of Maroco from "The Merchant of Venice." Aunt Alexandra is a prime example of a racist
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Why Speak English? English. What is English? English is a language spoken by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England a long‚ long time ago. I speak English. Am I from England? Of course not‚ I am a Filipino. But why do I need to speak English? They say English is the international language. Well‚ history reveals that Filipinos started speaking English when the Americans came to the country. They spoke American English. Anyway‚ American or English‚ they’re the same foreign language to my tongue
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THE LAST SPIN The Last Spin is a short story written by Evan Hunter about two boys from rival gangs‚ Tigo and Danny‚ who were picked to settle an argument by playing Russian roulette after shooting at a candy shop in which in the end there could only be one winner. An idea that interests me in the short story The Last Spin written by Evan Hunter is gang rivalry‚ conflict and friendship. The theme of conflict and gang rivalry is shown throughout the first part of the story. An example is when Evan
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I. The AP English course was well organized and featured a broad range of literary works. At the beginning of the year‚ we read and analyzed an assortment of American short stories‚ ranging from the straightforward and touching “The Gift of the Magi” to the structurally convoluted “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” These bite-sized stories exposed us to a variety of storytelling devices and narrative styles‚ and they whetted our appetite for the longer novels to follow. Next‚ we read The Scarlet
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Introduction I have chosen the theme “Intonation” because it is one of the most interesting things of the speech and it is very important to acquire the proper intonation. The aim of my speech is to tell what the speech melody is and how is it connected with sentence stress and how they influence each other. Intonation is magic. It can say more than even words. Intonation can tell you about the mood and the character of the person. Each person has his own intonation. That is why already at the first
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English Words ‘The air is always thick with our verbal emissions. There are so many things we want to tell the world. Some of them are important‚ some of them are not. But we talk anyway. A life without words would be a horrendous privation.’ (from the Introduction) Words and language‚ keys to human identity‚ are fascinating subjects. The aim of this book is to arouse curiosity about English words and about the nature of language in general‚ especially among students who are not intending
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English Eulogy Me: Brett Dead man: Sam Hello ladies and gentlemen‚ my name is Brett Dalton and we are here to celebrate the life of Sam. Today we mourn for someone who was a father figure to most of us helping us through the good and bad times. No matter how well you knew Sam he was there to help like brothers in arms. As most of you will know Sam started off as a stockman‚ in the vast land of Mungindi. Rounding up horses and cattle all day long in the blistering heat was just what he
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said “English is the future.” He says that English will soon be the ‘lingua franca’ or common language. Many aspects contribute to the rise of English speakers around the world; they include the number of people who speak English and the visibility of those people through things such as media‚ tourism and business‚ the need for people around the world to be able to communicate in a common language and the common language that is spoken in politics. However‚ countries that do not speak English will
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