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    in history because of his use of figurative language writing skills.  In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare uses figurative language multiple times throughout the play.  Shakespeare uses figurative language in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to create a special effect or feeling for the reader.  Some examples of figurative language that Shakespeare uses throughout the play includes: verbal irony‚ personification and metaphors.    By using figurative language in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare

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    This is a speech about the language and the sport. We all know that sports offer a physical and emotional way of knowing and understanding of the world. The sports have also developed their own way to use the language which only fits in sports contexts. But in what ways does the language of sports interact with the author’s purpose? This is what I will address in this speech. The example I found to show in the interaction between language of sports and author’s purpose is a feature article which

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    ‘They were a weird mob‚ the Australians of 2013’ is written by Hugh Mackay and is an opinion piece that appeared in The Saturday Age on the 26th of January‚ 2013. It discusses the issues that are currently facing Australia and how as a nation these problems are still left unaddressed. Hugh Mackay believes that addressing these issues will improve our Australian identity and bring us closer together as a nation. He attempts to communicate with as many Australians as he can with these various issues

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    Changing to an agitated tone‚ the use of inclusive language and repetition of ‘’we do not think‚’’ unifies readers and attempts to reaffirm that ‘’our laws should [not] take precedence over [other] laws.’’ Australian citizens are painted as people who uphold harmony‚ integration and ‘’support multiculturalism‚ cultural diversity‚’’ rectifying our stance against the extreme requests of ‘legal pluralism’ by religious leaders. The examples of ‘’Muslim man whipped 40 times‚ Muslim inman sending offensive

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    Task: How is language used to attempt to persuade the readers to share the point of view of Heidi Schwartz? News Article: I am a student at Exhibition high school who was amongst the group taken to watch the basketball match between the swallows and the wombats last Wednesday. I am horrified that all of us in year 11 at our school are now being labelled racist red necks. We are not! Most people with any sense would understand that it was only a couple of Idiots who opened there big mouths

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    indirect characterization is action. According to paragraph number 8‚ it states‚ "In an instant I dragged him to the floor‚ and pulled the heavy bed over him". This describes how the narrator killed the old man and how it did not vex him. For figurative language‚ it consisted of personification and symbolism. According to paragraph number 6‚ it states‚ "All in vain; because Death‚ in approaching him had

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    “My mistresses eyes are nothing like the sun” sonnet analysis‚ by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a legendary and controversial historical figure and he became widely known not only in Great Britain but also in whole Europe thankfully to his plays and intimate sonnets. Generally‚ he wrote approximately one hundred and fifty-four sonnets that were found and mentioned originally‚ however exactly the one hundred and thirtieth is one of the most alluring and absorbing. The ideals of beauty

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    “Sonnet 83” by William Shakespeare conveys the indescribable beauty of a person using punctuation‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. The word “painting” as used in the first line of the poem is a type of poetic imagery that means praise or poetic flattery. This accompanied with “painting set” creates a much more elegant image than simply writing the word praising. Imagery and figurative language is more heavy and emphasized in the last two lines of the quatrains. The last line of stanza one for example

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    Issues Analysis- Recently the media has been reporting on the ongoing concern the public has on ’drugs in sport’. This issue reemerged recently with the controversy surrounding Lance Armstrong; when the allegations of cheating were confirmed. Make Coutlon in his opinion piece‚ " There can be no remorse when the cheat has no conscience" published in The Age on the 24/10/2012‚ unapologetically condemns Armstrong not only for his cheating but for his lack of remorse and the fact he has let his charity

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    The Seventh Man In the story “The seventh man” Murakami primarily employs techniques such as figurative language through the use of flashbacks and a feeling of foreboding to characterize the deadly wave. After several attempts to get K to make a last second escape‚ the wave finally makes its first appearance with a bang being depicted as “a wave like a huge snake with its head held high‚ poised to strike‚ was racing towards the shore” (Murakami‚ 178). Through the use of simile and personification

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