Stylistic analysis of the extract from “HARD TIMES” by Ch. Dickens. 1. The extract under consideration comes from “Hard Times” written by Charles Dickens. The author was the well-loved and prolific British author of numerous works that are now considered classics. In a whimsical and unique fashion‚ Dickens pointed out society’s flaws in terms of its blinding greed for money and its neglect of the lower classes of society. Through his books‚ we come to understand the virtues of a loving heart and
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I Have a Dream Speech Speech by Martin Luther King Daniels 12/10/2013 On August 28th‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr presented one of the most rhetorically inspiring speeches ever delivered. Titled the “I Have a Dream Speech‚” Dr. King presented this speech to the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” group. As a civil rights activist he gave this speech to not only black Americans but to all Americans so that he could promote the idea of equality. He was cleverly
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"Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter if you are the lion or the gazelle‚ when the sun comes up you better be running." Maurice Greene. Animals need to run in order to survive in the wild‚ and we humans need to run in order to live. When there were slaves in America those slaves who decided to escape
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This poem reminds me of my childhood. Growing up and being a child from a family that was severely diverse and different. This poem is my mom motivational speech everyday till this day about patience‚ independent and growing up into me. It brings back memories of learning new thing from the world and adapting it in ways that will be beneficial in the future and teaches about self-confidence‚ patience‚ hard work and never giving up. Reading it again after a long while filled me with aspiration and
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MLK Commentary: The Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech Martin Luther King was a powerful‚ memorable‚ eloquent and educated civil rights activist. He passionately promoted the drive and push for peaceful non-violent protesting. His speeches were inspirational‚ charismatic and effective and the passion and power in his delivery set the pacing of the emotional experience. He used many rhetorical devices along with his determination to get across the feeling and flavour of perpetuated slavery of
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sound. Examples of Figures of Speech Using Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds. Examples are: Sally sells seashells. Walter wondered where Winnie was. Blue baby bonnets Nick needed notebooks. Fred fried frogs. Using Anaphora Anaphora is a technique where several phrases or verses begin with the same word or words. Examples are: I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered - Julius Caesar Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! King John - William Shakespeare We laughed‚ we loved‚ we sang With
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excite people with this speech. His tone was very inspirational and progressive throughout the whole speech. Some similarities are about how they both have similar style. They both rely heavily on metaphors and pathos. While some differences King uses anaphora and pathos while JFK uses chiasmus and ethos. In these two memorable speeches‚ the speakers have many similarities to project their objective. They both rely heavily on metaphors. They also have a similarity in the style as both use effective pathos’
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Daniel Fudge’s And the bond cannot be broken is a short story that conveys the concept of journey by encompassing powerful imagery to depict the harsh reality of the negative outcomes of journeys. The text explores this rather pessimistic journey by employing the use of rich and varied literary techniques and depicting the entire journey as purposeless. A vast range of literary techniques is employed in the text‚ all of which contribute to exploring the negative outcome of journeys. Imagery is
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Analysis of “The Tell Tale Heart” Edgar Allan Poe uses symbols‚ figures of speech‚ and the setting of the story in “The Tell Tale Heart” to reveal hidden morals and explain how the nameless‚ genderless‚ and ageless narrator felt while plotting and carrying out the murder of an old man. The narrator was driven crazy because of an old man’s vulture eye. He explained‚ “I made up my mind to take the life of the old man‚ and thus rid myself of the eye forever” (Poe). Throughout the entire story‚ the
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Declaration of Independence” which would come to be one of the greatest pieces of American Literature. In this epistle to the royal crown‚ he used stylistic devices such as organization and unique diction; He also uses rhetorical devices such as anaphora to convey his American identity. An identity that resented injustice‚ and stood for fair treatment of the people by the government. In 1851 Sojourner Truth‚ who was born a slave in 1797‚ gave her short yet powerful speech‚ “Ain’t I a Woman”. This
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