Asleep by Wilfred Owen Poem Under his helmet‚ up against his pack‚ After so many days of work and waking‚ Sleep took him by the brow and laid him back. There‚ in the happy no-time of his sleeping‚ Death took him by the heart. There heaved a quaking Of the aborted life within him leaping‚ Then chest and sleepy arms once more fell slack. And soon the slow‚ stray blood came creeping From the intruding lead‚ like ants on track. Whether his deeper sleep lie shaded by the shaking Of great wings‚ and
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* allegory: Extended metaphor in which a story is told to illustrate an important attribute of the subject * alliteration: Repetition of the first consonant sound in a phrase. * allusion: Indirect reference to another work of literature or art * anacoenosis: Posing a question to an audience‚ often with the implication that it shares a common interest with the speaker * antanaclasis: A form of pun in which a word is repeated in two different senses * anthimeria: Substitution
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Describe Victor’s psychological decline in light of his scientific studies. (You may wish to make a note of how he begins with the study of the occult‚ but moves on to a study of Newtonian sciences‚ but his psychological state is inversed. He is rational when he believes in alchemy‚ but wild in his studies of the new science). Victor’s psychological decline is seen to be a result of his obsession with dangerous knowledge and curiosity for the new science. Initially‚ Frankenstein states his interest
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Blake creatively rhymes briars and desires in an effort to put more emphasis on how the Church has turned his childhood source of love‚ happiness‚ and joy into a place of death and despair. In the last stanza of the poem we see repeated use of anaphora. Blake repeats “and”‚ followed by a source of his unhappiness with what has become of The Garden of Love as a means of listing how the Church has ruined his garden. The poem concludes by saying "And binding with briars‚ my joys and desires."
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“..It would increase the price of homes‚ autos‚ and appliances..” “It would increase the cost of machinery..” Kennedy is reiterating and emphasizing on the positive side of the rising steel costs so that people will begin to be in its favor. 2.) Anaphora- “In this serious hour in our nation’s history when we are confronted.. When we are devoting our energies… when we are asking reservist to leave there homes for months on end.” Kennedy uses this to place himself among the people. He does this to
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highlights the idea on how the march on Washington should have been unnecessary for Lewis argues how there should be a political party protecting and fighting for the civil rights color civilians are derived from. Lewis utilizes the rhetorical strategy of anaphora when he repeats the phrase‚ “Where is…” in order to emphasize the loneliness and isolation the color people get from their own country and government‚ the government that is suppose to serve and protect with at least a political party to help protest
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Sounds Line 20 Alliteration of ‘P’. -“In Patrium Populumque fluxit” -Sharp P sound and repetition -Ruin goes through the fatherland and people -P soiund is sharp and its like the ruin is pushing through the people and fatherland. Line 6 Anaphora hinc…huc… -the 2 clauses begin with similar words - poet wants to emphasize beginning and end Word Order Line 4 Synchysis -“(A) foeda (B) nigro (A) simulacra (B)fumo” -foul image of black smoke Word Choice Line 2-4 “templa – fumo” -religious
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In Churchill’s speech‚ back in October 29‚ 1941 for the Harrow School for Boys‚ the use of rhetorical devices such as ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos made the speech very well executed. Due to this‚ he truly connected‚ made an impact on‚ and influenced the public audience. The introduction alone really established a connection with the students at Harrow. After the "very terrible catastrophic events" Churchill feels a deep connection with the audience talking about the misfortunes evoking sorrow; thus
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Lexical set: words of similar meaning that form a stitch work through the text and can be set out as a set. general commanding operations‚ Indians killing ‚war‚ Indians‚ negotiate‚ General Cook‚ command‚ escort‚ ammunition train‚ 2. Reference = anaphora = The way in which speakers refer back to another part of the text. It is achieved through pronouns & demonstratives. 4. Ellipsis = part of the utterance is left unsaid. Coherence = Factors which help us see the text as a whole. It relates
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desire with a “Mangled mind” The toughest thing was getting over it but Sidney shows desire wouldn’t completely engulf him. In the beginning of the sestet he blatantly speaks of his overcoming of desire‚ though it did control most of his life. He uses anaphora to highlight desire “In vain thou hast ruin sought.” In the ending of the third stanza‚ the speaker gives us the idea of him not being able to fall in desire‚ virtue brought him back. It gives a great turn point on the complexity of his life. The
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