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    paragraphs. -Do not use abbreviations in formal essays. -If writing about a novel‚ play‚ movie‚ t.v. show‚ or epic poem‚ underline or italicize it. If writing about a short story‚ essay‚ short poem‚ or t.v. episode‚ put it in quotation marks. -Use apostrophes to show possession. -Write complete sentences. Fragments and run-ons are not acceptable in formal essays. -If you are writing about a piece of literature‚ always include the title of the work and the author’s name when introducing it. Here

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    conspirators‚ of whom Cicero wished to persuade to leave Rome‚ and that of the Roman Consul‚ of whom he wished to persuade into allowing Catiline’s departure. To accomplish such a feat Cicero made use of such literary devices as imagery‚ anaphora‚ apostrophe‚ among others to both portray his goals and to lead his audience themselves to understand if not agree with said goals.

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    the best time for lovers. In the book‚ two teen’s love life is placed at night. In Act III scene II‚ Juliet questions the topic‚ while she waits for Romeo to come. She states the night is the perfect time for them. For example‚ Shakespeare uses Apostrophe to show how much juliet wants the night to come. Juliet says‚ “Come‚ civil night‚ thou sober-suited matron‚ all in black‚ and learn me how to lose a winning match.”As she waits for Romeo to come so she could lose her virginity (lll.ii.10-12). Throughout

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    second stanza syntactical structure illustrates complexity of childhood experiences between a child and their parents. The placement of ‘father’s” before the “Big Books” suggests that the father owned the big books because their is a possessive apostrophe. The physical placement of words shows the interdependent nature of the books in relation to the father within the phrase of the stanza. This shows that the existence of the book and the pages depends on the father. The sequence described in the

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    In the poems‚ ‚ they shared many similarities. One similarity is that they both used apostrophes to make their rhythm come together. Some examples would be the words “refin’d‚ heavn’s‚ th’angelic‚ fill’d‚ and heav’nly.” Another way they compare is that they both use biblical references. Various examples are that in the first poem she ended it with “May be refin’d and join th’angelic train” and also in the second poem she said “Fill’d with the praise of him who gives the light‚” both referring to

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    eechhttp://engquizzitive.wordpress.com/gk-for-snap/ Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as"... "if" or "than" are also used though less commonly. A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing. Using ’like’ A simile can explicitly provide the basis of a comparison or leave this basis implicit. In the implicit case‚ characterized

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    John Donne: the Sun Rising

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    In John Donne’s “The Sun Rising‚” the use of apostrophe helps strengthen the premise of the poem‚ that love is the strongest‚ most blinding ideal. When one examines the poem on a literal level‚ taking each line at face value‚ the speaker of the poem makes commentaries on the sun‚ love‚ and various other subjects. When one judges the poem as a whole‚ however‚ and considers the parts with respect to each other and not as independent commentaries‚ one sees that the true message being conveyed is not

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    Batter My Heart Tone

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    John Donne’s petrarchan sonnet “Batter My Heart” is written traditional sonnet format. It is an apostrophe in which the author‚ hereafter referred to as the speaker‚ speaks to God. Whether the speaker is Donne himself is debatable as many elements of the speaker’s identity‚ including their gender‚ is unclear. Through careful use of imagery and simile‚as well as paradox‚ John Donne delivers a concise image of the speakers desired relationship with God. The speaker begins their first quatrain by asking

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    Roman Virtues In Rome during them time of Julius Caesar‚ a persons uprightness was measured by how well he/she conformed to four basic virtues. Virtue- conformity to moral and ethical principals; moral excellence. The four Roman Virtues Pietas- duty‚ or dutiful conduct towards his parents‚ relatives‚ ancestors‚ Gods‚ and country. Gravitas- "Gravity" — A sense of the importance of the matter at hand‚ responsibility and earnestness. Gravitas is the most important of the Roman virtues because

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    is. It does not clarify whether the deceased person is a relative or friend‚ but either way Chase exhibits how traumatic death of a loved one can be. Another aspect of the poem that is engrossing is the shift to talking about the afterlife. The apostrophe

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