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    effect‚" is an ode‚ a serious and dignified lyric poem that adheres to a stanzaic form and is fairly long. Keats’s ode is divided into three eleven-line stanzas with the rhyme scheme of abab cdecdde. Autumn is personified by Keats‚ and he employs apostrophe‚ addressing Autumn as a woman: Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?..../thee sitting careless on a granary floor‚/Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind/....And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep/Steady thy laden head across a

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    represent Wilcox’s views. Parody is the first satirical technique used by Wilcox‚ highly evident in the caption. The cartoon states that Tony Abbott “Would like to see more people winning the lottery of life by becoming Australian…”. The use of apostrophes in the statement implies that this is a direct quote from Abbott‚ which has specifically been taken out of his press conference. Furthermore the ellipses after the statement portray an ironic tone‚ suggesting the opposite connotation. The caption’s

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    Reading/ Language Arts Final Review Sheet GRADE 8 While studying…Please refer to the following Sources: Spelling/Vocab City Vocabulary Workshop Book…www.vocabularywrokshop.com Grammar For Writing Book…Class notes/handouts Any reading Materials/Novels Read in Class Writing Use your “Grammar for Writing” to study. ALL topics are covered in the book and “should” be in your notebook Chapters 1- 5 The Writing Process Prewriting‚ Drafting‚ Revising‚ Editing and Proofreading‚ Publishing and

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    A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity

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    Captain!” Literary Analysis Every great nation’s past contains a great leader who sacrificed everything for his or her country. Abraham Lincoln gave his life after striving to abolish slavery. Soon after Lincoln’s murder‚ Walt Whitman wrote an apostrophe poem to Lincoln. In this eulogy‚ Whitman praised Lincoln’s accomplishments and mourned his death. In “O Captain! My Captain!”‚ Walt Whitman uses repetition‚ symbolism‚ assonance‚ and metaphors to portray the theme that every great leader should

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    In the very beginning of the poem‚ Whitman refers to Lincoln in a very personal‚ connected way by using an apostrophe and specific word choice‚ calling him “O Captain! my Captain!”. Similarly‚ he continuously address him by the title of “dear father!”‚ emphasizing how the loss of Abraham Lincoln was not only a political loss‚ but rather a personal one. He even

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    In her intent to escape pain‚ the speaker uses aposiopesis: an abrupt silent. Throughout the entire poem‚ we are not told what was the conversation between the victim and the rapists about. Further‚ the speaker is reluctant to address the subject. Thus‚ deviating to narrative time. Purposely‚ the silence effaces the gruesome details for us to imagine it. Leaving a gap between the narration that ignites the reader’s imagination to the utmost level. By comparing herself with a child‚ the speaker

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    Dulce et Decorum Est The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” is written by Wilfred Owen‚ and describes war and the death of a friend. This poem uses ABAB rhyme scheme which produces a march with a steady beat feel to the poem. The first stanza begins with the phrase‚” Like old beggars under sacks”. This is a simile that is comparing the soldier’s state of being to the state of beggars out on the streets‚ to an image of a smiling protector of the nation. This helps the reader understand how tired they are

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     The poem is divided into eight stanzas and the rhyme scheme     being used is ababcdcd. Rhythm is created by combination of assonance and     consonance. The author uses figurative language‚ imagery and metaphor to describe  the     euphoric feeling.         “Ode to joy” starts with apostrophe  “O friends” (1)  where the author urges his  friends to         1  sing more pleasant sounds‚  and uses it again in line four:  “O joy”  asking joy‚ as if it  were a     person‚  if they might praise her‚ employing personification.         In the second stanza he keeps addressing joy

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    English Literature January 15th 2011 “Full Moon and Little Frieda‚” written by Ted Hughes‚ is about the memory of little Frieda‚ at two years old‚ noticing various things around her and also identifying the moon. Hughes conveys a sense of fascination throughout the poem through certain devices‚ metaphysical aspects and through the structure. The poem is a lyrical poem‚ which also adds to the fascination as lyrical poems are usually written as love poems. In the very first line‚ “A cool small

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