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    Romeo and Juliet Act Three (study guide)   [pic] ACT THREE - SCENE ONE (This scene marks the climax of the drama.) 1. Tybalt‚ still enraged at Romeo’s intrusion at the Capulet’s ball‚ is determined to fight‚ but Romeo refuses. Why? Because he is in love with Juliet. 2. How does Mercutio get involved‚ and what happens to him? He gets tired of Tybalt insulting Romeo and starts a fight. 3. How does Romeo react to this? Romeo tries to break up the fight‚ but Tybalt kills Mercutio and

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    insisted that the Navajo language was not learned by Japan and Germany because of its difficulty. It is a very complex language and hard to learn. Though written in a Latin alphabet‚ the language is difficult because of the frequent use of the apostrophe which calls for glottal stop. Glottal stop is used to make a sound by obstructing airflow through the throat. This creates a choppy sound in the words. The pronunciation is thus difficult‚ and there are 33 consonants and 12 vowel sounds in

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    ENN103F/101/3/2014 Tutorial letter 101/3/2014 English for Academic Purposes ENN103F Semesters 1 & 2 Department of English Studies IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. ENN103F/101 CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 3 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE .................................................

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    English 1101 Cause and Effect Paper 450 points (Includes pre work‚ peer review‚ and reflection) Assignment/ Topic: Your second paper will be a cause and effect paper where you consider the various themes—once you chose a theme or topic to focus on‚ you will consider what causes the topic or theme‚ and what the effects are. Once you decide which essay you will focus on your FIRST TASK: After briefly looking at the following essays‚ consider which you would like to focus on your cause and effect paper

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    nature: in the context of his dramatic monologue‚ character revelations are discovered. In Robert Browning’s‚ My Last Duchess we are introduced to a rich‚ arrogant and authoritarian Duke of Ferara. Browning immediately establishes the technique apostrophe as the Duke begins to speak to an unseen character about his late wife. The Duke displays feelings of nervousness towards the death of his wife but also speaks in a revengeful and controlling tone. In comparison to the Duke is a young man who is

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    Rhyme: Words that have different beginning sounds but whose endings sound alike‚ including the final vowel sound and everything following it‚ are said to rhyme. Analogy: A comparison‚ usually something unfamiliar with something familiar. Apostrophe: Speaking directly to a real or imagined listener or inanimate object; addressing that person or thing by name. Contrast: Closely arranged things with strikingly different characteristics. Hyperbole: An outrageous exaggeration used for effect

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    Topic # 3 Compare and Contrast "Genesis" and "Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest"‚ Looking at both myth and short story. Although there are many similarities present‚ a distinct difference is made between "Genesis" and "Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest" in that "Genesis" is a mythical narrative while "Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest" is an adaptation of a mythic story (Adam and Eve) in the form of a short story. When comparing and contrasting these two stories we see similarities

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    Similarly to how Reynolds exposes the marginalisation of indigenous Australians‚ Ginsberg describes the alienation of many Americans due to Cold War politics. He immediately expresses his dissatisfaction with the state of the US‚ using sequences of apostrophes to address ‘America’ directly and turning the poem into a kind of argument with the personified country. Like Reynolds‚ he has an intensely personal focus‚ using the first-person and drawing on his own experiences to show ‘America’ his disillusionment

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    FIGURES OF SPEECH 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. ways 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH y y A figure of speech is a use of a word that h diverges d f from its normall meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning n t based not b s d on n the th literal lit l meaning m nin of f the th words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification

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    FIGURES OF SPEECH Idioms or figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot be determined by examination of the meanings of the words that make it up. Or‚ to put it another way‚ an idiom uses a number of words to represent a single object‚ person or concept. Unless you recognise when an idiom is being used you can easily misunderstand the meaning of a text. An idiom is a figure of speech that is used to help express a situation with ease‚ but by using expressions that are usually

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