Alice Munro: TRICKS Alice Munro is a Canadian author who has written many short-story compilations and collections. In 2013 she won the Nobel Prize in literature‚ for her work as "master of the contemporary short story". Her stories often depict the troubles of young women and their complexities. They are well known for her uncomplicated prose style‚ and she is also known for her smooth way of switching between the present and the past. In 2004 she released the book “Runaway”‚ which contained many
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“Fair is foul and foul is fair”. Discuss how the play Macbeth shows a disrupted world. The play Macbeth revolves around several main themes including the contradicting ‘fair is foul and foul is fair’ where things are not what they seem. This theme reflects on the reality of the world‚ neither good nor evil but a combination of both. William Shakespeare demonstrates during the course of the play how contradictory people and life can be. The disruption of ‘The Great Chain of Being’ is also focused
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Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. 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
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The unconventional political action is unnecessary on numerous grounds‚ including taking away freedom of choice and it denigrates the foundation of democratic societies. Many societies experience unconventional political action‚ since it is a cycle of two way politics (conventional and unconventional). For example‚ the unconventional political actions after World War I in Germany resulted in many revolts and instabilities in German government. Not only different factions of Communists and Democrats
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List of Figures Of Speech Personification Personification is all about adding a human trait to an inanimate object or an abstraction. For example: The picture in that magazine shouted for attention. Simile A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things or ideas using "like" or "as" to accentuate a certain feature of an object by comparing it to a dissimilar object that is a typical example of that particular trait. For example: as big as a bus‚ as clear as a bell‚ as dry as
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Jenea Dennis WR 121-W3 Essay #1 The World of Advertisement: Tricks of the trade In the era of globalization‚ advertising plays a major role in the competitive business world. Nowadays we go through thousands of posters‚ billboards and fliers. Many industries capitalize on the power of advertising to attract or win customers away from their business rivals. The impact of advertising is so huge‚ that it causes many people to purchase things they do not want initially. Many people do not realize
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Secondly‚ the point of resemblance between the two different object or event must be clearly brought out. Such words are used for comparison : ‘like’ or ‘as’. A simple example of Robert Burns‚ “O my love’s like a red rose.” Errors like strews upon the surface flow. The younger brother is as good as gold. Epic Simile: it is also called Homer simile because it was first used by Homer in his epic. It is also called the long tailed simile because in it the comparison is not confied to some one
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a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example‚ “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-short” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases. In the former‚ all the words start with the “s” sound‚ while in the later‚ the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters‚ alliteration is also used in poems‚ song lyrics‚ and even store or brand names. The following examples of alliteration should make things a bit more clear. * American
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A Meeting with Rosa Parks I had been waiting for this day to come for over two months. This was when I had been granted permission to interview Rosa Parks from the Supernatural Interview Coalition; this is an incredible honor because they only allow interviews with the deceased three times per year. I couldn’t wait to meet this incredible woman! As I walked into the Montgomery‚ Alabama bus station‚ there were people swarming all around me. The air was hot and humid because it was mid-July‚ and
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Thoughtless actions are the cause of tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. Do you agree? In Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the tragedy of the two lovers is driven mainly by the thoughtless actions of others. This thoughtlessness is displayed by many of the characters throughout the play; Capulet‚ Montague and the clergy alike. As well‚ these flaws in judgements are expressed through a wide variety of themes such as violence and love. The role of violence is evident within the play. Thoughtless
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