The poem "Dover Beach" written by Matthew Arnold is about a human misery. Nature especially the sea is used in order to draw a comparison between the fights of nature and the human misery. The poem consists of four stanzas which have a different amount of lines. The first stanza consists of 14 lines‚ the second of six‚ the third of eight and the last line of nine lines. The rhyme scheme is very irregular. For example‚ in the first eight lines of the poem it is abacdbdc. The first stanza can
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ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT) English Language and Literature Department Poetic Devices and their Likely Effects Alliteration Gains reader’s attention through repetition of a consonant sound‚ appeals to the sense of hearing‚ emphasizes words‚ links lines‚ unifies stanzas (or the poem as a whole)‚ and enhances flow of poem. Draws attention to particular words or lines through repetition of a vowel sound‚ appeals to the sense of hearing‚ enhances the development of the image created by the words
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The Van Bakel Beach series is a series of novels by American author Kimberly Meehan. Meehan first published the first novel in the critically acclaimed series‚ The Coney Island Hot Dog Heist that established Kimberly’s name as one of the most promising novelists in her genre. The author has been very prolific ever since she published her first novel in August 2016. She published two more novels in the series in quick succession in September and October of 2016 and another in 2011‚ novels that quickly
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Section A Magic Beach Magic Beach is a beautifully illustrated picture book with fun‚ imaginative text that young children can easily follow. The pictures are clear and give children a vivid idea of what is happening in the story. The rhyming flow of the text makes the book fun to read while the children are enjoying the captivating images which stimulates their imaginations ("’Magic Beach’ by Alison Lester"‚ 2018). Picture books are defined by the joining of images and text to form a unique whole
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NAME: Leong Kang Ping‚ Isaiah ( 27 ) DATE: 9 December 2014 CLASS: 2H SEC 1 LITERATURE 2014 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK TASK IN 5 STAGES: 1 CHOOSE a song with English lyrics that use at least TWO literary techniques from the six elements we have learnt‚ namely simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ rhyme‚ alliteration or onomatopoeia. Here are some examples you may choose: 1. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 2. “100 Years” by Five for Fighting 3. “Swallowed in the Sea” by
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GLOSSARY OF TECHNIQUES USED TO CREATE MEANING Active voice/passive voice Writing that uses the forms of verbs which create a direct relationship between the subject and the object. Active voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps
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A trip to the beach A group of friends and I decided to make a decision about where to go this summer for a vacation. I met up with my group after creating a group message with them through cell phones to find out what dates all be free to talk about where to go this summer. We were meeting up at 5 pm at my friend’s house. I and few friends from the group have been arrived at the house on time. There are other friends who always come in late came 30 minutes late. After everyone was arrived at his
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Poetic Sound Devices Practice “Poetry is old‚ ancient‚ goes back far. It is among the oldest of living things. So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came.” Confound the cats! All cats--away— Cats of all colors‚ black‚ white‚ gray; By night a nuisance and by day— Confound the cats! All cats‚ always. I dreamed a dream next Tuesday week‚ Beneath the apple-trees; I thought my eyes were big pork-pies‚ And my nose was Stilton cheese. Big Balloons Bounce into the
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One of the major ways of analyzing vocabulary teaching techniques is Laufer and Hulistijn’s (2001) involvement load hypothesis (ILH) which includes the notions of cognitive and motivational factors. Based on ILH the effort that a person allocates to do a task mentally or its involvement load is regarded to be the main authority in learning. Tasks with different involvement load will lead to different incidental acquisition (Laufer & Hulistijn‚ 2001).ILH is considered as motivational cognitive construct
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Burial Vault USA Made and Why you Need One When a person passes away‚ the family is usually required to buy a burial vault or a burial liner. Most people are not aware of this rule and generally have no idea where to begin. There are many kinds of burial vault USA manufacturers that can help you solve this dilemma. Do you really Need one? Some cemeteries across the US require the use of a vault to protect the remains of your loved ones intact as well as keep the ground above it unharmed. Cemeteries
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