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    possessive‚ case‚ or the plurals of numbers‚ letters‚ and abbreviations. “Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess? Do they call virtue there‚ ungratefulness?” Sir Philip Sidney‚ “Sonnet 31” 2. Conceit- an elaborate‚ fanciful metaphor. “Our two souls therefore‚ which are one‚ though I must go‚ endure not yet a breach‚ but an expansion‚ like gold to aery thinness beat.” John Donne‚ “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning” 3. Hyperbole-

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    simultaneously; in other types of ambiguity‚ they may act in conjunction or as part of the same phrase‚ but never at the exact same time. Complexities * The fourth type of ambiguity combines two disconnected or opposing ideas into a single conceit. They reveal complexities or conflicts within the mind of the author‚ and hence create ambiguity. Such complexities are not unresolvable‚ as they are in the seventh type of ambiguity‚ though their existence may be problematic and require considerable

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    “after the game is before the game‚” is the basis of Lola Rennt. Every situation is essentially the same with only a few minor adjustments‚ as if saying that every soccer game is essentially the same with slightly different outcomes. 7. The central conceit that director‚ Tom Tykwer is attempting to achieve was two lovers finding themselves in a sticky situation. Manni‚ the male protagonist‚ left money on a train that he was supposed to deliver to his boss. This forces both him and his girlfriend Lola

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    Objective: Use a personal observation (your own experience‚ something you’ve witnessed)‚ or a set of related observations‚ to illustrate and comment upon scholarly ideas and explanation. Where it’s found: Whatever name it goes by‚ the observation-reflection essay is regularly asigned in introductory classes or at the beginning of a semester. Outside of academia‚ it can be a model for writing opinion columns or personal blogs. Tone of writing: Probably the most autobiographical style of formal

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    intellectuals of the time. The plot of the play falls into two parts. The first describe the journey of Hades and is fall of most amusing jokes at the expense of various deities. The second part describes the contest between Aeschylus and Euripides and conceits chiefly of passages quoted by the two poets from the respectable words. The criticism of two playwrights is concentrated in the agony and the sins that follows Aeschylus is satirized for his bombastic language‚ blood curdling sentences‚ lengthy coral

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    I apologize for my lengthy responses! I greatly enjoyed this section of the book‚ and found myself choosing several works of art that inspired me intellectually. I have a few panels within the Sistine Chapel that I was fond of. I will list them below along with my attempt to analyze them. Perhaps you can provide me with some insight and your overall opinion of this response. History commends Michelangelo for his renowned and acclaimed work on the Sistine Chapel. After careful inspection of the fresco

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    The word baroque is derived from the Portuguese word `barocco’‚ meaning irregular pearl. Until nineteenth century the word baroque was used mostly as a fancy synonym for `absurd’ and `grotesque’. The characteristic feature of this style is energy‚ lack of harmony‚ attraction for the ornate and an explosive elaboration‚ which almost conceals the underlining order or pattern. M. H Abrams in‚ `Glossary of Literary Terms’ defines baroque as a ."..term applied by the art historians to a style of architecture

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    Which word is spelled incorrectly? A. Incidentally B. Pronunciation C. Separate D. Occurence 10. A procession of persons on horseback is a A. cavalry. B. chivalry. C. cavalcade. D. cavalier. 11. Another word for a verbal bromide is a A. conceit. B. cliché. C. euphemism. D. seltzer. 12. Which word is spelled correctly? A. Privilege B. Supprise C. Judgemant D. Suddeness 13. To give a hint about something is the same as to A. vacillate. B. imitate. C. intimate. D. simulate. 14

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    Need of Being Versed in Country Things” Commentary “The Need of Being Versed in Country Things”‚ by Robert Frost‚ illustrates the scene of a useless barn on abandoned land that nature has unexpectedly welcomed. Through effective use of concealed conceit in combination with personification of the farm elements and the inconsistent rhyme scheme‚ Frost exposes the nostalgic human yearning to control and impose meaning in life and conveys that nature holds more power over the will of mankind. Throughout

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    for intercourse‚ as in the poem the narrator tries to convince a woman to have sex with him. The poem is abounded with metaphysical conceits and really depicts the theme of carpe diem. With the exploitation of numerous motifs‚ compelling imagery and its rhythm‚ Marvell is able to construct a very influential argument. Initially‚ Marvell uses the metaphysical conceit to compliment the woman as a means of persuasion for intercourse. In the first stanza‚ he claims that he has eternity to spend time

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