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    “Folding Won Tons In”- Abraham “Abe” Chang Abraham Chang is a Chinese-American poet and musician born in Queens‚ New York. He attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan and spent his college years in Boston. In 1998‚ Abe received an Academy of American Poets Prize. Soon after‚ he returned to New York to attend the MFA program at the University of New York. During this program‚ he was given the opportunity to work with multiple award-winning poets like Galway Kinnell‚ Sharon Olds‚ Donald Hall

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    rhetorical tools such as: metaphors‚ connotation‚ and irony to give his readers a better perspective in what’s going on in the story. Seeing different forms of writing can help readers see the relationship between these tools and what Orwell is saying about imperialism. First of all‚ George Orwell uses the rhetorical tool metaphor in story. In the story “Shooting an Elephant” Orwell wrote that “They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer to perform a trick.” This metaphor meant that the Burmese

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    Up‚" there is an ample amount of love still in the crumbling relationship. Even though there is a major time lapse between the composition of these lyrics‚ both portray the love that can be given in relationship‚ both use imagery‚ and both use metaphors. The love shown by Anne Bradstreet in "To My Dear and Loving Husband" matches that of Jason Mraz in "I Won’t Give Up." In Bradstreet’s poem she says‚ "If ever man were lov’d by wife‚ then thee" (Bradstreet 2). In this statement‚ Bradstreet says

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    corrugated‚ and her red under lip pushed out‚ like a child’s ready to cry.” P. 12 This passage has sensory details describing young Mrs. Heathcliff. “Chair in a pet” is referred to as a sulky mood. The author‚ Emily Bronte‚ used diction that included metaphors and similes to describe details in the story. While referring to characters and moods in this story‚ Bronte used quite a bit of comparison so we know what they specifically look like instead of creating the image in our head for ourselves. I believe

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    his values. He valued the principle of all people no matter race‚ should be treated as equals. After reading and analyzing the speech; I made different observations about the speech‚ such as‚ cited documentation‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ similes‚ and metaphors. Dr. King uses these literary devices throughout his whole speech to persuade his listeners to nonviolence actions towards racism and unity. King had cited from the Emancipation Proclamation when he stated‚ “Five score years ago‚ in whose symbolic

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    Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery” and Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” both are written in Puritan plain style‚ however Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery” displays a more puritanical message. These poets use apostrophe and metaphors to thoroughly describe the subject in which they were writing. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is a poem that portrays Anne Bradstreet’s thoughts on her marriage. While Bradstreet writes about her love for her husband‚ Edward Taylor writes indirectly about his love

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    “F***ing Perfect” by Pink “F***ing Perfect” by song artist Pink‚ expresses thoughts of her past and future. This song uses metaphors and also similes to get her points across. You are who you are and no one can take that away from you because “You are perfect”. An example of a metaphor in this song is “The whole world stares while i swallow the fear”. This line is stating that she was miss judged and bullied‚ what gives this away is the line“ they don’t like my genes they don’t get my hair”.

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    shows how a lack of acceptance to one’s identity leads to a negative outlook on one’s circumstances. At the railstation Lawson works he feels surrounded and held back by signboards stating ‘Second Class wait here.’ To Lawson‚ the signboards become metaphors for social labelling and cause him... At suburban railway stations - you may see them as you pass - There are signboards on the platform saying ’Wait here second class’: And to me the whirr and thunder and the cluck of running gear Seems

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    Ring. The idea of change as a maturing yet calamitous and estranging force is conveyed onto the audience through demonstration of its dynamic effects. The skilful use of literary techniques—metaphors‚ similes and symbolism—allows the reader to fully comprehend the consequences of this perpetual force. Metaphors and personification display the idea that change is cataclysmic when it is not required. Change emerges in the life of Jasper Jones’ protagonist Charlie Bucktin which results in chaos in

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    • Now consider similes and metaphors; what semantic areas do they belong? What is the poet’s aim in using them? Simile compares soldiers to beggars because of appearance (ragged‚ dirty) but also has connotations of being uncared-for‚ homeless‚ impoverished. Simile compares soldiers to hags because coughing‚ slow‚ infirm as if they were old; also has negative connotations (ugly‚ witch). Simile describes sensations the reader may be more familiar with to show the pain the soldier is going through

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