acts as an adverb describing where the plant thrives. The sound of the choir carried through the school hall. The verb "carried" is used intransitively in this sentence and takes no direct object. The prepositional phrase "through the school hall" acts as an adverb describing where the sound carried. The train from Gemas arrived four hours late. The intransitive verb "arrived" takes no direct object‚ and the noun phrase "four hours late" acts as an adverb describing when the train arrived
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Compare and contrast the way in which Heaney and Clarke portray childhood experiences Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney and Stealing Peas by Gillian Clarke both approach passion and disappointment in life by describing childhood experience. They explore love and regret through the description of childhood and nature; Blackberry Picking through the explicit meaning of picking blackberries but them decomposing‚ and Stealing Peas through the explicit meaning of children stealing peas from pea rows
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The author repeats the pattern of long‚ well thought out and developed sentences describing Sylvia’s surroundings and situations which will be followed by a short sentence describing Sylvia’s action. This can be seen in the example‚ “First she must mount the white oak tree that grew alongside‚ where she was almost lost among the dark branches and the green leaves heavy and wet with
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evolution of words and their meanings‚ older meaning become outdated and replaced with the new meanings. For example‚ the word “gay” has transformed over the ages and now means something completely different than what it used to. From feeling gay to describing something as gay‚ the meaning of the word has changed angles and meanings completely. Dating back to the twelfth century‚ the term gay has described a feeling of joyousness or carefreeness. It also described bright and showy things. During the
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“Romanticism” Clearly defines key elements of the Romantic Era by describing things such the Era’s Folklore and Popular Art‚ Nationalism‚ Shakespeare‚ The Gothic Romance‚ Medievalism‚ Emotion‚ Exoticism‚ Religion‚ Individualism‚ Victorianism‚ Reactions‚ and two subjects that I find support my claim that “Tartuffe” belonged here‚ the Romantic’s aspect of Nature and Emotions. When describing Nature within this article pertaining to the Romantic Era it states that “The Romantics‚ just as they cultivated
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involves ‘hitting’ the notes. 5. List some tone colour/describing words that could be used for string instruments. Bright‚ buzzing‚ clear‚ dramatic‚ light‚ mellow‚ muted‚ percussive‚ pizzicato‚ plucked‚ sweet. 6. List the instruments you would find in the WOODWIND FAMILY. Instruments in the woodwind family include the flute‚ oboe‚ clarinet‚ French horn‚ piccolo‚ double bassoon‚ saxophone. 7. List some tone colour/describing words that could be used for woodwind instruments. Some tone
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Explicit characterization: A character is portrayed by direct description of his outward appearance and by directly naming his human and mental qualities or abilities. Implicit characterization: A character is portrayed by what he does or by describing his environment. From what he does or from his surroundings one draws conclusions as to what kind of character it is. What is Characterization? Characterization is the process of establishing a character’s personality in a narrative or drama
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Evans‚ Erika English 101 Definition Essay February 1‚ 2011 My Word In today’s time our vocabularies have widened greatly. Using different languages or missing words are not uncommon. Many different places use various slang terms in conversation. Janky is a term that originated from a Truett McConnell student. It has many definitions and can be used in various forms. It was created as a universal meaning for many different sayings or emotions. Many words in our language today have been made
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contribute 33% to the course grade. Focus of the Summary Paper: Submit an eight-page paper (excluding cover page and references): * Describing an organizational change that your organization is likely to make (e.g.‚ new structure‚ new process‚ downsizing‚ etc.). * Identifying the key stakeholders involved and the impact the change would have on them. * Describing the change management approach and recommended action steps you would advise for minimizing adverse impact on the organization and
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throughout Dulce et Decorum Est to exhibit the conditions these soldiers faced. These soldiers “cursed through sludge … limped on‚ blood shod”. When describing the man in his dream‚ Owen vividly recalls watching “the white eyes writhing in his face” and “the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs”. Owen also uses a lot of simile describing the soldiers as “bent double‚ like old beggars under sacks” and “knock kneed‚ coughing like hags”. He describes the man in his dreams as having “a hanging
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