How did the universe originate and evolve to produce the galaxies‚ stars‚ and planets we see today? How did we get here? In order to understand how the Universe has changed from its initial simple state following the Big Bang (only cooling elementary particles like protons and electrons) into the magnificent Universe we see as we look at the night sky‚ we must understand how stars‚ galaxies and planets are formed. There are many questions associated with the creation and evolution of the major
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poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ Wilfred Owen uses a variety of literary devices to tell a sickening sight which he encountered in World War 1. He discusses a side of war no one wants to talk about and challenges the reader’s thinking. Owen uses the literary devices of tone‚ figurative language‚ and imagery to showcase the actuality of what soldiers faced and encountered while both on and off the battlefield. The first literary device used throughout
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Allen Poe makes use of several literary devices in order to create a gloomy atmosphere in his poem “The Raven”. Alliteration‚ rhyme‚ onomatopoeia‚ assonance‚ and repetition are used to contribute to the melodic nature of the work and provide an almost “visual” representation of his gothic setting. Poe is a master of using these writing techniques. “The Raven” is one of his most popular works. This is certainly due‚ in part to his use of these literary devices in this piece. The poem tells of a narrator
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America was supposed to abide by. But‚ Martin Luther King Jr. shined a beacon of hope and took action against racism that was tearing the United States apart through his iconic “ I Have a Dream” speech. King effectively uses a plethora of linguistic devices‚ such as extended metaphors‚
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Red Grief People use literary devices in their speech every day. However‚ few people know what they’re called. In his short story “The Whirligig of Life” O Henry demonstrates five common examples of literary devices. The first example of figurative language is in the very beginning of the excerpt‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief”. O Henry ironically uses the simile “as flat as a flannel cake” to describe the town of Summit. The irony is that the flat town of Summit doesn’t contain a single summit. The
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Joyce has used the name Daedalus as a literary vehicle to give the reader a sense of deeper understanding about Stephen as a character in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ". There is a link between Stephen Dedalus and the Greek mythological figure Daedalus and this becomes apparent to Stephen when he hears his friends say his name in Greek. When Stephen compares himself to the "fabulous artificer" their similar plight reveals itself. The correlation between Stephen’s need to escape Ireland
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distinct forms that different phases of matter take on. Four states of matter are observable in everyday life: solid‚ liquid‚ gas‚ and plasma. Further states are possible but do not naturally occur in our environment: Bose–Einstein condensates‚ neutron stars. Other states‚ such as quark-gluon plasmas‚ are believed to be possible. For a complete list of all exotic states of matter‚ see the list of states of matter. Historically‚ the distinction is made based on qualitative differences in properties. Matter
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"Oranges"‚ the author uses certain literary devices to get the poems point across better. One of these literary devices is free verse. A free verse poem is a poem that does not have a fixed line length‚ stanza form‚ rhyme scheme‚ or meter. For example in verses one through four‚ the first time I walked with a girl‚ I was twelve‚ cold‚ and weighted down with two oranges in my pocket‚ there is no fixed line length‚ stanza form‚ rhyme scheme‚ or meter. The poet used a free verse in this poem to keep it in
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Where the Sleeping Tyger Lies: An Analysis of the Sound Devices Used in The Tyger by William Blake The Tyger‚ written in 1974‚ is one of both simplicity and mystery. Within this poem written by old English William Blake‚ there are 13 full questions within this short 24 line work. Though many literary analysts have attempted to forge a meaning from this work‚ not one theme has a more correct stance than any of the others. One clear symbol within the piece is the Tyger‚ who represents some form
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important role in the Revolution. These three documents used similar writing methods to persuade colonists into one common goal; rallying against Great Britain. All three of these documents were persuasive speeches‚ written to unify the colonists. None of the documents were actually written to be read‚ but rather written to be spoken. They are written so that anyone of any intellect would be able to comprehend them. Of the many rhetorical devices they used rhetorical questions many times in their speeches
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