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    rejects being intoxicated chronically. Through use of his diction‚ imagery‚ and

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    The Prison Door Diction

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    first chapter of The Scarlet Letter‚ the author’s detail‚ diction and point of view set the tone and setting for the novel. Through the use of these literary elements‚ Hawthorne conveys an ominous tone but hopeful tone and a shift from a dreadful setting to a beautiful setting. The opening passage does not only warn and hit to the reader that something isn’t right‚ it continually displays an unknown that is feared. The author’s diction intensifies the feelings toward the jail‚ and shows the shift

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    Janiquea Gray Miss Zahodnick AP Language and Composition 14 October 2014 “The Complexity of Teaching” Peddiwell’s story illuminates the absurdity of the rigid systems by not only making the “wise old men” look doltish but also proving their beliefs on a traditional educational system bogus. In the “Saber- tooth Curriculum‚” New Fist was and educated man that was skilled at fish-grabbing‚ horse clubbing and tiger-scaring and if he had survived to see the ice-age‚ those skills would have been useless

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    The Tomb Diction

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    In the first stanza‚ the author asks the reader‚ who laid in the tomb. The man in the tomb was placed there after he died. Next‚ the author takes a moment to enjoy the beauty of nature. He tells us that this man is Jesus‚ the source or subject of all hymns in church. The stone was rolled in front of the tomb‚ and Pilate sent men to stand guard outside the tomb. The author asks the reader who is this person who was put in the tomb. In the second stanza‚ the author reveals that he will tell the

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    Diction In The Raven

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    Our speaker describes the raven as a large‚ majestic‚ bird‚ that resembles in its appearance ones that could be found long ago‚ in noble times. It refused to give deference or veneration to anyone‚ and kept shifting and moving around‚ before finally perching on the bust of Greek Titan Pallas‚ god of battle and warcraft. This‚ at first‚ brought a much-needed amusement to our speaker‚ which was due to the resemblance of the solemn expression on the raven’s face to serious and relentless regard towards

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    A Lover's Lover Diction

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    neighborhood as the speaker embarks on a walk. He see a crowd of people and hears a lover singing to his beloved and his song portrays that his love will never cease. The clocks‚ however‚ showcase a contradictory attitude through the use of their diction by insinuating that love will end because the lovers’ lives will as well. Throughout the poem‚ the lovers remain naively optimistic while the clocks take a cynical point of view toward love and time. The author of this poem demonstrates device usage

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    ways do you agree with this view of The Picture Of Dorian Gray? Within Oscar Wilde’s novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’‚ the author opposes the East End of London to the West End‚ creating a gulf between social classes in the Victorian Society. By incorporating Dorian Gray to these settings‚ Wilde is able to emphasise the difference of the lifestyles between these two ends of London. Within the first nine chapters of the novel‚ the Theatre - where Dorian first lays his eyes and bids his farewell

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    Emily Dickinson Diction

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    poets write poems that depict Death as a spine-chilling inevitable end‚ others hold respect for this natural occurrence. In Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death”‚ diction and personification is utilized to demonstrate the speaker’s cordial friendship with Death. Dickinson uses exemplar diction to stress the calm and comfortable atmosphere the speaker is in when Death is present. The reader comes to understand that the speaker holds no fear of Death‚ rather‚ great respect for

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    Color and Picture

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    CEZANNE

 Within this Essay‚ I will compare two artist ’s plates‚ outlining the key differences between them - Plate 1.3.24 Cezannes Jug and Fruit (1885-87) and Plate 1.3.30 Zubarans Still Life with Lemons‚ Orange and a Rose (1663). Although both pictures are of still life objects‚ they way in which they have been painted are quite different and therefore give the viewer quite different experiences. 

 Composition The composition of both plates are Cézanne ’s Jug and Fruit (Plate 1.3.24)‚ and Zurbarán

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    Diction In Julius Caesar

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    bad. Through the use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and tone it creates the image of Caesar. Too some Caesar is good‚ but too others Caesar is dreadful. In scene two‚ from act three‚ the diction use creates a good and bad view of Caesar. At the beginning of the scene‚ Artemidorus insists that Caesar should read first the petition he has for him. Yet Caesar denies him and answers‚ “What touches us ourself shall be last served” (Act 3‚ scene 2‚ lines 17-18). The diction behind that illustrates

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