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    Being able to speak many languages help individuals talk more and not be so quiet. As mentioned in the essay Silence by Maxine Hong Kinston‚ she was silent when she had to speak English for the first time. No one wants to be known as the quite person in school. Most bilingual people come from families that have parents that were born and raised in different places. People that are bilingual can get a good job and get paid a lot of money. Also for people who know a second language it makes it easier

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    disregarding the distinct different elements‚ both works are descriptive in their use of diction. Elevated and sophisticated‚ passage one utilizes works such as “piously‚” and‚ “dubiously‚” to enhance the quality of writing. In comparison‚ passage two incorporates a variety of scientific terms‚ such as physiological and specimen in order to legitimize the scientific themes found in Frankenstein. Regarding diction‚ descriptive words in passage one provided the reader with an image. With sentences such

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    have selected for his poems? How does he describe the language used by many modern writers? Answer: The problem of poetic diction has been one of the most controversial issues in literary criticism. The most important part in the history of poetic diction is constituted by Wordsworth’s views on the language of poetry. These are two traditions in the history of poetic diction. One is that which pleads for a special language for poetry and the other is that which pleads for the spoken language.Wordsworth

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    of A Work of Artifice‚ it says “Attractive pot” sarcasm is shown and in line three there is a hyperbole of the bonsai tree saying “Could have grown eighty feet tall” A Work of Artifice uses a lot of diction and imagery. Some examples of diction are “pruned” “crippled” and “attractive pot” The diction is somehow connected to gardening and the belittling of women. The imagery is mainly focused on the bonsai tree and how it’s not able to reach its full capacity. There’s a lot of gender

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    stoic woman who fights her entire life through many trials and tribulations until she finds true love and achieves an almost nirvana-like state of being. The manner‚ in which Charlotte Bronte writes‚ her tone and diction especially‚ lends its self to the many purposes of the novel. The diction of Bronte usually had characteristics of gothic culture and showed the usually negative and angry inner thoughts of Jane. The tone of the novel was there sympathetic towards Jane and displayed her as an intelligent

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    James and Lucille & John and Maxine. As they begin with their newly weds life‚ both couples decided to start their own families. Lucille is already 3 weeks pregnant‚ while Maxine is having a problem on that. John and Maxine went to the doctor immediately to find out what is really their problem on conceiving a child. And particularly who is having a problem between them? Is it on John? Or is it on Maxine? Or is there any arising problem regardless of that‚ that cause Maxine not to conceive a child? Many

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    As Ishmael explained all that he had gone through in his journey of being a child soldier to being free‚ he uses diction in his writing to make the story easier to understand. A lot of times many writers use different types of diction so that the writing has a clearer meaning to the reader. In this memoir‚ Ishmael was able to use different types of diction for the reader to be able to understand the importance of scenes while in the war. “I stood there holding my gun and felt special because I was

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    To continue‚ both authors use diction as a way to differentiate the academic power of different characters and display how their intelligence impacts their lives. Diction is displayed by both authors to convey the way people talked in the past compared to others based on their social class. Twain uses slang to demonstrate how slaves talked because of their inferior level of knowledge. “‘[Jim]Say‚ who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats ef I didn’ hear sumf’n. Well‚ I know what I’s gwyne to do:

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    Alvarez’s use of diction in describing the setting shows the change in the mood leading up to and following the Discovery Day dance. The events of the party are mirrored by the weather ’s progression to a rain storm. It is acknowledged that it has been raining on and off for days‚ not down pouring but light rain that creates anticipation for the real storm. In this setting the reader sees Minerva discover the letters from Lio and her father’s other family. On the night her father comes back after

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    Warrior gives voices and identities to Chinese and Chinese American women. Growing up with a family of five sisters and myself as first generation Korean Americans‚ The Women Warrior focuses on the author’s life were she struggles to find her voice. Maxine Hong Kingston’s writing of this book is an example of how ancient talk stories‚ myths‚ and beliefs help one find her voice in America. The Women Warrior takes us on an adventure through five main female characters and five chapters that helps us

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