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    Maxine Hong Kingston

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    “The first thing you have to learn‚” the old women told me‚ “is how to be quiet. (pg. 23).” This is what Maxine Hong Kingston is told as a young girl. Throughout the book young Maxine is told stories where the absence of voice is a factor. Whether it’s affecting her family or her (Maxine) personally‚ the theme of having or not having a voice is an impact in her life. The story starts “You must not tell anyone. (pg. 3).” Her mother is telling her the story of her “forgotten‚ disregarded aunt.” Her

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    Max Kumin’s ‚ “Woodchucks” provides an interesting and creative perspective Into the mind state of those influenced by Nazi warfare. What begins as a seemingly Humorous cat and mouse hunt‚ soon develops into an insatiable lust for blood. However‚ “ Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford‚ presents an innocent soul lost by the unawareness of man and the death of an unborn innocent. Both Kumin’s and Stafford’s descriptive language and overall theme provides the reader with the insight

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    Diction

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    olution is to boycott this kind of advertising and legislate rules and guidelines for the advertisers. Although it is true that these types of advertisements are deceptive and disappointing‚ I disagree with Jozui’s solution because advertising is just another average appeal. Maybe her solution is not the best oIn the prompt‚ Sue Jozui claims that advertisers use celebrities’ testimonials over their products to gain the approval of the consumers. She identifies this as a problem because it is a

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    they tip you little by little into filthy ruinous liquid‚ eyes ears mouth until you vomit drowning and after two or three reps you’ll talk‚ you’ll say anything‚ denounce anyone‚ your highschool teacher‚ the imam‚ your five brothers” (Kumin). As stated above‚ Maxine Kumin describes a significant military interrogation technique in his poem “Waterboarding.” The US is constantly trying to combat war with terrorists and stay several steps ahead of their cruel plans.  Winning wars is not only about a strong

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    Diction and Tone

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    Essay: Diction and Tone in Poetry In the field of literature‚ authors use various forms of writing techniques to create diction and tone. One way that the author‚ Andrew Marvel‚ of “To His Coy Mistress” uses a unique way of diction to portray several styles of tone‚ in which they shift from one another‚ through stanza to stanza. His diction creates a variety of literary styles that most authors use as a way of conveying a personal message. This diction creates a multitude of imagery that the reader

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    Diction Exercises

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    Diction exercises will help you learn how to speak clearly. The athlete does warm-ups and stretches before an event: a singer does likewise. These exercises are the speaker’s warm-up equivalent. They prepare and train you to speak with ease. Good diction is NOT about changing your accent or making you ’talk posh’. It is about clarity - making sure what you say is heard. The most commonly known and used Diction Exercises are Tongue Twisters. There are many‚ each focusing on either a single letter

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    challenge of living as multicultural people in a world that tends to shame diversity. These stories are extremely important to Cofer and Stone; questioning them would violate all they believe in. However‚ there is another side to this subject. Maxine Hong Kingston reveals to the reader a different side to family stories. A side that is not of love and acceptance‚ but more of hate‚ betrayal‚ and rejection. In some cultures family circles cannot always be of love and protection. In her case she

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    Diction In The Odyssey

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    Contests”‚ Homer creates a contrasting effect in presenting the nature of Odysseus between the two paragraphs‚ one conveys strength and power‚ while the expresses melancholy and mourning. This is shown though the usage of diction and imagery. In the first paragraph‚ Homer uses diction such as ruthless‚ monstrous‚ death‚ slaughter‚ and ravaged. The usage of these words convey strength and ruthlessness. Odysseus’ men were going to bring “death and slaughter...down on Troy...and…[ravage] the steep city

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    Diction In Poetry

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    In the poem‚ “The Most of It”‚ Robert Frost uses the literary devices diction‚ tone and imagery to render the main idea of the poem. The main idea of the poem is the desire of wanting the most of it (life) than what was originally given. In Robert Frost’s “The Most of It”‚ Frost portrays a man wanting the most out of life. Throughout the poem‚ the man is in the outdoors hoping to discover a response regarding his desire to receive more out of life but soon feels dispirited when he sustains nothing

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    Rattler Diction

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    The Rattler Diction The speaker in “The Rattler” conveys that difficult choices are made in life to test one’s morals and actions in a situation. He does this by using diction to deliver a sense of respect for the rattler and equality between the man and the snake. The speaker wrote this story in order to show empathy for the snake as he speaks for the snake’s perspective. A relationship with the audience is established through creating remorse for the snake yet embracing the speaker’s “duty”

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