Cesar Chavez‚ a prominent labor union organizer and civil rights leader‚ urges society to utilize nonviolent protest as an alternative to violence. Chavez alludes to historical events‚ appeals to the reader’s sense of Ethos‚ and uses contrasting diction and juxtaposition when outlining the positive effects of nonviolence and the negative effects of violence in order to convince the reader that nonviolence is the superior method of protest. By alluding to historical violent and nonviolent protests
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strongest; they carry all the pain and suffering of society‚ the wars and the deaths; thus they are the pedestal that keeps everyone up. In order to reveal theme Kingsolver and Euripides make use of literary devices such as symbolism‚ imagery and diction. Using all three literary devices Kingsolver reveals that women such as Orleana believe that they are just rag dolls that are pulled‚ pushed and just there‚ even so realize how strong they really are; that if it was not for them their children would
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freedom is revealed. In contrast to Life on the edge‚ the father punishes his family members for losing his sheep and how the mother gives birth to a child boy with only her children’s assistance. The author manipulates symbolism‚ actions and choice of diction to illustrate the oppression and the role of women‚ demonstrating the inequality within the North African society. In the story the Red Spot‚ the narrator and protagonist of the story was described to have her ‘Head bowed‚ and looking at my feet‚
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67347 21 October‚ 2014 Dawson Ap Language Reality is Real Are we experiencing reality to the fullest? In “Where I Lived‚ And What I Lived For”‚ the critical Thoreau uses certain language to appeal to his audience. Thoreau uses metaphors‚ diction‚ and analogy to make his readers question the way they see reality. Through his language Thoreau creates a pathos appeal to capture his audience with emotional ideas. Thoreau uses juxtaposition to convey contrast between reality and shams. In the beginning
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More to the Lake" shows an internal conflict with time and childhood memories through the use of diction‚ repetition of imagery‚ words‚ and sensory details that suggests the author’s abhorrence of change. While in the other essay‚ "Whistling Swan‚" written by Terry Tempest Williams uses a unfamiliar subject to compare the actions and attrocities that happened to a character. With the use of diction in‚ "Once More
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country. In this instance‚ the people in The Charge of the Light Brigade were portrayed in a more positive aspect than the latter. Another key contrast between these two poems is that the connotation and the diction they used is quite different. In The Last of the Light Brigade‚ they use diction that conveys the tone of melancholy and depression‚ whereas The Charge of the Light Brigade has a more positive aspect. “They had neither food nor money‚ they had neither service nor trade;/They were only shiftless
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Diction‚ Syntax and Imagery Have you ever listened to a young child talk? I mean really listened? They don’t sound like a teenager or an adult‚ do they? In Eleven‚ Sandra Cisneros uses different techniques to help Rachel’s age come out in her speech and thoughts. Diction‚ syntax and imagery help the reader to better interpret Rachel’s youthful thoughts and feelings. Sandra’s use of diction helps the reader understand how Rachel is feeling when she is accused of the sweater belonging to her. “…She
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release from The Onion‚ the author satirizes the way products are marketed to consumers. He seems to think that the methods used by advertisers are exaggerated and manipulative. The author shows his contempt for marketing techniques by using irony‚ diction‚ and hyperboles. The use of irony is evident in this mock press release. The author uses this irony to point out logical flaws sometimes seen in advertisements. For instance‚ a woman claims that “after wearing MagnaSoles for seven weeks‚ [she’s]
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Sirens in the "Odyssey"‚ Homer’s diction places the Sirens as villains preventing Odysseus from completing his journey. Homer writes‚ "...the Sirens sensed...ship...racing past and burst into their high‚ thrilling song: Come closer...so you can hear our song!" Homer’s word choice for describing the Sirens makes them seem wicked and hungry for disaster‚ for using words such as "sensed"‚ "racing"‚ "thrilling" and "closer" makes them devilish creatures. While‚ Atwood’s diction‚ in the "Siren Song"‚ is innocent
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Oliver develops a connection between a deep swamp and life. Through diction‚ imagery and metaphor‚ Oliver forms a spectacular idea of life and the difficulties of making it through the swamp. The darker literal diction at the start of the poem reveals the struggle between the speaker and the swamp. In lines 9-12‚ Oliver uses the words “closure” and “pathless” to focus on the struggle the speaker is going through. Oliver’s diction in this case‚ shows a shift in tone in the poem when she uses the words
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