as. "His feet were as big as boats." Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." Metaphor: a figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly‚ without the use of like or as. "Her hair is silk." Personification: assigning human qualities to non-human things. "The tropical storm slept for two days." Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds. "Boom. Gurgle. Plink." Hyperbole: an expression of exaggeration
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A Different Mirror: Takaki’s use of the Tempest In the first chapter of “A Different Mirror” by Ronald Takaki‚ he explains stereotypes and biases of white‚ Eurocentric attitudes that have been with us since the earliest days of the colonies and settlements here. Beginning with the early colonists and their treatment of the natives‚ there is a pattern of ruthless acquisition of land and goods. According to Takaki‚ the early settlers judged native americans as lacking everything identifiable in
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE English is an international language‚ spoken in many countries both as a native and as a second or foreign language. It is taught in the schools in almost every country on this earth. It is a living and vibrant language spoken by over 300 million people as their native language. Millions more speak it as an additional language. English is spoken habitually almost everywhere in the world. English is the associate official language of
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“Bishop’s carefully judged use of language aids the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her poetry.” While studying Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry‚ it was remarkably clear that Bishop’s carefully judged use of language aids the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her poetry. In the six poems in which I studied by this poet‚ we can see how Bishop used the languages to her advantage in a way that helped the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her work. We can see the emotions
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‘The Poetic Vision of Saint Tukaram’ Bharat R. Gugane‚ Asst Professor in English‚ Bhonsala Military College‚ Rambhoomi‚Nashik. bharatgugane@gmail.com Abstract: Tukaram has been considered across the world as one of the greatest poet saints of our country. He has been the source of inspiration to many students and researchers. There is ample literature discussing literary and other aspects of his poetry. His poetry has great political‚ economical‚ religious and cultural significance.
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that is significant in the attempt to understand the meaning of text. The use of cadence is most often only considered relevant in an approach to poetry or music; however‚ poetic form is used in other genres of writing and is an applicable approach to literary criticism. An author’s intended message is intricately woven into the cadence in which the words are to be delivered. In order to appreciate the words of Shakespeare‚ in particular‚ one must consider the implications of intended cadence. Although
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Violence does not exist for its own sake. In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare used multiple themes of violence. If violence in any part of a play‚ scene‚ story‚ movie‚ or act occurs for no reason at all then it is more than just a story‚ and it has more drama in it behind the scenes. Shakespeare used violence in acts four through five in Hamlet‚ when Ophelia committed suicide. From these two acts‚ it revealed what Ophelia was going through and feeling. Suicide is the act of killing oneself intentionally
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With close reference to pages 183-186 analyse Salinger’s use of language and structure‚ exploring Holden’s contradictory view of the world. On Page 183 Holden says ‘you could tell the two hot- shots I was with weren’t enjoying it too much. They stayed close as hell to me‚ and the one that didn’t talk at all practically was holding onto my sleeve’. Holden calls them ‘hot shots’ because they acted phony by bunking school and then lying about there being no school. (P182). Throughout the novel‚ Holden
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Shakespeare has used the opening scene as the dramatic device to draw the audience in and get them sitting on the edge of their seat. Furthermore‚ the witches give us the sight of what may be to come “When the battle is lost and won.” It says that every battle is lost by one side and won by another. Macbeth’s fate is that he will win the physical battle‚ but will lose his victory for the battle of his soul. The riddle the witches talk in confuses us. It seems to resemble a nursery rhyme –rhyming
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The Use of Soliloquies in Macbeth In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses soliloquies to give further insight into the characters. These soliloquies help to bring out the aspects of each character’s personality that is otherwise hidden. Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ are prime examples of Shakespeare’s purpose when using soliloquies. Throughout the story‚ by what he says in dialogue alone‚ one can assume that Macbeth is a coward whose violence is sparked by the three witches and his wife. However‚
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