Simile: Similes are used in comparative figurative language. They make direct comparisons between the two objects similarities‚ these are usually distinct and different. Similarly‚ metaphors are another literary device used to compare two objects‚ and they also work in a similar way. Unlike metaphors though‚ similes use the words “like” or “as” to make their comparisons. Take the phrase the room was as calm as a twister. The simile here compares the rooms calmness to a twist using the word “as.”
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A new sunny day has just begun. The beach is silent‚ but only for a while. Very soon crowds of people will flood on to the beach. The bright‚ burning ball blinds and rises like a sunflower on the distant horizons. The subtle sea sparkles preciously as it strolls up against the shore spilling the previous day’s remains. Crashing against the shore‚ small waves flash the night’s debris onto the beach. Untouched golden sand‚ so soft and smooth‚ glistens; reflecting the sun’s rays. A soothing‚ light
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eventually Hitler brought destruction upon himself‚ if other countries would have stopped him in the early stages‚ World War II may have never happened. Though countries might have wanted to stop Hitler in Germany; they had their own county and people to worry about. The economic troubles prevented England and other European nations from taking part in international issues‚ and Hitler took full advantage of their weak conditions. This lack of interest form European powers proved deadly in the long term.
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•Should Nixon have been impeached? The Watergate scandal was the first of its kind in United Stated history. The scandal created an uproar in the country between the people and most of all the government and the powers that be. President Nixon along with high ranking members of his staff at the time were have said to be involved in the stealing of equipment and cash and planting evidence on June of 1972. During this time some of Nixon’s high ranking staff were charged with being involved with
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own menacing qualities and depraved actions. None‚ however‚ have struck such a devastatingly creepy chord as Arnold Friend of Joyce Carol Oates "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Seducer of young girls and embodiment of Lucifer‚ Arnold Friend is anything but a friend. Arnold Friend is presented through both actions and appearances‚ and these combine to diminish his likeability‚ while adding to his devilish persona. Although Arnold Friend’s traits are never stated outright‚ they are presented
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Achebe incorporates literary devices such as detail‚ dialogue‚ and analogy to reveal the Igbo tradition of eating together as friends and the challenges this traditions experiences which is people not inviting friends to feast together or people having feats as a form of retribution. Okonkwo threw this feast just to gather everyone together. Achebe successfully utilizes these devices to enhance his writing. Dialogue is a noticeable device used. Okonkwo claimed that “[He] have only called [kinsmen] together
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Have you ever been to a college class? Did that class only consist of two exams‚ a midterm and a final throughout the entire semester? How much stress did you feel around the time those exams came around? These are the types of problems that Patrick O’Malley argues against in his essay “More Testing‚ More Learning”. In this essay‚ O’Malley takes the stand presenting the fact that there are courses in college that provide infrequent testing. He lets it be known that this is not the most effective
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On April 10‚ 1912 Titanic‚ the most luxurious ocean liner of it’s time set sail on its maiden voyage. In just 5 days later the “unsinkable” ship sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic. This heartbreaking incident ruined many lives. It ruined the lives of the families of the passengers . Also for the company of the ship and many industries. There were many wealthy people on the ship that died and there industries were ruined and they had to stop running them. The titanic set sail on April 10th 1912.
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short essay on the poem Philomela by Matthew Arnold (Emiliano Colella) Introduction This poem is a mythological history of love and treason‚ a history that show the poet’s dramatic loneliness and alienation from the real world. The poetic voice speaks to an external self‚ comparing his passion and his pain with the eternal passions and pains of the world‚ always the same‚ represented by the myth of Philomela. It is then a clear declaration of what is poetry for the author‚ and by the use of
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sea meets land. This amazingly gorgeous‚ serene piece of earth‚ commonly known as the beach‚ is my happy place. I stumbled upon this fortunate stroke of serendipity in my early childhood and it appalls me that at some point in history this astonishing creation didn’t exist. Since I’m rambling and your reading I guess I can tell you about my first visit to the beach. Although I was a child I can vividly remember this vacation‚ being that it was my first trip to my happy place. This life changing vacation
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