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    Figurative Language

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    language as well as their examples. Idiom is a set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. The function of idioms is to make language richer and more colorful and to convey subtle shades of meaning or intention. Idioms are used often to replace a literal word or expression‚ and many times the idiom better describes the full nuance of the meaning. For example the expression‚ “Sally was pulling my leg” is more expressive than

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    types of figurative language as well as their examples. Idiom Idioms are common in the English language but may pose problems if someone is not familiar with the idiomatic expression used. Idioms are words that hav a different meaning other than its literal meaning (thinkquest.org). One example of idiomatic expression is‚ “on pins and needles”‚ which means excited or nervous in anticipation. If someone is unfamiliar with the term and another used it without expounding it‚ for example‚ I am on

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    Venetian High Renaissance Women’s role in the literary scene of the Venetian High Renaissance greatly erupted in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Women eventually became the most educated citizens in the city and were referred to as‚ “honest courtesans.” (Pg. 624) Our textbook outlines how women‚ “dominated” the literary scene with their fierce ability to be‚ “both sexual and intellectual.” (Pg. 624) Although there were many great poets of the Venetian High Renaissance‚ I will limit this

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    HOW TO WRITE THE ESSAY THAT WILL GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE I’m kidding‚ of course‚ since no one can tell you how to write such a thing. In fact‚ you should not imagine that your essay‚ by itself‚ will blow open the doors to the college of your choice. Nevertheless‚ it is an important part of your application and‚ perhaps‚ the most important piece of writing you will ever create. So here are a few words about how to

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    HOW TO SAY NOTHING IN FIVE HUNDRED WORDS Paul McHenry Roberts (1917-1967) taught college English for over twenty years‚ first at San Jose State College and later at Cornell University. He wrote numerous books on linguistics‚ including Understanding Grammar (1954)‚ Patterns of English (1956)‚ and Understanding English (1958). Freshman composition‚ like everything else‚ has its share of fashions. In the 195Os‚ when this article was written‚ the most popular argument raging among student essayists

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    HOW TO SAY NOTHING IN FIVE HUNDRED WORDS It’s Friday afternoon‚ and you have almost survived another week of classes. You are just looking forward dreamily to the weekend when the English instructor says: "For Monday you will turn in a five hundred-word composition on college football." Well‚ that puts a good hole in the weekend. You don’t have any strong views on college football one way or the other. You get rather excited during the season and go to all the home games and find it rather

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    Analysis: Good Friends

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    personality of approach to the subject of study and relative freedom and naturalness of expression‚ which is definitely contrary to the scientific way of presentation. The language peculiarities of this stylistic variety are: * Laconism of expressions; * First person narrative; * Wide use of connectives; * Abundance of emotive words; * The use of stylistic devises and expressive means which are as a rule trite: the exception is descriptive type of an essay. There is a difference between

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    Glossary of Literary Terms Addresser/Addressee: The addresser of a text is the voice of a text. In prose‚ the term more commonly used is narrator‚ in a poem‚ speaker. The addresser is often different from the poet or author. The addressee is the receiver of a text‚ often the reader‚ but occasionally another implied receiver; for example‚ the addresser’s beloved in the case of a love poem. (See also Point of View.) Alliteration: Repetition of the initial letter (or sound) of successive words

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    Using words: verbal communication 3.2 Clarity: using plain English Plain English is a term used to describe clear‚ concise use of the English language that avoids unnecessary jargon or complication. The use of plain English is essential for effective written and spoken communication that takes place in organisations. It is often tempting to elaborate or extend the text‚ in order to provide additional information. Consequently‚ the communicator is always required to focus attention on the most

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    adjectives‚ twofold meaning words‚ denotative and connotative; special groups and non-standard words (terms‚ poetic and highly literary‚ archaic‚ barbarisms and foreign‚ colloquial‚ slang‚ jargonisms‚ professionalisms‚ dialectal‚ vulgar); set expressions (clichés‚ proverbs and sayings‚ epigrams‚ quotations‚ allusions‚ catch-words: well-known and rare);metaphor‚ metonymy‚ irony; polysemy‚ zeugma and pun‚ interjections and exclamatory words‚ oxymoron; simile‚ periphrasis‚ euphemism‚ hyperbole. Syntactical

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