book is when Miss Emma‚ Tante Lou‚ and Reverend Ambrose go visit Jefferson in jail. Miss Emma tries to have Jefferson speak to his company‚ and he ignores what she says. Then she goes on to try and get him to eat the food she brought him. Then he begins to call himself a hog. Which begins to hurt Miss Emma because she obviously does not believe that Jefferson is a hog. Then she slaps him. Seconds after‚ she begins to cry and her friends carry her out of the cell. I feel as if Miss Emma slapped Jefferson
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Based on Ali G’s video about human rights on YouTube and the article by Peter L. Patrick entitled Jamaican Creole Morphology and Syntax‚ in terms of pronunciation‚ Jamaican Patois speaker as mentioned in the article normally substitute the /th/ sound to /d/ or /t/ sound. Hence‚ the word “them” will be pronounced as “dem”. Phonologically‚ /ðɛm/ is pronounced as /dɛm/. However‚ in the video‚ we noticed that the word “think” is pronounced the way the native speaker of English would pronounce. His pronunciation
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In the last four lines of the sonnet‚ Wyatt’s diction encompasses a more personal tone and reveals that the “deer” is an extended metaphor for his beloved “deare.” In the lines “And graven with diamond in letters plain / There is written‚ her fair neck round about‚ / “Noli me tangere‚ for Caesar’s I am‚ / And wild for to hold‚ though I seem tame (11-14).” At first glance‚ it is absurd to think that a wild animal would be wearing a diamond-encrusted necklace. But this “necklace” is a symbol of possession
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In this short story‚ Edger Allan Poe does a great job of describing the setting‚ even though it’s not that descriptive but he uses a language to makes the readers think that it’s happening this way. To support my statement‚ the author uses diction to make the readers scared: “black as pitch with thick darkness”. This makes the mood of the story creepy and scary. Also‚ Poe creates a mood of tension and anxiety “TRUE! —NERVOUS—VERY‚ very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you
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The Resident Ghost By Jacqueline Emery Emma: Whooaaaa!! That scared you‚ didn’t it? You can’t actually see me‚ but you know that I am here. I think I’ll have a little fun with you. After all‚ you have been very rude and unkind about our family portraits‚ especially the large one of Uncle Frederick in the drawing room. (Emma runs around the room blowing on Mr. Adams.) You didn’t like that did you? A strange draught indeed! That was just a little gentle breeze. Wait ’till I conjure up a huge
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is also used among the townspeople‚ who represent a greedy cluster of humans who always want more‚ no matter the consequences. The use of syntax is used throughout the story because each of Marquez’s sentences are used in a creative manner and explain each character very well. In the short story‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings‚” the use of symbolism‚ syntax‚ and greed are used among characters to represent the good qualities and evil qualities a human can possess over the course
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In the year 2014‚ at the United Nations headquarters in New York City‚ United Nations Women’s Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson delivered an ardent speech addressing the dispute about gender inequality in the world. Her intention was to raise awareness of the struggles that women and men face throughout their life regarding this issue. During this speech‚ Watson uses numerous strategies to engage her audience’s absorption of the subject along with the three major elements of the speech; her introduction
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interesting. Jargon Terms that are being used by a specific profession or a group of people which others can hardly understand. Idiom Phrases or a particular group of words that do not only have the surface meaning‚ but has an implied meaning to it. Diction The choice of word that is being used in literature Assonance Two or more words that are closely together in a phrase that has the same vowel sound. Alliteration Two or more words that are closely together in a phrase that has the same first
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transformation Clueless (1995) is derived from Jane Austen’s classic novel Emma (1816) with both texts comparable as they use satire to address similar values. The shift in context enables the texts to reinforce the values of Regency England or 1990s Beverly Hills. Heckerling subverts and appropriates the original text to a cinematic context‚ through this she can comment on American society thus invoking new meaning to the ideas in Emma. Both composers approach the place of the social hierarchy‚ placing
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were well-crafted‚ passage two was the one that really stood out from its counterpart. Carefully planned‚ elegant‚ and organized‚ the diction and syntax are clearly expressed through the author’s word choice and phrasing. The diction is very well thought and relates exceptionally well to the passage at hand. Yann Martel uses rather formal language for the diction‚ which give this particular passage a lyrical and philosophical sense‚ an example of this would be the usage of “nonetheless” (Martel)
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