townhouse‚ we are told about the “sixteen hundred hectares of hill country” he has retired from‚ and it is the juxtaposition of these two places that clarifies the loss he has experienced. “Town house”‚ we read “is a euphemism for a free-standing retirement flat” which in turn is a “euphemism for things best left so disguised”. Thus we are positioned immediately to see the setting in a negative light‚ from Mr Thorpe’s point of view. It is certainly a negative place for Mr Thorpe. The flat is small
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Comparison of politeness between English and Chinese As the embodiment of human civilization‚ it is not only a kind of social phenomenon‚ is a language phenomenon. With the rapid development of intercultural communication research‚ different cultural connotation and concept of politeness in cross-cultural communication how to be polite‚ people pay more and more attention. Because the people of what is polite and how to be polite with a different point of view‚ which can often lead to communication
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seasons shall be sweet to thee (Coleridge) I - From what I’ve tasted of desire‚ I hold with those who favor fire (Frost) O - Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn (Wordsworth) U - Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain (Poe) Using a Euphemism Euphemism is a word or phrase that replaces a word or phrase to make it more polite or pleasant. Examples are: A little thin on top instead of bald Homeless instead of bum Letting him go instead of fired him Passed away instead of died Put to sleep instead
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“Because I Could Not Stop For Death” Analysis The poem‚ “Because I Could Not Stop For Death‚” by Emily Dickinson presents captivating themes on the cycle of life‚ time‚ and death. The first two lines‚ “Because I could not stop for death - / He kindly stopped for me – “ (Dickinson 679; Stanza 1‚ Line 1 & 2)‚ capture the poem’s central theme‚ but the interpretations of that theme vary widely. This variation would have to do with how one would interpret Death. The three varied
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right-wing supporter’ mean two very things. People tend to negatively associate Fascism to the Third Reich and Adolf Hitler‚ while being a Right-Wing Supporter simply means you believe in similar ideals to socialism and the like. Euphemisms Euphemisms are simply words that convey a very similar meaning however are worded and arranged in a much more pleasant way. For example‚ using ‘old-age pensioners’ tends to convey a message that these people are too old to be useful‚ while using ‘senior
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inner city neighborhoods—a generational reality not captured elsewhere in the U.S. I think what is equally important to point out within this article is that Fainstein makes it clear that the underclass narrative can also be a defined as a universal euphemism for anything black (ie. the general topic of race itself or the poor black “ghetto” experiences). An interestingly written encompass of three key elements that are used to outline a narrative that continues to keep working
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Michael Tran Period 2 Mr. Gerdes December 2‚ 2010 Strength in Stripes Without rhetoric‚ literature would be terribly bland and so writers make a valiant effort to enhance their text with such devices. But what use is an interesting text if it is not understood? How could any point be made if the syntax is not well received? In The Tiger Is God‚ written by Stephen Harrigan‚ that is not the case. Harrigan uses such devices to state his point so clearly it seems to almost flow onto the
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Police" In Michiko Kakutani’s essay‚ "The Word Police‚" the author uses examples‚ illustrations and definitions to support the claim that our language is on the brink of absurdity because we hide our true identities and inequalities with euphemisms. In regard to euphemisms‚ Kakutani states that they "tend to distract attention from the real problems of prejudice and injustice in society" (423). Although the essay is persuasive and supported well‚ the author falls short of persuading her unbiased audience
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1. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example‚ “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-short” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases. In the former‚ all the words start with the “s” sound‚ while in the later‚ the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters‚ alliteration
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went a bit hysterical‚ he wanted to know if this man is dead or not. He tried to get over and see the body‚ but everything he had seen was “the mass of long fair hair‚ the blood around and an ambulance”. And in the end of the text the author uses euphemism “he was gone” that means that the man is
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