A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples NOTE: FIGURE OF SPEECH : A mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity or to transfer the poet’s sense impressions by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning familiar to the reader. Some important figures of speech are: simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole and symbol. Alliteration: repetition of the same sound beginning
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origins of Yugoslavia. This employs an idea of connection between the pair and Raymond as they are first generation immigrants to the foreign land of Australia. * “My father was not merely skilled‚ he was a man of practical genius” – use of hyperbole – Highlights Romulus’ work as a blacksmith and his desire to be respected through his skilled trade in the community of Frogmore. As “Immigrants were tolerated‚ but seldom accorded the respect they deserved”‚ Romulus earns the sense of belonging
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The Materialistic American Dream Definition of sociological lens: A Marxist criticism is how different social classes interact‚ and in turn affect society as a whole. This includes how people idolize materialistic things‚ in most cases‚ money. This criticism states that socialism can only be achieved through the conflict between social classes brought forth by wealth and luxury. The philosopher Karl Marx stated‚ “I do not like money‚ money is the reason we fight”. This is the idea that nearly
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Introduction. Friction was studied in this lab. The experiments were conducted using a clipboard glued to various surfaces with diffirentiating frictional properties. In order for us to test the varying Static friction or Kinetic friction we used a Newton force gauge‚ some wooden blocks‚ and a metal weight. The actual experiment consisted of two parts. The first part measured the net force‚ or more specific the net force required to overcome the kinetic friction coefficient‚ to move the block across
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Response to Lit. Prompts – “Unwritten” Teacher Directions 1. Show students the Response to Literature Graphic Organizer at http://www.timetrek.org/interact/6LA/ResLit/ResLitGraphicOrg.doc and provide them with a handout of the organizer. 2. Play the PowerPoint file “Unwritten” (song by Natasha Bedingfield.) Be sure to download the Song to your computer‚ and play it while you show the PowerPoint. 3. Discuss the metaphors Bedingfield uses in her song and what they might mean. Have students
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Strategic Formulation Business Level Strategy The fun heaven focuses on the idea that beautiful memorize and good times are usually the simplest ones. When one remembers childhood or a day with friends or grandparents and family it most probably will be a picnic or an outdoor activity or a competition that most probably was not in a luxuries place‚ however the memory made makes it an amazing place. this is what fun heaven focus its strategy on‚ it is the believe that we can provide the most amazing
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Executive Summary FANA is an Internet based company that will develop‚ manufacture‚ and distribute products for the visually impaired. The company mission statement is: FANA wants to improve the quality of life for visually impaired individuals by providing products that will promote and maintain a productive and independent lifestyle. These products will be considered an innovation.. Significant effort will be expended to reach the visually impaired audience. The first product offered
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mood of terror and suspense as Jem trespassed on the Radley property. The first example of figurative language is hyperbole .For example ‚scout says ‚”I made perhaps one step per minute “ (69).by using this quote the reader can understand the suspense within the characters movement . this suspense helps create a creepy mood because their movements are super slow and cautious with fright and adrenaline. Another example of figurative language in the event of trespassing on the Radley property is imagery
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Briar Rose Essay Briar Rose is centred on one woman’s Holocaust experience intermixed with the fairy-tale‚ Sleeping Beauty. Jane Yolen creates a fractured version of the tale through the use of fairy-tale elements such as a prince and the curse of a long sleep which are used to connect the readers to the horrors of the extermination camp Chelmno. The main themes concerning this novel are identity which is reflected through Gemma. Family love and loyalty‚ regards Becca and her family. Journey/Quest
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Reading Questions Chapter One 1. Describe the contrast made for the “porch sitters” as workers and as storytellers (1-2). 2. How do the porch sitters respond to Janie’s return to town? • Men • Women 3. What is Janie’s impression of the porch sitters? Chapter Two 1. Janie has an identity problem until she is around six. Why? • racial identity problem • personal identity problem • social identity problem 2. On page 12‚
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