Robert Browning sets the tone of "My Last Duchess‚" by using three significant poetic techniques‚ one of which is imagery. Browning uses the Duke’s monologue to sketch out images in the reader’s mind of the Duchess herself‚ and the sinister personality of the Duke. Browning also uses another key device‚ which is diction to illustrate the darkness in this poem. Browning’s careful word choice adds to the description of the Duchess and perhaps her disgraceful behavior‚ as well as the Duke’s terrifying
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STARS Imagine missing a field trip you’ve impatiently been expecting a whole school year for‚ just to visit a family reunion. Imagine the pain in giving up a trip for your closest relatives. An example of selfishness appears in the short story‚ “To Sleep under the Stars”. “...Stars” is a brief story that focuses on Cecilia‚ an excited sixth grader‚ who is agitated to attend her field trip to the planetarium. Cecilia’s mother denies the trip because of a visit to her mother after surgery. In this
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The Midnight Star Review “‘The day will come when we strike you down” she’s saying.’Mark my words we will haunt your nightmares.’ I clench my fist and fling an illusion of pain across her body “I am the nightmare’”(Lu 13). The Midnight Star a book by Marie Lu. The main characters Adelina‚ Maggiano‚ and Violetta are traveling to give their powers back to the gods. On the way‚ they find their friends and people they need are dying until they make it to the Underworld. Once they make it they have
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It was my brains fault November 24‚ 2013 Abstract In this paper I will share information on how our brain can control our behavior and affect everything we do. I will discuss how and why our brain has such a large impact on our physical and mental actions regardless of our age or what we intentionally do. I will help you better understand why at 3 lbs.‚ the human brain is so remarkable. This paper is intended to brief my audience on the structure of the brain and the
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Melancholic Tone Edgar Poe’s “The Raven”‚ representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell‚ is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled “The Philosophy of Composition‚” Poe reveals his purpose in writing “The Raven” and also describes the work of composing the poem as being carefully calculated in all aspects. Of all melancholy topics‚ Poe use the one that is universally understood‚ death‚ which specifically involves a beautiful woman. The apparent tone in “The
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“The Stars and Stripes Forever” was composed by John Philip Sousa on December 25th 1896 while Sousa was one his way home from Europe with his wife when he discovered that David Blakely‚ the manager of the Sousa band‚ had recently passed away. He composed the song in his head and did not write the notes down until he arrived in the United States. Sousa also wrote lyrics to the piece‚ though they are not widely known. The song was first performed just outside Philadelphia on May 14‚ 1897. The song
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Hawthorne’s Tone Phillip Vernon Hawthorne’s tone towards the Puritans is critical while his tone towards Hester is admiring. His criticism is apparent when he points out the Puritan’s hypocrisy‚ as well as when he shows respect for people and ideas that seem oppositional to Puritan beliefs. Hawthorne’s admiration for Hester becomes clear both when he describes her physical beauty‚ and her independence. The Puritans are‚ at times‚ extremely hypocritical. They strive to create a Utopia in
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“Bright Star” by John Keats‚ the speaker is talking about how they want to be like a star. First‚ the speaker starts out by addressing the star and saying‚ “bright star‚ would I were stedfast as thou art--”‚ which describes the speaker’s wanting desire to be a star. Throughout the poem‚ the tone is very gloomy considering the speaker is wanting to be a star. However‚ in the second poem “Choose Something Like a Star” by Robert Frost‚ the speaker is talking to the star about how they want the star to “say
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Tone is the attitude and portrayal of the author’s words forming the story. D.H. Lawrence’s tone for this short story is serious. Throughout the story nothing truly cheerful actually happens. The plot mainly focuses on two things‚ Maybel trying to kill herself and the unlikely pair’s seemingly forced relationship. It almost seems as if the weather where the story takes place reflects the tone of the overall story: gloomy‚ grey‚ and cold. Even without
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Pawn Stars is a show set in a pawnshop in Las Vegas. The show goes through a day in the life of the workers. It shows all of the interesting people and items that walk through the door‚ and tells us a little of the history behind them. In the show pawn stars the coding and other elements in the background have a very profound effect on the show as a whole. All of the elements of the show can be broken down by the TAP model‚ which has three main elements text‚ production and audience. In the show
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