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    Student Name Mr. Insert Name History Date Research Paper Outline: The Atomic Bombing of Japan I. Introduction A. Background Information 1. Atomic bombing of Hiroshima occurred on August 6‚ 1945. a) Estimated 140‚000 casualties in the attack and aftermath b) Nuclear weapon named “Little Boy” 2. Atomic bombing of Nagasaki occurred on August 9‚ 1945. a) Estimated 74‚00 casualties in the attack and aftermath b) Nuclear weapon named “Fat Man” 3. August 15‚ 1945 – Japan announced

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    Second‚ in his essay about Hell‚ Joyce uses intensive imagery to create a scenery of Hell. Imagery is the figurative language that is most prominent in this passage. Without it‚ describing what hell looks like is useless. For example‚ in paragraph six‚ Joyce gives a description of the sensation of hellfire. He states “Every sense of the flesh is tortured eternally and every faculty of the soul therewith: the eyes with impenetrable utter darkness‚ the nose noisome odor‚ the ears with yells‚ howls

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    to it’s structure‚ and theme. Every poem is unique and one of the main factors to a poems individuality is it’s structure. Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep not only has a rhyme scheme‚ but it provides praiseworthy figurative language. One of the obvious figurative language in the poem‚ were the metaphors. For instance‚ there were the lines "I am a thousand winds that blow‚ I am the diamond glints on the snow" (lines 3-4). Not only do the metaphors create vivid images‚ but it plays a key role

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    Woolf keeps an eye on the moth and watches as the moths go through its course of life of struggling to get through the windowpanes‚ and eventually reaches death. The figurative language and syntax in the essay efficiently conveys the matters of life and death and what it means to be nothing but life. In the short essay‚ figurative language‚ specifically metaphor‚ is used effectively to connect life and death. Woolf witnessed the comparison and connection of life and death as she saw the moth struggling

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    poetic devices‚ the most prominent being figurative language‚ setting and circumstances‚ and imagery to aid in establishing the theme of the poem. The theme specific to this poem is accepting literal or figurative death. After all of the farming and harvesting for winter‚ the narrator has time to relax and enjoy the little things in his life knowing that winter is around the corner and he has done all that he can do in order to prepare for it. Figurative language is a general term for being non-literal

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    The figurative language used gave out a very negative and abusive vibe in the song “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem. To start right at the beginning‚ Rihanna sings‚ "Just gonna stand there and watch me burn‚” as an opener. Now we know that she is not actually on fire‚ making this a metaphor. This first line is immediately putting out there that she feels terrible‚ hence fire equals bad‚ and she knows that this other person is just standing there and letting it happen. If she was actually on fire

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    “the Census Bureau calculates that the median woman in the United States makes 79 cents for every buck paid to the median man.” (Paquette) Women have always been underprivileged compared to men. Zora Neal Hurston effectively used setting‚ figurative language‚ characterization‚ and the manipulation of plot in Their Eyes Were Watching God to inform the audience how feminism has always been present and plays a big role in our lives‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Hurston began her novel describing

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    land—during this culturally delicate time. Kennedy speaks in a passionate tone for the socially divided citizens. Indeed‚ they differ between settling for peace or retaliating with anger. By acknowledging the immediate audience‚ Kennedy uses diverse figurative language and recognizes the issue of violence to grant his speech credibility. Kennedy incorporates imagery throughout

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    written by Katie Alender has rich author’s craft. This book uses descriptive languagefigurative language‚ and symbolism to express a person’s ability to see what others don’t and how it frightens her. In the book‚ Alender uses figurative language to show how frightened she becomes at those overwhelming moments. This connects to the idea that fear could lead to being overwhelmed or the other way around. Figurative language helps the reader visualize what’s going on in an over-exaggerated manner.

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    Tyger? by William Blake is about curiosity and asks where we came from and who made us who we are. William Blake was a very serious writer‚ but he still included diction‚ syntax‚ figurative language‚ and imagery. All of these together created the author’s reflective tone. Blake used a lot of figurative language throughout the poem. When he said‚ ?What the hammer?? he was not actually asking what made us the way we are. Another example was when he asked‚ ?On what wings dare he aspire?? he

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