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    Diction is defined as an author’s choice of words to fit their context‚ also a spoken clarity in which words are easily understood. In our two versions of The Iliad the first has poetic impulse that when the words are spoken‚ it is given a beautiful sound and rhyme. This diction also works as word choice‚ and seeing as the epic version is meant to have a certain higher quality of vocabulary that must flow and proceed in a superior manner‚ the words chosen are‚ in short‚ better. The prose version is

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    Juliet in 1996. This film evokes thought and emotion using sound and imagery. Sound and imagery is also used to show the struggle between the two rivalling families‚ ‘The Montague’s and ‘The Capulet’s’. The topics that will be discussing are Costume‚ Sound and Music‚ Lighting and Camerawork. In Romeo and Juliet‚ sound and music is used to show the intensity of a scene. Sound and music is also used in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to show emotion and sound and music can put emphasis in a scene. For example‚ stronger

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    reductive imagery Katherine Mansfield uses in “Miss Brill” to show Mansfield’s manipulation of the imagery in order to present the character’s rejection of herself and her psychological confusion. Mandel elaborates on how many critics misunderstand the text by stating that critics either feel sympathy for Miss Brill or reject the story completely. “Miss Brill” in comparison to other stories uses a more prominent use of imagery and figurative language. The way in which Mansfield uses this imagery is the

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    talks about how many people die with their secrets and no one could ever know their secrets again. The writer symbolizes buttons as secrets by using imagery‚ word choice‚ and figurative language. As I delve into this analysis‚ I will get more in depth of why the recurring word‚ buttons‚ in this poem refers to people’s secrets. First‚ the writer uses imagery to emphasize that buttons symbolize secrets. In the poem‚ it says‚ “During the war‚ all the buttons fell off‚” and there is a connection to another

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    multiple stylistic devices and figurative language to convey certain theme‚ mostly having to do with nature‚ that ultimately show his modernist style and modernist views on life. In the poem “Mowing‚” the speaker of the poem is mowing his field trying to make grass. While doing this‚ he ponders the sound that his scythe is trying to “whisper” (Frost 26). The poem is organized into two sections: an octet and a sextet. In the octet‚ Frost mainly focuses on the sound that the scythe is trying to make

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    power of words to give life to his character‚ Henry V. Shakespeare gave Henry V’s character words to rally strong emotions‚ and stir thoughts in Henry’s subjects. King Henry knew how to use language to his advantage. Before the battle with the French army‚ King Henry rallied his men with powerful language to help them overcome their discouragement upon discovering they were severely outnumbered by the French. Henry V knew that his men were disheartened and questioned the battle so he gave a speech

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    much like a scorpion‚ the drug lord and king of the Opium empire. The story follows Matt as he grows up on the Alacrán estate and learns the repercussions of being a clone. Throughout The House of the Scorpion‚ Nancy Farmer uses symbolism and figurative language to reveal different aspects

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    his scheming wife Lady Macbeth‚ using extracts from Act 1‚ Scene 7. I will also examine how the language used emphasises the key themes and ideas within the play. The characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are revealed and developed through their dialogues with use of soliloquies and asides‚ helping to reveal their personalities‚ states of mind‚ emotions and motivation. Much figurative language and imagery is used by Shakespeare to emphasise the themes within the play‚ creating atmosphere and mood in

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    such as the outsider‚ racism and reputation. Mal Peet puts a modern spin on the tale. The two texts portray and explore the main themes through different structures and language features. Othello by William Shakespeare‚ written in the 17th century when the main focus of plays were their rich language. Peet uses colloquial language which grabs the modern day readers attention and sets it apart from Othello "It sucks man". The narrative of Othello

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    the town is scared of the Radley family although they don’t know much about them. This is important because without the Radley mystery half of the book wouldn’t have been written. It also shows many different types of rhetorical devices and figurative language. When Dill arrives in Macomb and Jem and Scout show him around town they stopped at the Radley house and describe it as a scary place‚ which does nothing but intrigue Dill to want to know more. Except he is to scared to do it himself so he

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