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    Draft Essay- Madie James Maloney’s novel A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove is beautifully crafted and achingly honest exploration of the transformative power of love. Maloney uses language techniques‚ such as imagery‚ characterisation‚ symbolism‚ themes and figurative language. This entices the reader into‚ positions them to feel and think ways about the characters and is given to inform the reader about the character. In ABTWC Maloney has used unconditional love to express the characters inner thoughts

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    Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an incredible novel about the will to survive‚ the importance of storytelling and religious belief. The novel travels back in time to chronicle the journey of a teenaged‚ Indian boy named Piscine (Pi) Patel‚ as he embarks on an involuntary venture across the Pacific ocean. Struggling to survive‚ Pi must use his own knowledge to remain alive and sane‚ while sharing a small life raft with a fearsome 450 lbs Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Joseph Pulitzer once said‚ “Put

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    meaning of the story. The author that asserts his respect for the English word is Stephen King. In On Writing on pages 129 through 131‚ King shares the approach that every new writer should acquire in order to create magic. King’s diction‚ figurative language‚ and detail portray his appreciation and diligence to the art of writing‚ which he emphasizes by revealing basic strategies every writer should acquire. The diction

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    thought of a virus is already spine-chilling‚ and Richard Preston manages to write a book intensifying that feeling by tenfold. In The Hot Zone‚ author Richard Preston successfully establishes an overarching grim mood by using different types of figurative language‚ such as imagery and foreshadowing. A prime example of imagery is when Charles Monet was aboard a tightly packed and cramped plane. Days before‚ Monet was struck with a sudden illness‚ causing him to deteriorate‚ and his colleagues were

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    poem. He believes being physically connected one with another helps a couple become emotionally attached. Many examples of similes and hyperboles are used throughout the poem to help express Marvell’s passionate tone and style. Marvell uses figurative language and symbolism to portray his love and passion to spend with his mistress to fulfill his sexual desires.         Marvell presents the title‚ “To His Coy Mistress” in a first person point of view‚ but through the poem he speaks from another man’s

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    Firstly‚ both Heaney and Waterhouse have used figurative language to animate how the young boy in each of their poems admires his father or grandfather. In ‘Follower’‚ Heaney starts off by comparing his father’s ‘globed’ shoulders to a ‘full sail strung’- across some sort of boat. Other sailing imagery is also used throughout the poem. For instance‚ ‘mapping the furrow exactly’ and ‘i stumbled in his hob-nailed wake’‚ where the poet’s father is juxtaposed with a sea captain and a boat‚ respectively

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    married to the end of her life. Upon reading‚ one can clearly imagine the way Sylvia Plath lived‚ and was burdened with sadness her whole life. She does not fail to allow readers to understand her life and all its events. Sylvia Plath uses figurative language throughout the poem “Daddy”

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    Man communicates a diverse range of issues in our contemporary world‚ in particular the highly pressing issues of rumours/assumptions‚ fear and hope. This is achieved through a plethora of eloquent and engaging techniques‚ such as the use of figurative language‚ motif and emotive themes. For example‚ silkworms serve as a heavily symbolic concept throughout the novel. They are utilised as either a motif or metaphor depending on the context. Dormant and silent‚ silkworms bear an uncanny resemblance

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    enough to win. In this case you may feel pressured‚ worthless‚ or never good enough. In the perspective of the writer‚ I can strongly say they are describing that trying to be the definition of perfection is mental suicide. The figurative language seen in the song creates the emotions running throughout the song. Beyoncé

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    In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin tells the story of a dysfunctional marriage full of oppression and repressed resent.  Chopin uses figurative language to show how Mrs. Mallard’s feeling towards her marriage develop over time. Marriages can be and how in some situations death can be preferable to living an oppressed life. When Mrs. Mallard is devastated to learn her husband’s death and she “wept with wild abandonment.” Chopin using imagery to describe creates a vivid picture of  Mrs. Mallard’s

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