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    and his attitudes? As: INNOCENT‚ strong‚ willing‚ brotherly‚ friendly‚ correct‚ WELL BEHAVED‚ intelligent‚ understanding‚ MORAL‚ a father’s dream‚ better than Amir‚ tarnished‚ imperfect‚ literal‚ gentle‚ LOYAL‚ the opposite of Amir How: figurative language "like a chinese doll" page 3 motif of Kites "his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the winblown kites he used to chase" kite chasing days are over‚ loyal until the day he died - unlike Amir. Hosseini uses the status of

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    The primary source is a poem advocating for imperialism. Poems use writing techniques to emphasize their message‚ such as figurative language. The way the author uses these techniques can portray the values and problems within a society‚ by emphasizing what the author thinks his audience will want. The poem describes the relationship between white men and their captives. According to the poem‚ this relationship is the “white man’s burden”. The white men have to capture the people to protect them

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    The story is packed with imagery and figurative language. The language used by the author to describe the lake as "fetid and murky‚ the mud banks glittering with broken glass and strewn with beer cans and charred remains of bonfires" (129) creates an image of chaos and uncertainty. This also parallels the

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    though I lack any self love. Sonnet 88 presents to us a warped view of love. A love that lacks maturity and self respect. Love that dwells in the dark recesses of a skewed mind. Shakespeare’s sonnet 88 uses rhyme‚ grammar‚ diction‚ meter‚ figurative language‚ and tone to suggest that to actually love someone you have to love yourself first. In the beginning of “Sonnet 88”‚ the poet opens with the statement saying whenever you feel disposed to put me down and make me the object of disrespect (1-2)

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    are family separation. Even though the texts have a similar subject the two stories are very similar and different in many ways. The Red Umbrella and A ‘Band-Aid’ for 800 Children are similar in many ways. For example both of the authors use figurative language in their texts. In A ‘Band-Aid’ for 800 Children is says‚ “not because she considers herself capable of providing a safety net for 812 children”. Sastow uses a metaphor and she said a‚ “safety net for 800 Children” she is really only helping

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    almost makes it seem as if loving someone is an effortless task by the way his writing melts together so elegantly. In “One Hundred Love Sonnets; XVII‚” the speaker confesses his desperate love for his wife‚ through breathtaking detail and figurative language that truly seems to capture the intricacy of what love is‚ and what it should feel like. Neruda establishes the theme of the poem in the first stanza: the complex nature of real love. Neruda seems to have constructed this stanza with

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    When you love someone you respect‚ appreciate‚ and do everything in your power not to hurt them. There is a way of expressing your love to someone‚ through a sonnet. A sonnet is a fourteen line poem using a formal rhyme scheme. William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ playwright‚ and actor widely recognized. One of his most famous works is the 154 Sonnets. These sonnets are about passage of time‚ love‚ beauty‚ and mortality. In the sonnets his view of love is different. In sonnet 118 he is talking

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    The poem “Mother to Son”‚ by Langston Hughes‚was an eye opening poem‚ and very interesting and wonderful to think about the real meaning. The title‚”Mother to Son” made me think about the impactful connection between the mother and the son. The title makes me think the mother is loving and caring‚ and is giving her son a life lesson he will never forget. My Paraphrase of the poem is: The mother starts a conversation with her son‚ and tells him life hasn’t been an easy “climb of stairs.” The mother’s

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    Dick‚ effectively delineates the theme of body vs. self. Although this concept is not a main theme throughout the story‚ Herman Melville realistically depicts the thought processes of his characters while on their deadly voyage. The use of figurative language and descriptive details also contribute to Melville’s reality of how life can influence the

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    superstar. His "best rapper alive" quote is discussed till this day. The first track to start off with is good track titled "3peat" which displays Wayne’s freestyle ability. The way Lil wayne uses his metaphors‚ similes and all different types of figurative language on this track is amazing as i recall one metaphor relating to viagra which i thought was quite clever and unique in a sense. However‚ The album will proceed with the next track called‚ "Mr. Carter" featuring Jay-Z that winds up being one of

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