Do you think you’re brave and intelligent enough to survive all on your own? No one else…..just you and a hatchet? This is the exact scenario that occurs in the novel Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen. After being the survivor of a horrific plane crash‚ the main character‚ Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian Wilderness and depends solely on himself for 54 days! This was a stunning achievement‚ and through it all Brian went through numerous changes that molded him into a strong human being. There are
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In both The Bell Jar and A Brief History of Time‚ the authors utilize figurative language. In The Bell Jar‚ Esther is overcome with a sense of helplessness when she is checked into a mental asylum. In her demented mental state she says‚ “It wouldn’t have made once scrap of a difference to me‚ because wherever I sat... I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar‚ stewing in my own sour air" (Plath 185). Esther uses a metaphor to compare herself to an object “sitting under a glass bell jar.” The
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shape their texts using a range of narrative techniques and conventions designed to influence readers into engaging with the characters and action of their stories‚ and encourage readers to welcome their ideas‚ values and attitudes. In the novel Hatchet‚ author Gary Paulsen demonstrates three heavy themes to readers; the initiation into manhood; man and the natural world‚ and; contrasting regions. Paulsen positions readers to recognise his attitude towards these three prevalent themes in the story
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Abstract: Figurative idioms paly an important role in English language. They represent the national culture and they are the core in language. The fgurative meaning and unity of idiom make the language colourful and vivid. Keywords: Figurative idiom; English language; Unity With the continual development of human society‚ language is developing as a tool which of people using it to express thoughts and communicate with each other. In all the elements of language‚ the change of
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Hatchet‚ a novel from Gary Paulsen‚ is the story about a 13-year-old boy named Brian Robeson‚ who went flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness. But when the plane crashes into a lake‚ he has to learn how to fend for himself for 42 days. Brian is the main character in this whole story. the side characters are his mom‚ the pilot‚ and the dad. The mom is one of the most basic characters in the book‚ but she is the one who is hiding the "Secret" from Brian.
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their students take a look. Children can be cruel is the theme in “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. The author illustrates that kids sometimes do whatever they want‚ as the theme through the story. The author illustrates his theme with figurative language. “They turned on themselves‚ like a feverish wheel‚ all tumbling spokes”. This illustrates that the children went crazy. They tried to check out the rain through the window. The children were happy that it was raining so they were crumbled
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and Juliet. William Shakespeare uses figurative language to develop Romeo’s character development over the course of the story. In terms of figurative language in Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare uses metaphor‚ personification‚ and simile to show Romeo’s character development throughout the story. First‚ in Romeo and Julitet‚ Romeo states‚ “It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel
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Roald Dahl used figurative language and dialogue to describe his characters and the setting. Figurative language added in information‚ which help the reader visualise ‘I was whispering along at 70 miles per hour.’ This shows us not only that the car was fast‚ which is extremely important information later in the story‚ but that it also drove smoothly‚ and silently. Dialogue was used to lead up to events‚ by giving hints through the characters’ conversations‚ which added information. “It’s because
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So what is it about these words that make them so moving and memorable? Perhaps it is the imagery created in all three. In Georgia Dusk‚ you can visualize the “crimson trickle”(Hughes 8)‚ veiled “darkness”(Hughes 4)‚ and the bleeding “sunset”(Hughes 14). But it is more than that. The words themselves evoke a specific feeling. The personification of the wind in the repetition of “cries”(Hughes 2) creates a dark foreboding that is continued with the slight foreshadow in the use of “pity”(Hughes 3)
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William Shakespeare was a famous 16th-century playwright. In one of his most noted works‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses elements of figurative language to highlight the main theme of Death. Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star-crossed lovers from rival families who go to extreme lengths to be together. In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses imagery‚ hyperboles‚ and personification to explicate the theme of Death between characters and their environment. Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean
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