story “A Duel”‚ Guy de Maupassant writes a descriptive tale about a countryman of Paris France‚ and his trials with an distasteful Prussian officer. In this short story Maupassant uses his figurative language to portray the distraught and demoralized city of Paris. Maupassant’s use of irony‚ figurative language‚ style‚ tone and other elements make this story captivating for the readers. Maupassant uses a delightful flourish to this writing by expressing an underdog situation for the readers to appreciate
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In the novel Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen the theme is survival of the fittest. In Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen the book binds you to continue reading it until the very end. It like you are there with Brian and had a very descriptive image what it would look like standing next to him. “ A book is a magical thing that lets you travel to far-away places without leaving your chair” - Katrina Mayer. The plot of Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen is very interesting because of how you could imagine yourself right
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Book Report Date: Oct 2011 Name of the book: HATCHET Author : : Gary Paulsen Publishers : Simon Pulse Summary This book is talking about an adventure of a boy called Brian Robeson. He is thirteen-year-old. He is on his way to visit his father‚ a mechanical engineer in the oil fields of Canada. He fly to Canada with a single engine Cessna 406 bush plane. On their way to the airport‚ his mother gives him a hatchet. At first‚ he doesn’t want to wear it‚ but his mother is
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Many authors use figurative language is different ways and with different word usage‚ but how and why do authors use figurative language? What is the proper way to use them‚ when should they be used‚ and what particularly is the difference of books that use it‚ and the ones that do not as fairly have any? In “The Old Man And The Sea” written by Ernest Hemingway‚ many specific types of figurative language are used throughout the book such as alliteration‚ similes‚ and personification‚ and all of
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favorable book is about two farmers named George and Lennie who dream of owning a house on a farm‚ and live a better life‚ until an accident occurs. George has to do something so terrible that it’s hard to handle. Characterization‚ setting‚ and figurative language mark out why George did the right thing. With attention to characterization‚ Lennie was a mentally impaired man who was a big guy‚ and did not know what he was doing half the time. Lennie means a whole lot to George‚ like a brother.George
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ughterhouse Five‚ written by Kurt Vonnegut illustrates ideas and opinions that one may consider while reading the novel. Vonnegut uses word choice‚ details and figurative language in the text to demonstrate how the different styles of writing can change a readers perception. The novel is very in depth and allows for many different opinions to raise. 3 points will be discussed high lighting the different writing styles to emphasize the ambiguous details in the novel. In the novel the
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There are many things that one can learn from the book Hatchet. While on his way to meet his father for Summer vacation at the oil grounds in Canada‚ Brian Robinson finds himself stranded within the Canadian northern Wilderness. The plane he’s flying in crashes when the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Over the period of the summer Brian is determined to survive and hopes that someone will come looking for him before it becomes too late. Brian’s parents’ recently divorced leaving him to live
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Zoe Zettel Mr. Warren Period 8 12 September‚ 2012 Figurative Language Essay In this passage from The Count of Monte Cristo the author uses similes‚ metaphors‚ and descriptive details to establish the mood. The mood of this passage is that of a dark‚ disturbing scene of an execution. The author wants the reader to feel as though they are witnessing a terrifyingly grotesque death. The authors’ use of similes in this passage can be found throughout. Instead of describing Albert’s face as
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In the excerpt The First Betrayal‚ Patricia Bray uses figurative language in different tenses because it builds a connection which is an objective for Patricia Bray so that her story has a better setting. Patricia Bray uses diction‚ personification‚ etc‚ so that her mood of suspense can lead to a better climax later in the story Patricia Bray’s style of writing leads to suspenseful events which can lead to a state of anxiety for example‚ “He wondered if the ocean would eventually release its prize
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Hatchet There are many themes to the book of Hatchet that help the reader understand better what the moral of this story is. These themes are Man Versus Nature‚ The Power of Positive Thinking‚ Initiation into Manhood‚ and lastly Contrast between Urban and Wildlife. Thought this story Brian undergoes many challenges that he has to deal with and overcome‚ in order to survive in the wilderness. Each of these themes give examples of the challenges that Brian undergoes and how he deals with each of
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