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    The song “Where is the love” was released in 2003 in America by American hip hop group‚ Black Eyed Peas‚ which was written in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City (Ktohare4). There are multiple social and political problems during the early 2000s and this song addressed them like the problems on violence‚ terrorism‚ racism‚ hate‚ and anger (Frey‚ Hanenburg). Even though the whole song calls out all the negative things happening in the world‚ the main idea of the song is about peace

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    Love and Time The song Live Forever by Sequoyah Prep School and the poem To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell both talk about love. More specifically‚ they deal with love and its relationship to time. They show how important it is to let love grow over time‚ instead of rushing it for sex. It is almost like a garden‚ and it has to be well kept. The concept of love versus sex is very prevalent. It is obvious from the first line that the singer is more intent on love. He speaks about doing everything

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    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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    Wuthering Heights 7. Archetype – a symbol‚ theme‚ setting‚ or character-type that recurs in different times and places that it embodies some essential element of ‘universal’ human experience. Context – “’Maybe it’s all men an’ all women we love; maybe that’s the Holy Sperit – the human sperit – the whole shebang. Maybe all men got one big soul ever’body’s a part of’” (32-33). – Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 8. Aside – a short speech or remark spoken by a character in a drama‚ directed

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    Have someone ever made you feel like you had a purpose in life? Everyone wants to feel like they are here for a purpose and sometimes through love. In the poem‚ “I Carry Your Heart with Me” by E.E. Cummings‚ the poet writes a love poem and describes the value he has for her. In the poem‚ the speaker utilized figurative language to express the amount of love he had for his muse. In the beginning of the poem‚ the speaker uses hyperbole to lets the readers know that everything he does is because of

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    festival… [when] an impatient child that hath new robes‚ and may not wear them” (III. ii. 29-31) She uses a metaphor expressing how restless she grows‚ as she compares herself to an impatient child that has new clothes‚ and cannot wear them. The figurative language also reveals how she is exhilarated for the night to be with Romeo. Following her well-written soliloquy‚

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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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    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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    Something that stands out about his use of figurative language is that nine times out of ten he uses it to describe nature. For example‚ Faulkner uses a simile to show that an entire day has passed in only 1 ½ pages. He uses the position of the sun to show that it is already evening. “The sun‚ an hour above

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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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