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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’Both these poems are love poems with a twist.’ Do you agree? ’i wanna be yours’ by Cooper Clarke and ’Stop all the Clocks’ by Auden are both unusual romantic poems. To judge whether they’re both love poems‚ and if so‚ if they have a twist‚ we’d have to analyse classical love poetry. Cooper Clarke wrote ’i wanna be yours’ in the 1980s for a ’punk’ audience (being a self-proclaimed punk poet). The poem is intentionally mocking of the blossoming consumerist culture that valued possession over emotion
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“Night” by Elie Wiesel is an autobiography in which Elie’s life during the Holocaust is explained. Elie Wiesel uses imagery‚ figurative language‚ and pathos as tools to express the horrors he experienced while living through a nightmare‚ the Holocaust. Elie describes his experiences with imagery. “Open rooms everywhere. Gaping doors and windows looked out into the woid. It all belonged to everyone since it no longer belonged to anyone.” “Some were crying. They used whatever strength they had left
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Language Acquisition Theories Grand Canyon University ESL-533N February 22‚ 2014 Language Acquisition Theories The article “Bridging two worlds: Reading comprehension‚ figurative language instruction‚ and the English-language learner” (Palmer‚ et al) tells the story about Alejandro Alvarez‚ and ELL student who lived in the United States during his early childhood years‚ returned to his home country of El Salvador and soon after‚ his family decided to relocate to Florida. Alejandro
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How do you learn how to speak English very fast? Is it possible to accelerate your English speaking ability? Is it possible to make massive improvements in only 2-3 months? The answer is yes. But of course‚ to make massive improvements requires massive intensity and effort. So‚ how can you do it? How can you improve super-fast? What do I recommend for this kind of goal? 1. Obsession The first and most important thing you need to achieve this goal is incredible passion. You must have tremendous emotional
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sudden downfall from his position as advisor to the king. Spokesmen for the king have just left Wolsey alone on stage. Read the speech carefully. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how Shakespeare uses elements such as allusion‚ figurative language‚ and tone to convey Wolsey’s complex response to his dismissal from court. 1. So farewell—to the little good you bear me. 2. Farewell? a long farewell to all my greatness! 3. This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth 4. The
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Briefly Describe The Long March and explain why it is an important event in Chinese History In the summer of 1934‚ after suffering a string of defeats‚ the communist party and the Read Army decided to flee their southern bases and retreat. This retreat became known as the Long march. On the march the group endured 368 days of extreme hardship before they finally reached the caves of Yenan in Northern China. The Long March is recalled fondly with great idealism as a time when thousands of Chinese
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Poetry Comparison: Sylvia Plath ‘Daddy’‚ a poem written by Sylvia Plath‚ was written just four months before her suicide and describes a girl’s rough relationship with her father. Some believe that the poem might also be a reference to her husband‚ Ted Hughes‚ who she also had a very up-and-down relationship with. The poem attracted some rage from critics on account of its use of the Holocaust as a metaphor for the father-daughter relationship described. There is enough material from Plath’s life
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such as similes‚ can signify the distinct meaning and intention. The readers and audience learn the author’s beliefs through the character’s judgement. The character‚ Lysander‚ discusses metaphorical intentions in his dialogue on intimacy. In order to do this‚ Shakespeare wields a figurative aim by implicating personification‚ symbolism‚ and other literary compounds that portray a clear image to indicate that love is short lived and finite. Shakespeare‚ with figurative usage such as similes‚ and vivid
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programmer has many languages to choose from‚ but what’s the difference between them? What are these languages used for? How can we categorize them in useful ways? These days‚ programming languages are becoming more and more general and all-purpose‚ but they still have their specializations‚ and each language has its disadvantages and advantages. Languages can generally be divided into a few basic types‚ though many languages support more than one programming style. This following list
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