Ahab‚ hoping to unite his crew under his desire to hunt Moby Dick‚ uses repetition‚ comparisons‚ and emotional appeals‚ along with other strategies‚ to convince the shipmates to pursue the white whale. Ahab knows that he needs his entire crew to be on board with chasing Moby Dick in order for it to happen. He starts by asking callback questions that relates to the single thing that the crew shares: their interest in whaling. For example‚ when Ahab asks “what do ye do when ye see a whale‚ men?” the
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Ozymandias 1. Pharaoh Ozymandias was a cruel and selfish man. Line 5 “And wrinklrd lip and sneer of cold command”. Line 10 “King of kings”. Suggests that he was filled with self-glory and commanding expressions‚ a ruler with superiority and arrogance. Line 4 “whose frown” suggest an unhappy or angry man. 2. Ozymandias symbolizes political power and pride. The statue and surrounding desert is a metaphor for invented power or “passions”. “Lifeless things” – nothing remains but the eroded
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surviving or for any other reason. For example‚ Jack made fun of piggy and the other boys laughed‚ that is a sign of inhumanity or when in chapter 9 the boys killed Simon thinking he was the beast. This passage has three literary elements. Figurative Language was the most obvious one‚ due to the fact that Simon was having a conversation
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As a supportive literature device to figurative language‚ irony also played a crucial role in making “counting stars” become a literature work. Irony can be defined as the disparity between what it shows to be true and what is legit true. Irony provides the meaning of words or phrases‚ which usually have a different meaning from the actual meaning of those words or phrases ( “Irony- Examples and…”)This is also really interesting because the audiences can interpret this literature work in different
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English Parts of speech 2 The Simile A simile is an direct comparison that always contains the words “as” or “like” A simile compares one thing with another and in the process suggests some degree of similarly between things that are not the same. Example: The carpet felt like sandpaper under her feet (Here the carpet‚ which is usually soft‚ is being compared to sandpaper‚ which suggests that either there is something wrong with this carpet or it is uncomfortable to walk on. Identifying
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Act III within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar involves Brutus and Mark Antony giving out speeches towards about Caesar. Through the power of words‚ both were able to evoke emotions and reactions in the people of Rome. Each man incomperates repetition and reasoning to persuade the citizens to join their side. Brutus attempts to reason with the audience and provides his personal feelings about Caesar to move the audience. He partook in the fall of Caesar not because he loathed him‚ but because he “loved
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Juliet captivates the audience’s attention as she alludes to the Roman deity Phoebus‚ to bring in the night so that she may finally have her Romeo. Words such as “gallop apace”‚ “fiery footed”‚ and “immediately” communicate the hurried nature of her words as she excitedly anticipates her union with Romeo. However‚ this is juxtaposed with the nature of Juliet’s speech‚ which is arduously long-winded. She spends a great deal of time conveying her emotions‚ perhaps in an effort to convince the audience
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The intentionality hidden behind even the most conventional actions and objects is taken for granted. Everything is done‚ said‚ or placed because someone made it happen. For instance‚ a discarded coffee cup may not warrant a second glance to a person passing by. Disregarded is the concept that someone filled the cup‚ someone drank from it‚ and someone will clear it away. If a closer look is taken‚ this underlying intention can be discovered. American poet Elizabeth Bishop explored this idea through
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Swan Lake Act 1 After a beautiful musical introduction‚the opening scene is set in a splendid park with an enchanting fairy-tale castle in the background.prince seigfried and his friends are seated and enjoying a party to celebrate his coming of age whilst peasants come to congratulate him and are encouraged by the princes tutor to dance for his entertainment.the princes mother now enters and announces it is time for her son to marry and that he will be choosing a bride at a ball the following evening
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| Symbolism | Imagery | Figurative Language | Theme | Tone | Significant Passages (Pgs. 20‚ 25‚ 62‚ 63‚ 64‚ 67‚ 75) | “Our house stood within a few rods of the Chesapeake Bay‚ whose broad bosom was ever white with sails from every quarter of the habitable globe. Those beautiful vessels‚ robed in purest white‚ so delightful to the eye of freemen‚ were to me so many shrouded ghosts…” (Douglass 63).“I at first rejected the idea‚ that the simple carrying of a root in my pocket would have any such
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