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    hard about his decisions and which choice will take him further in life. The reader can tell from line 2 that the writer is very disappointed he couldn’t take both roads. He chose a road praying that choice was the right one. The writer uses figurative language in the poem to get his point across. As an example he used crossroad as a metaphor in the poem‚ road is used as an extended metaphor. Crossroad is used as a metaphor of a choice we make in life. In the beginning the yellow wood is talking about

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    Slaughterhouse Five SIFTT Sean Lawson Period 1 Slaughterhouse Five‚ a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut‚ contains numerous examples of symbolism‚ imagery‚ figurative language‚ tone‚ and theme. The story isn’t very chronological‚ every thing happens bunched up together. There are numerous settings in the novel. A large portion of the action of the story occurs in the small town of Ilium‚ New York‚ where Billy Pilgrim‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ was born. Having grown up in Ilium‚ he settles there

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    1. Write the title of the text you have analyzed here: “When I was fair and Young” 2. List at least three examples of diction in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each word contributes to the emotional power of the piece. a) “When”‚ by opening the poem with when‚ we know that it is a reminiscent poem. b) The use of the word “Mistress” could have several connotations because it can be used to describe the head of a household‚ not necessarily an immoral lover; moreover‚ Queen Elizabeth

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    This film discusses the past and present views of figurative representation in Islamic art. There are a collection of artifacts that are examined throughout in which show the shift made. This documentary questions why the rules have changed and what forms are considered acceptable in Islamic art. There is a muslim pilgrimage known as‚ the Hajj in Islamic culture. Those who travel to Mecca are imitating the travels of Muhammad‚ the prophet‚ who did so in 631 CE. This is an important part of the

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    Nelson AP Literature and Composition October 9‚ 2014 How Figurative Language Effects Tone in “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” As seen by simply reading the poem‚ one cannot come from it without having a feeling of awe and inspiration‚ along with a new desire to read Chapman’s translation of Homer. The poem is rich with emotion-invoking language and filled to the brim with excitement. The poet‚ John Keats‚ uses figurative language such as metaphor and simile to create a tone of wonder

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    The Death of Good: Figurative Death in Night In the early 1940’s‚ Hitler started death camps. His goal was to kill all of the Jews because they were not pure Germans. He started concentration camps‚ where they would beat and starve the prisoners until they died. The prisoners went through selections to see what job to make them‚ and if they were not fit enough‚ to kill them. The Nazis used crematories in which they burned prisoners‚ in ovens‚ until they were ashes. One of the most infamous concentration

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    Poetry and Figurative Language paper Eng/340 Natasha Parker Week 2 Since this week’s appraisals I have selected the following three poems; “My grandmother’s love letters” by Hart Crane‚ “The road not taken” Robert Frost‚ as well as “Richard Cory” by Edward Arlington Robinson. My Grandmother’s Love Letters By Hart Crane (1899-1932) There are no stars tonight But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory there is In the loose girdle of soft rain. There is even room enough For the

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    63. President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not use any special words or phrases to convey the message of his speech. F.D.R. did not use any figurative language during the time he gave his speech. He used word choices that clearly identified the tone on the message of the speech. The way that he spoke his speech made it appeal to the audience. The body language that I noticed from

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    expresses his paganism throughout many of his poems. There are three poems particularly that expresses his paganist views: "Birches"‚ "After Apple Picking"‚ and "Desert Places". Both poems‚ “After Apple-Picking” and “Birches”‚ does not focus on the Christian interest in the after-life but rather more focus on the interests in things native to New England. "Birches"‚ first published in the Atlantic Monthly in August of 1915‚ is one of Robert Frost’s most popular poems. Frost’s paganist views

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    When Word’s Come Alive “He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank‚ a man who can bend language to his will.” This is how The New York Times Book Review describes Erich Maria Remarque’s writing in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque uses figurative language to enhance his ideas. The most developed device he uses is personification because it grabs the reader’s attention and helps the reader understand the mood of the novel. One example of personification that pulls the reader

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