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    The meaning of a word or a phrase can be funnel in many ways throughout the author’s text. However‚ it can also be funnel through the same way‚ even though the authors may be completely different. In Letters to a Young Poet “Letter One” Franz Kappus a nineteen-year-old student‚ wrote a letter to Rainer Maria Rilke‚ in the pursuance of criticism‚ he strive for critique of his poem. However‚ Rilke refuses to criticize the young military born poet‚ but rather denounce Kappus inquiry for criticism in

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    statement to get his name perceived‚ all in misrepresentation to get the attention of a woman. The parties brought a lot of attention for Gatsby which also shows how he used his money to exhibit his wealth and influence. Fitzgerald portrays the sort of parties that Gatsby threw by analyzing specific words‚ images‚ and figurative language to develop both the allure and glamour of wealth as well as its destructiveness.

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    "Shiloh" Symbol and figurative language There are many examples of symbolism and figurative language in Bobbie Ann Mason ’s short story "Shiloh." The importance of names: the main character is Leroy Moffitt‚ his wife is Norma Jean‚ her mother is Mabel‚ and their deceased son‚ who died of sudden infant death syndrome at the age of 4 months‚ is Randy. In the story‚ Norma Jean says to Leroy‚ while doing her studies for school‚ "Your name means the king." Leroy questions his place in their relationship

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    In the short “ Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.‚ his choice of figurative language and negative themes left the reader frighten for the future. Vonnegut also uses alliteration to describe Harrison’s handicaps in great detail. On page 24 Vonnegut writes‚ “The rest of Harrison’s appearance was Halloween and hardware.Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps.” This part of the story creates a scary and intimidating image along with a scary and intimidating mood. The mood is scary because Harrison

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    methods of figurative language. “Flow like the blood of Abraham through the Jews and the Arabs‚ Broken apart like a woman’s heart‚ abused in a marriage‚ the brink of holy war‚ bottled up‚ like a miscarriage” This line is layered with symbolism and similes. He cleverly uses biblical stories with emotional tragedy to describe the splitting of a nation with foreshadows of war. As a listener it’s hard not to feel emotion with this imagery. Throughout most of the song you hear eccentric figurative language

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    both of the pieces are similar in a sense that they both emphasize heavily on being united‚ diverse‚ and believing in wants right. But both authors go about proving their point‚ the authors uphold this theme through their different uses of figurative language‚ description‚ and format. To start off‚ the first reason/example of how these two texts are alike yet different is through their different

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    In the citation in Jn 3:3-10 between Jesus and Nicodemus of the spirit and the flesh there is a lot of meaning to the symbolic language used. Also this citation is very ironic. Some of this language is when they say “being born again”. This shows the symbolic meaning in the way that it is referring to baptism. These are relate because when you get baptized you are essentially born into the Catholic Church and recognized as a child of the Christian faith. This citation is ironic because Jesus is saying

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    In his article (James Baldwin‚ 1963‚ and the House that Race Built.Transition)‚ Fredrick Harris explained why Baldwin wrote at length about Malcolm X and his perception on the Nation of Islam‚ after his encounter with the group in The Fire Next Time. Harris elucidates that Baldwin never mentioned King by name in this literary masterpiece.Because‚ like Malcolm X’s critique on Dr. King religio-political philosophy‚ Baldwin found the theological notion of non-violence resistance‚ in addition to ‘Christian

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    1. The first example is on line 17. It reads: “Reason burns a brighter fire‚ which the bones”. The next example is on line 21. It reads: “It is the light at the center of every cell.” The last example is on line 22. It reads: “It is what sent the snake coiling and flowing forward” 2. A) The first example is on line 20. It reads: “But this morning the shoe-box house on the back porch is empty.”

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    unreasonable volume‚ the question we must ask ourselves is does it have poetic merit? Poetic merit is essentially the reason that makes a song a lyric poem without the instrumental behind it. Therefore‚ the type of this poem normally has symbolism‚ figurative language‚ metaphors‚ and so forth. In addition to songs having poet merit‚ “Chaos and Clothes” is no different. “Chaos and Clothes” is a song written by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit‚ and explores the idea of letting go. In this song‚ it’s poetic merit

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