“I’m not alone.” False‚ she is alone‚ she’s talking to a ghost. “Because in order for your friends to take you out you generally have to have friends.” –pg 7. True‚ she doesn’t have any friends. “Well now I’ve forgotten.” –pg 8. False‚ she wants to forget. “I haven’t been lazy. I’ve been taking care of you.” True. “I’ve lost a few days.” True‚ more than a few. “I haven’t done anything good.” –pg 9. True‚ not yet. “I’m not.” –pg 11. False‚ she is asking
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metaphor that gives an inanimate object human attributes. Example: “The tree heaved with a sigh”. Hyperbole: exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis. Example: “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this hand‚” (Shakespeare). Symbol: a figure of speech in which something (object‚ person‚ situation‚ or action) means more than what it actually is. A symbol‚ in other words‚ may be read both literally and metaphorically. There are two types of symbols: 1. Universal – recognizable to
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Hughes uses a variety of poetic and literary techniques to communicate his tone. Namely‚ he utilized figurative language‚ personification‚ similes‚ and metaphors to effectively get his message across. He uses the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds; "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?". Up and sun do not rhyme‚ but they have the same "uh" sound. Rhyme: Poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines. "Does it stink like rotten meat?...like a syrup sweet?" Meat
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Evil‚ depraved‚ corrupt and malicious are all words that describe something that is morally wrong or bad. "Macbeth" by Shakespeare and "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding both display how man’s sinful nature can be revealed through thoughts and actions. The underlying evil within man is the most prominent theme of both play and novel. The authors show their belief that if everybody revealed their true natures‚ the world would tear itself apart. At first‚ Macbeth was an innocent person who gradually
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bothered to give me an instruction manual. All I was told is that she would do better if I medicated her and sent on my way. I wasn’t given a list of things to try‚ people to contact for advice‚ or even much moral support. It was all up to me to figure it out. That’s a scary place to be. I think that is one reason why I have been so open to helping others over the years with this struggle. Sometimes it’s just nice to hear‚ "I’ve been there and here are a few things to try."
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or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer’s point more coherent. 7. Anecdote: A story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point. 8. Annotation: explanatory notes added to a text to explain‚ cite sources‚ or give bibliographical data. 9. Antithesis: the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by phrase‚ clause‚ or paragraphs. "To be or not to be . . ." "It
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Malik Moore Ms. Boeckle AP English Language and Composition 9 July 2014 Allegory – A narrative that can be interpreted to reveal a second meaning Example: Arthur Miller’s Crucible (“Red Scare”). Allusion – A reference to something well-known in literature or history Example: “I was not born in a manger‚ I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father Jor-el‚ to save the planet Earth” – Barack Obama Analogy - Comparison to a directly parallel case Example: Saying you
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Skrzynecki’s and how his life was. Some of the techniques used are: Similies: A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind‚ as an illustration or ornament‚ the effect that a simile has in a poem is that it paints a picture in our minds as a simile is a descriptive set of words e.g. “And smoked like a dozen Puffing Billies” Personification: A figure of speech that gives human qualities to abstract ideas‚ animals‚ and inanimate objects. It affects
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this applies to all in general because he is trying to say that a tide is never ending it will always leave and come back but a person won’t‚ there is nothing uniform or repetitive with people like it is with an ocean tide. 7. Personification is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings‚ thoughts‚ or attitudes. Cite an example
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Salome Salome‚ the Daughter of Herodias (c. AD 14 – between 62 and 71)‚ is known from the New Testament (Mark 6:17-29 and Matthew 14:3-11). Her name means "peace". Christian traditions depict her as an icon of dangerous female seductiveness‚ notably in regard to the dance mentioned in the New Testament‚ which is thought to have had an erotic element to it‚ and in some later transformations it has further been iconized as the Dance of the Seven Veils. Herod’s lust for Salome is emphasized‚ which
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