Mrs Fisher opens with a metaphor of a shroud of silence draped over the public’s eyes‚ a beautiful and poetic representation of the ignorance about AIDS that clouds society. She clearly states her purpose: to bring the silence—the fear—to an end. Her goals are further emphasized with the use of antithesis “I want you attention‚ not your applause”‚ stressing the solemnity of the issue and her own selfless dedication to the cause. She is very open and optimistic about her own battle with AIDS‚ which
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2004 AP Language Exam: Lord Chesterfield’s letter to his son Teacher Overview Skill Focus Critical Thinking Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create Close Reading Grammar Composition Reading Strategies Annotation Determining Audience Determining Author’s Purpose Generalization Inference Literary Elements Detail Diction Imagery Style Tone tone determined through diction
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misconception that the author will correct. 2. Which of the following phrases does the author use to illustrate the notion of an unnatural and pretentious writing style? (a) “unconnected‚ slipshod allusions’’ (line 7) (b) “throw words together’’ (lines 8–9) (c) “gabble on at a venture’’ (line 22) (d) “get upon stilts’’ (lines 30–31) (e) “pitch upon the very word’’ (line 34) 3. In lines 10–32 of the passage‚ the author uses an extended analogy between (a) language and morality (b) preaching
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Anisha Pal Metonymy (Met- on- o- me) Definition: A figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name‚ but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. Metonyms can be either real of fictional concepts representing other concepts real or fictional‚ but they must serve as an effective or widely understood second name for what they represent. Example: Hollywood – U.S. Cinema Scrooge – Wealth Trope: The
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How does Priestly present Shelia Birling in Act One? In act one Priestly presents Shelia Birling using a variety of techniques. Firstly‚ during the beginning of the act‚ Priestly uses stage directions to present Sheila as a half-joking character with the stage direction ‘[half serious‚ half playful]’ to show that although the conversation may be sincere she beings a lightness to the atmosphere. In addition‚ another stage direction ‘[mocking aggressions]’ also indicates this half-joking‚ half-genuine
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GENERAL NOTIONS 1. Kinds of Literature Literature can be subdivided into various kinds according to various criteria. It can exist in oral (folklore) or written form; literary speech can be prosaic or poetic. Literature can be divided into fiction and non-fiction. Non-fiction is a prose writing that presents and explains ideas or tells about real people‚ places‚ events. The main forms/genres of non-fiction are character sketch‚ journal‚ letters‚ memoirs‚ biography‚ essay etc. Fiction is
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Science and PE Division Course Syllabus: General Chemistry I Spring – 2012 Chem 1411 – 4003 (4 Credit Hours) _____________________________________________________________________ Instructo ______________________________________________________________________ Course Description General Chemistry I:This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a DCCCD Core Curriculum Course. Prerequisite: MATH 1314 or equivalent AND Developmental
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Rhetorical Analysis of Jamacian Fragment by Al Hendricks. The Jamaican Fragment is a story about a man‚ who during his regular walk to and from work encounters an irregularity he views as an act of inferiority. We can assume that the Jamaican Fragment is a real life experience‚ rather than a piece of fiction due to first person writing style. In the first paragraph the author uses visual imagery by describing the colors of the houses as well as the bungalow style house‚ which presents as the setting
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chiasmus‚ anaphoras‚ and metaphors‚ JFK was able to effectively reach and persuade people to have faith in him despite his age and religion. Perhaps the most important line of JFK’s entire inaugural address was a utilization of chiasmus‚ which is a figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of two parallel clauses is reversed in the second. By simply flipping around some words‚ "Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country" (Kennedy‚ 5) is an example
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Chapter 10 Alternative Ending David and Fernando Jonas looked around the bookshelf and he notice a very old worn and thorned binding and feels attracted by its condition. The book was larger than the other volumes arounded. It was embossed with gold letters and covered with dust. He tried to reach it but it was outside of his grasp. So he took a ladder and move it to the shelf in order to climb up to reach the book. As he climb toward the book and reach for it he thought twice about his action and
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