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    his homeland after his exile‚ and for the glorious and sparkling era when Palestine was a free country. In my opinion‚ his love of the country is obvious in all the verses. I find that Darwish makes this poem moving by using a wide range of figures of speech‚ mainly metaphors‚ he also emphasizes on his willingness to sacrifice for the country by repeating the verse “and reasons for a new death “. I believe that He also misses the tenderness of his mother by mentioning several times ‘the handkerchief

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    the presentation quite convincing. It definitely broadens one’s horizons. Firstly‚ she starts with giving the name of the topic and purpose of the presentation so that it helps the audience to figure out what is going to be mentioned. In addition‚ she asks a rhetorical question at the beginning of her speech to gather the attention of the audience. In this way‚ participants can prepare themselves to the presentation. Then‚ she clearly defines the topic collaborative consumption and subtopics. Comparisons

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    POETRY (1): The poems “A Stone’s Throw” and “The Woman Who Speaks To The Man Who Has Employed Her Son” are about how women are treated. For each poem (a) Briefly describe what is taking place (8mks) (b) Discuss the speaker’s attitude towards women. (8mks) (c) Discuss 1 device which is used effectively to convey the treatment of women. (9mks). The poems “A Stone’s Throw” and “The Woman Who Speaks To The Man Who Has Employed Her Son” both deal with different views of women and how they

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    Italian sonnet written by William Wordsworth. The theme of this poem is that you can find beauty in anything; you may just have to look a little harder to find it. Wordsworth develops theme by using figures of speech‚ imagery‚ and tone. Firstly‚ Wordsworth develops theme by using figures of speech. “And all the mighty heart is lying still” (metonymy) is one of the lines he uses to develop theme. What Wordsworth is saying in the quote is that even though London is a big industrial city during the

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    quotation attributed to Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry made it very clear that if he did not have freedom‚ then he would rather die. 2. At the time‚ Patrick Henry did not trust the British. The British at the time did not treat the colonists fair. In his speech at the House of Burgesses‚ he continued to urge the legislature to take military action on the British military force. 3. Henry argued that the colonies were way to weak to fight the British. He said how God provided the colonies with the strength

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    of a language unit which may be given rise to by: 1) the unusual denotative reference of words‚ word-combinations‚ utterances and texts (EM); or 2) the unusual distribution of the meanings of these units (SD). Semasiological EM are figures of substitution‚ i.e. different means of secondary nomination. The latter is based on the usage of existing words and word-combinations to denote new notions or to give a new name to the already known objects. Secondary nomination is not completely

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    implied or suggested by a word; they extend the meaning of a word beyond its literal meaning. Denotation: The precise‚ literal meaning of a word. Enjambement (a.k.a. run-on line): a line which runs into another without any break Extended Figure: An apostrophe‚ simile‚ metaphor‚ etc. which is developed throughout a poem. Hyperbole: Use of exaggeration for emphasis‚ serious‚ or humorous effects: “There were tons of people trying to get tickets to that concert.” Imagery: language that

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    Honor.” (Declaration of Indep.) “So Janey waited a bloom time‚ and a green time and an orange time.” (Their Eyes Were Watching God) “...the love of liberty‚ jury‚ trial‚ the writ of habeas corpus‚ and all the blessings of free government...” (“Speech on the Greek Cause”) One obvious way to use parenthesis is to use the punctuation‚ parentheses. However‚ there are other ways to insert a comment into a sentence. One might use commas‚ or dashes‚ for example. The parenthetical remark‚ however

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    Language Techniques

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    1. Abstract Language: Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things‚ people‚ or places. 2. Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds‚ such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." 3. Allusion: A reference contained in a work 4. Ambiguity: an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. 5. Analogy: a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. It is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation

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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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