15. Polysyndeton is the use of a conjunction between each word‚ phrase‚ or clause‚ and is thus structurally the opposite of asyndeton. The rhetorical effect of polysyndeton‚ however‚ often shares with that of asyndeton a feeling of multiplicity‚ energetic enumeration‚ and building up. * They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and played and talked and flunked. Use polysyndeton to show an attempt to encompass something complex: * The water‚ like a witch’s oils‚ / Burnt green
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Contrast in “Days of Obligation” Acclaimed American author Richard Rodriquez’s autobiography “Days of Obligation” conveys that his feelings for both Mexico and the United States can be expressed through contrasts. Rodriquez uses pathos‚ tropes‚ and schemes to articulate his feelings. His purpose for writing about the contrasts between Mexico and California is to help readers understand the differences that affected his life. Rodriguez’s relationship with his literate audience is personal‚ since
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Text Analysis I General information 1. Who is the author? 2. What is the title? 3. Is the title clear or obscure? 4. What feelings and expectations does the title arise? 5. Who is the narrator: ➢ The author him/herself (a person who knows everything about the facts and the characters but takes NO part in the action of the story) ➢ External narrator ( i. e. an outsider who speaks of people they knew but whose role in the plot is merely that of an observer)
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language and morality (b) preaching and acting (c) writing and speaking (d) vulgar English and incorrect pronunciation (e) ordinary life and the theater 4. In line 17‚ “common speech’’ refers to (a) metaphorical language (b) current slang (c) unaffected expression (d) regional dialect (e) impolite speech 5. Which of the following words is grammatically and thematically parallel to “tone’’ (line 21)? (a) “solemnity’’ (line 21) (b) “pulpit’’ (line 21) (c) “stage-declamation’’
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nuclear weapons. He uses tiger riding because it is also risky‚ reflecting on having nuclear weapons and threatening to use‚ which can lead to war. Basically saying that using nuclear weapons to try and intimidate with them was foolish. Later in the speech he uses parallelism saying‚ Let both sides explore what problems unite us…Let both sides‚ for the first time‚ formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms…Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of
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pun are the following: When a woman returns new clothing‚ that ’s post traumatic dress syndrome. Where do you find giant snails? On the ends of giants’ fingers. A bicycle can ’t stand on its own because it is two-tired. Zeugma is a figure of speech in which a word‚ usually a
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are men of religion. Therefore King alludes to religious figures in order to appeal to the clergymen. He speaks in a respectful tone so they believe that he is a civil man and does not mean to offend them. In response to the clergymen’s first claim that King is a an extremist‚ he uses allusions that appeal to the clergymen as well as anaphora and a rhetorical question. He refutes the claim that he is a lawbreaker by allding to religious figures and human rights. The clergymen also claim that King’s
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injured‚or incapacitated(dictionary.com.) Disabled is a word that brings a bad astigmatism over someone with its negative connotation. Nancy Maris dislikes the word disabled because she thinks that the English language uses to much euphemism in our speech. Maris want the language to use more straightforward language‚ even if it might offend some people. In her memoir Maris talks about how she became disabled from the disease M.S. She talks about her first symptoms when she was in college and how some
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The poem “Father and Child” by Gwen Harwood shows Harwood’s father teaching her the concepts of life and death‚ from when she is a young child in “Barn Owl” up to when she is around forty at the time of his death in “Nightfall”‚ coming to accept the idea that life is not never-ending. In part one called “Barn Owl”; she has learnt to accept death as a component of life. The persona of the poem experiences a loss of innocence with the discovery of the tragedy of death. Before shooting the owl‚ the
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harmlessness. As a figure he would go unnoticed. The dramatic irony is that the audience knows that he is not harmless‚ but in fact that he is more powerful than the ambiguous President himself. Levinson juxtaposes this character with the character of Winifred Ames to show that even those who seem to be in power‚ even to themselves‚ are in reality blind to what is really going on. The use of extreme high-angle close-up shots indicates Brean’s superiority and power as an authoritative figure. Here‚ the audience
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