Fire and Ice written by Robert Frost uses three figures of speech. It uses alliteration‚ anaphora‚ and paradox. Alliteration is the use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse. Alliteration is used in the lines “Some say the world will end in fire‚ some say in ice (Frost‚ lines 1 and 2)”‚ and “I hold with those who favor fire (Frost‚ line 4).” Alliteration is used by repetition of "S" in some and say. It is used in the "H" in hold and the "H" sound in “who”
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yourself and frightened because the rest of the world expects something completely different from you - something you cannot give them. Something you don’t want to give them‚ if it were your choice. This is a highly auto-biographical account by Plath of a young girl finding that when she should be most excited about her life‚ she instead finds that things aren’t what she expected‚ and that the culture of the 1950’s doesn’t seem to allow for all that she wants‚ which begins her descent into depression
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Catching Fire Suzanne Collins is a mutually celebrated writer of many books‚ including The Hunger Games trilogy. Catching Fire is just one of these astounding books. Catching Fire‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ belongs in the science fiction genre because of the advancements and invention of different technologies. For example‚ mockingjays‚ a common animal in the story‚ are the product of female mockingbirds and male jabberjays. These jabberjays were genetically engineered by the Capitol‚ a ruthless
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In her poem Daddy‚ Sylvia Plath creates a speaker that embodies a fierce internal struggle embedded with a great fear of her true personal identity. Drawing on themes of persecution‚ violence‚ and victimization‚ the speaker begins to form her identity and battles with her father’s past. Throughout the poem she repeatedly persecutes her father‚ denying all connection to the Nazi identity he once held. In contrast to her father‚ the speaker never explicitly mentions her mother‚ only implying that she
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I began reading Anna Deavere Smith’s Fires in the Mirror without doing any pre-reading about the subject of the play or the author. When I read over the long list of "characters" for the play‚ I thought I would never be able to keep up with who’s who. Before beginning to read the first scene‚ I was unaware that the play was a succession of verbatim monologues from real people. I thought‚ "Wow‚ this is different." Honestly‚ I have probably read about the Crown Heights riots beforein fact I probably
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The book “Catch a Fire” is a beautiful description of the Jamaican culture‚ the Rastafarian faith‚ the growth and development of reggae music and how it all added up to make Bob Marley’s life. All of those elements of what made Bob Marley “human” will be talked about and explained in this paper. The best artists are the ones who have passed but there work still lives on and Bob Marley left an unforgettable mark on modern music‚ both as a reggae creator and as a cultural icon. His beliefs and values
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“Daddy” Sylvia Plath was a talented young woman born to a German father and Austrian-American mother. After the death of her father‚ she fell into a downward spiral of depression‚ revealing her talent as a poet. In the poem “Daddy”‚ Sylvia Plath uses intense diction‚ sporadic syntax‚ and a unique style of figurative language to express the resentment she feels toward her father. Throughout the poem‚ Plath’s German diction and sporadic syntax creates a morbid tone. Many of the words Plath uses in her
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to appreciate the true value of life. One might wonder what defines true value of life. True value of life differs from person to person but many would agree that it’s all in the perspective one chooses to look at. In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” written by T.S. Eliot‚ Prufrock fails to perceive the true value of life. His negative outlook on life destroys him emotionally leaving him unsatisfied with his life. In addition‚ Prufrock frequently puts himself
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prosecuted. Today in our society‚ people have believed that men are the superior gender. Everywhere‚ from the bible to the everyday life‚ men are given a high pedestal while women are treated as second class citizens. In the novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath‚ Esther Greenwood struggles with this idea of how women are treated and how that leads to mental deterioration. According to a document on sexual assault‚ sexual assault is a crime of power and control. Sexual assault is used when sexual behavior occurs
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Morning Song Sylvia Plath Morning Song‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ was written in February 1961‚ the same month she suffered a miscarriage. Morning Song‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ explores the physical and emotional links between a mother and child‚ and Plath’s own growing maternal bond with her child. In the poem‚ Plath is contemplating her relationship with her new child and it is clear she has mixed emotions of apprehension and awe. The opening line of the poem introduces her first impressions of the child
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