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    Simile: Similes are used in comparative figurative language. They make direct comparisons between the two objects similarities‚ these are usually distinct and different. Similarly‚ metaphors are another literary device used to compare two objects‚ and they also work in a similar way. Unlike metaphors though‚ similes use the words “like” or “as” to make their comparisons. Take the phrase the room was as calm as a twister. The simile here compares the rooms calmness to a twist using the word “as.”

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    Literary Devices #10 Antithesis: opposition‚ or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction. Example: "I was not there‚ yet I was there. No‚ I did not go to the trial‚ I did not hear the verdict‚ because I knew all the time what it would be. Still‚ I was there. I was there as much as anyone else was there." Function: In Ernest Gaines’‚ A Lesson Before Dying‚ Grant Wiggins‚ the novel’s protagonist and narrator‚ is stuck with the difficult task of transforming a thoroughly

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    The Japanese Empire bombarded Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 it was a surprise attack to the United States. This event caused the loss of many innocent people as well as material destruction to the country. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president during that time‚ his duty was to address both‚ the nation and the Congress to inform them about what had happened he did this through his speech “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation”. The speech was extremely important‚ not only because of how delicate

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    To create this symbol‚ Steinbeck personifies the town. The Gulf Another important element of the setting is the sea. It‚ too‚ takes on symbolic importance in the story. The Gulf provides the villagers with their livelihood and sustenance-fish and pearls. However‚ like the town‚ it cannot be trusted. Steinbeck uses the sea to make his readers aware that things are not always what the seem. "Although the morning was young‚ the hazy mirage was up. The uncertain air that magnified some things and blotted

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    9/1/13 Introduction Would you let a pearl of assumed value consume your life? Well‚ in John Steinbeck’s‚ “The Pearl” that’s exactly what main character Kino does. Although‚ after figuring out that the “Great Pearl” bought nothing but darkness and evil upon his family. He realizes the importance of not letting greed and/or wealth control him. Come along with me on this adventure! Paragraph I Kino had a very straight-forward life. He lived with his

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    Many of the world’s issues revolve around wealth and greed. In The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ he tells the tragic story of a poverty stricken young couple and their baby who suffer from the consequences of wanting. After finding “the pearl of the world‚” Kino and Juana are plagued with violence and misfortune that surround the pearl and its value‚ ultimately leading to the baby’s death. John Steinbeck’s intended theme of The Pearl is that greed for materialistic possessions can cloud judgment and

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    explain Kino’s changing attitudes. In John Steinbeck’s story The Pearl‚ Kino‚ the main character‚ is being portrayed as a stubborn man who becomes brave and bright‚ to know and confront his enemies. First‚ he portrays a stubborn man by not listening to Juana when she tells him that the pearl is evil. Second‚ Kino shows bravery when he goes down and kills the trackers to save his family.. Finally‚ he becomes bright by realizing the pearl is evil and how he becomes a hero. Throughout the story‚ Kino

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    times and looking up the meaning‚ there appears to be a great meaning to it. Each stanza talks about something different and even some may relate to one another in meaning‚ all the stanzas are extremely unique. In this poem‚ the author uses literary devices such as personification

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    Death to a new Beginning All poems have underlined meanings‚ many are not straightforward‚ and sometimes what you think is happening‚ is the exact opposite. Emily Dickinson’s poem “Dying‚” is a perfect example of this idea. In her poem she talking about the idea of death and what happened before she died. Obviously she is not dead because she wrote the poem. Here in this poem‚ she uses the idea of actual death to symbolize rebirth; the ending of old way of living and the struggle of creating

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    English 9 25 Nov 2013 The Pearl Project Symbol Explanation Quote/page 1. The pearl 2. Kino 3. Kino’s canoe 4. Ants 5. Scorpion SETTING:

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