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    How Shakespeare Uses Literary Devices to Achieve the Moral in Macbeth In William Shakespeare’s play‚ “Macbeth”‚ one dominant moral is made clear to the audience‚ do not tempt fate‚ let nature take its course. Some of the ways that Shakespeare achieves this is through the development of conflicts in the plot and also through dialogue‚ vivid imagery and metaphors created by the atmosphere in the play. The characters develop in the early acts to identify the protagonist and antagonists to the audience

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    and sizzle * Imagery is a descriptive language poets use to create word pictures or images. Images are enhanced by sensory language which provides details related to the senses. Types of poetry * Narrative-tells story that has the same literary elements‚ such as character‚ plot‚ stings‚ as works of prose fiction. Ballads‚ epics‚ and verse romances are three types of narrative poems. * Dramatic- uses techniques of drama to represent the speech of one or more characters in verse form

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    have entirely different identities which are often conveyed by their writing in pieces Fish Cheeks and Evacuation Orders. Abu Lughod’s identity theory is inadvertently evidenced by the work of Tan and Gruenewald‚ especially through their use of literary devices. It can be argued that Abu-Lughod’s views are merely opinion; however‚ they are supported by factual evidence. One of her main points was that people tend to stereotype based on one aspect of a person’s identity. For example‚ Middle Eastern

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    This theme can be found through the several literary devices scattered among the song lyrics‚ such as the verse “You have invented a new kind of stupid/A damage you can never undo kind of stupid/An open all the cages in the zoo kind of stupid/Truly‚ you didn’t think this through? Kind of stupid.” This verse not only uses multiple metaphors‚ but uses repetition to emphasize the “kind of stupid.”This verse helps you understand that Alexander has done something wrong. Towards the end of the song there

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    its literal or visible meaning. -This word origins in Middle English allegorie‚ from Latin allegoria‚ from Greek allegoria‚ from allegorein to speak figuratively‚ from allos ‘other’ + egorein ‘to speak publicly’. -A short example of this literary device can be the poem ‘Epigram’ by Langston Hughes: Oh‚ God of dust and rainbow‚ help us see That without dust the rainbow would not be. in which ‘dust’ and ‘rainbow’ stand for something else rather than their superficial meaning in this poem

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    Throughout the text Pearl Poet uses many plot devices that can be seen in other literary work like films for instance Scooby Doo. The different plot device that were used in both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Scooby Doo were the beheading game‚ the use of mythical creatures and the use of characters were the protagonist and the antagonist always meet. The beheading game consists of the chopping off someone’s head with an axe. Moreover‚ in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain cuts the

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    Device Quote Function Imagery/Simile/Hyperbole “Where Tjaden puts it all is a mystery‚ for he is and always will be as thin as a rake.” When the author compares Tjaden to a rake‚ it makes the readers realize how thin he really is. This quote makes the reader imagine a rake and how it relates to the character. Conflict (external; man vs. man) “Eighty men can’t have what is meant for a hundred and fifty... I don’t care about the stew‚ but I can only issue rations for eighty men.” The men are starving

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    POETRY Poems are a creative form of writing‚ meant to be read aloud and enjoyed rather than approached as a difficult puzzle to be solved. When analyzing a poem pay attention to the following Elements:- Title Content Structure Literary Devices Rhythm Rhyme Mood Tone Diction/Language Imagery Theme Meaning In addition‚ the Essay Structure and Technique for answering questions will be taught. For convenience‚ questions are broken down into sections (a‚ b‚ c)

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    In the novel Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury uses many literary devices. He ranges from imagery‚ diction‚ connotation‚ syntax‚ metaphors‚ and similes. Bradbury uses these several literary devices in order to show sadness and in a way build suspense. Throughout Fahrenheit 451 his usage is shown in a wide variety of ways. An example of imagery is “It was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set. (Bradbury 10)” Bradbury uses this statement to show us as the reader that

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    We see Thomas automatically seeing girls basketball at a very low level just because they are feminine. This passage helped him understand that he in fact was incorrect and slowly but surely‚ he develops maturity. Moreover‚ this passage was the reason he later went on to many places such as the church where he never dreamed he would go there again. Detail: Literary devices in this passage are introduced with sarcasm which happens to include a bit of foreshadowing

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