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    one would think. Taking a closer look one can see that both deal with the theme of change and acceptance‚ with The Seven Ages of Man’s author‚ William Shakespeare‚ representing this using figurative language specifically on one person. In the myth of Demeter the author‚ Edith Hamilton‚ uses figurative language as well for one to fully understand the world and how it changed in the story. While both are different in content the message these two pieces of text offer are the same. Both works are explaining

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    good things for the dark continent. He believes that the ivory Company should help the natives to a better way of life‚ but good and evil split Kurtz’s “hollow at the core” soul. Kurtz is the man who jumps off the edge of sanity and plunges into the darkness of insanity. Marlow‚ on the other hand‚ is the man who goes to the edge of sanity‚ looks over the edge‚ and has enough strength not to go over to the other side. As Marlow says‚ “he had made that last stride‚ he had stepped over the edge‚ while I

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    emphasis in the emotional impact a decision can have on a person. By personifying the advice‚ attention is being drawn to the obligation to conform to the general consensus or opinion of peers. Throughout the poem there is a conflict between following heart or society but the speaker suggests that the audience in the end is only “determined to save the only life you [they] could” (lines 35-36). Indirectly proposing an idea to infer that the only guaranteed life a person can save is their own connects

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    reader only gradually. Using Heart of Darkness‚ show how the significance of its title is developed through the author’s use of devices such as contrast‚ repetition‚ allusion‚ and point of view. Behind The Name Heart of Darkness The heart of darkness in the title Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is the heart of Africa‚ the heart of everything that is the rejection of established social principles and beliefs‚ corrupt‚ and barbaric‚ and perhaps the heart of man. Conrad‚ ending the book

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    (1) Copy a passage that you find particularly beautiful or powerful. What devices (imagery‚ figurative language‚ etc.) did the author use to make an impact on the reader? "Inside was different: a fishbowl where anything you said and did was being watched by everyone else"(210). It is an example of a metaphor as it is a comparison of a fishbowl to a high school. The author‚ Jodi Picoult is implying that high school is difficult to be what you really are without someone judging. “Being different will

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    always be fulfilled. William Blake’s The Fly expresses the absurdity of life by analyzing the simple act of swatting a fly. The moral of the poem is understanding the insignificance of life and is expressed through the tone‚ rhyme scheme‚ and figurative language. In an instant life can be ended‚ without knowing the cause demise. The meaninglessness of life is expressed in the narrator’s analysis on his own life. The narrator is uncertain about the meaning of life believing

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    14. Vocab: Afghan= A woolen blanket or shawl. Typically knitted or crocheted into strips or squares. Pg.157 13. Vocab: Triggering=To cause an event or situation to happen or to be stressful. Pg.113 7. Figurative language- The language or text that the author decided to use in this book is very significant to this book because it is showing two sides to Lia-The inside and outside. The text gives us a better understanding of what this book means. “ my stepsister Emma’’ ‘’When I was a real girl’’

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    Figurative Language versus Literal Language Introduction Figurative language is an important part of the English language that allows a person to better express their thoughts. However‚ some are careless in using figurative language that can cause confusion and misunderstanding. Below are some examples of the most common types of figurative language as well as their examples. Idiom Idioms are common in the English language but may pose problems if someone is not familiar with the idiomatic

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    long..." Mirrors can not look at other objects because looking is a characteristic of a living object. Mirrors can only reflect what can be viewed in the background of an area. In this instance‚ the reader learned (though interpretation of the figurative language) that the mirror reflects its ’feelings’ for the objects that it can and can not ’see.’ Without this personification‚ we would not understand the mirror’s true feelings‚ and the one would not be able to truly interpret the theme of appearance

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    Marder----------------- Language corresponds to countless appellations‚ as the expresser of thought and ultimate origin of philosophy‚ influencing the world of knowledge with its astonishing qualities. The very essence of cooperation and communication relies eternally on the inspired art of language‚ without which any possible human development could occur. Furthermore‚ the perception of verbal communication splits between two realms‚ reality and literature‚ constituting two linguistic variations‚ figurative and literal

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