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    Levi Roots Essay

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    language devices to persuade the dragons to invest in his product. He uses a variety of spoken language techniques such as pausing‚ overlapping‚ turn taking and accent in order to persuade the dragons. The dragons respond in a warm way‚ and join in the humour Levi creates throughout the interview; this suggests that Levi root was successful in persuading the dragons. His use of language also sets mood and tone in different situations throughout the interview. As Levi enters the room‚ he starts to sing

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    Nick leave‚ Lewis is left alone with Roy and the reader is told that Lewis feels betrayed. This is an effective technique because it reveals Lewis’s nervousness and lack of confidence as a director. * Stage directions are also used to reveal the humour and action on the on stage performance. At the end of act one scene two‚ the audience is informed by Doug that there is a fire. Nowra uses stage directions to capture the chaos as the characters run of the stage trying to stop the fire and Cherry

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    ‘Two and a Half Men’ should not be cancelled because of the strong humour created in the show‚ the insight the show provides on the necessities of a strong relationship‚ as well as the many themes that the show explores in each episode. Two and a Half Men is an important and amusing show and should be available for everyone to watch. Firstly‚ ‘Two and a Half Men’ has used a variety of clever techniques to create strong humour and engage mature audiences. The show focuses on a disordered home where

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    and death in Richard Brautigan’s Trout Fishing in America can’t be ignored or overlooked as it is a constant and recurring theme throughout the novel. However‚ the way in which Brautigan conveys this reoccurring theme is mainly through his use of humour‚ witticism and absurdism‚ and this allows Brautigan to counteract the feeling of disappointment‚ loss and death. “Although his work is indeed extremely funny‚ there is a pervasive sense of loss‚ desolation and death in it which amounts to an implicit

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    and a playwright; his career led him to narrating many books e.g. Madness of King George‚ and the Talking Heads Series‚ which was nominated for a BAFTA award in 1989. These series address issues of Death‚ illness and isolation; however‚ Bennett uses humour to keep the monologue light hearted and to create a less serious atmosphere. The ‘Talking Heads’ Series is a dramatic monologue; the only reason it is so popular is because it is directed at families so they can relate to the show‚ it features aspects

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    listeners 2 Correctly identifies ONE relevant feature of the introduction OR Explain an effect on the listeners 1 Sample answers for 2 marks: The deep voice that accompanies the introductory music attracts attention and promises entertainment/humour in the rest of the program. The words ’Thank God It’s Friday’ are repeated in the song to make people feel happy that the week is over and they can now relax and have fun. The announcer’s comment is meant to convey that the program will be funny

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    The Drover’s Wife: * Henry Lawson’s short story “The Drover’s Wife” is about a woman and her four children that must cope with the dangers and natural elements of the Australian bush. * By Lawson not using a description of the woman he makes the story symbolic to all women in her position throughout the bush. (by not giving her a name and making her description pretty generic/general) so it’s a story about the stamina and resourcefulness of the people in the bush – in this case extending

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    author discussed a very common aspect that Is prominent in today’s world. Looks somehow seem to matter more than anything else. Dave Barry’s writings are usually humorous just like this one. He uses a very subtle and dry sense of humour. He is more into exaggerated humour. He made the smallest problem seem like the end of the world. Another observation was that his sentences are quite long. He uses many descriptive words in one sentence making it funnier. So‚ the main literary devices he used are

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    manipulates her voice in order the gain information about the death of Mark Banister. Day uses the character of Claudia to express her purpose of commenting on the development of Sydney‚ the use of new technology and the rise feminism in he 1970-80’s. The humour and wit of Claudia is entertaining with the puns “curse‚ cursor” to illustrate the twin aspect of her investigation. It highlights the curse of crime and is linked to the computer jargon of the curser on the screen. Day also challenges the stereotypical

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    Humour certainly succeeds in getting people’s attention and is the most effective advertising strategy of our time.” Advertisement is one of the important things for a company’s marketing. It can say that in today’s modern life advertisement plays a key role in order for any company or product to succeed the advertisement must deliver a powerful message which attracts the consumer’s attention (Creativenerds 2010). That is because “advertising can achieve communications object such as informing

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