The writer uses a hyperbole “I bleed red‚ white and blue” as an example to represent his patriotic ideology. Keval Patel also wrote about throughout history‚ there have been positive and negative effects of nationalism. The positive example given was the world cup. By bringing people from each country together‚ fans were united by cheering on their teams on whether they win or lose. There was a strong sense of pride and confidence. When the American colonists worked and came together to unite
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The sentence that I saw that is an example of a hyperbole is "You‚ who so well know the nature of my soul‚ will not suppose‚however‚ that gave utterance to a throat." This sentence makes me less sympathetic towards the murderer. I feel less sympathetic because he is showing a lot of hatred. 2. This means that a bad decision has been made and Montresor is going to help fix it. Montresor is trying to also to say that you should be punished if you did a wrong doing. 3. Montresor is an effective enemy
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My fellow Americans‚ we stand today on the brink of war‚ grieving both for ourselves and for the people in Afghanistan‚ who have been hurt longer than we have. Ten days ago‚ the World Trade Center was attacked by a group of extremists based in Afghanistan. Since then‚ we have shown the strength of our people‚ who have intercepted the aims of the terrorists to prevent visions of democracy and self-government on which this country stands. Yet while our principles continue‚ unscarred and secure
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Twain’s morbid narrative calls to action of the silent outcome of wishing for death when praying for war. Twain’s cynical argument‚ weaves the ironic idea of praying for peace and doing it in the most obscure way possible by killing. In the morose argument‚ Twain’s usage of rhetorical questioning is a major impact because it allows the readers to think in a new prospective rather than allows looking on the bright side: Everything has a ying yang‚ in this case a good and evil‚ which illuminates his
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but their opinions differ because they use different strategies. Rose feels democracy is something that everyone needs in the world. He writes a drama to convey his perspective. One of the strategies that Rose used was hyperboles. In the poem the 8th juror uses a lot of hyperboles by expressing what he wants. The strategy from the evidence I provided shows rose’s perspective on democracy because it tells you that democracy needs to be in the world people who don’t have it have to fight for it. Another
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his father’s death. To express how deep Hamlet’s late father’s love was for Queen Gertrude‚ Shakespeare uses hyperbole‚ “So loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly” (1.2.140-142). By using a force as gentle as the wind‚ Shakespeare exaggerates the extremity of the late king’s defense over those that he
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“Introduction to Poetry” contains imagery‚ hyperbole‚ and ethos. The purpose of the poem is to explain how to write a poem. Collins includes the struggles of understanding a poem and getting the audience to understand how to do it correctly. Collins also tells how students overthink poems meanings. Imagery is used all throughout this poem. Collins describes everything in precise detail so that the audience can have an exceptional mental picture. “I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem…”
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from Twain incorporated the current era of time or shared his viewpoints on certain moral aspects such as racism‚ religion‚ and war. War is noted all throughout American History with several authors composing their positions on the issue. One piece from Twain that discusses war is “The War Prayer.” In the poem‚ Twain uses a unique strategy in sharing his viewpoints on war and religion. This approach should be examined to gain a full understanding of how Twain’s piece relates to social‚ cultural‚ and
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Alexie’s tone throughout the story impacts the reader’s perception of it. Throughout the text‚ there are many corrupt incidences told that ends with laughter. For example‚ there was one situation in which a Maori soldier had lost both of his legs but he tries to humor his condition by joking that his legs had ran away in heaven. Jackson’s grandmother then proceeds to be witty back and tell the soldier that “you have got to get your arms strong... so you can run on your hands” (Alexie 4). Another
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1.) Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration to make a point. Look at the first paragraph. What phrase used by the narrator is an example of hyperbole? Write down the full sentence that includes the hyperbolic element. Does this line make you more sympathetic or less toward the narrator/murderer? Why? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge. It makes me less sympathetic toward him because he is being overly dramatic.
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