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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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    Illegal Immigration: A Modest Proposal In today’s society‚ America is faced with the problem of illegal immigration. Every day more and more illegal immigrants are crossing into the United States from foreign countries. Border control from Mexico to the United States does not work‚ obviously‚ because there are not enough Border Patrol agents to place at least half a mile apart from each other. Instead of finding a way to prevent the immigrants from coming on over‚ the United States just threw up

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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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    “A Modest Proposal‚” written by Jonathon Swift‚ presents a number of problems in Ireland in 1729. Swift writes to an economically depressed‚ famine filled‚ and ill Ireland in an attempt to persuade families to help solve the countries sufferings. Stating‚ “mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood are forced to employ all their time in strolling‚ to beg sustenance for their helpless infants‚” Swift effectively paints a picture for his audience to better understand the intensity

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    Commentary: Moral Responsibility Jonathan Swift cleverly illustrates a very “humble” solution to the crisis in Ireland in his personal essay‚ “A Modest Proposal.” His voice urges annoyance and frustration‚ evoking a tone of sarcasm. Through the use of cynical language‚ he creates an intense and informative response. He uses language to create imagery which he intends to elicit a response of shock and moral responsibility. His intention is to mock Ireland and the economic crisis they have got

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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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    a Baby With That? In 1729‚ Jonathan Swift‚ the author of Gulliver’s Travels‚ published his piece “A Modest Proposal‚” based on the hardships many Irish were enduring at this time. In Ireland‚ years of drought had been exacerbated by a crop failure; this was the leading cause of thousands of Irish men and woman starving to death. The English simply ignored this tragedy and “A Modest Proposal” was Swift’s way of responding. Swift reveals a sardonic and skeptical way of perceiving issues through

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    A Modest Proposal by Jonathon Swift Starving Mothers and Children Audience Analysis My target audience is fellow college students needing a summary of Jonathon Swift’s piece A Modest Proposal. My audience is college students that range from all ages. My audience has read the piece. If my audience read the essay and took it literal there will be moral issues‚ ethical issues‚ and political issues come up. I was in shock when I first read the essay but after looking into it I understand it

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    1. I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) metaphor C) personification D) simile 2. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) simile C) metaphor D) personification 3. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) onomatopoeia B) metaphor C) personification

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