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    Impulse

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    choices and consequences‚ and standing up for what one believes is right. The way the author uses the point of view of the young adolescent sales clerk to describe the characters and setting in the story is simply genius. The author’s use of similes‚ metaphors‚ and imagery describes the setting and characters in a way that reflects the narrator’s stage in life. In doing this‚ the story flows perfectly with the three themes presented above. In the story‚ the author describes the scene from the point of

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    Kaitlin So English 28A Instructor Godden October 27‚ 2014 “Next to of course god America I” E.E. Cummings was very interested in modernist poetry. This is a satirical poem – which consisted of sarcasm and mockery against people encouraging the act of patriotism in others. The poem is unique because has two main speakers. “Next to of course god America I” by E.E. Cummings is a traditional sonnet because it consists of fourteen lines. The poem also contains enjambment because of the run-on sentences

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    Folk Hero

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    implies that he is constantly absent at home which supports the idea that males do no/will not stay home. Metaohor/imagery “He was the party. Always in the middle of things‚ making it swing‚ huddled over his red bongo drums‚ hands blurring…” The metaphor emphasises that M’Gill was a sociable‚ outgoing‚ fun‚ and

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    Mediation Xvii

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    Paul’s “I am a Rock” both differ in style‚ the use of metaphors but the end result of both contrast the importance of humanity. John Donne literature reminds us that we are all interconnected and loved by everyone. The Metaphors used in Mediation 17 by John Donne help the poem itself sounds better. An example of a metaphor is "No man is an island‚ entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent‚ a part of the main”. These quotes / metaphors make a comparison between how people are interconnected

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    Ghost Stories

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    a football-pool" Meaning: Timothy’s eyes are very big. Why use this:exaggeration Example 2:"Ears like bombs and teeth like splinters" Explanation: Timothy’s ears are very big and his teeth are very sharp Why use this:exaggeration again Metaphor: Example 1:"And his hair is an exclamation-mark" Explanation:Timothy’s hair is very messy Why use this:To connect with previous stanza ending with "dark" and also exaggeration Symbolism: Example 1:"shoots down arithmetic-bird" Explanation:

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    Hawthorne integrates similes and metaphors into his unveiling of Chillingworth as a less righteous man than originally believed to aid characterization. His examination of Dimmesdale is begun “with the severe and equal integrity of a judge‚ desirous only of truth‚ even as if the question involved no more than the air-drawn lines and figures of a geometrical problem” (Hawthorne 3-5). The comparison of Chillingworth’s investigation to that of a judge is a metaphor‚ while the juxtaposition of the question

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    Suicide and Poem Courage

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    view on the subject‚ it is made clear that people do not need to be a “superhero” to be courageous. Anne Sexton varies the types of figurative language used in her poem Courage to show the numerous examples of how it is shown‚ however she used metaphors for the more important things. In the first stanza‚ courage is being shown in little ways. Sexton’s poem is divided into four stanzas‚ each representing a different stage in life. The first stanza is childhood. The simile “the child’s first step

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    Africville

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    are/is respectively. To be Africville‚ in this case would be someone conveying their sense of pride and attachment to their beloved former town‚ to carry with them the unforgettable‚ unforgivable past that was eviction of their town. An example of a metaphor would be: “No house is Africville. No road‚ no tree‚ no well.

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    contains multiple metaphors. Through my own analysis I feel that the author’s central focus of the poem concerns life. Cohen discusses the relationships and accomplishes that we make throughout our lifetimes. The kite seems to be the main metaphor of the poem‚ symbolizing life and living. Each of the four stanzas in the poem begins with a metaphor. In every case the premise is the kite. These metaphors will be analyzed with regard to the central theme of the poem. The first metaphor that I will discuss

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    language assesment

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    hyperbole c. metaphor b. simile d. personification 2. What figure of speech is the book dropped from his hands like lead? a. simile c. personification b. hyperbole d. metaphor 3. What figure of speech is they had to have it in their libraries as a monument of antiquity‚ like those old rusty coins which can’t be used in real trade? a. metonymy c. metaphor b. simile d. personification 4. What figure of speech is the field sits breathless? a. simile c. metaphor b. personification

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