Vocabulary for TOEFL® iBT ® ® N E W YO R K Copyright © 2007 LearningExpress‚ LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress‚ LLC‚ New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT. p. cm. ISBN: 978-1-57685-632-1 1. Test of English as a Foreign Language—Study guides. 2. English language— Examinations—Study guides. 3. Vocabulary—Examinations—Study guides. 4. English
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“Drooping tongues from jaws that slob their relish‚ Baring teeth that leer like skulls’ teeth Wicked” allowing the audience to perceive war as diabolical and fearful. Disabled also renders the description of post-war effects. The use of negative connotations evokes this thematic concern‚ “He sat in a wheel chair waiting for dark”‚ highlighting how war has severely impacted his life‚ his left in a wheel chair isolated from society. The title sets out as a motif‚ which aids Owen to convey his message
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sonnets in his lifetime. Lines one through twelve are written in ABAB rhyme scheme and the rhyme scheme changes in lines thirteen and fourteen where it is GG. The whole thing is in iambic pentameter. Shakespeare uses a lot of personification and connotation to tell a hidden story within this poem. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 138 can be put in much simpler terms. In Sonnet 138 lines one through twelve‚ or the problem‚ in simpler terms it says‚ “When my love promises she is honest‚ I believe my girlfriend
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January 21‚ 2011 Description 1- Positive Effect In the brightly lit doctors’ office‚ patients hurriedly rush in the doors into a blast of heat‚ as warm as the summer sun‚ to get out of the blistering cold winter air. The warm friendly face of the receptionist with bright blonde hair and vibrant green eyes greets every patient as they step up to the clear glass window to check-in for their scheduled appointments. The pleasant receptionist dutifully
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collective nouns in this quote to convey the ownership of the mother that not only does it show her titles but also it shows the roles within their lives. Herrick then uses personification to describe the “tender shade” and how it has a positive connotation displaying his positive outlook on grief. A second element that is depicted throughout Herrick’s novel is shown in the quote “and dad/alone in the kitchen/stirring his tea/until it was cold in the cup” Herrick uses imagery in this quote to display
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Time for the very last puff The Editorial from The Daily messenger‚ in their opinion piece entitled “Time for the Very Last Puff” responds to the issue of smoking being a “serious‚ costly‚ health hazard”. It is clear that The Editorial feel as though smoking is a serious danger to the community and it is up to society to put and end to it. The Editorial approaches the issue with a sarcastic tone‚ which dismisses the opposing views in a passive aggressive manner. This sways the reader by having them
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can be interpreted to mean that ‘Good Times have come into One’s Life’. The phrase that ‘The sun is Shining’ is often used in this context. This is because light and brightness generally has positive connotations. On the other hand‚ the dark‚ cold‚ dull days of winter often have negative connotations. This is more so in the colder parts of our country and in the relatively colder countries of Europe‚ Russia etc where people wait for summers to come. Hence you could link the topic to either ‘why the
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connotative. The denotation of a word is its explicit definition as listed in a dictionary. The expressiveness of language‚ however‚ comes from the other type of word meaning—connotation‚ or the association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” there are many examples of connotation and symbolism for example the denotation of the word Mallard: The name of a wild duck‚ associated with the male ducks. Could be a symbol for the subconscious will that
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A Semiotic Analysis of Newspaper Front-Page Photographs Paul Carter The newspaper is a form of news communication that presents a display of codes that should provide the reader with information of the world. The medium itself produces signs that the reader can interpret at their leisure without a time constraint‚ unlike television or radio. This means that the reader can take time to interpret the codes and therefore give the information more scrutiny. News is expressed in a newspaper through
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Childhood‚ the time for physical‚ intellectual and emotional development has been crippled by the ever-growing menace of child labour. Child labor addresses many issues and thoughts such as‚ the lack of enforcement of child labor laws which exist in developing countries‚ and dehumanization. The article” Child Labour can be stopped by Changing International Trade Policies” written by Ian Paul effectively demonstrates that child labour in developing countries is a serious problem that can resolved
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