‘Migrant Hostel’ reflects his own personal experiences as a migrant in Australia. The uncertain nature and impermanence of the Hostel creates both a metaphoric and literal barrier to belonging. The juxtaposition of “Comings and goings” implies a sense of chaos‚ impermanence and instability. The juxtaposition between the “comings and goings” and “arrivals” and “departures” adds to the sense of instability. The constant changing of the hostel prevents Skrzynecki from finding a place of belonging‚ leaving
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while A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash depends more on its use of logos and ethos. Overall‚ the argument presented by A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash is more effective in its presentation and persuasion through its more effective use of music‚ juxtaposition‚ and cinematography. Who Killed the Electric Car (hereafter referred to as The Electric Car) and A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (hereafter referred to as The Oil Crash) both reach out to similar audiences: those that care about the environment
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While John Donne portrays the theme of separation through a somber lens‚ Richard Lovelace exemplifies a theme of distant love on a more positive note. He explores the theme through several usages of figurative language‚ including images through juxtaposition. Despite his physical imprisonment and separation from society‚ Lovelace examines how love and his mental state declare him free. For instance‚ in the first few lines of his poem Lovelace introduces his love‚ Althea‚ through personification.
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she reads. However‚ before all of that‚ Charles Bovary has a history of his own with a previous marriage and a dreary childhood. In the passage describing a request for his services and his journey to a distance farm‚ the descriptive imagery and juxtaposition of his thoughts convey how static his character is. Flaubert chooses to describe Charles Bovary’s demeanor and actions as easy going to illustrate to the audience how his personality is both average and carefree. When a man frantically comes
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protagonist‚ Ralph‚ gazes at the ocean and contemplates their deteriorating civilization. Golding expresses the idea that the boys will not be rescued from the island because of their savage nature through the use of personification‚ syntax‚ and juxtaposition. Through the combined use of personification and animal imagery Golding expresses the progression of the boy’s savagery‚ which prevents them from being rescued. For example‚ at one point Ralph observes‚ “…[the waves] gather with a roar‚ irresistibly
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Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees. (1-4) August 6‚ 1930: “They got me up to the tree and they got a rope and they put it around my neck. And they began to push me under the tree. And that’s when I prayed to God. I said‚ ’Lord have mercy‚ forgive me my sins.’ I was ready to die.” This what James Cameron was saying when he was going to be the next victim of the Indiana
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constructions to works of art which have existed long ago from ancient Egypt. In contrast‚ the reader is shown the reality of the present; a huge desert that stretches far is what only remains of Ozymandias’s power. The poem features more examples of juxtaposition as the statue’s “sculptor well those passions read‚ Which yet survive‚ stamped on these lifeless things” (Shelley line 6-7). The emotions and passions of Ozymandias‚ understood by the sculptor‚ lives on in the works of his legacy such as the statue
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Anthony Brown’s picture book‚ ‘Voices in the Park’‚ use voices to depict their very unique perspectives on the world and people. Through techniques such as juxtaposition‚ textual form and creation of interesting personalities‚ both composers convey specific views on class difference‚ personality and place. Composers use juxtaposition and comparison to reveal class difference in voices. Paterson’s ‘In Defence of the Bush’ conveys two voices‚ one being Henry Lawson and the other Banjo Paterson
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the first part of his speech faster to get to his argument. Wilson also uses juxtaposition in the second paragraph when he says‚ “They are too clear to be obscured. They are too deeply rooted in the principles of our national life to be altered.” In these two sentences‚ the words “clear” and “obscured” as well as “deeply rooted” and “to be altered” are opposites of each other. Through the parallelism and the juxtaposition‚ Wilson creates an emphasis on the solidity of our duty to uphold peace in the
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The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World can be analysed as a parable for humankind’s need for meaning and the ability of ideas to transform the world. Written in 1968 by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ the short story follows a small village’s reaction as a drowned man washed up on their shore‚ where they proceed to create meaning within the man‚ effectively also evoking meaning within themselves. The readers are immersed by vivid imagery which‚ through magical realism‚ describes the absurd through a matter-of-fact
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