Rhetorical Devices 1. Narration - Recounts a personal experience or tells a story based on a real or fictional circumstance. All details come together in an integrated way to create some central them or impression. 2. Point of view - The person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story. (Does not refer to the author’s/character’s feelings‚ opinions‚ perspectives‚ etc.) e.g. - Third-person‚ first-person 3. Exposition - The kind of writing that is intended primarily
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Gary Nash’s “Black people in a white people’s country” is an article that provides us with insight into the overall development of the international slave trade and slavery of West Africa beginning in the late fifteenth century and continuing. The economic influences‚ impact of the stages of transport on the slave ships especially that of the “middle passage”‚ and the impact on white or the Europeans society as African slavery became not only more prominent but also more institutionalized in the
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Communication devices Types Communication Devices FAX E-MAIL VIDEO CONFERRENCE PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS BLUETOOTH COMPUTERS FAX Fax is short for ‘facsimile’ which means ‘copy’. A fax machine is a device that can send a copy of a paper document over the telephone network. The sending fax converts the light/dark areas of the printed document into noises. These noises travel through the phone system and are received by another fax machine. The receiving fax machine converts the noises into printed
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written by Emily Dickinson‚ “Death is a Dialogue” and “If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking”‚ the first is one that a qualified reader would say is a good poem and the second is one a qualified reader would call a bad poem. The second poem possesses one of the three varieties of inferior poetry. Alternatively‚ “Death is a Dialogue” possesses poetic devices that establish it as a superior work of literature. First‚ both poems have a similar central purpose. In “Death is a Dialogue”‚ the central purpose
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Quote (including p#) Literary techniques & purpose Significance and how it relates to theme. “He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy.” Pg 31 Characterization: Jack wanted to show his capabilities in the power struggle. This quote shows how the importance of dictatorial power in a “savage” society. Power is the most important thing when there are no boundaries to society. “They knew very well why he hadn’t; because of the enormity
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Are "Bring Your Own Device" Programs Effective in Classrooms? Michelle A. Peterson Western Governors University 000346643 Are "Bring Your Own Device" Programs Effective in Classrooms? The world around us is changing every day. Technology grows exponentially‚ which makes it virtually impossible to keep up with the rapid changes. No longer do students carry pens‚ pencils and folders. Gone are the days of making numerous trips to the library and using a card catalog to find books that most
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Riley Bergue Ms. Cornelius AP Literature p.3 31 March 2013 Literary Device Four – Symbol A symbol “may be roughly defined as a something that means more than what it is” (Arp 91). A poem written by Robert Frost called The Road Not Taken shows an example of symbolism with the use of choosing between two roads. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ and sorry I could not travel both‚ and be one traveler‚ long I stood … Somewhere ages and ages hence: two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I
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2013 Use of a Literary Device in “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” William Shakespeare’s sonnet “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” is a fourteen line poem that contains three quatrains followed by a couplet. The poem is also known as Sonnet 18‚ and is a beautiful poem describing just that‚ a summer’s day. If one wishes to be technical‚ Shakespeare does more than describe a summer’s day‚ he is comparing an individual to a summer’s day. Shakespeare uses the literary devices imagery and
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Poetic Devices Alliteration - The repetition of initial consonant sounds. “Doubting‚ dreaming dreams no mortal ever…” Poe‚ “The Raven” Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds. “Poetry is old‚ ancient‚ goes back far...So old it is that no man knows...” Sandburg‚ “Early Moon” Hyperbole – An overstatement or extreme exaggeration. Example: I nearly died laughing. Imagery - Words or phrases that appeal to any sense (sight‚ taste‚ touch‚ hearing‚ and smell) or any combination
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Anne Frank believed that people were really good at heart. Striving for adulthood and adventure‚ she carried herself with great positivity and character throughout her days. Miss Anne Frank cherished things such as being outside and spending time with her family and friends. She believed that even though people might be horrible they still have good in their heart. “In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart.” Anne was a young girl and living in a harsh environment
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