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    In "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes‚ the literary device being used is dialect to communicate the mothers message on how life may be hard but you have to work through it. Dialect is a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group. Dialect is used to help the reader understand the characteristics of the speaker like the speakers education level. In this case‚ the dialect is from a black‚ working‚ uneducated mother. This poem is about a mother who grew up

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    tom riddle Ms. sterm English 12H-Period 5 13 December 2012 Black boy “Analyzing Literary Techniques” Paragraph In Richard’s Wright autobiography “Black boy”‚ Wright describes his childhood as a time where he had to be grateful for what little he had‚ even though he grew up in the slums and often experienced extreme hunger. Wright uses imagery‚ which is words and phrases the author uses to appeal to the senses and form an image for the reader to better comprehend their idea‚ to further demonstrate

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    this paper I am going to compare and contrast a literary text (Education for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy) and a non literary text (Newspaper article from “The Independent” by Nigel Morris) focussing on the language features used‚ the structural and presentational devices‚ the use of correct punctuations‚ analyse the structure of the non literary text for bias and the techniques used to convey meaning and ideas by both authors. The objective of literary texts is to teach the readers a life lesson with

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    Rhetorical Devices Essay In Florence Kelley’s speech about child labor she emphasizes the need to obliterate these harsh working conditions for children. She uses pathos‚ rhetorical questions‚ and repetition to move the audience to act against child labor. With using these techniques throughout her speech she develops a well appealing argument for the audience to connect with. Florence Kelly incorporates pathos into her speech to enhance her argument. She wants the audience to feel for these

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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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    Types of Storage Devices A storage device is a device capable of storing data. The term usually refers to mass storage devices‚ such as disk and tape drives (www.webopedia.com). In this paper I will explore different types of storage devices and which ones are optimal for different situations. I will also explain what situations are appropriate for the following devices and explain why: a. Hard disk b. Floppy disk c. RAM d. CD ROM e. Tape Hard Disk A hard disk is a magnetic disk on

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    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 is to convey a perspective about the spirit and the afterlife. In “If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking”

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    picture in our minds‚ which perceive the life of the people who had no choice but to live through the winds. Her vison of her insane neighbor with a machete represented the madness the winds really caused to the town. Didion also utilized another literary technique‚ symbolism‚ to identify the “meek little wives” because it showed that the husbands were usually the powerful ones in the relationship instead of the other way around. The winds seemed to have transferred power to the wives‚ even with intentions

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    Writers often use literary techniques to relay the meaning of their works to their audience. In “The Whipping”‚ Robert Hayden uses structure‚ imagery‚ and sound devices to transmit the inhumanity of abuse‚ and how beatings lead to a cycle of abuse. Structure plays an important role in the meaning of this poem. The cruelness of abuse is amplified through enjambment and emphasis on the last word of the sentence. When the lady beats the boy ‚ no pronunciation is used‚ which allows the poem to flow

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