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    understanding of this novel‚ she does not intend to aim for a particular audience but rather gives a personal anecdote on her life as a recount. She employs both figurative and literal language devices to convey her thoughts and feelings as lively as possible to readers. The author’s use of variety of literary devices helps to deliver her agonising experience within the situation. She uses onomatopoeia and alliteration such as ‘hastily’ and ‘[no time to] loiter and linger’ to arouse a sense of desperation

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    get the crown. He seems to have gotten used to the idea of killing because the body counts has risen drastically. * Since the first prophecy of the witches came true Macbeth feels that he must kill Banquo and Fleance so that the second part from becoming realized. * Fleance survives which suggests that there is no escape from the witches’ prophecies. * Macbeth and Lady Macbeth trade roles. * Macbeth adapts the same rhetoric that lady Macbeth used to convince Macbeth to murder in Act

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    An example of a metaphor used is “Society is a joint-stock company in which the members agree for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder‚ to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater” (369). In other words‚ he believes that when people buy into society‚ they

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    story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver tells a story in which many people in the world can connect to. From the way Carver writes the first sentence he sounds very annoyed. Within the first paragraph it says why he is so agitated and it is for the lone reason that his wife’s friend‚ a blind man‚ is coming to visit. Robert‚ the blind man‚ is not the only blind person in this story‚ but rather the narrator is as well. Not physically‚ but instead he is blinded by his own ignorance. Irony is used throughout

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    The use of comedic devices work to develop the plot in Taming of the Shrew as they tie together literary elements and help decode some of the confusion within the play; without comedic devices‚ the play would seem far too serious and not make sense to new Shakespearean readers. Shakespeare is one of the world’s most renowned writers‚ his poetry‚ plays‚ and stories are read and used to study all over the world. The play I have been studying recently is named by “Taming of the Shrew” this is the story

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    simile in order to reveal the narrators feelings in the past and present. Physical images are used such as “my heart was volcanic‚” to express feelings and emotions that cannot be described using words‚ reinforcing the idea that this stanza is an epic simile. Furthermore like classical poetry it makes references to Greek mythology as evident with “psyche‚” which was the Greek Goddess of soul‚ this is used to perhaps express how the narrator’s soul cannot be described using images on earth therefore

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    based on a person’s emotions. In this perspective‚ it’s Khalid’s emotion and how it affected him. He relates his emotions as a Coaster‚ always going all over the place and wanting it to stop. In the song “Coasters” by Khalid‚ he utilizes the literary devices of Imagery‚ symbolism‚ and diction to prove that having to get over someone is difficult situation that some people deal with‚ but it’s for the better for themselves. Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language. In the song Coaster

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    has a rebirth of his own personality after he meets Robert. At first‚ the husband seems to lack sensitivity‚ and at times is egotistic. As the story progresses‚ the narrators attitude changes and is redeemed at the end of the story. In Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral"‚ even though Robert is physically blind‚ it is really the narrator who cannot see clearly about relationships; however‚ the husband finds redemption in regards to putting himself into the blinds man’s shoes. Both men’s relationship with

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    Jack Ma once said‚ “Never give up. Today is hard‚ tomorrow will be worse‚ but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” Life is guaranteed to have some degree of difficult. Everyone comes across obstacles in their life that make them want to just give up and stop moving forward. The poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes shows a mother describing how life‚ “ain’t been no crystal stair‚” (line 2). As the poem continues the mother describes how her life has been difficult as she says‚ “It’s had tacks

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    the reader‚ they can convey the ideas and themes represented in the story successfully to the audience‚ and therefore the intension of the writer can be better understood and appreciated. In order to achieve this target‚ the writers often employ literary techniques‚ such as foreshadowing‚ story in story‚ suspense‚ etc‚ to attract and hold the reader’s attention. Usually‚ the plot itself plays the most important role in holding the reader’s attention‚ by evoking the interest and curiosity in the

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