lexical change in present-day English Raymond Hickey Essen University 1 Introduction For several centuries English has been well known for its many cases of conversion‚ for instance it is used very frequently by Shakespeare‚ almost as a stylistic device of his. And to this day it has remained a prominent feature of the language. The standard definition of conversion (Bauer 1988: 90-2; Spencer 1991: 20) is a change in word-class without any alteration in form‚
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A little help with Analyse of The Inspector Calls by J.B Priestly. Detailed explanations of Dramatic devises used‚ backing quotes in an essay format. Within the play An Inspector Calls J.B Priestly uses numerous dramatic devises to get across his message of moral‚ class and political influence. In this essay I am going to explore and illustrate some key and subtle points in act one and further‚ of these themes of which Priestly works towards to influence the audience and finds himself involved
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Poetic Sound Devices Practice “Poetry is old‚ ancient‚ goes back far. It is among the oldest of living things. So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came.” Confound the cats! All cats--away— Cats of all colors‚ black‚ white‚ gray; By night a nuisance and by day— Confound the cats! All cats‚ always. I dreamed a dream next Tuesday week‚ Beneath the apple-trees; I thought my eyes were big pork-pies‚ And my nose was Stilton cheese. Big Balloons Bounce into the
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that are built from traditional conventions in their work. The breaking away from the compositional devices traditionally used originated from the broad variety of the concepts of music that become part of ‘the music of the next century’. These concepts created unconventional features‚ used to investigate new formations in composers works. These new unconventional and traditional compositional devices that are investigated in this era can unmistakably be seen in ‘The Monk and His Cat’‚ Hermit songs
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short amount of time. The authors indulge in rich details to create the narrative into a jaw dropping meaning story from the beginning to the ending. The author begins with constructing the story with the building blocks of literary devices. Short story authors apply the literary techniques of symbolism‚ irony and theme to create a meaningful connection with the reader. Authors exploit symbolism into the works of literature to create strong connections between ideas‚ actions or persons that intertwine
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pro-slavery South‚ with each side seeking to protect their interests and way of life. The authors of these poems use poetic devices and literary elements to capture the feelings of the nation during the times of the Civil War. For example‚ "Gathering Song" by Annie C. Ketchum is a poignant poem that explores the themes of community and togetherness. Ketchum utilizes various poetic devices to convey the sense of
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Rhetorical Questioning: Questions that the speaker might ask‚ but which do not actually require an answer. Rhetorical questions are used to make the audience think a little more about the point being made. Appealing to the Crowd: Can be a question or a statement that seeks support in some way from the audience. Metaphor: The merging of two elements or ideas‚ where one is used to modify the meaning of the other (where something is said to be something else) Simile: A comparison between two things where
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Literary Analysis Stephanie Butler ENG 125 Introduction to Literature 1-12-15 There are many types of prejudice in our world‚ but in the two literary works “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “What it’s like to be a black girl” by Patricia Smith‚ racism is the prejudice that the characters are battling with. Unfortunately racism is a global problem‚ but these stories discuss racism in America. These writers have used their ability to write to discuss these problems by short story and
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1. Allegory (寓言)– The word derives from the Greek allegoria ( “speaking other-wise” ). It loosely describes any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning. This fictional literary narrative acts as an extended metaphor in which persons‚ abstract ideas‚ or events represent not only themselves on the literal level‚ but also stand for something else on the symbolic level. An allegorical reading usually involves moral or spiritual concepts that may be more significant than the actual‚ literal
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outdoor social play because she believes that there is no desire to live like "no-count Negroes and poor-white trash. The manipulation of language used by Zora indicates the slang used by African-Americans to express their emotions. Throughout the end of the narrative‚ the grammar errors begin to flourish. This indicates the type of slang language used between colored individuals in the South during the time period of 1942. "It did not do for Negroes to have too much spirit." Zora indicates that
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