The author creates the poem though several literary devices‚ such as internal rhyme‚ apostrophe‚ and metaphor. In the metaphor‚ “Captain” symbolizes the President Lincoln. In the poem‚ the captain seems that he has tough times and succeeds through his trip‚ but is ultimately dead before he returns home. Through the captain‚ the author relates the character with the President Lincoln who led the United States to peace and was assassinated in the middle of the presidency. In addition‚ the author uses
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Period 2 Global Connections 4/15/2013 Smart Devices and Stupid People Our world is one that revolves and relies on technology completely. As technology evolves‚ our means of communication and social interaction change with it. However‚ with greater technological advances comes greater responsibility. Such easy accessibility to the outside world can make it nearly impossible to keep your thoughts‚ your actions‚ and your information private in a place like the internet. Our means of communication
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dwellers of such places. Primitive people and animals used to live in remote spots of the earth and strived to find ways to survive. In deep scrutiny of Sexton’s prolific style‚ one notices an overuse of metaphors. She admits that her “poems are excessive” and that she herself is “an excessive person”. Her metaphorical language is replete with pejorative meanings. She is “a poet
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I am going to show that the whole piece is aimed at entertaining the reader. Writers use different stylistic devices to create humorous effect. There are many comic effects used in this extract Dominant prose systems in this story are narrative and interior monologue‚ which overlap and go together t(he story is told by the 2 people simultaneously) The author uses this strategy not only to reveal character’s personality‚ but also to break the monotony‚ to create humorous effect. General tone of
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hypocrisy of the wealthy‚ the tyranny of the English kings and queens‚ and the poor quality in which the Irish people are living. While A Modest Proposal takes place during a period of time in which Ireland is almost totally under the rule of England‚ it also expresses Swift’s utter disgust at the Irish people’s seeming inability to mobilize on their own behalf. He is irritated because the people are sitting back and having their country pulled out from under their feet like a rug. Swift is not hesitant
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Plot surprise and close calls is the most important literary device used in Three Skeleton Key‚ because the story would not go anywhere if it was all details and mood. Close calls is important because the reader will get anxiety and the feel relieved because it was a close call. In Three Skeleton Key‚ there is lots of close calls like this one. “At two in the morning‚ While Itchua was dozing in his room the sheet of metal burst and the rats swarmed on top of him.” He still survived. Or like this
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The passage demonstrates that Junior is determined to get hope using literary devices such as contrast/comparison‚ repetition and simile. Therefore more broadly Native Americans are portrayed in negative ways compared to white people. They have been raised to believe in the mindset that white people are superior. The author uses contrast/comparison in the passage to compare not only Native Americans and white people but also Junior. In the passage it states‚ “I was the only kid‚ white or Indian
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murdering of over 6 million people of the Jewish religion and the extreme mistreatment of them in concentration camps clearly shows these violations. Many of the Jews that survived the dreadful concentration camps‚ retell their stories through books and interviews. Elie Wiesel‚ a Buna concentration camp survivor‚ reveals the violation of his human rights through the literary devices of imagery‚ conflict‚ symbolism along with understatement. Wiesel uses these literary devices to emphasize the theme that
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branch” (line 5) that is used to inform the lover on how much he loves her. However‚ it then suddenly transitions into a serious and somber attitude from the author‚ alerting her what would happen if she were to forget him. In the last stanza of the poem‚ it returns to normal‚ with a gentle and loving tone seen in the first few stanzas that shows us their cherishment if they were to never abandon each other. After reading the poem‚ it generally displays how
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The Darkness of Macbeth Begins! William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer and poet ever known in the English language who authored world’s greatest poems‚ drama and sonnets‚ including Macbeth. Most of Shakespeare’s famous works are viewed all over the world. Throughout the play of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare had written a famous soliloquy in Act V called “To-morrow‚ and to-morrow‚ and to-morrow.” In Macbeth’s soliloquy‚ Macbeth’s words capture a major theme of the play. It presents a dark
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