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    we’ll never know that we’ll be successful if we didn’t try it. There are many vague moments in the song that are unclear whether he’s talking in first‚ second‚ third person; regardless‚ I believe it paints a clear picture. All in all‚ it’s about a man — whose future was believed to be futile — has proved his skeptics wrong by eventually becoming a “rockstar”.

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    going to happen next?" is what you are saying when watching this classic play. I watched the Romeo and Juliet play that was produced in 1976 by Paul Bosner. William Shakespeare uses literary devices such as aside‚ couplet‚ epithet‚ motivation‚ irony‚ oxymoron‚ paradox‚ and symbols. Paul Bosner uses all these literary devices in his recording. Aside is a remark by a character in the play that is heard by the audience but unheard by the other team members in the play. In Romeo and Juliet an example would

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    The main theme of the novel Invisible Man is identity‚ specifically related to the fake identity that people place on you versus your true identity and how you see yourself. The main character struggles to find his true identity and his true self because others are always creating an identity for him‚ but at the end of the novel‚ he realizes that others were trying to prevent him from advancing and were just using him to their own advantage. The narrator claims that hibernating underground

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    be content. The daffodils mean that he likes nature and has a positive attitude toward nature because his happy place would not be something in nature if he didn’t enjoy nature. To emphasize his feelings‚ Wordsworth uses many poetic devices. Two of the poetic devices that he uses are imagery and rhyme. ! In the poem‚ Wordsworth conveys his happiness towards nature by using imagery and rhyme in his writing. The serene‚ beautiful place that he builds in the readers mind shows that he has a

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    Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man depicts a realistic society where white people act as if black people are less than human. Ellison uses papers and letters to show the narrator’s poor position in this society. Many papers seem to show good fortune for the narrator‚ but only provide false dreams. The narrator’s prize of a brief case containing his scholarship first illustrates this falsehood: "take this prize and keep it well. Consider it a badge of office. Prize it. Keep developing as you

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    reason he later went on to many places such as the church where he never dreamed he would go there again. Detail: Literary devices in this passage are introduced with sarcasm which happens to include a bit of foreshadowing as well. It is clear for the reader what Thomas meant when he said “would I be here if she wasn’t?” Likewise‚ there are plenty of instances where imagery is being used. The author uses them in attempt to help the reader visualize the action that is going on. For instance‚ the statement

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    Diana Valenzuela Mrs. Lanciaux IB English III HL A August 22‚ 2016 1.“The Jazz Age was certainly marked by a huge increase in consumerism” (Spanner). -This quote proves to be a literary convention for historical setting. It lets the reader know that the novel takes place at a time where objects are very important. Having the historical setting is significant to the novel as a whole‚ because it makes the reader understand that the characters might be a lot more superficial and materialistic than

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    March 18‚ 2017 3208 Phan - Part One Research Paper In the poem “Dreams‚” Langston Hughes argues that in order to confront an injustice such as racism people must continue dreaming to gain strength to fight for the greater good. Hughes uses the literary device metaphor to help reveal the theme by showing the reader how life without dreams is weak and depressing. According to the text‚ "Life is a broken-winged bird / that cannot fly (Hughes 3-4)." This puts into perspective that if dreams aren’t existing

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    Literary Devices in “The Great Gatsby” Personification- where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed with human self-awareness; where human thoughts‚ actions‚ perceptions and emotions are directly attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. Fitzgerald uses personification to set a sense of allure and mister y in the book‚ giving it a more mysterious tone. He also uses personification to enhance the qualities of a character and give them more depth‚ and in this

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    That is me. It is October as I am writing this‚ so naturally my anonymity will be presented under the guise of a spooky skeleton. Here are some fun facts about me. I know you care‚ because you clicked this. And are still reading. I was born on January 11th‚ making me a Capricorn. Capricorns are often thought of as the fathers and business people of the zodiac. I falsely identify with this. I do‚ however‚ identify as a half visionary‚ half pessimist. I view my ambitions as dreams because I tend

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