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    One of the techniques the poem used to achieve it this is imagery‚ and this can be evidently seen in stanzas 1‚ 2 and the first half of three‚ especially in quotes "TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood"‚ "And looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth "...it

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    Sacrifice a Discovery and a Mistake The plot revolves around them‚ they are the main characters. Characters are so important because they give you the main plot and conflict in the story. Being the main character in The Chrysalids David is shown threw the whole book from his childhood to his teens‚ we see him grow and with his growth shown threw the story a lot of sides are shown such as his emotions‚ action and abilities. Getting to know David threw the whole story we see what problems he runs

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    will explore the literary devices that Shakespeare employs in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ during Act II Scene III and Act III Scene I and what effect this has on the audience. These two scenes run almost in tandem in terms of plot as we see‚ in Act II Scene III‚ Benedick being coaxed into believing that Beatrice is in love with him and Beatrice tricked into thinking the same of Benedick in Act III Scene I. Shakespeare uses metaphors to different effect‚ but in these scenes they are used to drive the

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    The short story "The Birthday Party" by Katherine Brush is a representation of life in the 1940’s‚ and so through this short story she uses a series of literary devices such as caricature‚ antecedents‚ and change in the atmosphere to convey her objective. The beginning of the story has humorous caricature describing the couple‚ the author keeps her characters ambiguous and vague so to represent a typical married couple in this era‚ and drama that comes with the atmosphere shift with the rejection

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    good and punishes the evil. In the case of the novel The Chrysalids‚ by John Wyndham‚ religion creates a dystopian society. This is the result of increased fear amongst the people who fear another tribulation. The increased fear in society causes the people of Waknuk to become extreme‚ as they start evicting anything or anyone who is abnormal physically or mentally. Religion is the underlying cause of the dystopia created in the The Chrysalids‚ as the segregation of the mutants negatively affects families

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    ACT 1 Period 4 October 8‚2012 Setting and Plot Act 1 Scene 1 Setting – The opening of Julius Caesar is set in a street‚ in Rome‚ after the feast of Luprical. Analysis – The celebration is very important to the story and to the common people‚ because this is the 1st entrance of Caesar after conquering Pompey and winning what was the Civil War. Plot – The actual scene shows workmen dressed in formal attire and celebrating Caesar. The most important dialogue in the scene is the two

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    In Raymond Carters’ “Popular Mechanics” the way he foreshadows and uses literal response sets the mood of the text. Carver foreshadows the fact that the inside of the house is full of “darkness”. He also uses literal response with the way the unnamed man replied to his wife. That causes the reader to feel the seriousness of the man. This affects the readers experience because it really makes them feel the intensity of the scene. Carvers’ choice of words set a dark mood for the story. The last sentence

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    of life‚ preventing them from achieving their goals. This year‚ we have read 3 specific texts that share this theme. Thesis: The characters in Romeo and Juliet‚ The Chrysalids and The Stolen Party were unable to reach their desired goal due to the problematic walls and barriers they encountered. The characters in “The Chrysalids” and “The Stolen Party” both face the wall and barrier of being discriminated against due to their social status‚ which resulted in them not achieving their goal of being

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    Literary Devices In Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin‚ Compare and Contrast is shown throughout the novel. Baldwin had shown that there are characters that have similar situations‚ but other who contrast among themselves. For example‚ Florence and Elizabeth are similar because of their situations‚ while Florence and Gabriel clash because of their attitude and beliefs. Another example of compare and contrast is Frank and Richard being similar in nature‚ but Esther and Deborah being pictures

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    Chrysalids Religion can persuade many people to do many unintelligent things such as dehumanizing people who fail to meet the dictates of the religion‚ and has the power of persuading people into doing nothing about the situation because it be known as unacceptable to "God". Ignorance‚ Culture of fear and discrimination are three themes that demonstrate that ignorant adherence to man-made tenets‚ attributed to religion can dehumanize those who fail to meet those so-called dictates of the religion

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