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    Miss Caroline’s first day * Her attitude to Maycomb and the school. * Her pupils (scout/Walter/Burris/Little chuck etc.) * Her teaching methods and there effectiveness. * Classroom management. * Key moments etc. Dear diary‚ I walked into the classroom to see all my new pupils‚ I was nervous at first but then Miss Maudie introduced me to the class and everything was fine. I wrote my name on the board and told them what it said and where I am from. The class just murmured

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    Macbeth - Act 5 Scenes 1-3 Literary Devices: Scene 1: Scene 2: Scene 3: Metonymous Macbeth asks the doctor‚ "Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff/Which weights upon the heart?" (heart represents the soul) Alliteration Macbeth says‚ "And with some sweet oblivous antitdote..." (repetition of /s/) "Thou lily-livered boy..." (repetition of /l/) "Then fly‚ false thanes‚" Personification Macbeth: "Curses not loud but deep‚ mouth-honor‚ breath‚/Which the poor heart would fain deny‚ and

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    its literal or visible meaning. -This word origins in Middle English allegorie‚ from Latin allegoria‚ from Greek allegoria‚ from allegorein to speak figuratively‚ from allos ‘other’ + egorein ‘to speak publicly’. -A short example of this literary device can be the poem ‘Epigram’ by Langston Hughes: Oh‚ God of dust and rainbow‚ help us see That without dust the rainbow would not be. in which ‘dust’ and ‘rainbow’ stand for something else rather than their superficial meaning in this poem

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    To kill A Mockingbird Victor Ace 04/28/09 English 12 Mrs. Griffin Outline Thesis Statement: Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird brought about social awareness of the racial prejudice going on in that time period. Introduction I. Time period A. The 1930’s . B. Alabama. C. lawyer defending innocent black man accused of rape. D. Showed the world the racial prejudice going on.. II. Themes in TKAM A. Doing what is

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    Literary Devices Essay Literary Devices Used in “The Crucible.” “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller is a politically charged play. It was written in 1953 and made into a movie in 1996. He uses literary devices such as themes‚ tone‚ and ironic devices to show the politically strict and crazy ways of society. Arthur Miller shows the theme of hysteria throughout the play in the characters and actions mostly of Abigail. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witch craft and gets her sent to jail. Abigail

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    In studying and looking at the sophistication of literary terms in “The Lottery” there are many different literary devices we can figure out in the specific storyline of the lottery ad especially in its themes. The story “The Lottery” focuses on an extremely heavy amount of suspicion between different social classes in the story. This suspense is a literary device that can be heavily seen through the story. The celebration of the lottery can be seen as a vital tradition in their old-style neighborhood

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    and sizzle * Imagery is a descriptive language poets use to create word pictures or images. Images are enhanced by sensory language which provides details related to the senses. Types of poetry * Narrative-tells story that has the same literary elements‚ such as character‚ plot‚ stings‚ as works of prose fiction. Ballads‚ epics‚ and verse romances are three types of narrative poems. * Dramatic- uses techniques of drama to represent the speech of one or more characters in verse form

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    In Maycomb county‚ where Harper Lee has set her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ racial discrimination is unfortunately the social norm. By following the events of this novel‚ Lee invites the reader to understand that judging a person by the colour of their skin is unjustifiable. Of particular significance are the proceedings of the court trial where the characters Bob Ewell‚ Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch show this important moral message from different perspectives. Bob Ewell perpetuates racial

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    This theme can be found through the several literary devices scattered among the song lyrics‚ such as the verse “You have invented a new kind of stupid/A damage you can never undo kind of stupid/An open all the cages in the zoo kind of stupid/Truly‚ you didn’t think this through? Kind of stupid.” This verse not only uses multiple metaphors‚ but uses repetition to emphasize the “kind of stupid.”This verse helps you understand that Alexander has done something wrong. Towards the end of the song there

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    mistreated in American society. In addition‚ a great deal has been written about the lives‚ hardships‚ and obstacle of black men‚ black women. Bambara presents a very descriptive picture of what life was like for blacks in the 1960. "Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird" portrays a chronicle civil rights setting movement which seeks to improve the quality of black’s lives. Granny is making the cakes on the back porch. Cathy‚ Tyrone and Terry are playing ardently at a frozen puddle suddenly they are interrupted by

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