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    Pregnancy Riddle in “Metaphors” “Metaphors” is a lyric poem was written by Sylvia Plath in 1960. It is a confusing riddle in which the reader must pay attention to its appropriate voice‚ sound‚ word choice and metaphorical language to find that Plath is actually talking about pregnancy. The central theme of this poem is about what it’s like to be a pregnant woman. Plath wrote “Metaphors” during her pregnancy‚ showing the aesthetics‚ effects‚ and implications of motherhood. On close examination

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    Kaitlyn Truong Period 4 Literary Device Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech in which there is a comparison between two things or object that are contradictory or different but have a common characteristic. Is similar to a simile but is a hidden comparison because a metaphor doesn’t use the words "like" or "as" like a simile does. Example: " My mother gets very hysterical. She’s not too bad after she gets something thoroughly digested‚ though." (The Catcher in the Rye 51 Function: When Holden

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    “The Writer” by Richard Wilbur makes use of metaphors and poetic devices such as assonance to show the journey of a girl’s struggles to overcome the obstacles of adolescence and gain independence. This poem uses two metaphors to convey its message. The first metaphor is comparing the girl’s journey to a journey across the sea. The daughter is writing “in her room at the prow of the house”‚ so her house is like her ship (1). The typewriter keys sound “like a chain hauled over a gunwale”‚ a sound you

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    | | | | I. INTRODUCTION II. OBJECTIVES III. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF METAPHOR IV. METAPHOR AND OTHER LANGUAGE FEATURES ANALYSIS OF MARGARET THATCHER’S SPEECH TO 1987 CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE IN BLACKPOOL V. CONCLUSION VI. REFERENCES VII. APPENDIX I I. -------------------------------------------------

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    father were opposites. It wasn’t until she was older; she realized she wanted a bond with her father. It was in that longing she began to realize how much a like they truly are. In her writing the reader can see how the proper usage of similes and metaphors can enhance ones writing. “…our home for the Civil War Battleground it was.” (154) is a prime example of one of the ways Vowell uses similes to enhance the readers understanding of her surrounding at that time. She is talking about her house

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    Exercise 1 Polymers – An introduction to Organic Chemistry Group 3 Jude Marchoni C. Tampus Meryl Marie Susan Chua Pearl Pontillas Paolo Pepito Gaia Casas I. Abstract: (Paolo) In this experiment we will be testing what would happen to the polymer when we add borax to it. A polymer is a compound made up of large molecules often in a solid state. Polymers are chemically formed by 100 to 10‚000 small molecules called "monomers". Monomers occur in molecular units or patterns

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    The Separation and Purification of Organic Compounds Sunshine Marie Introduction Each year‚ many thousands of new or unknown organic compounds are prepared or extracted from natural sources such as plants‚ fungi and animals. In order to identify an unknown organic compound or the components of a mixture of organic compounds‚ it is necessary firstly to separate and purify the compounds. At any given temperature‚ a certain number of molecules of a substance in the liquid state have sufficient

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    tired of being invisible and unnoticed. Despite these desires‚ Evan has learned to just stop trying because his attempts always end in embarrassment and humiliation. This message is expressed through the many metaphors used in the song. “Waving Through a Window” is full of metaphors and is a metaphor in itself. “I’ve learned to slam on the break/ before I even turn the key/ before I make the mistake/

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    Dickens’ novel expresses the theme of fate through metaphors in many different ways. These metaphors connect the fates of Dickens’ characters that intertwine in some way‚ whether they are aware of how they connect to each other or not. The novel illustrates that fate is predetermined as shown through the metaphor of water‚ echoing footsteps‚ and knitting. The metaphor of water foreshadows the fates of Gaspard‚ the Marquis‚ and Madame Defarge. This metaphor is best described by Dickens when he says‚ “The

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    In the story “The Emperor of the Air” Ethan Canin uses different images as metaphors for what is going on in his life. I think Canin uses the image of the insects eating and slowly killing the tree as a metaphor for the different issues eating at him in his life. The relationship with the tree mirrors or affects every other relationship he has in the story. Throughout the story‚ the narrator provides many issues that are eating at him‚ just like the insects that are eating and destroying the tree

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