NANG *** DANANG - 2011 This thesis has been completed at The University of Danang Supervisor: NGŨ THI N HÙNG‚ Ph.D H VI N M LINH Examiner 1: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luu Quy Khuong Examiner 2: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Van Phuoc A STUDY OF METAPHOR IN NEWSPAPERS (ENGLISH VERSUS VIETNAMESE) This thesis will be orally defended to the Examining Committee at the Field Study: The English Language Code: 60.22.15 University of Danang Time: November 3rd‚ 2011 Venue: University of Danang MASTER
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International Journal of Industrial Marketing ISSN 2162-3066 2011‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1 Advertising Social Semiotic Representation: A Critical Approach Maryam Najafian (Corresponding author) Department of English Language and Literature‚ Faculty of Foreign Language Hezarjarib Street‚ University of Isfahan‚ Isfahan‚ Iran Email: m.najafian56@yahoo.com Saeed Ketabi Assistant professor of Applied Linguistics Department of English Language and Literature‚ Faculty of Foreign Language Hezarjarib Street
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Assignment 2: Semiotics of Advertising "HD - Adidas Commercial - F50 Adizero - Lionel Messi‚ David Villa - HD " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwYjDYace60 This television ad for the Adidas F50 ’adizero’ football shoes makes connections between three different signifiers - the pro footballers (Messi and Villa) the product‚ a speeding car‚ and the product. What is signified is the fact that all these things‚ especially the product is "lighter and faster". Messi and Villa within the football
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In this story‚ there are so many similes‚ however one that really stood out was the one quoted above. As I continue to go on with the story it amazes me how Sandra Cisneros‚ structures these sentences to make the readers more captivated. Reading this story once or just skimming through it‚ there would be no way to fully understand the deep meaning she is trying to reveal. For me‚ I personally had to reread the story a couple times to be able to catch all the similes and fully grasp the whole story
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Writing 121 Oct 16‚ 2013 A Look Into The World Of “Grey’s Anatomy” Many of us survive in what we call a state of fighter flight. Worried about what others think about us‚ what we think about ourselves‚ and how it will effect us in the long run. In the world of Grey’s Anatomy‚ not only do the doctors fear for the survival of their careers‚ but struggle with the constant relationship and surgical distractions that come at them everyday. While looking around all the trauma‚ and patient cases we
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2012 Unit Profile Unit Code Unit Title Provider Unit Type Level of Study EFTSL Delivery Method SGY110 Australian and Global Society Macquarie University UGRD Undergraduate Level 1 0.125 Fully Online Unit Overview Commence your studies of society by learning about the sociological framework and establish skills for life. You will be introduced to many of the ways in which sociologists think about the most intimate aspects of life - such as sexuality‚ the family and gender - as well as
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epic similes throughout his work‚ The Iliad‚ it is easy to realize what his audience was familiar with during the time of his writing. I struggled to create my own two epic similes‚ noting that the most difficult aspect was choosing what to compare. When writing the imitation with Homer’s content‚ I knew the topic must have something to do with nature‚ but I found the 21st century topic selection to be must more broad. As I wrote these two epic similes‚ I learned the content of each simile depended
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punishment. Dante describes all of their horrid and gruesome punishments with his clear imagery‚ as he does in most Cantos. However‚ what makes this Canto special is the numerous amount of references to Ancient Greek mythology and the many similes. Dante’s use of said similes and mythological stories represent how clearly he is able to describe things outside of his use of imagery alone‚ and it shows how much he was influenced by Virgil. Dante starts off this Canto retelling two Greek mythological stories
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What is an Epic Simile? An Epic simile‚ also referred to as Homeric simile‚ shows a similarity on an elaborate level between two subjects that is described in many lines of poetry. In Homer’s epic‚ The Iliad‚ he uses a number of similes to foreshadow what is to come‚ “to glorify them (characters) and sometimes merely to call attention to them” (Shipp)‚ or battle scenes. In the passage provided‚ Homer compares the battle between the Achaeans and Trojans with conflicts that occur in nature. These
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Developing Imagery with Metaphors and Personification in The Kite Runner Sometimes an author will omit the word like or as when making a comparison. For example‚ in Chapter 4 Amir says‚ “Words were secret doorways and I held all the keys” (Hosseini 30). This kind of comparison is called a metaphor. An author can also create imagery through personification‚ or giving non-living object human characteristics. For example‚ Amir says‚ “Seconds plodded by‚ each separated from the next by an eternity”
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