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    the English Sonnet or The Corruption of the Italian Sonnet Petrarch (Francesco Petrarcha) (1304-1374): The Petrarchan Sonnet Background: • Wrote a collection called variously Canzoniere (canzone means song)‚ Rerum vulgarium fragmenta (Fragments of vernacular things)‚ or Rime Sparse (Scattered Rhymes) • Considered the Father of the sonnet‚ from Ital. sonetto‚ meaning a little song or sound • Wrote a volume containing 366 poems in the Tuscan vernacular; 317 of which are sonnets • Divided

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    Metaphor in Hamlet

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    Metaphor in Hamlet In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Act III scene 1‚ Hamlet’s soliloquy of "To be or not to be" is full of metaphors that bring the various themes of the play together. One of the primary themes of the play is Hamlet’s uncertainty of action and inability to decide how to cope with the problems he faces. In Hamlet’s soliloquy‚ Hamlet metaphorically discusses his indecisiveness about the importance of continuing his life and asks himself "whether ‘tis nobler of the mind to suffer the

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    Isabel Metaphors

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    freedom is a metaphor for America’s pursuit of freedom. The first time Isabel had thoughts of freedom is on page 51. “It wasn’t right for one body to own another or pull strings to make them jump.” Isabel realized that it wasn’t right for someone to own another human being. This is metaphoric to the colonists‚ who realized that the taxes that Britain was forcing on them weren’t right. They began having thoughts of wanting to be free from the British. Another place where the metaphor of Isabel’s pursuit

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    Mr. Silva ENG/100 April 16‚ 2013 Analysis of Metaphor of Two Turkish Videos Understanding the branding strategies of any company or business goes beyond the listing of a set of steps which can effectively summarize and target their buyers. The entire strategy of branding a product revolves around a company’s response to the changing dynamics of consumer psychology. In an effort to unscramble the complexities involved in the branding steps undertaken by the two Turkish commercials for Pepsi‚

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    The Swimmer Metaphor

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    In the short story “The Swimmer”‚ John Cheever wrote the story as a metaphor for life. Cheever basically stating that your time here on earth is short; don’t waste your time. Neddy spends his time chasing a social life‚ alcohol‚ and a mistress. As Neddy takes his journey across the county why does it take so long for him to realize that his life isn’t what he thought it was? Did he waste his time while on his journey? Through his journey Neddy took glass after glass of alcohol and that’s what made

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    In “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ an ancient statue is told to be proclaiming the creator’s greatness in his empire‚ while standing alone in the desert. Although Ozymandias’s empire may have been great‚ the ceaseless march of time grinds all civilizations to oblivion‚ leaving only ironic reminders of their former glory. Created from the author’s knowledge of fallen civilization in a contest with the his friend‚ the poem Ozymandias has become a cultural icon for the decay of what once was great

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    The protagonist’s most important problem he faces is the relationship with his parents and how he has always lacked the courage to break away from them. The idea of courage and the entire inner struggle that Byers faces is depicted utterly by a metaphor that he incorporates in the story "Material." Towards the end of the story‚ a character named Denny comes out of the woods during a break they were granted once they reached Southeast Alaska with an American bald eagle in his arms. To everyone’s

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    Transformer Metaphor

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    For many decades‚ the US military has‚ engaged with Hollywood’s movies by giving permission to their production crews to use their military machines and techniques. Black Hawk Down was about the US military‚ Top Gun was about the Navy‚ and Iron Man was about the Air Force (McMillen). These kinds of movies are regarded as joint-military force movies‚ and one of the largest joint-military movies is Transformers‚ which was released in 2007. The third series was recently released‚ which is now being

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    Analysis of Sonnet 18

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    View of the evitable In “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare and “Death” by John Donne‚ both poems describe how death is escaped. Both writers suggest that we shouldn’t fear death‚ because with death comes life. The use of imagery‚ metaphors‚ and personification are used to develop these themes of the sonnets. However‚ each sonnet addresses how they view immortality in different ways. While “Sonnet 18” focuses on immortality by capturing beauty‚ immortality in “Death” is viewed through a religious

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    them as individuals. In Budge Wilson’s "The Metaphor‚" Miss Hancock is faced with the fact that other individuals often overlook her. Though others may not be aware of what they are doing‚ their actions can greatly impact another individual throughout their lifetime. The way that one is perceived can both positively and negatively affect the way that others view them as an individual‚ which can greatly affect their entire life. The short story "The Metaphor" is based around this perception. Charlotte

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