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    thesis with meaningful examples and references from the text‚ carefully citing any direct quotes. organize your essay in a clear and logical manner‚ including an introduction‚ body‚ and conclusion. use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience. edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard American English.After reading the poem‚ write a multi-paragraph essay in which you analyze the meaning of the poem. In your essay‚ use examples from the poem to support

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    CHAPTER 2. Peculiarities of translation of stylistic devices in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.1. Main characteristics of translation of stylistic devices 2.1. Reproduction of simile in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.2. Reproduction of metaphor in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.3. Reproduction of epithets in the short stories by E.A.Poe 1.3.1. Simile . According to K. Ya. Lotots’ka simile is an imaginative comparison which is also called literary comparison.[27‚ p

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    often chosen because it is a wellknown characteristic of the word. In this example‚ metonymy is applied because the pen isn’t the thing that is mighty over the sword; it’s the written words being mighty over the violence and destruction‚ and force. For example‚ the word "pen" is not always standing in for the written word; often‚ it just refers to the physical object of a pen. Metaphor The definition of a metaphor is "a figure of speech containing an implied comparison‚ in which a word or

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    always another goal that needs to be accomplished-- things that fuel our determination and strengthen our resolve. The two poems‚ “Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress Toward” by Gwendolyn Brooks and “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes are good examples of how poetry‚ too‚ can speak to a reader’s heart and mind and fuel their determination. “Speech to the Young Speech to the Progress

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    figurative language‚ such as metaphors and similes to show the severity of the situation. Finally‚ his diction shows the reader how reading about a crime scene can seem real if the word choice is right. All the techniques Guterson use help the reader to feel as if they were actually at the scene when Carl’s dead body was found in the ocean. The words that Guterson uses create vivid images in the reader’s mind thanks to his use of imagery in the passage. For example‚ when one reads about the "bubbles

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    of nature. Remarque uses personification as well as metaphor to convey the destruction of nature to the reader. Before they

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    the world. 2) Background knowledge context  what the speakers know about another in the world. 3) Co-textual context  what the speakers know about what they have been saying Semantics investigates both denotative and connotative meanings. For example: Friday 13th Denotative meaning  the day between 12 and 14 Connotative meaning  the bad day‚ the sacral day A meaning of meaning is an idea represented by a word. Plant sale  a sale of plants (trees/flowers/etc.) Garage sale a family sells

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    the poem based on their own experiences. Throughout the poem‚ a number of literary devices are used. For example: “or press an ear against its hive”. Using this metaphor‚ Billy Collins is comparing the body of a poem to the hive of a bee. The hive of a bee appears to be something dangerous and unknown‚ just like a new poem‚ never before seen‚ with which one is unfamiliar. Using this metaphor‚ Billy Collins is suggesting that one should get an energy of the poem by reading it just as one would get

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    within these elements. By her stating what a poem should contain‚ she explains how you can see beauty in everyday objects and jobs. Throughout the entire poem‚ Mary Oliver displays not only these two elements of form‚ but also the elements of imagery‚ metaphor‚ and symbolism while maintaining the overall theme of equality. While writing “Singapore”‚ Mary Oliver used the form Ars Poetica throughout the entire poem. Ars Poetica form is when an author writes a poem that explains what elements or ideas

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    Abstract: On the base of the definition of stylistics‚ this thesis gives a detailed analysis of some the of stylistic devices used in the famous speech by the well-known American civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and then probes into the stylistic characteristics of speech as a style. Key words: Stylistics‚ Stylistic devices‚ analysis‚ speech As an interdisciplinary field of study‚ stylistics promises to offer useful insights into literary criticism and the teaching of literature

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