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    meaning or dominant idea in a literary work. A theme provides a unifying point around which the plot‚ characters‚ setting‚ point of view‚ symbols‚ and other elements of a work are organized 2-image : a word‚ phrase or figure of speech (simile or metaphor) that addresses the senses suggesting mental pictures of sight‚ s1-theme : the central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work. A theme provides a unifying point around which the plot‚ characters‚ setting‚ point of v1-1-theme : the central meaning

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    ……has gone through her heartbreak/virginity/sexual assault... Throughout the poem Voznesenski tells us that there will be many more events during our lifetime. He uses language and figurative devices to evoke imagery‚ such as personification and metaphors. The poet carefully chose adjectives and nouns to give the poem many different meanings. In the first line of the first stanza he uses the noun ‘girl’‚ instead of ‘woman’‚ that could indicate that she is young and maybe has not had many ‘grown up

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    them know what scared them) Reveals techniques used on us that changes the way we feel Citizen Kane 1939 Dying words “rosebud” Journalists are searching for the reason why his dying words were rosebud Content -> Processing -> Effect (Kane Clip Example: Flashback from childhood‚ signed custody away to a lawyer‚ mother does not look happy- neutral‚ stepfather is against it- getting paid 50‚000 $ a year and his perspective changes‚ boy is blissfully unaware and playing outside‚ there are 2 stories

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    Анализ

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    МІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ‚ МОЛОДІ ТА СПОРТУ УКРАЇНИ МІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ‚ МОЛОДІ ТА СПОРТУ АВТОНОМНОЇ РЕСПУБЛІКИ КРИМ Таврический Национальный Университет им. В.И.Вернадского Факультет иностранных языков Кафедра английской филологии Анализ романа Thomas Hardy “Tess of the D’urbervilles” Выполнила студентка 3 курса 34 группы Пономарёва Ирина Викторовна Проверила Полховская Елена Васильевна

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    unsheathed [that] must strike me down‚” and sorrow to a crown of “bitter aloes wreathed.” The similes in the last stanza mean that although it is sometimes painful and/or unpleasant to share others’ grief‚ it is still something we must do. There is a metaphor in the third stanza that compares living our lives alone to pitching a tent in solitude‚ walled into our own little world. Several times‚ Cullen uses dichotomies to contrast things that symbolize the whites and blacks. They are compared to “fat

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    language helped you to understand one or more important idea in the text. “Still I rise” a poem by Maya Angelou is about a black woman’s point of view towards a white person in the 1900’s. Angelou used various language techniques‚ rhetorical questions‚ metaphor‚ and similes to show us her thoughts at the time when she was being ruled over. Self-esteem was the reason that the poet wrote this poem in the first place and it was self-esteem that she overcome the obstacles she faced in life. Firstly‚ Angelou

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    In Seamus Heaneys poetic piece‚ Blackberry Picking‚ the presence and mastery of malicious diction‚ vivid imagery‚ and metaphor is apparent as is a deeper meaning behind the authors poem. Heaneys writings not only convey a literal description of his actions‚ but also an emotional and metaphorical journey through his experience. The sensual word choice ever-present in Heaneys poem illuminated his love for blackberries whilst portraying a deeper meaning. The diction is generally creative and descriptive

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    loves her. Scott’s poem has both structured and unstructured parts‚ as well as formal and informal writing. He uses different types of language uses to relate the poem to love. The sentence “He Charted”‚ gives the feel that the whole poem is a metaphor through the meaning of the word charted‚ which is mapped. This therefore gives the effect that the whole poem is a map. The poem is about a marriage‚ which makes you feel that it is a map to the poet’s wife. A marriage is something you do when you

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    with a physical map. Atwood charts her journey using a running metaphor of "a dotted line on a map"‚ which establishes the comparison of a physical landscape with the metaphysical mindscape. In Stanza 1 we realise that inner travel can be dangerous‚ illustrated by imagery of the "cliff"‚ while the "net of air" image hints at the uncertainty of travel into the psyche. Furthermore‚ this journey is difficult and uncharted shown by the metaphor indicating a "lack of reliable charts". The listing of the debris

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    betrayal‚ forbidden love‚ courage‚ and moreover selfless sacrifice. It shows that LOVE can overcome any barrier‚ for example‚ we know that “The Highwayman” is a common robber and thief‚ but no matter what kind of person he was‚ he was loved by “Bess‚ the landlord’s daughter”‚ two different people‚ with different backgrounds and stories‚ are united by love. There is another example of love in the poem. Tim the ostler’s twisted love‚ Stanza 4 – 6-7‚ “But he loved the landlord’s daughter‚ the landlord’s

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