Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 5 1.Feature Articles: Conceptual Metaphor in Everyday Language‚ Metaphors We Live By 5 2. Feature Articles: Magical Slang: Ritual‚ Language and Trench Slang of the Western front 6 Chapter II. Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 9 1. Lakoff & Johnson’s Theory of Metaphor 9 2. What is slang? 12 3. Cognitive Metaphor in New English Slang 13 4. Examples of slang‚ it’s characteristics and analysis 17 Conclusion 29 Literature 32 All slang is metaphor‚ and all metaphor is poetry…
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with his use of logic and knowledge. However‚ what are most remembered about Lincoln ’s speeches are his metaphors and imagery used to provoke emotions or ideas from the reader. Lincoln spoke with such depth and power that any who heard him could not help but be awestruck. Many wonder if the outcome of the Civil war would have changed if Davis could have employed Lincoln ’s profound metaphors on the Confederacy. The American people have always had a fascination with presidents of common or lowly
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play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Brutus a passionate senator claims that Julius Caesar could be a threat to the Roman republic. He supports his claim by comparing Caesar to a deadly snake. Brutus was a very good friend to Caesar and Caesar respected him dearly. Caesar was a very strong leader during battle but Brutus new that Caesar wasn’t meant for the throne. Brutus is conquered by the fact that he needs to kill Caesar or else the Rome republic will be in great danger. I agree that Brutus needs to kill Caesar
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Shakespeare‚ Brutus is the tragic hero. The reasons leading to this statement are that he is used by people who are close to him‚ Brutus kills his best friend for the “good of Rome”‚ and ends up ruining everything he is trying to protect. Brutus loves having the chance to be noble. He is used by people who are close to him because of this. Brutus is willing to do anything in the name of Rome and he will do it if it will positively help Rome. All Cassius is doing is manipulating Brutus so that he can
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The Honourable Marcus Brutus What does it mean to be honourable? According to the Oxford dictionary honourable means being worthy to something or some cause and adhering to moral ethical and moral principles. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ there is one character that portrays this definition of honourable to the city of Rome. The character’s name is Marcus Brutus‚ referred to Brutus in the play. This play is about Brutus who betrays his uttermost beloved friend‚ Julius Caesar
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eaten for days” (136) Boo uses a simile to describe the character’s hard working nature. By using a simile‚ Boo characterizes the person in a more meaningful way. “An urban‚ college-going girl was a firework in the village.” (140) Boo’s use of a metaphor shows how out of place an urban‚ college girl is in a place like that village. It helps the reader compare their normal life to the poverty-stricken lives of the characters in the story. “...constables enlisted other scavengers to load the body into
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of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the main character who shows the most qualities of a tragic hero. Some of those qualities include‚ excessive pride‚ disrespect toward people‚ and boasting about oneself. As the reader can see in (Shakespeare‚ 3.2 80-85)‚ Antony gives a lecture to the plebeians about how honorable and noble Brutus is as man‚ even though‚ Caesar shows his ambitiousness by refusing the crown three times. This has led to many controversial theories debating between Brutus or Caesar being the
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Figures of Speech Resemblance A. Simile - A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 1) They fought like cats and dogs. 2) She is as thin as a toothpick. 3) Geoff is handsome as a prince. B. Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image‚ story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.‚ "Her eyes were glistening jewels." 1) Life
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I chose the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” because I thought the topic would be interesting. I saw the word “vs”‚ in the title and thought it was about gladiators fighting to the death. I researched this topic by using the internet‚ Chrome‚ and Google. I think the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” relates to the theme – Taking a Stand in History because the actions of Brutus changed history when he and others conspired and carried out the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ a man who some believed to have been a
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all of the characters‚ any reasonable person should realize‚ that‚ of course‚ this hero was none other than Caesar’s best friend‚ Brutus. By definition‚ a tragic hero must‚ of course‚ have heroic qualities. So what qualities does Brutus have that would make him any more applicable to the title than any other character in the play? There are a few of these. For one‚ Brutus was a genuinely nice person. He did not wish to harm anyone‚ and really only wanted to general good for all people. Secondly‚ as
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