Name _________________________________ Date_________________ ELA 8 Poetry Terms Musical Devices - Couplet - Satire - Allegory - Dialect - Rhyme Scheme - Allusion - Symbol - Personification - Diction - Voice - Mood - Tone - Ambiguity - Theme - ___________ a typical character‚ an action‚ or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature. Also known as “universal symbol” may be a character‚ a theme‚ a symbol‚ or even a setting. __________
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One of my earliest memories of writing was when I was in fifth grade. It’s a very nice memory because I was one of the best writers in my fifth grade class. I enjoyed writing very much because it let me express myself and my mind could roam freely. In fifth grade my teacher gave the class a writing assignment. I don’t remember what it was about but I do remember that I was very good at it. He gave us some time to do
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being bow harps up to 2 metres with 19 strings. Vertical harps known as lyre harps were created in ancient Greece and coincided with the creation of the mathematical musical scale where Pythagoras discovered numerical ratios corresponding to intervals of the musical scale. During the Roman times the use of the harp and musical instruments in general declined and did not reappear for many years. The triangle harp seems to have been developed in Europe and incorporated a vertical pillar to
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Parks‚ JFK‚ and countless others‚ the world has been blessed and challenged by various leaders. In the national bestseller‚ “The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ as told to Alex Haley” we have the experience of being introduced into the life of a leader of such category; Mr. Malcolm X‚ Malcolm Little‚ Detroit Red‚ or rather El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Throughout his autobiography‚ Malcolm went through several stages of his life that ultimately allowed him to clearly see the struggle of the African American
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October 12 2012 Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings Book Review American hero‚ Benjamin Franklin was a man of many careers and hobbies. Franklin was an author‚ scientist‚ publisher‚ politician‚ inventor‚ printer‚ and diplomat. Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts in the beginning of the 18th century. As an adolescent Franklin’s goal in life was to become a minister until his passion for reading and writing excelled. At the young age of seventeen he had moved to Philadelphia
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The Autobiography of Malcom X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) by Alex Haley‚ deliberates influencing writing with the uses of simple rhetoric devices. This is developed through the many stages of Malcolm’s life: on the streets of Harlem‚ his wonders in the Nation of Islam and Mecca‚ as he evaluates his views on racialism‚ politics‚ and spiritually. In Malcolm’s childhood‚ his memories from Ku Klux Klan come back‚ since the destruction his family were backgrounds of hardship. the biographies
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learns that he is afraid of so many things in life‚ and if compensating by trying to be successful in his professional life. Perhaps the most important things he learns is that he is willing and able to change his ways for the better. The various musical selections of Tuesdays with Morrie all evoke compassion. Mitch’s girlfriend‚ Janelle‚ sings backup as her career. She sings a few different times throughout the movie‚ but one time in particular showed her passion more than the others. When Janelle
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I would be writing a Cultural and Literacy Autobiography at the age of twenty-two years old? I feel so professional already‚ and yet‚ I still have quite some time before I graduate. In this autobiography I will reflect about myself as a reader and writer‚ so that I can consider some factors that may influence me as an educator teaching literacy to children. I will talk about the cultural experiences I had growing up‚ the classroom and its expectations‚ my point of view and the specifics recollecting
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a cook. During post World War II‚ Maya had a series of relationships‚ occupations and residences in different cities while trying to raise her son and find her place in this world. She was hoping that “my charming prince was going to appear out of the blue” (Angelou‚ Gather Together In My Name‚ 1974). Before while‚ Maya found herself on the wrong side of the law was threatened with losing her son for illegal activities. In an effort to get her life together‚ Maya leaves her son with a caretaker
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Of course‚ the very fact that the piece derives from a body performance could be argued as a form of autobiography in itself. What is interesting about the performative element of “Fidget”‚ however‚ which in itself is a hugely exhausting durational piece‚ comparative to that of a condensed Tehching Hsieh “ordeal” of rigorous constraint or control over the body‚ is that it appears almost completely absent from the final work itself. The text remains the only documentation of the performance‚ and
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