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    phrase ‘After I no longer speak’. Here Duffy creates an incredibly strong image of silence and death when the voice has been stilled permanently. The horror is continued in the image created by ‘they break our fingers’ and there is in this the onomatopoeia of the sound of snapping bones as ‘wedding rings’ are ‘salvaged’ for profit. Here again the poet uses the two conflicting images of the wedding band‚ a symbol of eternal love and theft and profit through death in juxtaposition. The first two

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    his nostalgic impulses. With his ‘manhood cast/Down in the flood of remembrance’‚ he weeps‚ an act considered inappropriate for a man. These two poems both use striking language. Firstly‚ they both use onomatopoeia to convey the setting of the poems. In “Half-past Two”‚ the onomatopoeia is used to convey the ticking sound of the clock‚ whereas in “Piano”‚ it is used to convey the musical sounds of the piano. Secondly‚ they also both use alliteration. In “Half-past Two”‚ the phrase ‘time

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    How does Mark Twain present the theme of escape in the extract displayed in Chapter 20? Published in the 1885‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain’s follow-up to the Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ is set in the Mississippi River before the American Civil War in the mid-19th century. The novel is written in a subjective style from the viewpoint of its protagonist‚ Huck Finn. Who is escaping from his previous live and drunken father. Huckleberry Finn is an immensely realistic novel‚ revealing

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    personification like if the house has its own soul ans character. The words ‘frown’ and ‘leer’ intensify darkness of the narration. Speak of how the visual and audial picture of two gaunt trees is created. What part in the general effect is played by the onomatopoeia (rattled rather than rustled)? The author describes the trees in order to emphasize the gloom at home. The house itself and its surroundings induce depression. The

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    Alternative Rock has a certain vocal style that makes the genre different from the rest of the branches of Rock and Roll. The Offspring is a band that predominantly thrived in this genre in the late nineties. The band has had serval different members‚ but the current members of The Offspring include: Greg Krisel on the bass guitar‚ Pete Parada on the drums‚ Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman on the lead guitar‚ and Dexter Holland on the vocals. The bands released their songs on behalf of Columbia Records

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    Symbols pertaining to how a person is seen have been placed around in our daily lives through the use of television‚ social media‚ and news. Everything and everyone around the world has a type of symbol attached to them. Brent Staples‚ author of “Just Walk on By‚” addresses this topic through his own personal experiences. Staples builds his persona through the use of rhetorical devices such as imagery and personal anecdotes. Additionally‚ the author uses pathos to further his message and express

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    English Review Simile: a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar. Example: “She ’s as fierce as a tiger” is a simile‚ but “She ’s a tiger when she ’s angry” is a metaphor. Metaphor: a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar. Theme: A topic of discourse or discussion. Example: Italy‚ dark mansion‚ etc. Irony: The use

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    unlikely comparison between two things without using the words “like”‚ “as” or “than”. A metaphor can be one simple sentence or it can be extended throughout an entire stanza or poem (or used in prose).
 Example: Her rosebud lips pursed to kiss him. Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it is describing such as "click‚" "buzz‚" "bang‚" or "slurp"‚ or animal noises such as "oink" or "meow"
. A simile is an unlikely comparison between two things using the words “like”‚ “than” or “as.” Example:

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    Gang violence is a major problem in our society today. Gang violence could take place in our neighborhoods and corrupt the young children easily influenced by the violent behavior as well. In the two poems‚ Leather-Jackets‚ Bikes and Birds? By Robert Davies and? Street Gang? By H. Webster‚ the two poets write about gang related issues discussing the ill-mannered bikers who cause these problems to other around them. These poems discuss the violence‚ death and illegal activity in which a number of

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    Americans. For example‚ when he wrote‚ “ I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk‚ of the driver – black‚ white‚ male‚ or female – hammering down the door locks.” The word thunk is used as onomatopoeia showing a harsh tone‚ this also shows the major prejudice even within his own race. Brent Staples said he enjoyed night walks but when a female would see him the women in fear would not make eye contact and clutch their purse like they are about

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