The article entitled “Election ray-ray” written by Michael Abrahams published in The Gleaner on February 26‚ 2016. The author focus his discussion on the topic‚ lunacy surrounding election‚ his purpose is to persuade the intended audience that there is too much “trash talk” surrounding our pre-elections and that we should have fixed election dates. According to Abrahams the clock has called time on Election Day leaving under four weeks to prepare for the election‚ this he believed is one of the advantages
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Do not stand at my grave and weep Poetry is an important part of literature which can show us what it is like to be human. In her poem “Do not stand at my grave and weep”‚ Mary Frye discusses the life rite of death from a positive perspective. To her death is not an ending and does not constitute sadness. Frye uses a simple narrative structure ‚ a range of metaphors and imagery to create a calm mood throughout the poem. These elements all make the reader feel comforted and perhaps even optimistic
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reader a vivid‚ horrifying description of World War 1‚ aiming to illustrate that war is not patriotic and heroic‚ not "good and fitting"‚ but a senseless and devastating event. In this poem‚ techniques such as imagery‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ onomatopoeia and contrast are used to express Owen’s angry and bitter view towards what happened to the soldiers in the war. "Dulce et Decorum Est" uses strong images to convey Owen’s feelings about the war‚ and to force the reader to take his view. Ghastly
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device that affects the poem’s atmosphere‚ meaning or use of words. The mood seemed playful from combinations of words and sound devices. The alliteration in line 19: “May‚ merely may‚ madame…” makes the speaker sound fun instead of strict. The onomatopoeia in line 18: “Such tink and tank and tunk-a-tunk-tunk…” also bring up the playful mood. His tone seems to be mocking the Christian woman’s beliefs instead of having a mature conversation. Repetition of “Madame” as well as “palm”‚ planets‚ and
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Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was a well known author from the 1800s even still today. He was the author of stories and poems such as The Bells‚ The Raven‚ The Cask of Amontillado and many more. He faced rough times in his life and that is why his poems and stories are so sad‚ suspenseful and gory. Edgar will always be remembered as a good author. Poe was the author of many great stories and poem. The Raven was a suspenseful poem that had people on the edge of their seats. The poem was about
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Judith Beveridge is known for using a number of themes in her poems that hold strong meaning and relate to today’s society in some way such as the value of life and the inequality between men and women. She also has some reoccurring themes she likes to use such as animals and the personification of objects and animals. In her poem‚ Fox in a Tree Stump‚ the central theme dictated is man’s cruelty to animals. She depicts this theme with harsh imagery surrounding the young girl and the fox. One example
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AP English Language and Composition Sample Responses to Questions on Ralph Ellison’s “On Bird‚ Bird-Watching‚ and Jazz” 1. Why do the first two sentences contain qualifiers (“oddly enough‚” “however”)? Ellison is floating some theories here‚ an activity he has invited the reader to join. Those qualifiers leave room for doubt and alternative interpretations. He may also be acknowledging that his quest for a definitive explanation of Parker’s nickname might be a little odd and run into more than
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they are exasperated by fatigue and exhaustion using cacophony and Imagery “knock kneed‚ bent-double‚ coughing like hags”. The once young and strong men are compared to “old beggars under sacks” conveying their physical and mental exhaustion. The onomatopoeia of “sludge” and “trudge” implies their crude fighting conditions and hasten the unfolding of actions. Owen enables the reader to experience the actions and sounds of the war first-hand which further help to demystify its glory by using descriptive
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are specifically marked by the varied use of linguistic features and rhythmic patterns which did not match the traditional writing styles of the nineteenth century. Hopkins uses what he terms ‘sprung rhythm‚’ a form which draws on alliteration‚ onomatopoeia and imagery‚ to name but a few. These rhythmic patterns give his works an outstanding and remarkable quality in the sense that he offers the reader to enjoy and take pleasure in wordplay and rhythm. What is more‚ his works also possess a deep meaning
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Figure of Speech Examples A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning. It can be ametaphor or simile that is designed to further explain a concept. Or‚ it can be a different way of pronouncing a word or phrase such as with alliteration to give further meaning or a different sound. Examples of Figures of Speech Using Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds. Examples are: Sally sells seashells. Walter wondered where
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