hurry. The poet also cleverly uses the stanza length to reflect the amount of water and excitement‚ with the 3rd stanza being the pinnacle of the event‚ there are and it differs from the short 1st stanza which suggests The use of onomatopoeia and oxymoron also highlights the importance of
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question: Who is this "you" person that the author is trying to reach out to? The diction that the writer uses leaves the character nameless. In addition‚ from lines 7-8‚ the quote "and I coupling on the landing en route to our detached day" is quite an oxymoron. From a word that symbolizes two things becoming one to a word that means the complete opposite‚ it is fairly contradicting. Moreover‚ the use of the adjective "black" in the last two lines of the poem raises another question for the reader. The
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How does Shakespeare present Romeo’s love for Rosaline in Act 1 Scene 1? Shakespeare’s first portrayal of the theme of love is in the first act when Romeo is talking of his love for Rosaline with Benvolio. Here Romeo is very confused as he uses oxymorons such as ’o brawling love‚ o loving hate‚’ which shows how he is confused by his relationship with Rosaline as she does not return his love because she wants to be a nun and don’t want to love any man. Shakespeare presents the pain of Romeo’s love
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together 5 Literary Devices 6 Amplification 6 Analogy 6 Antithesis 6 Archetype 6 Characterization 6 Conflict 6 Connotation 7 Euphemism 7 Foil 7 Foreshadowing 7 Hyperbole 7 Humor 7 Imagery 7 Irony 8 Metaphor 8 Mood 8 Oxymoron 8 Paradox 8 Point of View 8 Satire 8 Setting 9 Suspense 9 Symbol 9 Tone 9 Notes 10 Elements of Analysis Analyze To analyze is break something into its main elements and critically examine those elements. In a text‚ that means
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THE DOMESTICITY OF GIRAFFES AND FOX IN A TREE STUMP SPEECH. Good morning/Afternoon class‚ in my speech I will be discussing my understanding of the poems Domesticity of Giraffes and Fox in A Tree Stump by Judith Beveridge. Moral values and meanings are portrayed through these two poems by expressing and clarifying the value of life and exploring humanity’s relationship with animals. The two poems clarify the value of life through both active and passive roles. In "Fox in a tree stump" an active
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Hero‚and the two spiteful enemies that truly desire each other deep down; Beatrice and Benedick. Deception is used by Shakespeare to demostrate a ‘merry war’ between Beatrice and Benedick.An oxymoron ‚’merry war’ is used to describe the witty banter and nasty comments between Beatrice and Benedick.The oxymoron allows us to see that Beatrice and Benedick have a hateful approach towards each other however‚their ‘banter’ distracts them from truly hating each other. The nasty remarks towards each other
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poem on. The poem is a dramatic monologue as Ms. Havisham is speaking in the poem and she is speaking with a tone of anger‚ grief and distaste. The first line starts off with an oxymoron which is “beloved sweetheart bastard”. Oxymoron’s are used to show conflicting ideas and feelings and with the use of this oxymoron it is clear that Carol Ann Duffy wants to show that Ms. Havisham has these conflicting feelings about the man who is both sweetheart and a bastard. In line 2‚ Ms Havisham tells the
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References: ollins‚ John W. (1994). Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron? Editorial Cover Story‚ Business Horizons. Retrieved January 25‚ 2007‚ from http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1038/is_n5_v37/ai_15859236DuPraw‚ Marcelle E. (1997). Working on Common Cross-cultural Communication Challenges. National Institute
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frustrating character in tragedy. This transition from comedy to tragedy‚ argues Garber‚ is initiated by the death of Mercutio. Taking another approach to the play‚ David Lucking (1996) is concerned primarily with the function of oxymoron. Lucking asserts that through oxymoron the unifying force of the play is revealed to be the "metaphysics of irreconcilable but reversible opposition‚" found in both the play’s language and plot. Whereas Lucking focuses on the particulars of language‚ Abdulla Al-Dabbagh
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Antonym pairs are used in a large number of idioms and proverbs in English. Whether in common speech or in literary writing‚ antonym is often employed to achieve rhetorical effects‚ in fact‚ it is even indispensable in such figures of speech as oxymoron‚ paradox‚ and irony. Furthermore‚ antonyms also have its remarkable significance in language teaching and learning. It is commonly used in folk definitions‚ i.e. a thing or quality can often be defined in terms of what it is not‚ for example‚ big can be defined as “not small”
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