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    leaving him confused‚ demonstrating these emotions‚ Romeo announces that love is‚ ‘brawling love’‚ ‘loving hate’ and also‚ ‘misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!’. This translates into‚ ‘beautiful things muddled into an ugly mess.’ The use of these oxymorons suggest that he is confused with the whole situation and trying to overcome these feelings. Additionally the use of exclamatory

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    most profound and intellectual insight Guildenstern has in the entire text. This statement is ironic because we‚ as human beings‚ associate death with an ending - the final ending. However‚ eternity is an endless amount of time. This statement is an oxymoron - a direct contradiction. Death then eternity could also be a biblical allusion. A reference to your physical body dying and then your soul living on in

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    leading to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. His realization of his negligence in delivering the letter to Juliet‚ is highlighted by the sever results of his actions on the fate of Juliet “poor living corse‚ enclosed in a dead man’s tomb”. The use of the oxymoron reflects that his intentions were good because Juliet’s death was meant to be an illusion. However his foreshadowing of the disastrous outcome can be seen through “Wisely and slow‚ they stumble than run fast.” The nurse contributed a minor part

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    Shakespeare’s Paradoxical Nature of Life William Shakespeare’s tragedy of two star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families‚ entails a variety of conflicting figurative language. Sound devices‚ imagery‚ juxtaposition‚ oxymorons‚ and other figurative language examples all assist in conveying the theme that life is paradoxical‚ in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. A supreme example of this theme‚ could be Friar Lawrence’s opening lines‚ “The gray-eyed morn smiles on the

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    sounds that are followed by different consonant sounds e. Personification e.i. An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities f. Onomatopoeia f.i. Word or phrase that imitates the sound made by something else g. Oxymoron g.i. Figure of speech which contradictory terms appear side by side h. Hyperbole h.i. Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create comic effect i. Idiom i.i. Expression that means something different from the literal

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    She says he needs a crutch‚ not a sword. 7) The Capulets and the Montagues have already had 3 street fights. 8) Romeo has been spending his days by being locked in his room being moody. 9) 3 oxymorons Romeo uses to describe the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues are; “heavy lightness”‚ “serious vanity”‚ and “feather of lead”. The feud is oxymoronic because both families hate the opposite family because they love theirs so much. Both

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    Homework- Othello; Lucy Holman Find quotes which provide information about the following key areas of the play. Attempt to identify material that reveals how these aspects are a source of conflict: |Aspect of the Play |Quotes |How these aspects create conflict | |Patriarchy |-“How got she out?” |-This aspect is highlight

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    Feliks Skrzynecki‚ composed by Peter Skrzynecki‚ is an affectionate‚ yet puzzled poem of the persona’s father‚ as seen through the eyes of the composer. The first stanza beings with the line‚ ‘My gentle father’ showing the reader that not only does this show some sort of affection and admiration the composer had for his father‚ but also some detachment. In the verse‚ it states the father’s devotion to his tasks stems from his sense of belonging to his garden; ‘Loved his garden like an only child’

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