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    stood up at the alter and in turn this has left her bitter‚ violent and distraught. First of all‚ the poem starts off with the use of a great oxymoron which engages the reader straight away as it depicts Havisham’s hate towards her former lover: “Beloved sweetheart bastard” Duffy’s use of the oxymoron is an important start to her building up the emotion of despair. The contradiction of the words show exactly how Havisham feels about this man

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    Text Analyses “Arrowsmith” by Sinclair Lewis Starting reading the extract from the novel of the first American awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature one can predict that the whole book is quite subjective. The description of the geographical position of the state Winnemac and its largest city makes exactly such impression. But when the reader goes on he faces really vivid examples of hyperbola‚ epithets‚ zeugma‚ metaphors and other stylistic devices. One becomes immersed in the bright‚

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    whit the connector “like”. In the verse “and blood burnt round my heart”‚ John Clare uses an hyperbole‚ because he exaggerated the verse that he used it. Also the author uses some oxymoron‚ how‚ “she seemed to hear my silent voice”‚ in this case‚ silent and voice are the opposite‚ so we can say that it is an oxymoron. Another type of devices are the auditory images‚ and a example of this could be “words from my eyes did start. They spoke as chords do from the string”‚ here‚ John express his feelings

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    Who does not cower in fear upon the thought of death? Almost everybody does! However‚ people have differing views on the abstract idea of dying. In examining the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death? by Emily Dickinson and "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night? by Dylan Thomas‚ it is evident that the poets use contrasting and comparative techniques in their unique presentations of the concept of death. In the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death? Emily Dickinson presents the idea of acceptance

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    In this essay I’m going to compare the language‚ of the poem “Dulce es Decorum Est” and “The Send Off”. Even if both poems are war poems and both are written by the same author (Wilfred Owens) the two poems both have similarities and differences. “The send off” tells of a group of soldiers who are being sent off to the Front. No one knows‚ or really cares about them and the poet is sure that most of them will be killed or‚ if they do return‚ they will have been changed forever by their experiences

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    What are the main conflicts in Romeo and Juliet? Who are they between and how have they come about? How does Shakespeare’s use of stagecraft and language convey the conflict between the characters? What is meant by conflict? The dictionary defines "conflict" as "a struggle to resist or overcome; contest of opposing forces or powers; strife; battle‚ antagonism". No matter how hard one tries to avoid it‚ conflict enters our lives. All drama involves conflict‚ without conflict there is no drama

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    In the poem “The Discardment” there is a definite shift in tone at a certain area in the poem. This shift occurs at the oxymoron “intolerable joy”. This shift seems to be from a more of a lighthearted tone to more of a bitter tone. In this poem you can mainly see through light hearted tone through the description of the joy that the woman has when she received the present. In the poem it states the following “She put it on with exclamations‚/ Her eyes shone‚ she called and cried/ She danced and mimed

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    In Chapter 25 of the novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck introduces the state of California during its spring season. A great deal of sensory details‚ along with figurative language are provided in this passage. Steinbeck introduces the valleys of California with “fruit blossoms that are fragrant pink and white waters in a shallow sea”(346). These visual images allows the readers to imagine with greater detail and color. The reader’s ability to imagine the scene Steinbeck describes is once

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    ASE Title: Plenty on Cannery Row; Banded Together; A League of Their Own Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Set in the 1930s (during the Great Depression; Monterey‚ California) Use ACTION Verbs in assertion statement Theme: Community The theme of community is prevavsive throughout the novel‚ as Steinbeck captures the genuine camaraderie among the inhabitants of Cannery Row. Cannery Row is not just a place to live. It is a place where the inhabitants/denizens belong. -like Delbarton – ‘That here

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    The topic of “Perfect Storm” by Brad Paisley‚ is unconditional love. Unconditional love can be defined as‚ love that has no limitation. This constructs the theme‚ no matter what someone does‚ you will always love them. Brad Paisley expresses this theme by saying “I know how to make her laugh‚ or blush‚ or mad at me. But that’s OK‚ there ain’t no one more beautiful angry” (Paisley 21-24). Although the girl he is talking about is upset with him‚ he still thinks that she is gorgeous. Another way Brad

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