make sure you do what the question asks you to do 2. use formal language 3. use good connecting words and phrases 4. present your argument clearly 5. give examples from REAL LIFE that clarify your theoretical points 6. use a new paragraph for each main point 7. only make points that are relevant to the question Connectors / Linking words In a discursive composition we use phrases to introduce new ideas and to connect them to the ideas that are coming next. To introduce your first point
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b.) Contrast - Identifying differences. 12. Tone - The author’s attitude towards the subject. 13. Mood - Emotions the reader feels while reading a literary work. 14. Syntax - The way in which words are put together to form sentences or phrases. e.g. - Grammar‚ sentence structure 15. Diction - The writer’s distinctive choice of vocabulary‚ and style of expression e.g. -
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or representation of or to a well-known person‚ place‚ event‚ literary work‚ or work of art. Example: He made a Herculean effort to move the stalled car to the side of the road but it would not budge. Figurative language is the creative words and phrases a writer uses to help a reader see things in new and unexpected ways. Imagery is a type of figurative language. When a writer uses imagery‚ he/she gives the reader a sense of how something smells‚ tastes‚ sounds‚ feels or looks. Example: The old
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SIMILE VERSUS COMPARATIVE IDIOM: TYPES AND FUNCTIONS IN THE TEXT COURSE PAPER PRESENTED BY Hotsur A.M.‚ a fourth year student of the English department SUPERVISED BY Lototska K. J.‚ an assistant professor of the English department LVIV - 2009 Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3 Simile: types and functions in the text……………………………………………
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What I Have Lived for ---Bertrand Russell Three passions‚ simple but overwhelmingly strong‚ have governed my life: the longing for love‚ the search for knowledge‚ and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions‚ like great winds‚ have blown me hither and thither‚ in a wayward course‚ over a deep ocean of anguish‚ reaching to the verge of despair. I have sought love‚ first‚ because it brings ecstasy --- ecstasy so great that I would have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few
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Idioms are defined as phrases whose individual word meanings are not equal to their total figurative meaning (Swinney & Cutler‚ 1979). As the definition suggests‚ literal processing of the words is not enough for comprehending most of the idioms. Yet for some them‚ it is possible for literal meanings to lead the final figurative meaning. Decomposability refers to the degree of the contribution that words of an idiom make to the overall meaning of an idiom (Gibbs 1993). Non-decomposable idioms are
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Some figures of speech in the wasteland Figures of speech comprise two main categories. One category twists the meaning of words to wrest a new non-literal meaning from words that‚ when phrased together‚ have a very different literal meaning‚ as in the idiomatic figure of speech‚ "He died from laughter." Literally‚ this means a man met his demise due to laughter. Figuratively (i.e.‚ non-literally)‚ this means he laughed with vigor for a long time. Figures of speech that twist meaning are classified
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PTE Academic Offline Practice Test Part 1: Speaking V1 June 2011 1 Pearson Education Ltd 2011. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written permission of Pearson Education Ltd. PTE Academic Offline Practice Test Part 1: Speaking 2 Part 1: Speaking This part of the test consists of some questions where an audio is listened to and then a spoken response given. In the actual PTE Academic test a personal introduction is given‚ but this is not included
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words in a language‚ having chosen beefburger’ as an example. Nash finds himself in the mortal combat’ together with the word beefburger’ which he calls coined.’ It can be seen in the beginning of the poem that the author hates coined’ phrases and their actual use in everyday speech. He names them monstrous’ which reinforces his hatred towards them. Nash refuses to understand the meaning of the word beefburger’ by describing it as fraudulent’‚ in other words intending to deceive‚ and
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saguaro cactus and drank the liquid. When he was rescued‚ the doctor at the hospital told him that it was the water from the cactus that saved his life." 4 Use transitional words or phrases within your paragraph to create a nice bridge between sentences. Transition words before examples may be used. Words and phrases such as "one time‚" "for example‚" and "for instance‚" are commonly used to transition to an example. Read more: How to Write an Exemplification Paragraph | eHow.com
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