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    In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin tells the story of a dysfunctional marriage full of oppression and repressed resent.  Chopin uses figurative language to show how Mrs. Mallard’s feeling towards her marriage develop over time. Marriages can be and how in some situations death can be preferable to living an oppressed life. When Mrs. Mallard is devastated to learn her husband’s death and she “wept with wild abandonment.” Chopin using imagery to describe creates a vivid picture of  Mrs. Mallard’s

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    She supports her main ideas in this story by her experiences. Figurative Language • Simile‚ she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory (paragraph 19) • Paradox‚ Revealed in half-concealing (Paragraph 2) • Metaphor‚ Storm of grief (Paragraph 3) • Personification‚ physical exhaustion that haunted her body

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    Question: - 1 b) India has always believed in the value of the family. Discuss the changes‚ both good and bad‚ that have resulted from the break up of the traditional Indian joint family. Question: - 2 b) Your cousin is missing from home. Write a letter to the superintendent of police of your locality‚ requesting him to trace your cousin. Give all relevant details that may help the police department. Question: - 3 Sports has rapidly become

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    the character’s judgement. The character‚ Lysander‚ discusses metaphorical intentions in his dialogue on intimacy. In order to do this‚ Shakespeare wields a figurative aim by implicating personification‚ symbolism‚ and other literary compounds that portray a clear image to indicate that love is short lived and finite. Shakespeare‚ with figurative usage such as similes‚ and vivid imagery‚ suggests the theme that love is not everlasting. He demonstrates this by saying “Making it momentany as a sound‚”

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    Using figurative language In my life‚ I have met many important people that have changed my life in an unforgettable way. It wasn’t until my freshman year in high school that I met my best friend Francia Fajardo. I am constantly learning from her whether it be about school‚ fashion‚ personal relationships‚ almost everything. She is like a lifetime teacher. For as long as I can remember I have struggled in particular subjects in school. She was the first person who ever took a real interest in

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    In addition‚ Chinua Achebe employs symbolism and figurative language to convey the theme that one faces near insurmountable odds when attempting to overcome one’s own destiny. Okonkwo‚ besides meeting Miller’s definition of a tragic hero‚ to such a degree connects with his tragic flaws. This is clearly evident when Achebe states “You drove him to kill himself‚ and now he will be buried like a dog.” (Achebe 208) Achebe’s comparison of Okonkwo‚ one of the most respected members of the tribe‚ to an

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    letter is because I wanted to know if you would be interested in learning about a certain type of figurative language usage in an Emily Dickinson poem. No? Well too bad. I have to tell you anyways. The poem I pick was Emily Dickinson’s poem 1266. Before I get into the poem‚ do you know what paradox language is? In my critical approaches class‚ we have been talking about Brook’s argument about poetry and paradox. From what I understood in class‚ a paradox is a

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    though Desdemona has been nothing but faithful Othello still believes she has cheated and must pay the price with her life. In these lines he compares Desdemona to many different things such as a light‚ a rose‚ and a statue through the use of figurative language. At first Othello is comparing her to a statue referring to her skin as “monumental alabaster” however‚ he keeps reflecting on the fact that her skin is so white. He says “whiter skin” which literally means white skin. I am not sure that Othello

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    Though no one was a native to the down the teacher was suddenly different because of what side of the state she was raised in Pg. 21 Figurative Language: Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. The author is describing the small town of Maycomb (in Scout’s perspective) as a tired old town‚ which justifies that back in the previous years the town had more life/excitement

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    binding is? Or‚ how did foot binding in Ancient China compare to John Fairbank’s text “Footbinding”? Also‚ how does the history of ancient China and Fairbank’s text differ and how are they similar? Then‚ how can foot binding be defended? In this paper‚ one will be able to understand the cultural significance of foot binding. Foot binding was a mother’s way to prepare her daughter for her future. The mother would start to bind the daughter’s feet between the ages of five and eight‚ when the feet

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