or how small the problem is. They will feel as though they have no control. Pink positioned the audience to understand and accept her representations of pain and frustration was clear through the uses language choices and imagery devices such as repetition and use of strong and forceful words. Family Portrait is a deep and meaningful song that portrays pain to the reader by the use of language choices. This representation is evident throughout the whole song but particularly in the seventh verse
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troops who are laying down their lives for our freedom. The two authors use the persuasive techniques of repetition‚ appeal to emotion‚ through charged words and the appeal to reason‚ through common sense‚ in order to influence their listeners and persuade their audience that their viewpoints are correct. In “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God” Edwards uses the persuasion technique of repetition. Edwards uses “…The wrath of god…” (110) many times which make the people feel uneasy and scared of their
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change… How Grammar (linguistic features): It begins with a rethorical question‚ since he does not expect an answer‚ he is actually going to respond himself in the following paragraphs. Repetition of the same structure (beginning of each point): it is to + verb. Parallel structure. Repetition of the personal pronoun “we” referring to Britain as a whole nation
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his other half. With the endless amount of grief the king is almost consumed in‚ his actions become selfish and fearful of death‚ which sends him on the quest for eternal life. Some interesting points about the reading include how femininity‚ repetition‚ and dreams are used to portray some of the oddest ideas. First off‚ femininity is something used so loosely‚ the phrase “like the love of a woman” could be talking about anything from a rock to another man. This aspect of the text can be almost
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Britain. At one of the meetings‚ Patrick Henry‚ an attorney and politician‚ gave a speech explaining his position on why the colonies should go to war. In his speech‚ Henry successfully applied the rhetorical strategies of metaphor‚ imagery‚ and repetition to convey his argument that a war against Britain was the only right course of action. At the Virginia Convention‚ Henry implemented various rhetorical strategies to convince the colonies to declare war on Britain. He stated that it was natural
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In her novel‚ Full Cicada Moon‚ Marilyn Hilton uses repetition to show that Mimi or someone else cares about what is repeating. Authors can use repetition to show a theme‚ certain topic‚ object‚ or idea that is important to the story. If a word or phrase is repeated‚ you hear it multiple times‚ resulting in the idea sticking in your head. After Mimi’s first home ec class‚ Hilton repeats the phrase‚ “I have a notion”. “I have a notion that Mama and I will go downtown this Saturday. I have a notion
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nickname is Pi which a mathematical expression for an irrational continuous number that starts with 3.14 and then continues with a repetition of words. This repetition basically exemplifies the repetition of Pi’s routine to survive on the boat. Every day he woke with one goal which was to survive‚ and his name adds to the theme of persistence because with the repetition and persistence he might have not survived 227 days. Moreover the mathematical expression pi is used to calculate a circumference
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they kept on trying. Koreans believed that one day‚ they would be independent and have a place to call home. To emphasize that‚ I put in repetition and rhythm. I tried not to put in any metaphors‚ similes nor personifications because if I did‚ it would kill the mood of the poem and it would kill the tension that was built up in the first few lines. The repetition made it more impactful in emphasizing the patriotism of Koreans as it repeated the words home and how they would not accept the Japanese
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family and loved ones. Nikki Giovanni‚ in the speech “We are Virginia Tech” in 2007‚ addressed the Virginia Tech students fear and sadness. The speaker uses repetition‚ imagery and point of view in her speech to bring listeners in and to also help people through these rough times. In the speech “We are Virginia Tech” ‚ Nikki Giovanni uses repetition throughout the whole speech to bring across her message. Nikki Giovanni says “We are Virginia Tech” over and over in her speech‚ in the beginning‚ the middle
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In his poem How to Write the Great American Indian Novel‚ Sherman Alexie uses imagery‚ repetition‚ and a satirical tone to depict some typical Native American stereotypes. Alexie uses nature imagery when proposing how men and women should be described in an American Indian novel. He writes that an Indian woman’s body should be compared to “brown hills‚ mountains‚ fertile valleys‚ dewy grass‚ wind‚ and clear water.” Through this‚ he seems to be making the point that authors tend to only use nature
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