Through diction and repetition‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen presents a harsh reality of war that challenges the ideal of militarism by mocking the assumed glory in the military. In this piece‚ the poet scorns militarism-created perceptions of war. In the midst of a bombing‚ he describes preparing for the gas as “… [a]n ecstasy of fumbling / Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time” (9-10). The words ecstasy and fumbling contradict each other in their connotations as ecstasy is related to
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Repetition in order to restate and emphasize on his points. The repetition of “Last night” in “Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island.” where this repetition causes the audience of the speech to feel betrayed and afraid of Japan due to the fact that they planned that all these attacks to be taken at once. In this speech Roosevelt managed to put
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made to the field of science. Barry plays an important role in shaping the perspective of a scientist and the importance of a scientist. Bary’s use of repetition to give importance to certainty and uncertainty and the diction used to give value to a scientist helps the reader to perceive the scientist’s point of view. Firstly‚ Barry used repetition to give importance to certainty when he states "Certainty creates strength. Certainty gives one something upon which
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narrator’s dismay of a lost love. After awaiting his return‚ and finally giving up‚ she begins to wonder if she had only made him up on the whims of her imagination. Sylvia expresses the meaning of her poem through the use of a unique rhyme scheme‚ repetition‚ and a religious allusion. Sylvia’s rhyme scheme throughout this poem is called a “villanelle‚” which is a rare method of writing poetry which involves two repeating lines. The use of this structure in the reoccurrence of the lines “I shut my
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central theme of the poem is that when a man is viewed with prejudice he often becomes subject to identifying with those prejudices and stereotypes which allows his actions to proceed that belief‚ which Langston Hughes is able to convey through repetition‚ rhyme and diction. In the first stanza the reader is introduced to the “bad man”. The man introduced is one who follows stereotypes‚ “I’m a bad‚ bad man” (1) because he is introduced to them by his social surroundings‚ “Cause everybody tells
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Zachary Stark IB HL English II Mrs. Hull Hamlet’s Conflicting Emotions In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the title character lives two different lives: one public and one private. In his public life‚ hamlet fakes his emotions so to stay out of trouble while his private life allows Hamlet to express his true emotions without fear of social outcast. In the “Introductory Lecture on Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚” Ian Johnston writes that “given the nature of Elsinore‚ which is impossible to ignore
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Induction/Exposition 1.3.1 Sport is competition 1.3.2 Competition grows with society connecting 2.0 - Logos - ¶ 2 - Induction/Exposition/Definition/Repetition 2.1 - S. 11-12 - Early men compete in amorous alliances - Induction 2.2 - S. 13 - Disport/Sport - Definition 2.3 - S. 14-19 - Induction/Exposition/Repetition/Reason 2.3.1 winning gives pleasure 2.3.2 winning causes pleasant activities to be more pleasant 2.3.3 close societies promote
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one’s world turns gray and everything seems dull and hopeless. In “Wednesday Wars‚” by Gary D. Schmidt‚ the character‚ Holling‚ experiences a dull depressing time period of his life‚ his seventh grade year. The author then uses descriptive language‚ repetition‚ and symbolism to create a dreary‚ sorrowful mood. He makes Holling’s world look like there is no hope and there was no room for improvement. The author uses descriptive language to describe the dull and depressing mood of the story. For example
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Compare and contrast Henry’s use of rhetoric to affect others in his Harfleur speeches with the effectiveness of the language in Anthony and Brutus’ speeches In Henry V‚ Henry uses rhetoric very effectively as he persuades the Governor at Harfleur to surrender and encourages his troops onward with his ‘Once more unto the breach’ speech. This is very similar to Anthony and Brutus of Julius Caesar as they use rhetoric to influence the ‘mob’; firstly Brutus wins the crowd over and they believe the
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1.1 Introduction:- Before we go in details of low involvement theory of Colgate toothpaste lets first see what this company do or manufactures and from where this consumer product giant begins. The Colgate Palmolive is the fastest growing organization of consumer products manufacturing. Consumer products such as Soap and Other Detergent‚ Dog and Cat Food‚ Polish and Other Sanitation Goods‚ Toilet Preparation‚ ‚ Electric House wares and Household Fan Manufacturing; Broom‚ Brush
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