Chinua Achebe uses many techniques in Things Fall Apart‚ such as foreshadowing. Ikemefuna‚ who was murdered in the book‚ was referred as an “ill-fated boy” a few chapters before he died. This shows that Ikemefuna was going to die‚ and it already makes the readers wonder what is going to happen to Ikemefuma. Also‚ Obierka tells Okonkwo that when the missionaries come he should kill himself‚ and in the end of the book Okonkwo hangs himself. Use of flashback is a huge technique used; in chapter 16
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Brent Staples uses vivid language and rhetorical devices to express and convey the elements of fear‚ anger‚ and violence. We all make many decisions based on past experiences. That’s how we learn to avoid touching a hot stove burner for example. It’s also about how we learn to do things that bring us pleasure. So we all develop discriminating behavior‚ but when that discrimination is based purely on the color on that person’s skin‚ or his ethnicity‚ without knowing anything else about that person
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purpose to inform the nation on how African-americans should be granted the same freedom with no violence. This speech was presented in front of 250‚000 people‚ mainly those who were for King’s cause. While listening to this speech the main rhetorical device‚ metaphor‚ is presented. He used metaphor when he referred to drinking to together as white and black‚ he said “ “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred”‚ King meant that we can’t
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by using this parallelism in this passage only in paragraph three he demonstrates addition to the strong emotion in paragraph three. This difference reinforces Douglass’s rhetorical analysis. The use of an apostrophe as one of his stylistic elements also rhetorical questions and exclamatory sentences to reinforce his rhetorical purpose in this passage. He uses in total nine exclamation marks only in paragraph three. This is due to his emotion and feelings that is displayed through that paragraph
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In my opinion this song ``What is Love`` by the Black eyed peas‚ refers to people at war whether it is the World War 1‚ or a war on a smaller scale‚ in metaphor with themselves or the other issues that are current in the world. This song refers to the fight against racism‚ it talks about how kids are getting involved and caught up in issues that should be avoided. The song talks a little bit about how we are worrying about problems that are occurring in other countries rather than fixing the situation
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As one of the only powerful female monarchs in English history‚ Queen Elizabeth must have been wary of her words. In this specific speech‚ she attempts to bolster the military morale by providing a profound speech to ensure the success of repelling the Spanish Armada. Her use of various sentences‚ pathos‚ and parallelism itself‚ convinces the listener that victory is inevitable. Queen Elizabeth successfully reinforced the military morale through the variety of sentences applied while providing
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The author’s main purpose The subject is interesting to the audience because Alice is an important person in the writer’s life‚ and she describes how Alice has changed her life. This essay makes the reader‚ think about a person that has positively changed their life. The writer should add more description about the senses is highlighted in the essay. The writer should describe what the chocolate dipped pretzels taste like‚ smell‚ and feel like. Describe Alice’s appearance‚ and describe what she
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In both poems Tennyson and Komunyakaa both address their individual experiences in war.Tennyson reflects on the war by expressing his lack of interest of being in the war.While‚ Komunyakaa reminisces on the lost he experiences during the war. Tennyson structures his poem to show his feelings of being in the war and the pride he took in the men he fought with in the war based on how they risked their lives‚he also uses repetition to emphasize the courage and honor they had.Komunyakaa reveals on the
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In This I Believe‚ by Jeffrey‚ covers what afterlife is in this perspective. This is what he believe;things change but you have to be the change. To begininng in This I Believe it uses a horrify lead. The author uses words like dismantled‚ ruined‚ and vital. This lead is so exhilarating that it made me as a reader continue his writing. He uses precise vocabulary to make his point clear and real life examples to show what will never change‚ but what is everlasting. He uses tone to make the reader
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King Jr. was able to bring about a change for African Americans was by motivating his audience during rallies‚ by delivering great rhetorical speeches. He brought about awareness to the nation and his followers with his speech “I Have a Dream‚” delivered on 28 August 1963‚ at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. He connected with his listeners through the rhetorical appeals Karios‚ Telos‚ Ethos‚ Logos‚ and Pathos. King’s speech is most remembered because it proved such a crucial step towards the
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