Literary Devices used in “ How to Date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl‚ or Halfie” by Jason Hernandez Professor Melinda Hernandez Central Texas College English 1302 28 March 2012 Outlines I. Introduction A. Different types of literary devices being used II. Style A. How is the style used to interest the reader. III. Tone A. How is the tone used to make the story playful. IV. Language A. How does the language change throughout the story V. Conclusion
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Mnemonic Devices Mnemonic devices are techniques for improving memory. Many were developed in ancient times when written records were scarce or non-existent and people relied heavily on their memories to impart information. Mnemonics do not simplify information‚ they actually make it more elaborate‚ but this enhances organisation‚ and therefore retrieval‚ of information. Acronyms These are pronounceable words formed from the first letters of the list of words to be remembered‚ and are a type
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first step in getting the others to understand what his actual plans were. Another simple but powerful and emotional language technique used was exclamation. Old Major used quite a number of exclamations in his speech. For example‚ he asked a rhetorical question: “Why‚ work night and day‚ body and soul‚ for the overthrow of the human race!” Although his question didn’t require an answer‚ the placement of an exclamation mark instead of a question mark changes the context and emotion of his statement
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Old Major Speech Essay The Old Major’s speech was at the very start of chapter one of the book. It illustrates how animal farm was based on the Russian Revolution and how the Old Major character was modeled on Karl Marx who wrote the communist manifesto which was a guiding principle of the Russian Revolution. The Old Major used a huge amount of persuasive techniques in many different ways. He used emotive language to make the animals have an emotional‚ rather than a rational response to his speech
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name? The Almighty‚ the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe‚ chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?” (33). The feeling of confusion and anger is evident as Elie doubts God’s actions through rhetorical questions. Due to the questioning of God’s actions through rhetorical questions‚ the reader understands Elie’s frustration with God. He loses his acceptance and unconditional devotion to God‚ and his feelings of God’s abandonment begin to grow. However‚ the current questioning of
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rabbit chewed through its bark as a sapling‚ and no lumberjack cut it down before it matured.” Rhetorical question: “…they had performed live an estimated twelve hundred times. Do you know how extraordinary that is?” As a result of this metaphor‚ Gladwell connects the tree to occurrences we have in the real world. They help readers visualize the connection between trees and real life events. The Rhetorical question is meant not to be answered‚ but to get the reader thinking about how important the
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Questions for Discussion 7.) As a reader‚ who is a female‚ his gender bias does not affect how receptive I am to Emerson’s ideas. I believe that all of the ideas he states using masculine pronouns‚ are too applicable to women and girls. I can relate to and understand his ideas. I believe that men are no more intelligent than girls‚ or girls are no more intelligent than boys. We are equally intelligent and capable of most of the same things. In the third paragraph‚ Emerson states a variety of skills
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Both Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. defend there actions in the struggle against injustice; although both argue there points‚ Antigone takes a more defiant stance‚ while Mr. King uses a more analytical approach in his argument. Antigone uses rhetorical questions‚ logos‚ and parenthesis to frame her argument. Antigone is more than willing to admit she has buried her brother’s body. In the line‚ "Of course I did it. It wasn’t Zeus‚ not in the least‚ who made this proclamation—not to me‚" Antigone
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Page 1 of 4 Expansion Devices I. Introduction Expansion devices are basic components of a refrigeration system which carry out two major purposes: (1) the pressure reduction from the condenser to evaporator pressure and (2) the regulation of refrigerant flow into the evaporator. These expansion devices can be generally classified into two types which are namely the fixed opening type (flow area is fixed) and the variable opening type (flow area changes correspondingly with a change in mass
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What’s Wearable Devices? Introduction Wearable technology‚ wearable devices‚ tech togs‚ or fashion electronics are clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies. History Wearable technology is related to both the field of ubiquitous computing and the history and development of wearable computers. With ubiquitous computing‚ wearable technology share the vision of interweaving technology into the everyday life‚ of making technology pervasive and interaction
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