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    message is that when someone has an opinion‚ especially a stereotypical opinion his mind is set on that opinion and will not change his mind. Also‚ it helps understand the theme or meaning of the story a lot more. The author uses simple yet effective devices such as

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    It is always slower to access data from backing storage than from internal memory. Fixed hard disks A hard-drive built into the case of the computer is known as ‘fixed’. Most computers have one. Fixed hard-drives act as the main backing storage device. They provide almost instant accsess to files (random access and high access speeds) Large storage capacity Stores and retrieves data much faster than a floppy disk or CD-ROM Data is not lost when you switch off the computer Usually fixed inside

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    Ol' Higue

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    existence by stating the psychology behind it Poetic Devices Contrast- The persona uses rhetorical questions and then answers them. She further changes her punctuation in stanza 2. The contrast from asking to answering and short broken sentence to long fluent ones shows not only the change in her behavior and form when she becomes the socouyant but also emphasizes to the contrast between the ‘ol higue’ and that what keeps her alive‚ a baby. Rhetorical Question The persona asks ‘And who to blame- for

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    During Antony’s funeral speech he utilizes sarcasm‚ repetition‚ paralipsis‚ elevated diction‚ and emotional appeals to help build his argument and achieve his ultimate goal of mutiny. Antony decides to lead his argument delicately with “Friends‚ Romans‚ Countrymen” (1) to make his presence known and inviting‚ without negating anything Brutus had said. He also chooses to address Brutus as “noble” (5)‚ even though it goes against his true feelings‚ because in order to get the people to listen to him

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    Alone in a Crowded Room

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    The literary themes and devices of ancient times develop throughout modern times. The modern saying that someone can feel alone in a crowded room sumarizes a similar theme between "The Seafarer" written by an unknown author and "You Found Me" written by The Fray. The two works portray a common theme that finding God helps change the emotion of lonliness and disappointment by using the similar elements of rhetorical questions‚ repitition‚ motifs‚ and mood shifts. Rhetorical questions‚ used in both

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    punish their children and not to praise them for undesirable behaviour. Chris Woodhead uses the device of Rhetorical question to get the reader thinking or to engage the parents to read on‚ Chris Woodhead questions the parents asking “How many times have you praised your out-of-control little monster today?” His argued point is that parents should stop praising badly behaved “little monsters” and the rhetorical question has been used to get the parents thinking or considering punishing their

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    war essay

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    (Dulce) and ‘Mental Cases’. To portray his attitudes towards war‚ Owen uses a diversity of poetic devices to shock and emotionally stir his readers. As a semi-autobiographical recount‚ Owen criticises the suffering and psychological scarring of soldiers in ‘Mental Cases’. He depicts the aftermath and trauma experienced by soldiers through anecdotal experience. He begins the poem with a bombardment of rhetorical questions‚ ‘Who are these? Why sit they here in twilight?’ to create an interrogative tone which

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    Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a close friend was gruesomely murdered? Can you imagine the crazy mixed emotions you would feel? The heartache‚ betrayal‚ and hurt? What would you do to get back at the people who hurt you the most? In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the beloved leader‚ Caesar‚ is tragically murdered by conspirators‚ who were thought to be his most trusted friends. Caesar’s right hand man‚ Antony‚ plans to seek revenge on Caesar’s killers‚ including once-friend

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    English Essay on Cynics

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    Cynics This essay will critically analyse Chris Mann’s Cynics‚ it will discuss the poem’s subject matter and message‚ and pay close attention to the relationship between the poem’s content and form‚ how Mann’s language‚ imagery‚ tone use of rhetorical questions contribute to the poem’s effectiveness. This essay will also explore how an awareness of the political context out of which the poem arises‚ helps the reader appreciate its significance‚ meaning and power as a ‘critique’ and how the features

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    to a powerful ending‚ concluding that he would rather have death than to be denied liberty. 6. A rhetorical question is a question posed to emphasize a point‚ not for the purpose of getting an answer. Henry uses this device extensively throughout his speech. Find one example in the speech‚ quote it and explain what point he is emphasizing with those particular questions. One example of a rhetorical question Henry used in his

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