The poem “Theme for English B” tells a story about a student’s perspective on who he truly is as a person by Langston Hughes. The poem is developed into three sections. The first section creates a tone of knowledge where he knows where he stands as the only black student trying to express through the use of imagery. He uses imagery when he says “I’m the only colored student in my class”(10). The use of imagery‚ readers can understand where he stands & picture it for a better understanding of where
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formal or informal. (2 marks) 3. List and explain two examples of CARES techniques that the author uses to support the essay’s main point. (4 marks) 4. Provide examples for the following literary devices and explain their importance to the author’s message: metaphor‚ parallelism and rhetorical question. (6 marks) 5. Tomson Highway considers himself to be an ambassador for our country. Explain how Atticus Finch is an ambassador of hope and good will to others. (6 marks) Canada‚ My
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Youssef Kamal English 250 Ashleigh Mills 3 May 2013 Reflection of English 250 After a year of focused work in English 250‚ I feel that I have developed the skill to articulate what I want to convey to the reader in multiple ways. My strengths as a reader have also definitely improved after reading the material we had this semester. We discussed several different aspects of the English language and spent a good amount of time this semester perfecting our ability to write rhetorical analyses. Doing
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of July‚ which was the Independence Day in the U.S. In his speech‚ Douglass’s main audience is the white citizens of Rochester. He uses rhetorical questions‚ parallelism‚ and metaphor to criticize the hypocritical situation that slavery still existed in the United States and to call upon more people to support the abolitionism. First‚ through the use of rhetorical
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“It’s a bird‚ it’s a plane‚”” no‚ it’s a Toyota Camry” In the July 2014 edition of Time magazine Toyota published their ad for their new Camry Hybrid vehicle. The advertisement was a full page in the back of the magazine‚ simply because when people look at a magazine they start by flipping through the pages ending up landing at the back of the book. The ad is not very extravagant in my opinion. The genre of the advertisement would be more of an artistic and animated background with very vibrant
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Rhetorical Terms and Techniques of Persuasion Fill in at least 1example for each from Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Alliteration: repetition of the same sound beginning several words in a sequence: Little Larry likes lemons. Examples: faithful friends. whom we welcome. same high standards of strength and sacrifice Anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases‚clauses or lines: I have a dream…I have a dream…I have a dream Examples: Let both sides... Let
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Extended Essay – English B Title: American Society Should Take Responsibility for its Troubled Teenagers Research question: Regarding Green Day’s twelve-minute-long music video “Jesus of Suburbia” as well as its lyrics‚ how have the problems of American society led to the problems of American teenagers? Candidate Name: He‚ Jing Candidate Number: 001458-039 School Name: Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School School Code: 001458 Word count: 3672 Abstract: I’m concerned about
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Various persuasive techniques such as‚ rhetorical devices‚ must be incorporated in a persuasive document in order to successfully persuade the audience. Thomas Jefferson uses various rhetorical devices within ¨The Declaration of Independence¨ in order to create an effective argument‚ and to inspire action within his people. Within “The Declaration of Independence‚” Jefferson was able to express the colonies compelling reasons for separation through his electrifying phrases. Throughout the document
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The purpose of the rhetorical questions in paragraph 7 is to explain the fact that fighting and violence are sometimes men’s instinct‚ therefore‚ if we want to stop the wars‚ we must encourage men to get rid of such instinct in the first place. The use of rhetorical questions builds a stronger tone that leave a clear impression to the audience‚ and it indirectly lead the audience to the final conclusion the author attempts to convey. By using rhetorical questions‚ Woolf naturally catches
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Once he was inaugurated on January 20th‚ 1961‚ John F. Kennedy prepared to deliver his famous speech. By using a multitude of devices‚ Kennedy created a speech that would be remembered as a great ‘call to action’ in history. In a time of trouble and confusion for the American people where threats could attack at any time Kennedy had to portray himself as the blanket of warmth in the Cold War. With his use of Scesis Onomaton‚ Consonance‚ and more‚ Kennedy was able to provide an empowering speech to
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