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    exaggerates in this sentence making it seem as if no one in the whole state was friendly or welcoming. Like if they were all grumpy and impolitely. | (2) Rhetorical Shift | | “When I disembarked from the river-boat at Jacksonville‚ she was no more. It seemed that I had suffered a sea change” | As I was reading the passage‚ I notice a rhetorical shift in this few sentences. When the author wrote “…she was no more.” Makes it seem as if she was giving up on herself as if somehow everything she had just

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    nostalgically for the first three stanzas about how men used to be in the woman’s control. In Medusa‚ there is more of a sense of immediacy in the narrator to confront the issue – ‘Are you terrified?’ followed by ‘Be terrified’ (the transition of question to command across these stanzas conveys the sense of a threat against the man’s actions). Meanwhile‚ the narrator of Les Grands Seigneurs seems happier blocking out her feelings of present resent by fantasising about the past‚ given the first three

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    tricks us‚ throughout much of the story‚ into believing that the tale is about humans. She teases us with issues of child abuse‚ male-female relationships‚ life in a small town‚ and sisterly devotion‚ but she upsets our expectations‚ forces us to ask questions‚ re-read the story‚ and come to see that man is just as frightening as beast.I have to admit I had to read this story 2 times before I could really understand the meaning of it but when it finally came to me I was just amazed. This story is great

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    various techniques. In Owens poem Anthem for Doomed Youth he uses a synthesis of aural techniques designed to convey the central idea of the misconception of war. In the first line of the poem “What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” the rhetorical question implemented by Owen is designed to hint to the responder the reality of war‚ which is further reinforced by the conjunction of the simile “as cattle”. This signification part of the extract compares the young‚ for healthy men as perceived by

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    newcomers in a place or locality.” Toni Morrison‚ however‚ describes a different definition of the word through her 1998 essay‚ “Strangers‚” written to introduce the book A Kind of Rapture by Robert Bergman. Through proper use of repetition‚ rhetorical questions‚ and imagery‚ Morrison establishes that there is no such thing as simple strangers‚ only reflections of us in each other. She also defines humanity and argues that there is a bit of each of us in everybody else‚ therefore there is no reason

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    Pause and Reflect pg. 137 1. Take a few minutes to listen to the inner voice you use when thinking. Close your eyes now and listen to it. Did you hear that voice? Perhaps it was saying "What voice? I don’t have any voice.." Try again‚ and pay attention to what the voice is saying. 2. Now think about the following situations‚ and imagine hw you would react in each. How would you interpret them with your inner voice? What feelings would follow from each interpretation? a. At first I would be

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    and his ancestors as well as a lack of intimacy. The fact that there are only males present suggests that they have had a greater influence over the narrator’s cultural and social identity than females. Scattered throughout the poem are rhetorical questions posed by the narrator himself. Lines such as ‘’who are these shadows…standing shoulder to shoulder?’’ show the exclusion and confusion the narrator feels and his lack of connection to his past. The narrator’s lack of knowledge about his culture

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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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    is asking the audience as he thinks the term ‘half-caste’ does not make sense and he is emphesising his anger. He wants the audience to feel guilty and sympathy towards people who are mixed race. He also displays his emotions through using rhetorical questions which are also sarcastic. “you mean when Picasso mix red an green is a half-caste canvas”. This is also an example of the imagery he uses. It gives the audience visuals of the contrast of the red and green which represents black and white

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    refer to. | ‘tok-tok-tok’ – a knock on the door‘tik-ti-la-ok!’ – a sound that cocks make every morning | 6. METONYMY - A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated; also‚ the rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it. | Nagdiwang ang Malacañang sanhi ng pagpapalaya ng mga Pilipinong bihag ng mga pirata sa Somalia.(Malacañang – Pangulo at kanyang mga opisyal) | 7. SYNECDOCHE – a

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