The Last Leaf‚ The Ransom of Red Chief‚ A Retrieved Reformation and The Clarion Call to give the readers a brief picture of the stories‚ the author’s biography so as to give the readers an account of their lives and inspirations‚ and the literary techniques pertaining to style and theme to let the readers understand how the research is being conducted. Synopses The Gift of the Magi Jim and Della are a husband and wife living in a rented room in New York. They are quite poor and recently
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NAME: Leong Kang Ping‚ Isaiah ( 27 ) DATE: 9 December 2014 CLASS: 2H SEC 1 LITERATURE 2014 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK TASK IN 5 STAGES: 1 CHOOSE a song with English lyrics that use at least TWO literary techniques from the six elements we have learnt‚ namely simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ rhyme‚ alliteration or onomatopoeia. Here are some examples you may choose: 1. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 2. “100 Years” by Five for Fighting 3. “Swallowed in the Sea” by
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When writing this article‚ Andres Martin merely keeps in mind who he is writing to‚ his audience of colleagues and parents searching for an answer regarding their “troubled” teen. His audience expects that he’ll condemn teenagers with tattoos and back up their stance on the issue‚ simply because he is a child psychologist and should see this behavior as unacceptable. His audience would expect that he’d provide his medical input that would support and justify their opposition to their kids having
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In the November 2008 United States election cycle‚ the state of California had Proposition 8 on the ballot. This was in response to the state legalizing gay marriage through the judicial system. After the legalization of the practice‚ opponents of gay marriage were able to put Proposition 8 on the ballot in an attempt to overturn the court ruling. Ultimately they were successful‚ but not without millions of dollars in campaign advertising. This paper will examine the main advertisement named‚ ’Gathering
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Tractor – Ted Hughes This is a poem in which Hughes dramatises man’s struggle with an often hostile environment. Here‚ the poet is trying to rescue a tractor form its ’hell of ice’. Hughes uses personification. The tractor is personified in order to make the incident as dramatic as possible. Throughout the poem it is compared to animal‚ and its final release from the trap of the weather is like the birth of a baby animal. As well as the wonderful descriptions of the tractor and the weather in
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“A Contemplation upon Flowers “ The persona wishes that he could be as brave as the flowers‚ they owe their life to the earth. They follow the cycle of life and death. The persona wishes that he could be this way because he is opposite he wants to live forever. However he compliments the flowers he admires them‚ he uses the word gallant to emphasize his appreciation and his longing to be like them. Literary devices Simile Stanza 1‚ line1: The persona is wishing that
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Thesis statement: Aristotle’s concept of tragic flaw can be used to analyze the blind pursuit of truth based on the belief of one’s own innocence could lead the person to discover his own guilt. Topic Sentence: a) will illustrate one situation that will be analyzed in detail using the Poetic’s concept (with multiple pieces of evidence). b) will introduce the Poetics element (tragic flaw). ● Tragic Flaw: the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy;hamartia.
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COMMON READING TECHNIQUES AMONG THE STUDENTS OF CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CITY CAMPUS A Research Paper Submitted to the Faculty of Cavite State University-Bacoor Bacoor City‚ Cavite In Partial Fulfilment to the Requirement for the Course ENGL 2-Writing in Discipline SHERRELYN MAE ASIS MARY GRACE P. CABALLERO GLENNALYN S. REJAS MEGEN L. TARIPE MARVY JHANE S. TULIPAS March 2014 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A. Background of Study
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Analyse the techniques used in a music video of Robbie Williams- Rock DJ‚ directed by Vaughan Arnell. Rock DJ‚ directed by Vaughan Arnell‚ was Robbie Williams’s first come-back video after been in rehabilitation. In this Video Arnell uses various techniques‚ camera angles and shots to show the lengths artists will go for fame and fortune represented by the DJ. Rock DJ has been banned from television due to the Cannibalistic scenes which ironically gave the video more attention and won several
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Hyperbole I’m as hungry as a starving lion. Hyperbole is a synonym for exaggeration. Clearly‚ the speaker is not really as hungry as a starving lion. A hyperbole is just a figure of speech we use to emphasize a point. The opposite device is understatement: I’m a little tired is a purposeful understatement if the speaker has been up for 48 hours. Repetition Duty does not trump honesty. Duty does not trump common sense. And duty‚ my friends‚ does not trump morality. Repetition is the conscious
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