kind”‚ this is a big use of irony because war is the last thing you would imagine to be kind. The phrase “war is kind” is repeated through the entire poem to emphasize his point. People might take Crane’s works far too literally and not realize the sarcasm and irony that he means to put across‚ but Crane gets his opposition to the war across with his use of
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presents many stylistic and rhetorical techniques to show his thoughts about the Vietnam War. He uses vivid imagery to show the awful things he saw and experienced in his time there. He has a very negative tone throughout the whole letter and uses sarcasm intended to provoke unfavorable thoughts and opinions about the war. Kempner also utilizes a variety of different types and lengths of sentences. The graphic imagery Kempner uses to describe the scene is gruesome. He tells us of the “impenetrable
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managed to go from an average of 45 comments to an average of 29 comments a day. That’s a huge improvement. Some contributing factors include: more sleep‚ less hours at work‚ and the threat of a punishment. I decided that to guarantee a reduction in sarcasm‚ I would need something that would be even more important to me then an off-hand comment would be. I decided that every time I said something that was the opposite of what I meant I would punish myself by not being allowed to talk for 20 seconds.
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skills‚ all the while learning even more about himself. He realizes exactly what it means to be a good person‚ someone people can trust‚ as well as being comfortable in his own skin. Satire is the use of humour and with a critical attitude‚ irony‚ sarcasm‚ or ridicule for exposing or denouncing the frailties and faults of mankind’s activities and institutions such a folly‚ stupidity and vice. Shrek subverts fairy-tale traditions by making fun of numerous classic conventions by using unexpected events
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wife. The language used has a satirical edge evident in both the author’s emphasis on certain modifiers (indicated by italics) and in the surface structure of the sentences‚ which belies the underlying criticisms. The audience should recognize the sarcasm from the language and attitude of the narrator. Now let’s consider all the elements supporting her satirical point‚ beginning with the author’s long history with this style of writing. Much as her personal life informs her recent article in the
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Kelly Means English 1113-350 11/8/09 Compare and Contrast To compare and contrast essays can be a difficult thing to do. One might tend to look for similarities in essays and choose that way. You might focus on essays that are just blatantly obvious in their differences. But that would be too easy. However if one might choose essays that are different and then search to find out how they are the same may prove more entertaining. I chose “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” and “Just Walk on By
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Terrifyingly Compelling In his article “Why We Crave Horror Movies‚” published in the December 1981 issue of Playboy Magazine‚ thriller author Stephen King uses a sarcastic but menacing tone to explain why people watch horror films. In the very first sentence of the article‚ King shows that we are all insane to some degree; we are all mentally ill‚ but some can hide it better than others (King 222). Why do you spend so much time and money going to the cinemas to see horror movies? We go simply
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English 101 To Think Pink or Not “Pink Think” by Lynn Peril is an excerpt from the introduction to Pink Think‚ a book that examines the influences of the feminine ideal. Lynn Peril was born in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin‚ but has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1985. She writes‚ edits‚ publishes‚ and detritus of popular culture‚ especially that concerning gender-related behavioral instructions. The Author starts off the essay with her thesis saying that the human female is bombarded with advice
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never be in way that nourishes the relationship between the shamer and the shamee. Shame makes us feel terrible‚ like we’re horrible people‚ broken‚ worthless‚ and disgusting. And when someone shames us‚ we lose respect for that person. Shaming‚ like sarcasm‚ is easy but damaging. Yes I do think shaming does have some type of control on us in the United States sometimes it could be good and bad it depending on the person that is receiving the punishment. Some people are just has no concerned about
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Summary and Personal Response “Farm Girl” by Hemauer Neffer Arias Strayer University Instructor: Audrey L. Vaughan English 115 January 17‚ 2015 “Farm Girl” by Jessica Hemauer has many different aspects that describe a young child’s life in the Farmland. The article itself gives a different perspective to children who may have thought that their lives were already rugged life by going to school. In the Article Jessica Hemauer primarily describes her childhood and what she had to go
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