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    reeling from an unexpected disappointment. Wolsey’s soliloquy reveals anger and lamentation as he struggles to come to terms with what has happened. Shakespeare portrays both the hostility and despair of Wolsey’s reaction through allusion‚ figurative language‚ and an altercation in tone. The words Shakespeare picks reflect Wolsey’s reaction because they show strong emotion. Wolsey describes himself as "weary‚" which suggests that he has put all his effort and time into his position‚ leaving him

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    that people sometimes feel isolated for their different beliefs and values. The author displays this theme through the use of figurative language‚ flashbacks‚ and conflict. When Margot describes the sun to her classmates‚ she tells them that “It’s like a penny”(2). She also tells them that “It’s like a fire… in the stove”(2). These quotes are examples of figurative language‚ similes specifically‚ that reveal how Margot sees the sun. Her view of the sun is very different from her classmates‚ who

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    “Night” by Elie Wiesel is an autobiography in which Elie’s life during the Holocaust is explained. Elie Wiesel uses imagery‚ figurative language‚ and pathos as tools to express the horrors he experienced while living through a nightmare‚ the Holocaust. Elie describes his experiences with imagery. “Open rooms everywhere. Gaping doors and windows looked out into the woid. It all belonged to everyone since it no longer belonged to anyone.” “Some were crying. They used whatever strength they had left

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    The intentionality hidden behind even the most conventional actions and objects is taken for granted. Everything is done‚ said‚ or placed because someone made it happen. For instance‚ a discarded coffee cup may not warrant a second glance to a person passing by. Disregarded is the concept that someone filled the cup‚ someone drank from it‚ and someone will clear it away. If a closer look is taken‚ this underlying intention can be discovered. American poet Elizabeth Bishop explored this idea through

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    Walter Dean Myers‚ the author uses descriptive adjectives to develop an imagine. The author also uses figurative language to develop the mood in the story and to develop the characters. In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” the author uses descriptive adjectives to develop characters and an image. First‚ the author stated “Graffiti scarred building to the grim shadows.” Here author uses descriptive language when describing the setting to help set the eerie mood of the story‚ it was eerie because of the shadows

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    In his play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare uses various examples of figurative language. He does this through the use of allusions‚ metaphors and foreshadowing in order to develop character and plot. Shakespeare uses one specific type of figurative to give you plot‚ and that type is foreshadowing. Through out the play Shakespeare continuously gives hints that give you more meaning to the purpose of the verse. In some cases‚ Shakespeare reveals plot‚ in this case upcoming death or misery

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    1. allegory: a literary work that has a second meaning beneath the surface‚ often relating to a fixed‚ corresponding idea or moral principle. 2. alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds. It serves to please the ear and bind verses together‚ to make lines more memorable‚ and for humorous effect. • Already American vessels had been searched‚ seized‚ and sunk. -John F. Kennedy • I should like to hear him fly with the high fields/ And wake to the farm forever fled from the childless

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    evil. A clue that Nathaniel Hawthorne provides the readers with is the language that the characters use throughout the story: old English. With a context of “Sayest thou so?... thee‚ not thou shalt turn back” (Hawthorne‚ 2). The author’s storytelling is told in a serious and dark tone with witchcraft‚ dark clouds‚ and the devil persuading Goodman Brown to become evil. Hawthorne’s style of writing utilizer figurative language “The cry of grief rage and terror was yet piercing the night” (Hawthorne

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    This battery sweeper is a kind of electric ride on sweeper. And is mainly used for cleaning relatively flat places‚ such as industrial and mining districts‚ companies‚ large warehouses‚ campuses‚ and high-grade villas‚ etc. Battery Sweeper YH-B1350 This battery sweeper is a kind of electric ride on sweeper. And is mainly used for cleaning relatively flat places‚ such as industrial and mining districts‚ companies‚ large warehouses‚ campuses‚ and high-grade villas‚ etc. Battery Sweeper YH-B1350 Features:

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    Language Acquisition Theories Grand Canyon University ESL-533N February 22‚ 2014 Language Acquisition Theories The article “Bridging two worlds: Reading comprehension‚ figurative language instruction‚ and the English-language learner” (Palmer‚ et al) tells the story about Alejandro Alvarez‚ and ELL student who lived in the United States during his early childhood years‚ returned to his home country of El Salvador and soon after‚ his family decided to relocate to Florida. Alejandro

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