In this passage‚ Abraham Lincoln uses the literary device of contrasting imagery to express the higher‚ spiritual implications of the war. Through his magnificent oratory talent‚ Lincoln distinguishes a path for the nation by employing the images of life and death. The phrase‚ “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us‚” describes an incomplete duty‚ once held by the soldiers of Gettysburg now passed on to those in attendance (93). To illuminate this transfer
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Frederick Douglass Essay Frederick Douglass has finally managed to run away from one of his masters to become a free slave‚ but yet he feels fear and paranoia. As he runs away‚ he contemplates all the possibilities of him getting caught by slaveholders or even turned in by his own kind. And it upsets him having to pass all the houses and food‚ but he has no shelter and starves with no food. This in fact heightens the intensity of his fear and paranoia because he is more likely to be caught with
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In the short story Big Black Good Man‚ Richard Wright uses several literary devices‚ although the most apparent devices are character‚ point of view and an underlying theme. The literary devices that Richard Wright employs allow the reader to sense that the characters point of view and choice of setting represent the contrast and character development throughout the story and in the end‚ represents the idea that external differences do not always match internal intentions. The authors choice
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Paragraph 1: I’ve done it. I’ve escaped Shawshank. I am free. The sound of thunder rolls through the area as a bolt of lightning splits the midnight sky. Soon it begins to sprinkle‚ the little water droplets begin growing larger and failing more frequently. I rip off my prison shirt along with my white tank top and raise my arms as the rain cascades down on me like a waterfall. Each drop of fresh water cleanses my filthy skin and erases the last 25 years I had spent in the prison. As I stand there
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Alliteration: repetition of the initial consonant sounds beginning several words in sequence. "Let us go forth to lead the land we love." President J. F. Kennedy‚ Inaugural 1961 "Veni‚ vidi‚ vici." Julius Caesar (I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered) Adage a proverb or wise saying made familiar by long use Allusion a passing reference or indirect mention He was the Adam to her Eve Anadiplosis: ("doubling back") the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically‚ re
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English 1 B – assignment due 11 or 12 September in tutorials. Essay question Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” is a political poem that needs to be understood contextually for its full meaning to be revealed. Write a 5 paragraph essay (introduction‚ 3 paragraphs in the body of the essay and a conclusion) in which you discuss the following: 1. The relevance of the history of slavery to understanding this poem. Your answer should include a discussion of the images and repetition that Marley uses
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Literary Device Glossary Allusion: An implied or indirect reference to a person‚ event‚ or thing that has to do with another part of a text. Can be direct quotes or it can be indirect things that are implied. Most are from commonly known pieces of literature or history. Example: “but now he found that he committed himself to the following of a grail” The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald. Function: In this example‚ Fitzgerald alludes to the Holy Grail. What this does is show how
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Hester’s Redemption Being saved from sin. Proving that you are worthy. Redemption. Hester Prynne has a life full of redeeming herself. In fact‚ her daughter Pearl‚ and the scarlet letter are connected together‚ because they both redeem Hester. Pearl is one of the main reasons that Hester has to wear the letter “A.” Consequently‚ Hester was named an adulterer in the act of her having her child. Although‚ Pearl is a product of sin‚ she helps redeem Hester. Even though Pearl is named a “witch child”
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Rhetorical Terms/Devices Figurative language is the generic term for any artful deviation from the ordinary mode of speaking or writing. It is what makes up a writer’s style – how he or she uses language. The general thinking is that we are more likely to be persuaded by rhetoric that is interesting‚ even artful‚ rather than mundane. When John F. Kennedy said‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country” (an example of anastrophe)‚ it was more interesting –
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ambiguity of manner. 8. Anachronism – Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time‚ esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword in an anachronism in modern warfare. 9. Anaphora – A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginnings of successive phrases or sentences. Compare this to epistrophe‚ where such repetitions occur at the ends. (lesson 10. Analogy – A similarity between like features of two things‚ on which a
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