an adjective clause. Poe’s addition of the adjective clause “here the panes were purple” creates an in-depth meaning of the object. Poe moves on to emphasize the final room by obscuring description‚ stating that “The seventh apartment was closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the walls.” Poe clearly acknowledges these specific sentences compared to his others. He progresses‚ going as far to extend the sentences by adding several more adjectives to specify
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unwillingly violated by the likes of those similar to Frank. As Jeffrey is watching the affair‚ he is shrouded in complete darkness‚ except for the light shining through the slated grill of the closet door. While the slits of light shining on his body represent the beginnings of Jeffrey’s realization of the awful reality hidden in his town‚ the darkness personifies the lie he once lived‚ where he was shrouded from the reality of life‚ quite literally “in the
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Jack the Ripper is an infamous criminal whose identity has remained shrouded in mystery for over 125 years. There is a copious amount of factors that contribute to the killer’s identity remaining unknown for over a century; these factors include a lack of forensic evidence‚ inconsistent facts‚ false witnesses‚ an incredible amount of suspects‚ and a lack of consensus about who the actual victims of Jack the Ripper were. There are numerous important factors to consider when investigating these murders
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Throughout the story she is shrouded in references of light and beauty. Jordan tells Nick of young Daisy‚ saying “she dressed in white‚ and had a little white roadster” (pg. 49). The continuing use of white imagery may lead a reader to think of Daisy as innocent‚ but I think that Daisy is shrouded in light to distract from the fact that she is a self-centered and very destructive person. Gatsby‚ in my opinion‚
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or an erosion of commitment to children‚ recent changes in family life are only the latest in a series of disjunctive transformations in family roles‚ functions‚ and dynamics that have occurred over the past three centuries. Few subjects are more shrouded in myths‚ misconceptions‚ and misleading generalizations than the history of the family. Students will find the history of the family an eye-opening window on the past. They will discover that: It was only in the 1920s that‚ for the first time‚
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particular flower was not to be cherished. This particular flower‚ as with the several dozen that had come before it in various capitals and places of importance‚ was actually the calling card of a master bandit. A thief who’s name‚ even alias‚ was shrouded in mystery. Every time that glass petal showed up somewhere‚ that very night an item several times more valuable would go
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only wait in fear. Another use of symbolism would be the color use for the rooms; the seven colors symbolize the seven stages in life. First‚ the color black. This was the seventh room and had contained the ominous‚ ebony clock. It had been "closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the walls‚ falling in heavy folds upon a carpet of the same material and hue" (146)‚ and contained "no light of any kind.” This represented the dark and unavoidable death. The other
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passage establishes the horror of the disease and explains why the guests would react to the blood stained intruder at the end of the story. • slide 3 of 4 Imagery in the 7th Room Example of Imagery - "The seventh apartment was closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the walls‚ falling in heavy folds upon the carpet of the same material and hue" (146). Senses - Sight‚ Touch Analysis: The oppressiveness of the 7th room contrasts the gaiety of
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Ancient Greece‚ which featured mainly athletic but also combat and chariot racing events. During the Olympic games all struggles against the participating city-states were postponed until the games were finished.[1] The origin of these Olympics is shrouded in mystery and legend[2] According to legend‚ it was Heracles who first called the Games "Olympic" and established the custom of holding them every four years.[3] The most widely accepted date for the beginning of the Ancient Olympics is 776 BC;
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How does Charles Dickens create tension and danger in the opening chapter of Great Expectations? The firs chapter of ‘Great Expectations’ establishes the plot outline for the story whilst sill introducing‚ its main characters‚ Pip and his world. As both narrator and protagonist‚ Pip is naturally the most important character in ‘Great Expectations’: the novel is his story‚ told in his words‚ and his insights define the events and characters of the book. As a result‚ Dickens most important task
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