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    also the patient’s trust. I will be imitating Virginia Woolf‚ the author of “Shakespeare’s Sister”‚ by using different forms of rhetorical techniques to get my point across to the audience; however‚ my main techniques will be imaginative scenario and simile. With using imaginative scenario‚ it helps use a plausible creative way to persuade the audience to the

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    Visual Imagery is important in poetry to help the poet express the theme of the poem. There are three types of imagery Bishop uses to express her theme. First‚ she uses Metaphor. Second she uses Simile‚ Third‚ and she uses Personification. The Fish poem is very full of different types of imagery and very vivid in it narrations. This poem depends on its imagery more than any other single element. The speaker alternately convinces us of the fish’s ugliness and its beauty‚ and in order to achieve this

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    family owning a futuristic home that reminds them of their daily events and is specifically scheduled to perform chores chronologically throughout the day. In the short story‚ Bradbury’s use of simile provides the readers with a projection of the overall tone of the narrative. To begin‚ a quite striking simile is used‚ “The fire backed off‚ as even an elephant must at the sight of a dead snake (bradbury 3)”. By comparing the fire with an elephant‚ a clear image can be created in the reader’s mind on

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    to their new way of life and how the physical change of moving countries has changed them emotionally. Change is present in this poem as the poet uses the simile “Shut the house; like a well-oiled lock” to appreciate the order of daily ritual when departing in the morning. It indicates that the house is secure and protects the family. The simile “like adopted children” shows that the garden is not like any other garden to them. The language techniques that Skrzynecki uses in this poem are used

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    agrees that Philosophers in Athenian society can be dangerous‚ but he then counters they can only become a danger when they’re corrupted by society. He uses the simile of the ship to explain that because democratic society has no use for philosophers‚ they have no alternative but to stand aside from the corruption of political life. The simile of the ship denotes each feature to a part of Athenian society. The ship represents the basis of a Democratic Athenian Society and the Captains plays the electorate

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    scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka‚ or Pali canon‚ which is agreed to contain the earliest surviving record of the Buddha’s teachings. THERAVADA TRADITIONS    Anicca (impermanence) Dukkha (suffering) Anatta (not-self) UNIQUE PRACTICES    Sila (ethics or discipline) Samadhi (meditative concentration) Panna (understanding or wisdom) UNIQUE TEACHINGS   Suffering and the end of suffering The four noble truths MAHAYANA BUDDHISM BIG VEHICLE     Describe the significant moment’s The

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    be described in various ways‚ pain‚ sharp muscle spasms‚ burning‚ stabbing‚ aching‚ pressure‚ and gnawing. The nature of phantom limb syndrome can acute or chronic and vary significantly in intensity. Phantom Limb syndrome was first introduced by Silas Weir Mitchell‚ a French surgeon. He noted this phenomenon in soldiers who felt pain in the amputated limbs. In the beginning it was patients were described as having illusion or labeled as mentally ill. Scientist and medical personnel proposed a theory

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    feeling of awe and inspiration‚ along with a new desire to read Chapman’s translation of Homer. The poem is rich with emotion-invoking language and filled to the brim with excitement. The poet‚ John Keats‚ uses figurative language such as metaphor and simile to create a tone of wonder‚ fulfillment‚ and ecstasy in his poem “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer.” The poem contains figurative and symbolistic expressions such as seen in the first line in “realms of gold” The realms of gold represent

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    English Parts of speech 2 The Simile A simile is an direct comparison that always contains the words “as” or “like” A simile compares one thing with another and in the process suggests some degree of similarly between things that are not the same. Example: The carpet felt like sandpaper under her feet (Here the carpet‚ which is usually soft‚ is being compared to sandpaper‚ which suggests that either there is something wrong with this carpet or it is uncomfortable to walk on. Identifying

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    swimming contest; another when he saw Caesar sickly and frail after a fever; and lastly one where Caesar again is portrayed as a weak and sickly man. In the monologue by Cassius directed at Brutus‚ Cassius uses paradox‚ self-heroic word choice and similes throughout three separate stories to give examples of Caesar’s weaknesses. Cassius’ main goal becomes to portray Caesar as any other man; and to rationalize killing the king to gain power for (what he

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