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    Good and Evil and Poem

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    the gas lamps the farm boys‚” states imagery in the poem. Meaning the people of the town are bad‚ and how people are afraid. “Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action‚ cunning as a savage pitted against the wilderness”‚ states a simile in the poem. The simile is comparing the city to the dog. “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg luring has a theme that there can be more seen in a person’s eye than what meets the eye. The bad side of some people sees‚ but even evil people can have some good in them. The

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    At the beginning‚ Annie Dillard vividly describes the surrounding area before the total eclipse. This same vivid imagery is used throughout the text and allows the reader to experience everything Annie Dillard experienced. This thorough recounterance‚ in the text‚ “Total Eclipse‚” helps the reader understand Dillards emotions through the use of different figurative devices. The detailed describing words used in paragraph two‚ “All the people you see in the photograph.are now dead.I was watching a

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    before his assassination. In Dr. King’s speech “What is your Life’s Blueprint?” he asserts that everyone should be the best they can be‚ no matter who or what they do. In his “Life’s Blueprint” speech‚ Dr. King uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and similes‚ in order to figuratively and eloquently inspire students to perform to the best of their abilities. In the speech “Life’s Blueprint”‚ he uses metaphors to help describe what a blueprint of life is. His use of metaphors describe his ideas in a figurative

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    St Paul of Tarsus had contributed greatly to the development and religious expression of Christianity. His education as a Pharisee under Rabbi Gamaliel gave him an excellent rabbinical and scriptural background for writing‚ speaking and debating holding a context of high authority as he was able to establish that Jesus of Nazareth was undoubtedly the Messiah due to his extensive knowledge of the Old Testament and the Covenant. Due to this aspect of his authority‚ many people believed what he was

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    Origin

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    "Devarāja" is the Hindu-Buddhist cult of deified royalty in Southeast Asia.[1] It could be simply described as Southeast Asian concept of divine king. The concept viewed the monarch to possess transcendental quality‚ the king as the living god on earth‚ the incarnation of the supreme god‚ often attributed to Shiva or Vishnu. The concept is closely related to Indian concept of Chakravartin (universal monarch). In politics‚ it is viewed as the divine justification of a king’s rule. The concept was

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    Still I Rise

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    nonfiction best seller by and African-American woman. Throughout this poem and “Still I Rise”‚ Angelou creates a theme of perseverance even during rough times‚ by using multiple poetic devices. In the poem‚ “Still I Rise”‚ Angelou uses imagery‚ similes‚ and repetition to show the theme. The line “I rise”‚ is repeated at the end of every other stanza (4). This is to show that no matter what people do or say she will rise. Angelou shows that nothing will keep her down through the repetition of this

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    Flies using foreshadowing‚ mood‚ tone‚ and many types of figurative language. Golding uses many examples of figurative language such as similes‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ and hyperboles. A simile and metaphor compares two unlike objects. To differentiate the two‚ similes uses like or as and metaphors directly compares the two objects. An example of simile that Golding used is‚ “ Ralph danced out into the hot air of the beach and then returned as a fighter-plane‚ with wings swept back…” Ralph

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    women take more responsibility than men‚ and men are worthless when it comes to helping out. Barry’s purpose is to expose and bring attention to these gender roles. Barry uses the rhetorical and satirical strategies such as exaggeration‚ irony‚ and simile in order to address the purpose of his essay. "Lost in the Kitchen" by Dave Barry is a satirical essay that exposes gender roles and society’s norms. Barry uses the satirical device exaggeration to demonstrate this purpose. For example‚ in paragraph

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    LITR 221 Quiz 1

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    LITR 221 Quiz 1 LITR 221 Quiz # 1 Question 1 of 10 2.5 Points What‚ above all‚ does the speaker admire about the oak in “I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing”?   A. its fierce beauty     B. its size     C. its leaves     D. its contented solitude  Answer Key: D Question 2 of 10 2.5 Points In “A Noiseless Patient Spider‚” to what does the speaker compare the spider’s launching of filament?     A. America spreading across the continent     B. his soul’s spiritual quest     C.

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    The Odyssey Book 5 Notes

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    didn’t happen. He had assistance from‚ Ino‚ Athene‚ the river god and the Phaeacians. * Odysseus reached Scherie on the 20th day. * Hermes put on his golden sandals. * Hermes carried his wand. * Hermes was described as a sea-gull – a simile. * Calypso was singing and weaving. * Odysseus is on the sea shore. * Hermes doesn’t see Odysseus. * Calypso calls Hermes ‘Hermes of the golden wand.’ – An epithet. * Hermes eats ambrosia and drinks red nectar. * Hermes complains

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