Roenyl Tisoy Mr. Boyd AP Literature 27 August 2012 Title In The Sound of Waves‚ Yukio Mishima explores the contrast between the corrupt influences of western civilization versus the power of nature. Mishima idealizes Japan through descriptive language and also through the characters. Mishima presents Yasuo as the antagonist to invoke the reader’s appreciation for nature and ultimately‚ Japan. He uses characterization to associate Yasuo‚ the antagonist‚ with corrupt Western influence. Furthermore
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LITERARY DEVICES Copyright © 2007 by Jay Braiman www.mrbraiman.com Literary devices refers to specific aspects of literature‚ in the sense of its universal function as an art form which expresses ideas through language‚ which we can recognize‚ identify‚ interpret and/or analyze. Literary devices collectively comprise the art form’s components; the means by which authors create meaning through language‚ and by which readers gain understanding of and appreciation for their works. They also provide
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Safe and Sound Take a minute to think about one thing from your childhood you still have an endless love for. How does it make you feel? Happy? Joyful? Safe? For Holden Caulfield‚ the exhibits in the Natural History museum are what make him feel safe. The museum scene in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ shows how someone changes throughout life‚ but memories remain the same and stick with us forever. There are some things in life that change‚ like our hair or clothes‚ and other things
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Someone to Respect and Admire Blake Mycoskie Brief Background Blake Mycoskie is a young successful American author and entrepreneur who was born in August 26‚ 1976 and raised in Arlington‚ Texas with two other siblings- sister Paige and brother Tyler. Blake teamed-up with his sister‚ Paige‚ to compete on the second season of CBS’ The Amazing Race and finished in third place and split a prize of $25‚000. He started doing business while in college where he founded a door-to-door laundry service
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Sound of Waves Study Guide Name: ___________________________ Chapter 1 1. What is the name of the island where the novel takes place? 2. Which two spots does the narrator describe as the most beautiful on the island? 3. Describe the main character‚ including age‚ physical looks‚ job and name. 4. Who are the boy’s good friends? How do they help him with his struggles in school? Chapter 2 5. Who else is in Shinji’s family? 6. Who in the village
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It was September 14‚ 1958. Marcel Williams grew up in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ not the safest city‚ who was a sophomore in Mumford High School. Marcel grew up in a poor family with only his mother and two sisters‚ so he was always helping out and running errands‚ therefore he learned to stick up for himself and responsibility. He worked at a 7-11 near his house which was the only income in his family because his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and his two sisters were two young to work. Marcel didn’t
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In poetry‚ many poets use prosody to bring their writing to life. Prosody is the pronunciation of a poem‚ and it usually includes elements such as sound‚ rhyme‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ onomatopoeia‚ rhythm‚ stress‚ and meter. These effects can take poetry to a completely different level‚ beyond only imagery. In the poem‚ ?The Word Plum‚? by Helen Chasin‚ examples of alliteration and onomatopoeia are used to bring her subject‚ a plum‚ to life. In the first line‚ Chasin begins with a very basic description
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A Sound of Thunder‚ Part 1 Ray Bradbury The sign on the wall seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water. Eckels felt his eyelids blink over his stare‚ and the sign burned in this momentary darkness: TIME SAFARI‚ INC. SAFARIS TO ANY YEAR IN THE PAST. YOU NAME THE ANIMAL. WE TAKE YOU THERE. YOU SHOOT IT. Warm phlegm gathered in Eckels’ throat; he swallowed and pushed it down. The muscles around his mouth formed a smile as he put his hand slowly out upon the air‚ and in that
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A Suggestion of Sound System Topic: A proposal solution of existing handset inconvenience in aircraft Team name: Mr. Taiwan Team member: William Young‚ Wallace Tang‚ Jason Wang and Jerry Huang Date: Dec 6th 2012 Introduction During air flight‚ passengers often use entertainment system to enjoy the journey. However‚ the traditional personal headsets device used with flight entertainment system came out some cumbersome due to vary inconvenience. This proposal is to propose a solution of
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Rhetorical Devices Style is part of classical rhetoric and a number of rhetorical devices are worth considering in any analysis of style. For the analysis of literature a knowledge of rhetorical devices is indispensable‚ since there is often a considerable density of rhetorical figures and tropes which are important generators and qualifiers of meaning and effect. This is particularly the case in poetry. Especially the analysis of the use of imagery is important for any kind of literary text. (For
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