expressed in various ways‚ for instance the speaker reads‚ “… The monsters/ thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws:/ He slipped through the door and there in the silence/ snatched up thirty men…” (lines 34-37). The speaker symbolizes his thoughts to be quick and fast moving like his claws are when he feeds on all the other humans. Snatching his men and feeding himself with their bodies. Another example used throughout the poem is when the speaker states‚ “Then the sword/ melted‚ blood-soaked
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cemetery in the autumn. Their love is so strong that they never want to be apart. The speaker is a man who is telling a story about a relationship that he was in as a teenager; he is not speaking to anyone unparticular. Through diction‚ symbols and tone the author explains how young love can be confusing‚ misunderstood‚ and full of emotion. The diction in the first two lines introduces a young couple‚ but the speaker does not come out and say the word couple he uses the word “they” in the first line
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Why is it difficult to decide how many speakers of English there are around the world today? Introduction A language is a socio-cultural aspect of any given society. It is important to note that languages tend to evolve thereby making it impossible to establish their evolutionary paths and developments. As a result‚ there have been enormous challenges in the attempt to establish the historical path of such languages. With English language‚ the situation becomes even worse simply because it is widely
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I wanna talk about beating stress Introduction This support pack accompanies the audio file ’I wanna talk about beating stress’. To listen to the audio file‚ go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/beating-stress This support pack contains the following materials: • • • a pre-listening vocabulary activity the transcript of the audio file a comprehension activity Before you listen Exercise 01 Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions. a. bunch of
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A perception of belonging is a process that develops over time‚ and can be established when we feel a sense of affiliation towards an environment; whether it is social‚ or physical. This notion is extensively explored in Peter Skrzynecki’s poem ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ from the anthology ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ and in Tim Winton’s – ‘Neighbours.’ Both texts explore the ways individuals achieve a sense of belonging‚ through finding comfort in a social and/or physical environment. Skrzynecki’s poem Feliks
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Should speakers in college classrooms be able to choose any topic they wish? Should some topics be off-limits? Exposure to a variety of topics and issues are vital to college students. This is the perfect opportunity to solidify those essential skills for success‚ as well as the ability to critically analyze situations to gain better understanding of the world that we exist in. A presentation from a well-qualified speaker can allow student to explore topics that is unfamiliar. Nevertheless‚ speaker
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fully understand these various aspects and the speaker‚ one must break down any given utterance‚ and examine it piece by piece. For a successful message analysis‚ Isham suggests dividing a message into six comprehensive categories: content‚ function‚ register‚ affect‚ metanotative qualities‚ and contextual force. (1986‚ p. 112) Dissecting a message allows the audience to not only interpret the speaker’s message‚ but also get a glimpse of who the speaker is‚ his or her background‚ and the ultimate meaning
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A Mile in My Shoes by Katherine Hillman 1 Someone once said‚ you don’t really know a person until you walk a mile in their shoes. Whoever said this must have met many a person like me. Where one’s shoes have been and what they have done can give you a great deal of insight into a person. I think my shoes reveal a lot about me—not only my everyday activities and hobbies‚ but the events that have shaped my inner self. 2 If you closely examine my shoes‚ you’ll notice many things that connect me
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than living for money. In the beginning‚ Kay presents the speaker describing a young twenty- year old female who was honored and brilliant. Kay uses many words that can symbolize the same meaning to describe the girl. In the first stanza‚ the words brilliant‚ adored‚ and Phi Beta Kappa all symbolize positive similes of this girl. The girl that Kay describes is in an honors club‚ which symbolizes that she is smart. As Kay presents the speaker in the second stanza saying‚ “She learned the cultured jargon
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ancestors and her own pain. Though each part holds its own significance and brings its own unique element to the poem‚ they are correlated heavily by the tone of aggression and rage portrayed by the reader. In the first part of the poem‚ in which the speaker is addressing the state of this modern California and the hatred she feels for the people who have created it‚ Cervantes uses several words such as “cuts”‚ “cesarean”‚ “fertile”‚ “bastard”‚ and “raped” to portray a feeling of a corrupted innocence
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