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    Cover page Literal language maintains a consistent meaning of words that do not deviate from their defined context. Figurative language refers to words that exaggerate the usual meanings of the words (Kirby & Goodpaster‚ 2007). Both play an important role in communication and interpretation of language. Literal language is used more often to create a clear meaning and understanding of what is being communicated. Figurative language is also referred to as figures of speech

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    “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon. This text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” written by Richard Gordon. He was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital‚ a ship’s surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He left medical practice in 1952 and started writing his "Doctor" series. The novels were very successful in Britain during the 1960s and 1970s. "Doctor in the House" is one of Gordon’s twelve "Doctor" books and is noted

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    The Drovers wife and loaded dog Visuals are distinctive‚ not because it only appeals to a specific audience but because they convey a universal concept and this is clearly shown in Henry Lawson’s “Drover’s Wife” and “The Loaded Dog”. These two short stories convey the universal principle of persistence‚ hardship‚ and mateship through survival in an unforgiving and harsh environment. The Drover’s wife clearly portrays the unique landscape of the outback through the hardships the drover’s wife’s

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    Discuss the significance of chapter 4 in “Regeneration” and in Wilfred Owen’s “Anthem for doomed youth” Chapter 4 of Pat Barker’s “Regeneration” concentrates on the specific neurological impact of war on the individuals that appear in the novel‚ from hallucinogenic experiences‚ to a full mental episode. The Great War was a travesty on a scale which many civilians couldn’t begin to comprehend‚ though it was the horrific reality for thousands of young men. This reality is depicted very carefully by

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    From the very beginning of the text we see this beauty‚ and when George and Elizabeth just entered the Bushey Park .They were literally shocked by the beauty of the English garden and nature. This unexpectedness is conveyed to the reader through the metaphor “sudden ecstasy of delight”. We realize how sensitive and poetic they are‚ and how subtly they feel this delight. And the whole text‚ with its highly-emotional vocabulary‚ rhythm and colorful descriptions sounds more like a poem. And we can find

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    1.In paragraphs two‚ ten‚ and twelve of "Once More to the Lake‚" White’s brilliant use of metaphors‚ similes‚ and personification illustrates a lucid image of the speaker’s intertwining past and present for the reader. White starts paragraph ten with a fragment‚ "Peace and goodness and jollity‚" and creates a great emphasis on his past and current feelings. He continues to illustrate his past memories with a personification of the vocal senses as he explains the sound of the motorboats; "the one-lungers

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    Time and Tide Time and tide‚ a feature article by Tim Winton expresses the concept of belonging though his reflection and strong connection with the sea. He tells of his belonging through many techniques such as similes‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ accumulation‚ personification‚ first person persona‚ descriptive language‚ juxtaposition‚ the use of short sentence structure and imagery. The opening paragraph uses deep emotive language of his past in which “sustains a sense of childlike wonder” keeping

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    in life was writing (Scott). Robinson became the first major American poet of the twentieth century‚ “unique in that he devoted his life to poetry and willingly paid the price in poverty and obscurity” (Peschel). He was a great poet and could use metaphors to enable the reader to be able to picture his characters and scenes in their minds. Many of Robinson’s works follow the same patterns. He describes his characters personality through adjectives of the person or of the setting. Edwin Arlington Robinson’s

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    The Send off Analysis: * Owen does not experiment with language and structure in this poem. * The poem is about the experience of men being moved from their training camp to the trenches in France. The men would have come from a variety of places in the country to the training camp‚ and the town would therefore have little connection to the men (hence there being a small turnout of support). The poem highlights this sense of anonymity and the very low-key way in which the men are transported

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    comparison between two things which are basically quite different using words such as like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. (Wordsworth) Metaphor A comparison between two things which are basically quite different without using like or as. While a simile only says that one thing is like another‚ a metaphor says that one thing is another. (adj. metaphorical) All the world’s a stage / And all the men and women merely players ... (Shakespeare) Synecdoche A figure of speech

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