Poetic Devices and Forms Line - equates a spatial measure or words or sounds‚ a fundamental conceptual unit. Stanza - a grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length‚ metrical form‚ or rhyme scheme. Figurative language - Expressions or statements that are intentionally not literally true. Metaphor - A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving deeper meaning to the second. Forms of the "to be" verb are often used; "is" or "was". All the world’s a stage And men
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Jack Kerouac’s On the Road is a clear representation of the Beat Generation‚ a youth subculture of the 1940s and ’50s that rejected the societal norm. It is a novel clearly of ideas and characters more than plot‚ and through the adventure of the Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty ‚ the reader can imagine rebellious American youth and their attempts to destroy the cultural instruction they had been given in order to follow the white middle-class life. Kerouac’s novel follows the jazz and the energy of
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The world in the book The Road‚ is filled with an abundance of horrifying events‚ and very brutal scenes. The man and his son travel a long journey of ashen woods‚ snow‚ and the constant fight for life. The post-apocalyptic world is desolate‚ and the boy and man hang on with the bare minimum. The world as they know it was demolished‚ and they were left with very few others searching for the basic necessities. Food‚ water‚ and shelter is scarce‚ so the fight for survival is persistent on a daily basis
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version of The Road to Serfdom The Road to Serfdom FRIEDRICH A. HAYEK The condensed version of The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek as it appeared in the April 1945 edition of Reader’s Digest The Institute of Economic Affairs First published in Great Britain in 1999 in the ‘Rediscovered Riches’ series by The Institute of Economic Affairs 2 Lord North Street Westminster London sw1p 3lb Reissued in the ‘Occasional Paper’ series in 2001 This condensed version of The Road to Serfdom © Reader’s
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UNIT 1 Lesson 4 Key Question: The monomyth has become one of the most popular and highly used archetypes in literature. The short essay “The Step Not Taken” is an example‚ entailing the three stages: separation‚ struggle‚ and reintegration. During the separation stage‚ the narrator Paul D’ Angelo encounters a junior executive who begins to cry during an elevator trip‚ and his life drastically changes. He also encounters his guide‚ who helps him during the monomyth. Throughout the struggle stage
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Rhetorical Device Definition When to use or Example Hyperbole Rhetorical exaggeration. Hyperbole is often accomplished via comparisons‚ similes‚ and metaphors. Make a point strongly. Makes the reader snap to attention and foucus. Demonstrates the difference between two things. Caution it is overused and can weaken writing if not used carefully. Do not use to avoid using actual figures or just fill up space Understatement A rhetorical form in which the force of a descriptive statement is less
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ange of Decisions to be taken The technique I choose for a given decision will be influenced by the importance and complexity of the decision. Decision making without planning is common but usually it doesn’t do the work‚ there is a 20 year of research that have pointed out 50 percent of decisions made have failed and I believed that the reasons half of these decisions made have failed was mostly because of the methods they have used. To look for a good method to make the decision we should plan
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The Art of Film Film Review #1 The Road to Redemption The most appealing thing about Road to Perdition is its over-arching theme of redemption. Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks)‚ an Irish mafia heavy‚ wants more than anything to keep his son from following in his criminal footsteps. Even though father and son will eventually drive to a place called Perdition to lay low‚ the story’s title suggests that Michael has for many years been traveling the road to hell. He understands as much‚ and wants
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over to Mr. Nitin Patel – Executive Director‚ Sadbhav Engineering Limited. Thank you. And over to you‚ Mr. Patel. Nitin R. Patel: Good evening‚ everybody. On behalf of Sadbhav Engineering Limited I warmly welcome all the participants who have taken their valuable time for the Second Quarter and first half of FY14 Earnings Conference Call. I am sure you must have had an opportunity to see the highlights on Q2 results which were released on the stock exchanges. To start with‚ this year‚ as you
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Road Trauma; two little words‚ that pack an almighty punch into the lives and families of those affected by vehicle accidents. A definition by the Australian Academy of Science: “The word ‘trauma’ is especially appropriate to describe the injuries inflicted by road crashes. The medical profession uses it for any bodily injury or wound‚ but more literally it means ‘a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects’ – an apt description for the sudden violence of a road crash”. (NOVA: Australian
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