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    This poem reminds me of my childhood. Growing up and being a child from a family that was severely diverse and different. This poem is my mom motivational speech everyday till this day about patience‚ independent and growing up into me. It brings back memories of learning new thing from the world and adapting it in ways that will be beneficial in the future and teaches about self-confidence‚ patience‚ hard work and never giving up. Reading it again after a long while filled me with aspiration and

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    stepping up and resolving the apparent issues. The song is targeted towards a younger generation who is not making any effort towards improvement as a society. John Mayers lyrics compel his audience to act upon his message with use of the persuasive device repetition‚ and the persuasive appeal pathos. To begin with‚ the piece uses repetition of the word “waiting”

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    descriptive language in the form of rhetorical devices to create meaning between people. Rhetoric can be described as: “...a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form” (“Rhetoric - Examples and Definition of Rhetoric”). In simpler terms‚ rhetoric allows for communicators to persuade or to relate to their audience. Rhetoric’s most important job is creating connections through writing by using rhetorical devices. Rhetoric’s creates emphasis on important parts

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    changed‚ allowing the rich to cut loose and throw elaborate and entertaining parties. Every day‚ the world was changing for the better. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s work “The Great Gatsby” reflects these ideas‚ communicating through various rhetorical devices that the world is a magical place‚ and that even in times of sadness‚ anything is possible. Prior to the Jazz Age‚ growing up was associated with a loss of happiness and hope. During the 20’s‚ however‚ this standard seemed to change‚ pushing the

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    here are some rhetorical devices of Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln: ll. 1-2 "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" -> historical illusion‚ quote eg. l.3 and l.4 inclusive we -> to involve the listeners l.9 "little note" - "long remember" -> antithesis ll. 5-6 "gave their lives" - "nation might live" -> antithesis l.8 "living and dead" -> antithesis ll.7 "we cannot dedicate‚ we cannot consecrate‚ we cannot hallow" -> anaphora‚ parallelism‚ asyndeton‚ climax -> increase

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    Using rhetorical devices made Orwell’s story humorous and much more enjoyable to read. These rhetorical devices utilized by Orwell in Animal Farm include analogy‚ symbolism‚ personification‚ and satire. Of these‚ Orwell chose to use satire the most. As stated above‚ from beginning to end Animal Farm is based on

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    Organizations that do not have IT oversight managing its employees’ mobile devices unintentionally consent to making their assets vulnerable to attack from uninformed user behaviors like improper configuration and risky wireless connections (Search Consumerization). With the mobile market’s flux state adding new emerging technologies rapidly‚ companies have had to adjust from having their networks only accommodate few devices. Initially‚ laptops accessed the network through limited VPN concentrators

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    Rhetorical Devices and Literary Techniques Rhetorical devices and literary techniques are closely related to tone and style. In fact‚ an author’s style partly consists of selecting and using certain devices; an author’s tone is partially determined by the type of techniques an author uses. Many SAT books will list lots of Greek terms you don’t need to know‚ such as synecdoche and anaphora. But the Critical Reading section won’t require that you know the names of rhetorical devices or literary

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    Steve McKnight 20 June 2014 Persuasive Poetic Devices in “The Dream of the Rood” In the Anglo-Saxon poem‚ “The Dream of the Rood‚” the author’s purpose is to impress upon his audience the power of salvation offered by Christianity‚ as represented by the crucifix. For the author‚ the crucifix‚ or Rood‚ is no mere symbol‚ but a literal embodiment of salvation. At the time it is believed to have been written‚ the poet’s audience consisted of a spectrum of Christian followers and pagans who retained

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    tension. In the poem ‘The Highwayman’ he uses many sound devices to create this tension. Another thing that creates the tension in the poem is the punctuation‚ how he is making you read the poem. Some examples of sound devices that he uses are alliteration‚ onimonipea‚ consonance‚ rhythm‚ and assonance. He creates many examples of these four sound devices in his work to create a very clear mood of tension. Alfred Noyes uses many sound devices

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