In “on the subway” there are many contrasts that convey both portraits in the poem. The speaker is obviously frightened of the young black boy sitting across from her on the subway‚ though he gave her no reason to be. She gives a description of him including his feet‚ shoes‚ clothing‚ and the emotion she perceives is on his face but for some reason doesn’t give an actual description of his face and body type‚ which I find strange. The speaker’s similes and metaphors are very disturbing because
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On The Subway In the poem “On The Subway” the narrator contrasts the portraits of herself and the man sitting in the opposite side of her. She contrasts both by telling the difference between their lifestyles‚ the way they’re dressed‚ look‚ and race. She uses the literary techniques tone and imagery to contrast. The writer uses tone in the poem during her comparison to show her fear. In the poem when she describes the man’s appearance she goes on talking about how the man could take her
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contains literary devices that enhance the understanding of the reader on how different the two characters are. The use of imagery‚ tone‚ and poetic devices reveal to the reader how a rich white woman contrasts herself with a black male she sees on the subway. First of all‚ the imagery is used to describe the character’s appearance. For example‚ the black male is depicted with a “mugger” cold look wearing red. This guides the reader to view the man as dangerous and intimidative. The white woman illustrates
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A character’s downfall is the result of a combination of weakness and circumstance. Analyse the extent to which this statement is true with reference to Hamlet. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ a character’s personal weakness and unsatisfactory circumstances result in the character’s downfall. A character’s weakness goes unnoticed until put in circumstances that emphasize their weakness. The result of the highlighted weakness by the challenging situation is the character’s downfall. This
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Why Franchise. Franchising has attracted some 34‚000 people in the UK to invest in their future in self employment. Here are 15 reasons why franchises offer an attractive business opportunity. 1. Established brand value. Prior to launching a franchise‚ the franchisor has developed and established attractive and meaningful branding for the operation‚ and as the network of franchisees expands the national recognition of this brand grows. When a franchisee enters into a mature franchisee network
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Maybelline‚ Red Bull‚ Subway In today’s society‚ advertising slogans have become attention getters that give the consumer reasons to buy their products. Advertisement slogans are used for everything from selling a car‚ or selling shampoo and to make a big juicy burger look more appealing. One way advertisers have made their ads big attention getter is by appealing to the consumer’s wants and needs. The three popular advertisement slogans are below‚ and it will be explained how each
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The Subway by George is a common everyday scene of people waiting in the subway‚ but with a more profound meaning. Therefore‚ I would classify the painting as realism‚ basically representational. Before I analyze this esoteric painting‚ I would like to underline the obvious. The scene in this painting takes place in a multi-level subway with about twenty people. The subjects of this art are the twenty people and the subway. The form is most likely painting on a canvas . The content conveys a feeling
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In the unique poem “on the subway”‚ Sharon Olds develops in both portraits in her pottery. The result of this is reader receive an insight of the narrator mind‚ when it came to that experience. Olds used imagery‚ tone and to do this. In poem the imagery job was to put reader in the shoe of the young white narrator. Imagery allowed reader to come to a conclusion of why would narrator think like she did. An example of this were in line nine through ten‚ where narrator claimed that IQ the African
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Causes of Student Weakness in English A foreign language can be quiet difficult to master especially for learners who are living in their mother country. However‚ students are expected to have a certain knowledge in English language so as to be able to continue their studies and communicate easily in their personal and professional life. Unfortunately‚ most of today’s students don’t seem to reach the level required due to some reasons that I intend to discuss in this paper. One of the most
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was began painting at subway station.In one day he had to take the subway in New York. He began drawing as a boy crawling around and radical ejected. Later‚ He became a symbol of his character. Radiant baby and was called to his painting seems. Use the rounded line‚ vibrant colors‚ People jump‚ enjoy live‚ those people don’t have sex‚ age‚ and as a symbol of the unity of mankind. And in 1980-1985 he was drawing hundreds of visual art in the subway station is calling “Subway Drawing”. His painting
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