engulfed through imagery provided by her poetic language. One technique new to its time that was used by Emily Dickinson was her odd arrangement of syntax through the diction she used. Throughout her entire poem “Why do I love”you sir?‚ she uses hyphens in her short phrases to portray a statement that may be incomplete‚ but then afterwards continues to finish the sentence as an answer to the original question. The diction she
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Does the world belong to one person or one group? No‚ it does not‚ why because we are all human‚ we all have the same capability. The planet earth is split up into different regions yet they are all connected through the ocean‚ clouds‚ gravity‚ and currents. If something happens to the earth it not only affects that place‚ but the rest of the planet. That appears to be the same for the human race we live in these regions. Just because something may happen in different country‚ does not mean it would
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unspiritual event. Both the 1955 edition and the original edition share the same style of caesura from the start to the end. In the original version‚ Dickinson uses a vast number of hyphens between sentences. For example‚ the first two sentences of the poem‚ “I heard a Fly buzz-when/ I died-”‚ depicts how the author uses hyphens between every phrase to portray short breaths of a dying individual. The author uses short breathed pace of the poem to describe the narrator’s slow process of death and nonspiritual
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exclamation point is mainly used for involuntary ejaculations‚ to salute or invoke‚ to exclaim or admire‚ for drama‚ or to make a sentence more emphatic. According to Truss‚ the hyphen is a little used punctuation mark. Truss gives several straightforward examples of appropriate use for the hyphen. An example would be to use a hyphen when certain words are to be spelled out: "K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M." In the final chapter Truss explains her thoughts one last time‚ showing several disconnected examples to defend
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suggests this imagery (5). The word “Estate” implies responsibility‚ honor‚ and social patterns (5). However‚ this line serves to cultivate the disjointed repetition tactic Dickinson employs; the words “Estate” and “entailed” are assonant‚ but again a hyphen separates the words‚ forcing the speaker and reader to pause (5). The next lines “Upon an unsuspecting Heir – / Duke in a moment of Deathlessnes” continues the imagery of inheritance and patterns‚ as the use of “Heir” and “Duke” suggest responsibilities
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Dear Mr John Humphrys‚ I respect you with all means‚ you have voiced your opinion on texting by creating the article ‘Why I h8 txt msgs: How texting is wrecking our language’ and like you have said what you think‚ I must express my opinion too. Firstly‚ the way you have conveyed your emotion towards the Oxford English Dictionary seems immature‚ your words: ‘I yield to no man in my love for one’ is overly hyperbolic‚ also: ‘They are as close to my heart as they are to my desk because they are
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Internet. Over the past few years we have created a new edition of the dictionary and we have began to discover that there has been around 16‚000 words that has had the hyphen removed from them. The reason behind the loss of the hyphen is that we have started to change how we communicate with each other. Searching for the hyphen key on a cell phone or computer just takes too much time so we have begun to leave it out. Texting has begun to destroy the English language and the way we talk to others
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the wisdom of centauries?” This leaves the reader wanting to know the outcome to the question and they must read the book to find out. In conclusion‚ the blurb achieved its purpose by providing a detailed description of the novel which ended in a suspensive cliffhanger. The blurb of The Golden Lotus was successful in persuading the reader to read the book. Language features such as figurative language and vocabulary in the blurb of the golden lotus‚ written by Feng Jicai‚ position the reader to view
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be seen throughout the story. In the story‚ people who are in possession of a monkey’s paw that works as a talisman‚ have three wishes. The story takes place in the White’s home through the course of various days and the mood can be seen as suspensive. The story takes a turn when the White’s family makes their first wish even thought sergeant Major Morris warned them what the talisman did. Mr. and Mrs. White’s son‚ Herbert White‚ died and the family realized the truth and evil that lies
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