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    but their opinions differ because they use different strategies. Rose feels democracy is something that everyone needs in the world. He writes a drama to convey his perspective. One of the strategies that Rose used was hyperboles. In the poem the 8th juror uses a lot of hyperboles by expressing what he wants. The strategy from the evidence I provided shows rose’s perspective on democracy because it tells you that democracy needs to be in the world people who don’t have it have to fight for it. Another

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    his father’s death. To express how deep Hamlet’s late father’s love was for Queen Gertrude‚ Shakespeare uses hyperbole‚ “So loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly” (1.2.140-142). By using a force as gentle as the wind‚ Shakespeare exaggerates the extremity of the late king’s defense over those that he

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    It is not at all certain that Kate is tamed by her husband; rather through the situations he involves her in‚ she develops‚ moving from a selfish girl lashing out in defence against her father’s favouritism‚ to a more mature woman who finally sees adult life is made of compromises. Many critics see Act IV‚ Scene 5 as marking the point of Kate’s defeat. In reality‚ she is not defeated at all. The game which she has played expertly up until the time of her marriage (getting her way through ranting

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    seamless‚ but in a clichéd “teen-movie style” you could not have asked for something better. Regardless‚ there are key similarities and differences that are intriguing. 10 Things I Hate About You has some fairly obvious similarities with Taming of the Shrew. Most notably‚ the main characters have similar or identical names‚ such as Katherine‚ Bianca‚ and Petruccio who is Patrick. These characters are not only similar in name alone‚ but they fall into their expected roles like pieces of a puzzle

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    Hyperbole: An example of a hyperbole in the novel‚ is one myrtle is talking about her husband George. She says he’s so dumb he doesn’t know he’s alive‚ on page 30 ( F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ 1995). This is a hyperbole because it is an exaggerated statement. Antithesis: An antithesis is shown in the book when contrasting Daisy and Myrtle. They’re both so different in the novel‚ and it does a great job in explaining that they are complete opposites. Daisy is this glamorous rich girl‚ while myrtle is seen

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    shows up throughout the video‚ which proves that the producer would like to criticize political correctness in a gentle‚ humorous way. Through the use of hyperbole and situational irony‚ the producer of Satire: PC wants to decline or eliminate the situation of political correctness in the contemporary community due to the

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    a word.” making her also act like a child ignoring Juliet. These exaggerated feelings and lines make it seem less serious and much more comedic to the

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    62 “I won’t let my best friend die a virgin”. Lindsay to Sam‚ Irony. Page 62 “I thought I died yesterday. I thought I died tonight”. - Quote Sam‚ Confusion. Page 63 “The light is weak and watery-looking‚ like the sun had just spilled itself over the horizon and is too lazy to clean itself up”. Page 63 “Everything looks so normal. Page 64 “I feel like i’m having deja vu‚” Elody says. “Flashback to freshman year‚ you know?” - Irony. Page

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    In Pillars Of The Earth‚ ironic devices‚ such as‚ dramatic irony and hyperbole‚ occur very often throughout the book due to the transition from character to character and exaggeration. Since Tom Builder met Ellen‚ an outlaw‚ he has felt in somewhat of a trance like stage‚ “She was powerfully attractive‚ but those deep-set‚ intense eyes were intimidating...the spell cast by Ellen had not yet worn off” (52). Tom is fascinated by Ellen and exaggerates that he feels he is under a “spell” cast by her

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    The theme of ‘problematic love‚’ which can be defined as love that faces obstacles or does not conform to conventions expected by the society in which it is set is a major theme explored in all three texts: Despite differences in genre‚ form and historical context‚ for example the impact of marriage on a relationship and the challenges to that institution. The idea is‚ for example‚ portrayed in Othello through the relationship of the ‘noble Moor’ and ‘fair’ Desdemona‚ exacerbated by the personified

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