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    Meaning Of The Shrew

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    Petruccio uses the word shrew as a replacement for Kate’s name in order to fit her into the cultural expectations of women at the time. Though the word shrew appears in the title of the play‚ the word itself only appears a handful of times in characters’ lines. Rather than appearing as an alternative name for Katherine‚ it usually occurs when someone refers to Katherine’s attitude or actions as “shrewd” (1.1.174). One of the only times that the word “shrew” appears in its noun form happens at the

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    Examples of figures of speech in romantic poems In the poem “Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth ‚ “ the anchor of my purest thought” in line 109‚ the author uses a metaphor comparing the idea that nature makes the speaker feels safe and the role of memory and imagination as something pure. In the poem “Ozymandias” by Pershy Bissy Shelley‚ The hand that mock ’d them and the heart that fed in line 8‚ it is an instance of Synecdoche and Alliteration. The hand that mock ’d them makes reference

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    Figures of Speech Used in Lesson 4 1. Alliteration 1) Man against man and creed against creed (P.14) 2) warmed to his work (P.20) 3) He brandished a biology text… (P.20) 4) with a man made by God in his image (P.21) 5) …and put here for His purpose as part of a divine plan. (P.21) 6) Gone was the fierce fervor of the days when Dryan had swept the political arena like a prairie fire. (P.22) 7) quiet questioning (P.32) 2. Allusion * We are marching

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    Irony In The Woods Irony

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    There is actually lots of irony in this story. The key piece is that the two characters in this story hate each other. They want each other dead and in the end‚ both of them end up dieing. Irony is the best thing to have in stories in my opinion. They make it interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”

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    who actually introduces Petruchio to Katherina. Hortensio and Petruchio are very similar‚ they both want to marry someone wealthy (they are gold-diggers)‚ and their wives both are disobedient and shrew like towards their husbands. Both try to tame their wives and while Petruchio ends up successfully taming Katherina‚ Hortensio ends up with a dominating wife. Hortensio’s search for a wealthy wife is understandable‚ it’s driven by his lust of the power

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    In the “I have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin luther king Jr. Martin Pursads the aduance that all people are craeted equily and that we should all be equil with one another and be friends and to stop the rcesim and make peace with one another. The speech “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin luther king Jr is most comppeling because it uses uses dictation and illustion and gives examples on why African Americans are not treated equily as whites and tells why all men and woman need to be equil.The key message

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    Comedic Scene Reflection Journal by Oliver Daniel for Ms. Parravano‚ 2016-10-13 Overall‚ the process of producing my group’s scene was highly positive. Everybody in the group was able to contribute their personal skills to improve the finished product: for example‚ Lauren used her strong artistic ability to design the set. Additionally‚ everybody in the group was enthusiastic about the scene and willing to help it succeed. I contributed to the group by finding and editing the script‚ and helping

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” 1. Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration to make a point. Look at the first paragraph. What phrase used by the narrator is an example of hyperbole? Write down the full sentence that includes the hyperbolic element. Does this line make you more sympathetic or less toward the narrator/murderer? Why? The phrases used by the narrator to demonstrate hyperbole is “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.”

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    Wilde uses puns throughout this play‚ but the major pun is found within the title. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ the pun‚ widely considered to be the lowest form of verbal wit‚ is rarely just a play on words. The title‚ - The Importance of Being Earnest‚- insinuates the importance of being honest and truthful‚ while playing on the male name‚ Ernest. The pun in the title is a case in point. The earnest/Ernest joke strikes at the very heart of Victorian notions of respectability and duty. Gwendolen

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    Hyperbole Theme In Night

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    Wiesel first reaches Auschwitz‚ he sees fire and smells the burning of flesh. Wiesel was disturbed when he figured out they were burning people. He wrote “Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.” (Wiesel 34); this use of hyperbole draws attention to the traumatic experience he went through. He continues with repetitions and parallelism of “Never

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