When first reading “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ the reader may find him or herself confused‚ or at least unsure of the meaning of this poem. The poem uses numerous images that‚ at first glance‚ don’t seem to have anything in common. However‚ the careful reader (or the luck one) will see the connection: all of these have something to do with round‚ big objects. If the reader takes into the account the “nine” syllables‚ symbolising nine months‚ and the imagery that relates to bloatedness and roundness
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Comments on English Poetic Metaphors ABSTRACT The painters keep the scenery on the drawing board via pigment while the poets create the feeling of grace and depth via metaphors. Metaphor is a commonly-used figure of speech both in English and Chinese poems. With metaphor‚ poems become vivid‚ colourful‚ artistic and moving. The use of metaphors in English poems shows the nature and culture factors are quite influential in literature works. Nowadays‚ metaphor is more and more being concerned
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English III online January 27‚ 2014 Experiences and their influences When authors base their work on personal experience‚ they make a connection with the reader. This often makes for a better and more knowledgeable/informative story. We are constantly experiencing new things in our daily lives‚ whether we know it or not. If you are 5 years old or 75 years old‚ there’s always something new to learn and grow from. When authors base their work on personal experience such as Harper Lee did in “To Kill
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In the world of literature‚ various authors often utilize an assortment of unique writing tools to develop a strong relationship between him/herself and the reader. This relationship between author and audience is the most important that an author must consider when writing his/her literature. Especially true in detective fiction‚ authors are frequently searching for matchless ways to keep their audience involved and searching for the next piece of evidence. This is particularly the case when dealing
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Gary Paulsen: The Runaway Author Gary Paulsen said‚ “Writing is so much a part of the way I live that I would be lost without the routine and discipline”. Paulsen’s novels are based on his adventurous lifestyle. Best known for writing adventure books‚ Gary Paulsen tells things that he remembers. After taking a closer look at the life and work of Gary Paulsen‚ it is apparent that he deserves recognition as a profound American author. Gary Paulsen came into the world on an adventure. He was born on
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Author Study: Writing Style I recently had the chance to interview the author of Pretty Little Liars‚ Sara Shepard. This book is a part of a series that has been made into a hit TV show on ABC Family. It portrays four best friends who deal with one of their best friend’s disappearance who is later found dead. Together they all try to figure out who the killer is while they receive anonymous text messages and emails from “A.” Whoever is behind “A” knows all of the girls’ secrets and uses them
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Behaviour – WEEK 6 The self « Possessions and the Extended self » Russell W. Belk To understand consumer behaviour we need to understand the meanings that consumers attached to possession. Possessions are part of ourselves. This aim of the article: examine the relationship between possessions and sense of self 1. Evidence (that possessions are an important component of sense of self) Possessions in Self-Perception Research The extended = external objects‚ personal possessions‚ persons
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Indian Authors in English Language There is no dearth of Indian authors who write in English language‚ as of today. But it was not same a century ago. English literature and writing was still in its nascent phase in India and most of the Indian writers were either used to be Indian born British or Britain educated Indians. The list includes exponents such as George Orwell‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ Jim Corbett‚ Tagore and Sarojini Naidu among others. The post independence decades were largely dormant
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What is the role of metaphor in the development of an autonomous client? I’ve been recently reading about the importance of language in Epistemology. Particularly Wittgenstein and his ideas of language and it’s role in our shaping of the world. SLIDE 1: Wittgenstein Thus we turn to the enigmatic realms of Analytic Philosophy‚ headed up by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1922). His sentence that "We make to ourselves pictures of facts" is the summarization of the view that; "In the picture and
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My name is Cassandra Duncan. I grew up an only child. I was also an only grandchild on both sides. The youngest of all my cousins and the only child in a small neighborhood that consisted of a bunch of adults‚ I never really learned what it meant to just be a kid. And I certainly never learned how to relate to other children. Accustomed to being around primarily adults‚ I was always mature for my age. Even my own friends often annoyed me during my adolescent years. I had a lot of people who invested
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