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    though I lack any self love. Sonnet 88 presents to us a warped view of love. A love that lacks maturity and self respect. Love that dwells in the dark recesses of a skewed mind. Shakespeare’s sonnet 88 uses rhyme‚ grammar‚ diction‚ meter‚ figurative language‚ and tone to suggest that to actually love someone you have to love yourself first. In the beginning of “Sonnet 88”‚ the poet opens with the statement saying whenever you feel disposed to put me down and make me the object of disrespect (1-2)

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    are family separation. Even though the texts have a similar subject the two stories are very similar and different in many ways. The Red Umbrella and A ‘Band-Aid’ for 800 Children are similar in many ways. For example both of the authors use figurative language in their texts. In A ‘Band-Aid’ for 800 Children is says‚ “not because she considers herself capable of providing a safety net for 812 children”. Sastow uses a metaphor and she said a‚ “safety net for 800 Children” she is really only helping

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the tragic tale of Macbeth as he kills and murders people in his blind fear. After hearing a prophecy telling him that he would become king‚ Macbeth goes into a trance state‚ trying to figure out what he should do. He ends up following his blind ambition and murdering many people. In Shakespeare’s play‚ it could be said from the way that he acts that Macbeth is afraid of fear‚ as he is scared of meaningless things‚ and he always second questions himself when he becomes

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    almost makes it seem as if loving someone is an effortless task by the way his writing melts together so elegantly. In “One Hundred Love Sonnets; XVII‚” the speaker confesses his desperate love for his wife‚ through breathtaking detail and figurative language that truly seems to capture the intricacy of what love is‚ and what it should feel like. Neruda establishes the theme of the poem in the first stanza: the complex nature of real love. Neruda seems to have constructed this stanza with

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    Fall Apart tell traditional folk tales and intersperse their conversations with Igbo words‚ sayings‚ proverbs‚ and phrases. The author’s choices in terms of diction and structure contribute to this piece‚ with the use of language conveying a sense of the Igbo culture. Throughout the novel‚ figurative language such as proverbs and metaphors are greatly used when the characters tell stories to one another as a way to teach morals‚ entertain the audience‚ or pass down tales from previous generations. For

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    When you love someone you respect‚ appreciate‚ and do everything in your power not to hurt them. There is a way of expressing your love to someone‚ through a sonnet. A sonnet is a fourteen line poem using a formal rhyme scheme. William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ playwright‚ and actor widely recognized. One of his most famous works is the 154 Sonnets. These sonnets are about passage of time‚ love‚ beauty‚ and mortality. In the sonnets his view of love is different. In sonnet 118 he is talking

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    The poem “Mother to Son”‚ by Langston Hughes‚was an eye opening poem‚ and very interesting and wonderful to think about the real meaning. The title‚”Mother to Son” made me think about the impactful connection between the mother and the son. The title makes me think the mother is loving and caring‚ and is giving her son a life lesson he will never forget. My Paraphrase of the poem is: The mother starts a conversation with her son‚ and tells him life hasn’t been an easy “climb of stairs.” The mother’s

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    Dick‚ effectively delineates the theme of body vs. self. Although this concept is not a main theme throughout the story‚ Herman Melville realistically depicts the thought processes of his characters while on their deadly voyage. The use of figurative language and descriptive details also contribute to Melville’s reality of how life can influence the

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    Alyssa Loperena Ms. Milliner EES21QH-02 10/18 The novel‚ The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood shows many different views of gender and their power in the world. This book is basically in another language‚ the power has been built throughout the book by religious language‚ Offred’s language‚ freedom of speech‚ phrases and words just the way the people interacted with each other are different because this is from the time today but not from the same world. This novel is like looking at a “what

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    superstar. His "best rapper alive" quote is discussed till this day. The first track to start off with is good track titled "3peat" which displays Wayne’s freestyle ability. The way Lil wayne uses his metaphors‚ similes and all different types of figurative language on this track is amazing as i recall one metaphor relating to viagra which i thought was quite clever and unique in a sense. However‚ The album will proceed with the next track called‚ "Mr. Carter" featuring Jay-Z that winds up being one of

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