and meaning of words Look carefully at the context The obvious meaning of the word is most likely not the one the poem uses Questions on images and figurative language To which of the following does the author compare his love? Questions on diction Which of the following is used to suggest the poet’s dislike? The poet’s use of the word “air” in line 8 is to indicate… The poet’s delight in the garden is suggested by all of the following words except… Questions on tone and literary devices
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mind by shifting away from the cold reality and venturing into a realm of transcendental thoughts: an empowering meditation. Stevens begins the poem‚ emphasizing Penelope’s mixture of doubt and yearning for Odysseus’ return through alliteration‚ diction choice‚ question and metaphors. The narrator begins with Penelope questioning her self whether it was “Ulysses that approaches from the east” This immediately convey her doubt and from there. This is when the alliteration of s-“Is it Ulysses that
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Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has to a great extent explored the lack of religion prevalent in his society. The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg on the billboard highlights lack of religion and is a symbol for God’s overlooking eyes emphasising the diction in the text "God sees everything‚" and‚ "You can’t fool God‚" by George Wilson‚ The colour imagery in ‘yellow spectacles’ denotes decay and immorality and thus reinforces the irony on how none of these people can see clearly due to the lack of spirituality
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complete this vendetta of when she sleeps soundly. Style/Tone: ’A Vendetta’ was strictly written in a narrative and descriptive format‚ with the given tones of seriousness‚ distant‚ emotional attributions and the contribution of a negative/aggressive diction. During this story Guy de Maupassant uses several different literary techniques to help express his views and to help explain and tell the story. Onomatopoeia that make the literal sound.“All day long and all night long the dog howled.” Imagery
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Jessica Barr February 21‚ 2011 Medea Video Project Analysis The “Medean” Hillbillies Euripides’ Medea is classified an ancient Greek tragedy. However‚ this story is much more than a tragedy. The story of Medea is one that definitely grabs the reader’s attention through both its text and its themes. The themes that the story of Medea presents are very practical and still continue to exist in humanity today. The three largest and most obvious themes that a reader is most likely to find and relate
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background Of The Study Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking‚ "literature" is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works‚ but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination‚ including works of prose‚ poetry‚ drama‚ fiction‚ and nonfiction. Prose is one of part in the literature that means a form of language which applies ordinary grammatical structure
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Esther Greenwood is a smart‚ young girl who is working as an editorial intern in New York after earning a scholarship from Philomena Guinea and winning a fashion magazine contest. Although she is a intellectual lady with much potential‚ Esther feels isolated and unsure about her future. She is pressured by what society expects in a woman; a virgin‚ a wife‚ and a mother. After being scolded by her boss for not having a set career path‚ Esther goes on a few dates with different men. Her last date resulted
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Fight on Phiten bracelets and necklaces have become very popular in the world of sports. The main sports they are used in is baseball and golf. At Phiten‚ they claim that their necklaces will “add energy” and “help people enhance their quality of life” (Hirata). The makers of Phiten say claim to use a special way of breaking down titanium into water‚ creating something they call aqua titanium. This aqua titanium gets infused into their products‚ which they say will help a person’s overall lifestyle
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Amber Teething Necklace Infancy is one of the most fragile stages of human life. As infants begin to mature‚ one of their most common pains is when they begin teething. Teething is when the teeth of the infant start to form and begin to build up pressure as they start breaking through the skin of their gums causing intense pain to babie’s mouths. To sooth this pain‚ a company called Amber Artisans created a necklace that sooths their mouths as they chew on it. The necklaces are becoming more and
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