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    That was the biggest decision people would make; if we are going to die then we might as well die fighting. Many authors wrote about civil disobedience.A really good one is “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau. This story has a lot of metaphors and it makes a lot of interesting connections.When he talks about machines‚he is referring to men that just follow the system and

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    This is because the snake constantly reappears and then disappears throughout the poem. Dickinson writes the poem titled "A narrow Fellow in the Grass" written by Emily Dickinson using the voice of a persona‚ with a simple and light tone‚ providing the use of metaphors and imagery along with it. Authors have different ways of grabbing the readers attention and making their own story unique when creating a poem or short story. In the poem "A narrow Fellow in the Grass"‚ Dickinson uses the technique

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    Dover Beach Tone

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    The tone of “The Dover Bitch” mocks “Dover Beach”. While the tone of Hecht’s poems is light and humorous‚ Arnold’s poem is extremely sad and melancholy. For example look at the title first of all “The Dover Bitch” is mocking “Dover Beach”. Secondly the structure of the poem is completely

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    My Mistress Tone

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    really changed the tone of romantic poetry with his sonnet “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”. He wanted the readers to see a different side of what beauty was he wanted them to see a more realistic view of a women. In the 1600 time frame the writers made women seems so prefect and angelic; which is not at all the way most women really look. Shakespeare seems to want the reader to look at the true mean of love not the physical aspects of beauty which will fade in time. Shakespeare’s use

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    Tone in "The Destruction of Sennacherib" In Lord Byron ’s poem "The Destruction of Sennacherib" the narrator ’s tone is one of amazement. It ’s clear to see that he is amazed a how quickly and easily the huge enemy army is wiped out. He says that the enemy ’s army was as numerous as the leaves on the trees and that their spears shined like the "stars on the sea"‚ but all the angel of death had to do was "spread his wings" to dispose of them. The speaker seems to be in awe of how little effort

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    Robert Frost Metaphors

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    fire and ice (Frost‚ Asked by Ja V I #604291 Answered byAslanon 1/29/2017 7:20 AM‚ #604291‚ Asked by Ja V I #604291 Answered byAslanon 1/29/2017 7:19 AM‚ & Asked by Ja V I #604291 Answered byAslanon 1/29/2017 7:15 AM). The whole entire poem is a metaphor (Shmoop Editorial Team 2008). Robert Frost uses fire and ice to describe emotions and human behavior. When he tells us that if we act on certain emotions and that they can be destructive‚ we should take his advice. “Poetry is when an emotion has

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    three metaphors are the sunrise‚ the stairs‚ and the color green. Firstly‚ the scene where Vincent and Irene watch the sunrise shows even that though Vincent was less perfectionate than Irene‚ yet they both enjoyed the same amount of pleasure from the sunrise. Secondly‚ the stairs‚ it acted as an obstacle for Eugene‚ as it almost exposed Vincent’s identity. Lastly‚ colors also play a major role in the movie. For example‚ the color yellow‚ it shows cautions; it was shown in the movie every time Vincent

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    Gary Soto Tone

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    Additionally‚ many of Soto’s poems have a reflective tone because his poems are usually autobiographical. Typically Soto writes in free verse about past experiences and life milestones which is the case in his poem “Oranges”. Gary Soto’s poem “Oranges” is about a man recounting the details of his first

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    that are developed in this poem are no matter what you are doing in life you’ll be fine and to just go with it because you can’t go back in time. “I shall be telling this with a sigh” (Frost‚16). This states how the man was telling it with such sorrow because he could have taken the other path but again will never get the chance to take it. So‚ the speaker’s tone is very sad and regretful. “Sorry i could not travel both” (Frost‚2). This is an example of ethos and states

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    Tone Of Ahmed By Kareem

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    emotions from the audience. The emotions that the writer hopes to bring about are sadness and anger‚ to which is directed towards the corrupt governments of the western world. The song begins with a 5-line spoken intro. The softly spoken intro sets the tone of the song. It emphasises the solemnity of the story that is being told‚ which although fictional‚ bares much resemblance to the incredibly tragic story of a young Syrian refugee‚ Alan

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