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    The Bells Mood Analysis

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    Tone: From wonder and joy to fear and dread. Mood: Excitement to horror Theme: Death and fear are more prevalent in life than that of joy and excitement Structure: Uses repetition of the word “bells” while also rhyming with words such as “sprinkle”‚ “twinkle”‚ and “tinkle.” Ordered by the mood and tone‚ going from excitement to joy to terror and finally death. Meaning: Many different meanings can be inferred from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells.” The meaning we took from is was

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    Tone of “The Measures Taken” We live in a world where there is always a rationalization for slaughtering‚ political elimination of anyone who stands in our way‚ and with whom we strongly disagree. After the Nazis killed Erich Fried’s father‚ he became aggressive and expressed his feeling through the poem “The Measures Taken.” He argues that the world will be beautiful and peaceful after the “slaughter” of the evil people (Kennedy and Gioia‚ 442). The world is full of suffering‚ and it is caused

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    Black People and Tone

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    Tone is the attitude a writer has about a topic. For example‚ a tone might be serious‚ sarcastic‚ respectful‚ or unsympathetic. A writer establishes tone through choice of words and details. Directions: Zora Neale Hurston creates a strong tone when she writes about race in this essay. In the second column of the chart‚ list key word choices and details from the essay that reflect her attitude for each topic. Describe her tone in the third column. Then answer the question that follows. Topic

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    Tone Analysis Of Hamlet

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    In Hamlet by William Shakespeare there are many tone shifts in the first act. In Act 1 Horatio tells Marcellus and Barnardo why they are in constant preparation and says “In the most high and palmy state of Rome‚ A little ere the mightiest Julius fell‚ The graves stood tenantless…” (I.i.124-127) This shows a tone of caution and fear‚ many is worried about an invasion. In the second scene the Queen and King questions Hamlet about why is he still grieving and he says “That can denote me truly. These

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    Dover Beach Tone

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    Does this feel like the tone of a peaceful poem? The entire piece plays with the reader’s senses‚ never allowing them to get quite comfortable in their conclusion of what the tone is meant to be‚ as it is ever shifting. Each Stanza further elaborates to what the main point seems to be‚ an idealized dream versus a harsh reality. The first stanza organizes the trend the entirety of the work focuses on; the first half giving a relaxed sensation to the reader. However‚ the moods go on beyond the black

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    mood case

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    Jiahui Chen Susan Finnerty BUS101 K 2014/9/11 Moody’s Credit Ratings and the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown 1.What did Moody’s do wrong‚ if anything? Moody’s committed no crime or infraction. Moody’s had decreased its ratings on lots of mortgage-backed bonds causing them to underestimate essential risks in these securities. 2.What stakeholders were helped‚ and which were hurt‚ by Moody’s actions? There are so many stakeholders benefited‚ they are shareholders‚ institution investors‚ and

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    Sherman Alexie Mood

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    Setting the mood for a tragic event is important to evoke emotion among the reader of a book. That is exactly what Sherman Alexie did in this excerpt in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian‚ where a tragic event has occurred. Alexie uses tone‚ syntax‚ and structure to develop the mood if the passage. Alexie sets the mood of the excerpt through his use of tone. For instance‚ he wrote‚ “At the hospital‚ my mother wept and wailed.” Usage of the words “wept” and “wailed” establish a distressful

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    Confessions of A Mask: An Analysis on Kochan’s love for Omi In Confessions of A Mask‚ author Yukio Mishima depicts the life of Kochan and his struggles of being a homosexual male in Japan in the mid-20th century. Kochan is constantly attempting to fit into his surrounding society and be accepted by his peers. However what is normal to him is seen as abnormal for members of Japanese society at the time. For example‚ Kochan acknowledging his attraction to males is normal to him‚ but homosexuality

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    The Man in the Iron Mask

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    The Man in the Iron Mask A.P. Euro In the Man in the Iron Mask Hollywood uses characters from Alexandre Dumas’ D’Artagnan Romances‚ and is very loosely portrays Louis IIV’s reign as ruthless leader. The movie attempts to explain the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask‚ using a plot that depicts the man in the mask as Loius XIV’s twin brother Philippe. Much historical fiction can be found as the director loosely interprets Louis XIV’s reign. Louis XIV in real life

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    The Use of Mood in Macbeth Noah Webster‚ author of Webster’s Dictionary‚ defines mood as the "temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling" and "a morbid or fantastic state of mind." E. L. Thorndike and Clarence L. Barnhart‚ authors of Scott‚ Foresman Advanced Dictionary‚ define mood as "the overall atmosphere or prevailing emotional aura of a work." Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ especially the pivotal and ominous second act‚ exemplifies both denotations of mood. The act has an "overall

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