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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The Tone of “The Dream of the Rood” “The Dream of the Rood” is a spectacular piece of poetry that dates back to the eighth century‚ which represents Christ on the cross using metaphors throughout the poem. Speaking of Christ’s experience on the cross‚ most people think it’s horrific and grisly. So therefore that’s what most would assume the tone of this poem‚ which is incorrect. The tone of the “Dream of the Rood” is uplifting‚ which is shown throughout the poem used by imagery. To begin‚ the
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Odds are‚ you’d probably freak out and hand the baby over to the authorities or something similar to that. But not Taylor Greer in the novel The Bean Trees! The words that Barbara Kingsolver chooses to use show a tone of informality and humor. One way Kingsolver establishes an informal tone is by using long‚ run on sentences and everyday words. When Taylor gets a job at Tuscon after she stops traveling‚ she says‚ “I lasted six days at the Burger Derby before I got in a fight with the manager and threw
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"Neutral Tones" by Thomas Hardy is very neutral in tone; its melancholic note is created by a narrator reflecting on the termination of a relationship. Throughout‚ a soothing yet depressing language illustrates this duality. Hardy uses a variety of techniques to highlight sadness and emotions in the narrator. In the first stanza the scene and atmosphere is set‚ "we stood by a pond that winter day".No harsh sounds are present and the sentence epitomises the tranquillity yet disheartening nature of
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In the short story‚ “Raymond’s Run”‚ the tone that the narrator uses is harsh throughout the beginning and middle of the story and softens into a tone of excitement and joy. This tone reflects how Hazel is a character that changes throughout the short story. For example‚ when Mary Louise asks Hazel if she was going to sign up for the May Day race‚ Hazel replies with the defensive internal comment‚ “A dumb question like that doesn’t deserve an answer.” Furthermore‚ when Mr. Pearson calls Hazel by
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In the poem “The Discardment” there is a definite shift in tone at a certain area in the poem. This shift occurs at the oxymoron “intolerable joy”. This shift seems to be from a more of a lighthearted tone to more of a bitter tone. In this poem you can mainly see through light hearted tone through the description of the joy that the woman has when she received the present. In the poem it states the following “She put it on with exclamations‚/ Her eyes shone‚ she called and cried/ She danced and mimed
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Dal lake is situated in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)‚ the northern-most state of India‚ strategically surrounded by four countries‚ on the East by Tibet‚ on the North-East by China‚ on the North by Afghanistan and on the West by Pakistan. Dal Lake is a Himalayan Urban Lake‚ located in the heart of Srinagar (Latitude 34o 18’N Longitude 74o 91’E) at an average altitude of 1‚583 M. Dal Lake is a large shallow urban‚ hyper eutrophic lake situated within Srinagar City‚ India. The lake is
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and wishes that it would stop by hoping there is nothing wrong with her. Eventually‚ the bully pushes her to her breaking point‚ which causes her to kill herself. The tone of this poem is hostile. The word choice in this poem portrays this tone because of the words such as blood‚ harm‚ and torment. These words create the hostile tone of this poem because the actions that the bully are doing are very aggressive and unfriendly. The word blood can be a neutral connotation‚ but in this case‚ it is negative
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E.B. White’s essay "Once More to the Lake" is a very well written piece of writing. That being saidI will first start breaking down the main points and different parts of this essay by discussing the more broad subject of his structure. Most of the essay is written about the present but he jumps periodically to his past. He uses this effect as a comparison between the past and the present. It shows mostly how his son is just like he was‚ but at the same time his son can be different. For instance
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Kai Lin ARTD 250 Extra credit My Blue Lake When looking at Kiki Smith’s My Blue Lake‚ it maybe difficult‚ at first to understand what you are looking at. In fact‚ it might even be difficult to tell what the piece of art is. The picture has the detail and smoothness of a photograph‚ but the abstractness and lack of defining boundaries characteristic of a landscape painting. There appears to be features of a person as well as features of a room‚ but the person has no body and the room seems to narrow
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