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    English commentary Haper lee uses many literary techniques to broaden and refine I ideas of the characers and their surroundings. Lee specifically uses metaphors and listing in this extract to build an understanding of scouts perspective. Haper lee uses the literary technique of listing to evoke the feeling of scout being immature and stubborn. This is described when Haper lee say “did not drive a dump-truck for the county‚ he was not the sheriff‚ he did not farm‚ work in a garage‚ or do anything

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    A Commentary on Isaiah 6

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    A Commentary on Isaiah 6 Isaiah 6 is written with a mixture of prose and verse‚ detailing the calling‚ or commission‚ of Isaiah by the Lord God. Much of the verse is written in the style of a vision‚ detailing message to the people of Judea. The main theme running through Isaiah is the message of salvation‚ even the name of the prophet means ‘salvation of Yahweh’. The book is first of the ‘major prophets’‚ so called due to its greater length than the shorter ‘minor prophets’ or ‘twelve prophets’

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    An The Commentary - a rough guide What is a ’commentary’? A commentary is a close analysis of a passage or a short work. More than a summary‚ it must investigate both the content and the language‚ i.e. WHAT the passage/poem achieves and HOW it achieves it‚ and the relationship they have with each other. It describes the writer’s intentions‚ effects and how he or she accomplishes them. In addition to detailed analytical skills‚ you need also to demonstrate an ability to construct a line of

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    ‘ T H E S U N L I G H T I N T H E G A R D E N ’ ‚ A C O M M E N T A R Y. Guiding Questions for the commentary: How does the use of setting contribute to your understanding of the poem? Comment on the poet’s style (For example‚ language‚imagery‚ diction‚ form‚the use of a quote from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra) In the the poem ‘The Sunshine in the Garden’ written by Louis MacNeice‚ the poet is a prisoner of war and is close to his death. The line ‘We cannot cage the minute’ and words

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    Economic Commentary About: Demand‚ Supply and Price Control Source of the article: Internet (business-standard.com) Name: Sang Hyun Jeon Section and Grade: 11 C Mentha oil rises on industrial demand Press Trust of India / New Delhi November 04‚ 2011‚ 12:04 IST Mentha oil prices rose by Rs 9.40 to Rs 1‚354.90 per kg in futures trade today‚ as traders enlarged their holdings tracking a rise in the industrial demand in spot markets. Restricted supply from the growing belts of Chandausi‚

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    Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain Response and Summary Paper The sense of death crushes one’s heart‚ but what happens behind the scenes before a funeral‚ the author: Jessica Mitford was the one to bring this dark secret to light. She goes into great detail of the gruesome make over loved one’s go through. This response is a sort of recap on what she said through greater detail. Through reading this I believe some of this is simply to make money off of people deceased family members. I think this is

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    REINDEER AND ENGINE – COMMENTARY The poem ’Reindeer and Engine’ by Josephine Jacobsen is an extract from the poet’s 1966 work ’The Animal Inside’. The poem is about a reindeer who is fleeing from a steam engine‚ in the forests of Finland. However‚ wherever the reindeer seems to turn‚ engine tends to follow. The poet Josephine Jacobsen introduces a very relevant issue‚ from the title of the poem itself – that of nature versus technology. In a sense‚ the reindeer and the engine are contrasting ideas

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    Explanation for the poem "Curtain" A note: I stopped teaching CBSE 5 years ago and I’m out of touch. So I haven’t really worked on the explanations and edited them. You might find some of the explanations not up to the mark especially this poem. You will surely find better explanations on the net. One such site recommended by one of the readers which is really good and tailor made for CBSE is http://englishportal12.blogspot.in/?view=mosaic  The poem deals with the theme of separation‚ especially

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    Invisible Man Commentary

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    Invisible Man Commentary There is a constant struggle for people to find their self identity in a world where society tries to force them to become somebody else. Society often sets standards that “well respected citizens” should meet‚ limiting people from developing their own views of the world and making their own decisions. In Invisible Man‚ Ralph Ellison portrays the experiences that a young black American goes through that shapes‚ and more often than not‚ blinds his identity. In my excerpt

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    Sound of Waves Commentary

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    Sound of Waves Commentary In this passage‚ found on pages 135 and 136 of The Sound of Waves‚ author Yukio Mishima utilizes brutal imagery through descriptive diction to expose the subtle sexism apparent on this island. Furthermore‚ he provides commentary on gender roles and stereotypes‚ which are apparent not only in his own life‚ but on the island of Uta-jima as well. Gender roles become apparent as the novel progresses because Shinji is looking for a woman of beauty rather than of intellect

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