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    In Shakespeare’s "Othello" persuasive language is used predominantly throughout the text‚ mainly by the character Iago. Iago is a very different character from all the others in the play. It is Iago’s talent for understanding and manipulating the desires of those around him that makes him both a powerful and compelling figure. Through his persuasive and manipulative nature he seems to be a friend to all. Iago anticipates and manipulates all the other characters in the play so skilfully that they

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    Yusef Mitchell jr is a very extravagant great young man. He makes very good grades in school he is very respectful to any and everyone no matter who it is. All of a sudden it was this one day that Yusef did something that was very breath taking. He got caught hanging with the wrong crowd and being at the wrong place at the wrong time. What he did could have possibly had a very big impact on his life. One day yusef and his brother did something very bad. Yusef had never

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    Examination of the Use of Language in "A Clockwork Orange" The created patch-work language of Nadsat in the novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ satirizes the social classes and gang life of Anthony Burgess’s futuristic society. The most prominent of these tools being his use of a completely new language and the depiction of family life from the eyes of a fifteen year old English hoodlum. Burgess effectively broke arcane traditions when he wrote A Clockwork Orange by blending two forms of effective speech

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    distinctive use of language/ structure/ imagery contribute to the themes in Of Mice And Men? The overriding themes in Of Mice And Men are those of the American dream and the theme of friendship and loyalty between the characters‚ especially between George and Lennie. The fragility of these dreams is what Of Mice And Men is based around. These themes and relationships are shown throughout the book in a number of ways and are added to by the use of language and structure but particularly imagery. The

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    October‚ 17. 2016 The Handmaid’s Tale In the novel‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Atwood’s use of language is a big outlet for the audience to see that the language creates a form of power and a means of escape. The language that she uses is freedom of speech‚ religious language‚ the language between all of the characters‚ and in general‚ certain phrases and words. After reading the novel‚ it is clear to see Atwood’s choice of language is created in order for her audience to receive thorough understanding of the

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    The use of language in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream contains that of literary elements that correspond with one another in accordance to the personalities of each character in the play therefore the production of the play itself. Shakespeare’s style of concealing poetic dialogue with ordinary words and phrases contributes to the characterization of the play. Dialogues‚ slangs‚ insults and thoughts are all portrayed as contemporary elements used for the different writing styles of the characters

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    In “The Great Gatsby‚” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of language serves to develop the characters of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. Fitzgerald’s use of specific details‚ particularly the juxtaposition of those details pertaining to Myrtle‚ portrays her as contradictory and superficial and Tom as a bullish and arrogant. Fitzgerald’s diction‚ dually connoting prosperity and deficiency‚ conveys Myrtle’s false sense of egotism and affluence and enforces the narrator’s disdain for both Tom and Myrtle. Myrtle’s

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    “the Census Bureau calculates that the median woman in the United States makes 79 cents for every buck paid to the median man.” (Paquette) Women have always been underprivileged compared to men. Zora Neal Hurston effectively used setting‚ figurative language‚ characterization‚ and the manipulation of plot in Their Eyes Were Watching God to inform the audience how feminism has always been present and plays a big role in our lives‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Hurston began her novel describing

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    Throughout the book‚ Shelley uses imagery to paint a horrifying picture of the monster by using phrases such as “pale and distorted”‚ and “.............”. She also describes the horrible consequences of the monsters actions by using phrases like “..............” These expressions help the reader to imagine the hideous monster and be in that environment. In one of the scenes‚ Shelley describes the monster as “.......” One of the most important literary devices that Shelley uses to create horror is frame

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    I elicited and built on student responses in the video clips by asking students open-ended and follow-up questions that help them promote thinking and develop their abilities to construct meaning from‚ interpret‚ and respond to a complex text. In Video Clip 1‚ at 00:36‚ my question‚ “What are you noticing about the structure of the poem?” was answered correctly by a student so I restated his response in my own words to make sure that everyone heard the answer. At 00:44‚ another student answered the

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