THE ESSENTIALS OF STYLISCTICS The expressive means (EM) of a language are those phonetic‚ morphological‚ word-building‚ lexical‚ phraseological and syntactical forms which exist in language-as-a-system for the purpose of logical and/or emotional intensification of the utterance. Phonetic EM: pitch‚ melody‚ stress‚ pausation‚ drawling‚ whispering‚ a sing-song manner of speech (onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ rhyme‚ rhythm). Morphological EM: the Historical Present (the Present Indefinite instead
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following chart based on your selected song. Identify two total figures of speech and two sound devices to include in the chart below. Label What is the figure of speech or sound device? Actual Lines from the Song Paste the lines of each example in the space provided. Effect Does the example create an image‚ create a particular mood‚ make listeners feel something‚ or make listeners think something? Figure of Speech #1 Figure of Speech #2 Sound Device #1 Sound Device #2
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Pre-Lab Questions: 1. The rules concerning handling significant figures are as follows: When dividing/multiplying The answer has no more significant digits than the number with the fewest significant digits (the least precise figure). Round off after calculations have been performed. When adding/subtracting Answer has no more places than the addend‚ minuend‚ or subtrahend with the fewest number of decimal places. Significant figures are irrelevant when adding/subtracting (least number of decimal
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results will be drastically different. The significant figures (also known as significant digits in American English‚ and often shortened to sig figs or sig digs) of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision. This includes all digits except: * Certain leading and trailing zeros which are merely placeholders to indicate the scale of the number. (Exact rules are explained in the section "Identifying significant figures".) * Spurious digits introduced‚ for example
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Contents Page 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Data collected 4-6 3.0- Analysis
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Skating is an important form of recreation in winter. It has developed into three different sports: speed skating‚ figure skating‚ and ice dance. All three are now features of Winter Olympic.Today‚ I am going to focus on ice skating. The reason I chose this sport is because personally‚ myself had done figure skating in the pass and I really like this type of sports where it involve some type of dance. Ice skating is a type of sport where you can do it individuals
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A System for Video Surveillance and Monitoring Robert T. Collins‚ Alan J. Lipton‚ Takeo Kanade‚ Hironobu Fujiyoshi‚ David Duggins‚ Yanghai Tsin‚ David Tolliver‚ Nobuyoshi Enomoto‚ Osamu Hasegawa‚ Peter Burt1 and Lambert Wixson1 CMU-RI-TR-00-12 The Robotics Institute‚ Carnegie Mellon University‚ Pittsburgh PA 1 The Sarnoff Corporation‚ Princeton‚ NJ Abstract Under the three-year Video Surveillance and Monitoring (VSAM) project (1997–1999)‚ the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
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1. Alliteration - Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence. Example 1 - “[L]et us go forth to lead the land we love…” Language of Composition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2013. Print. Example 2 - “I shall delight to hear the ocean roar‚ or see the stars twinkle‚ in the company of men to whom Nature does not spread her volumes or utter her voice in vain.” --Samuel Johnson Harris‚ Robert A. A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices. VisualSalt‚ 19 Jan. 2013. Web
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makes you think more clearly‚ and makes you energetic. Sports What’s your favorite sport? I would say that my favorite sport is figure skating only because i am a figure skater. Figure skating is a very challenging sport and very athletic. It takes a lot of skill and practice. The rink is not only where I skate but its like another home to me. Figure skating may seem like a difficult sport but it’s really not‚ you just have to be determined. This sport is my favorite because i’ve done it
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therefore associating this Jesus figure as one of the people as opposed to the traditional Jesus figure. The audience opinion of the Maori Jesus is further developed when Baxter states “when he smiled it looked like the down/when he broke wind little fishes trembled”‚ this is balanced syntax which develops the balance the Maori Jesus has between spiritual power and natural connection. However‚ it also makes the audience look more fondly upon this alternative figure through the use of humour. This
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