Rhetorical Terms/Devices Figurative language is the generic term for any artful deviation from the ordinary mode of speaking or writing. It is what makes up a writer’s style – how he or she uses language. The general thinking is that we are more likely to be persuaded by rhetoric that is interesting‚ even artful‚ rather than mundane. When John F. Kennedy said‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country” (an example of anastrophe)‚ it was more interesting –
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about the Noh drama masks‚ as the masks are the soul of the Noh drama. Without the masks‚ most people wouldn’t realize that this is the Noh drama; the masks are very important as a symbol for the Noh drama. Besides being symbolic of the Noh drama‚ the masks also include much history and skill. The four topics I am going to talk about in this research paper are the history of the masks‚ how they were made‚ the different types of masks‚ and the changing of the expressions on the mask. The histories
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In “The Mask of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe a prominent theme is that people can’t just run away from your problems‚ eventually‚ they will catch up to them. In “The Mask of the Red Death” is very clear that the main problem in the story‚ it is the red death. The red death is not meant to be thought of as real plague; it is a symbolism for the problems that await us and in the case of the book‚ the problem of death. The people inside the castle are sheltering themselves from the red death. They
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Daniel Okolo Antigone Mask Project In the Greek Theatre‚ the actors used masks in order to communicate the characters to the audience. One actor could play several different characters‚ and each character would have several masks‚ in order to show different emotions. Choose two different characters in Antigone. Complete the character analysis worksheet below for each character. Design a mask for each of those characters. Trace the shape of your face on a large sheet of paper. The mask should cover the
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Shakespeare’s clever uses of psychological masks. Several characters in the play take on roles that do not agree with their personalities. The psychological masks that they wear are not immediately apparent to the audience‚ or even to the characters themselves‚ until they are unmasked through the course of the play. Shakespeare mostly uses this device with the characters of Katherina‚ Bianca‚ and Petruchio. Each of them has adapted to their circumstances by wearing the mask of a different personality‚ and
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Research on gas masks I researched gas masks. I found out about: The history Gas masks were issued to all British civilians at the start of World War 2. In Britain fear was around because the British government thought that the Nazi German bombers would drop poison gas bombs. At the start of the war some citizens had not been issued with a gas mask. In a government document "If war should come" the explanation for this was that district leaders might have decided to keep gas masks in storage until
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Ceramics III 3B The Grandmasters Mask They say the greatest warrior’s in history all come from the long gone and distant land of Ioni. Where it exist none know today‚ but what is know that there is a long lineage of warriors who can trace ancestors back to this land. Multiple ways of the warrior all can be traced back to Ioni. At some point though the continent it was located on collapsed into the planet it resided on. All remnants of it shattered to oblivion. All there was left were a f
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the Pwo mask is quintessential piece of African Art. This 15 inch mask is made of primarily of wood and plant fiber covered in pigments and small copper alloy accessories. The mask was worn by a man during tribal dances to honor what was seen as the ideal woman and the founding female ancestors of the Chokwe people. The Chokwe people placed a high amount of privilege and honor towards its women so this mask would have been used to reassure that respect to the tribes women. When this mask was danced
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Many works of art have hidden influence in them stemming out from all parts of the world. With these influences come themes tied to each type of work. The Warrior and Transformation Mask are just a couple examples of this. The Warrior was created in between 900-400 BC‚ created by the Olmec‚ it was one of the many giant heads found all over the Olmec area usually brought over land and along rivers. They are thought to be created to honor specific rulers and are a testament to his power. Approximately
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Literary Device Glossary Allusion: An implied or indirect reference to a person‚ event‚ or thing that has to do with another part of a text. Can be direct quotes or it can be indirect things that are implied. Most are from commonly known pieces of literature or history. Example: “but now he found that he committed himself to the following of a grail” The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald. Function: In this example‚ Fitzgerald alludes to the Holy Grail. What this does is show how
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