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    Literary Devices

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    Literary Devices Allegory A form of extended metaphor‚ in which objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a narrative‚ are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral‚ social‚ religious‚ or political significance and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity‚ greed‚ or envy. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings‚ a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. Alliteration The repetition of the same sound at the beginning

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    November 2012 Literary Devices There are many different literary devices found in the book Night written by Elie Wiesel that deal with his personal experience with the faith he had to keep and then lost during the Holocaust. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses tone‚ irony‚ and characterization to illustrate his faith throughout the Holocaust. In the book Night‚ Wiesel uses tone to explain the many sufferings that the Jews were required to face through the Holocaust. He cleverly used it during the story

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    important that the author stays respectful while writing about the topic‚ but also that they focus on which rhetorical devices they are using to ensure that the readers will respond well to the articles purpose. Throughout these two articles‚ many of the same rhetorical devices are used‚ such as terminology‚ pronouns‚ paper structure‚ etc.; however‚ the specific placement and use of these devices differ based on the purpose of each article.

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    Rhetorical Devices Essay In Florence Kelley’s speech about child labor she emphasizes the need to obliterate these harsh working conditions for children. She uses pathos‚ rhetorical questions‚ and repetition to move the audience to act against child labor. With using these techniques throughout her speech she develops a well appealing argument for the audience to connect with. Florence Kelly incorporates pathos into her speech to enhance her argument. She wants the audience to feel for these

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    celestial‚ divine power?  God created people in His own image and yet we are and will be born with imperfections.  No matter how many bites off the fruit of knowledge of what is good and what is bad‚ “all that the unresting thought of a man has created in the ages is compressed only into a small compass of His brain”… Rights to understand what really goes on in the long run were not granted to mere mortals.  We will have no right. And it was just a bet. Strange‚ absurd‚ perfectly‚ terribly surreal‚ true—but

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    Electronic Devices Society depends a lot on technology nowadays‚ they can obtain a lot of information in just a little device. Now some people read books in tablets or iPad‚ not in the real books. Some things are so different like they used to be. Some people prefer to get information with just giving a single touch to the screen of the table. There exist a lot of electronic devices that are changing our society‚ like the IPad‚ IPod or MacBook. The people who are more likely to buy this devices think

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    Rhetorical Devices 1. Narration - Recounts a personal experience or tells a story based on a real or fictional circumstance. All details come together in an integrated way to create some central them or impression. 2. Point of view - The person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story. (Does not refer to the author’s/character’s feelings‚ opinions‚ perspectives‚ etc.) e.g. - Third-person‚ first-person 3. Exposition - The kind of writing that is intended primarily

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    The traditional weapon used by the Huaorani is the tapa‚ a lance two meters long‚ with one end shaped like a harpoon and the other forming a sharp point. The lance is used to hunt large prey‚ including the ure and the amo‚ two types of wild pigs‚ and also to kill human beings. When carried for the latter purpose‚ the lance used to be decorated with colourful feathers. The blowgun‚ or umena‚ is used only for hunting monkeys and birds. The Huaorani love to hunt‚ and they describe heaven as a place

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    A Gift Beyond Description Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:15 A. My text this morning is 2 Corinthians 9:15. It is a short verse‚ only 8 words long. Listen as the apostle Paul says‚ "Thanks be unto God for His indescribable gift."  This is the time of year when we are concerned about choosing just the right Christmas gifts to give to the special people in our lives. But let me ask you‚ "Have you ever received an indescribable gift?" Have you ever received a gift that was beyond description? 

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    In his letter to Thomas Jefferson‚ Benjamin Banneker uses rhetorical devices to reinforce his argument against the cruelties of slavery. Being a man of color‚ Banneker did not possess the social status deemed worthy of communication with a fine man such as Jefferson. Nevertheless‚ Banneker was an intelligent man and used his knowledge to point out the contradictory characteristics between slavery and American values. Banneker uses repetition throughout his letter. Periodically‚ he refers to Jefferson

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