Assignment 2: Figurative Language versus Literal Language The lack of exposure to non literal forms of language makes it difficult to engage in productive thinking. Having the capacity to understand figurative language increases our ability to communicate with each other. By increasing our word bank we expand our knowledge base and increase our thinking capacity. Below are a list of ten words with their meaning, definitions, examples and appropriate circumstances in which to use them. 1. Describe
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English 1B Assignments ------------------------------------------------- Week Seven: October 7-11 1. Think: 2. Read: Lots of reading this week—both poems and prose explanation of how to approach and understand them. Ready??? a) Read “Images,” pages 399-411; b) Read “Figures of Speech,” pages 412-427; c) Read “Symbol, Allegory, and Irony,” pages 428-445; d) Read “Sounds,” pages 447-463; e) Read “Patterns of Rhythm,” pages 464-480. Finally and perhaps most important,
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many rhetorical devices such as a hyperbole, dysphemism, and many others. The rhetorical devices throughout this article could be categorized by short phrases and ways that the author is trying to get his point across. However, there are also rhetorical devices used throughout the article that are just making assumptions on the topic. This article gets the point of the author across very clearly; I believe this is where the rhetorical devices he come in. by using all these diverse rhetorical devices
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Delprøve 2 - A: The study in the relation between wealth and happiness is a rather complicated matter, as it is very difficult to precisely define personal happiness. The central question in this research and discussion is of course if being wealthy increases overall life happiness. 1. Text 1 describes, with basis in several studies, how economical success is very insignificant when it comes to personal happiness. Nonetheless, an increase in wealth does undeniably influence happiness, but
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BCOM 3950 PROFESSOR TERESA LOWERY FALL 2013 SPEECH OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS (SOME SUGGESTIONS) Aristotle was the first (recorded) rhetorician to name the three parts of a speech: the Introduction, the Body, and the Conclusion. Here are some suggestions about opening your Informative Speech (as well as other types of speech). Also included: Conclusions and the Question-Answer Period.
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speech to the people is honest and consistent with all his thinking and arguing throughout the play. Though he has no thought of deceiving the people his speech is nevertheless a shrewd, skilful piece of rhetoric which includes techniques such as rhetorical questions: “Who is here so base that would be a bondman?” This is made even more effective by following up with another two questions which together make three clear and powerful points. Another technique he uses is when he is describing or talking
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How to PEE (literature, writer’s choice, D.O.S, Gatsby.....) Things to consider: Language Device – Alliteration, Simile, Personification, Antithesis, Epigram, Paradox, Juxtaposition, Metaphor, Rhetorical Question, Dramatic Irony, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia E.g of Antithesis: • "Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." (Goethe) • "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee." (advertising slogan) • "Hillary has soldiered on, damned if she does, damned if she doesn't
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artist is asking whether the person would trade love for love, or simple: which love is stronger. The prominently cathartic poem, skillfully molded by Bette Midler, encloses a theater of emotions, each being viewed through use of figures of speech, rhetorical questions and repetition. The literary devices effortlessly submerged me in an aura of appreciation or the “you” in the poem, even though I did not know who they were, as the poet suspense fully unmasked the identity of his feeling towards this
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Advice for comprehension questions in Reading & Viewing * Read all questions carefully. Highlight, circle or underline the key terms to help you locate the answers in the texts. * Do not plagiarise (copy) information from the texts. Always paraphrase (use your own words). * If a question is allocated two marks and two dot points are provided for the responses then provide two answers. The allocated marks always indicate the number of answers you should provide. * Providing
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aggressive and abusive whereas ‘Life Cycle’ is very proud of being a fan and follower of VFL and his team. In ‘Weapons Training’ Bruce Dawe has used language to capture human experience through the use of the rhetorical question used in line 4, ‘are you queer?’. The use of this rhetorical question sets the tone of this human experience/ poem, the tone of brutalisation, of turning a man into a machine, a machine with no feelings or emotions. Questioning a mans sexuality is a great insult to a man
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