starts from the beginning where it’s created by a persistent and repeated use of the “rain” with a number of phrases associating it, such as puddles, deserted square, glistening war monument. Repetition is one of the widely used and favourite stylistic devices of Hemingway. Here he applies it to reveal the relationship of the protagonist to the old hotel owner (she liked ... , she liked...). As the verb “to like” is not used to characterize relations of the wife to her husband, this contrast is
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hip hop has evolved and is eve loving in the modern day. http://employees.oneonta.edu/bealt/alexander.htm "Hip hop and rap have many important influences—R&B, funk, soul, jazz, rock and roll performers; poets, and writers like Iceberg Slim; and stylistic forebears like Muhammad Ali and Richard Pryor. Few of these can match the importance of the spoken-word artist, improvisational street-poet, and R&B performer Gil Scott-Heron. Born on 1 April 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, Scott-Heron grew up in Tennessee
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OVERVIEW: TEXT FUNCTIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS Informative text The informative text functionTheir function is typically to: Introduce, summarize, report, inform, characterize, define, clarify etc. | Presents facts, information in a clear way by being neutral in choice of words and tone. Neutral a. Neutral, uses descriptive/informative word choice, e.g. said, told b. The passive voice (one, you, they + be + kort tillægsform: they were told) c. No or only little use of figurative language
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In the short story neighbours, the author Tim Winton uses many different language features and stylistic choices such as characterisation, short sentences and connotations to communicate ideas and perspectives. The short story is about a young, newlywed couple who move into a western neighbourhood but they feel like foreigners in their own country. The couple seem to be uncomfortable at first but as the story progresses and the newlywed are surprised with a pregnancy simple actions and advice offering
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INTRODUCTION: Major changes were made in architecture, while scientists were slowly beginning to create different cures for infectious diseases. Rival styles were created and architects were well known as artists. With discovering new medical advances, science was like a trip into the future. Sculpting and carving was well used for the beautification process, which revolutionized the eighteen-hundreds. The growth of microbiology and biochemistry had been linked to ways of finding new methods of
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learning in a classroom and learning about what's personal to you. Whitman received little public acclaim for his poems during his lifetime for several reasons. His openness regarding sex, his self-presentation as a rough working man, and his stylistic innovations.” A poet who “abandoned the regular meter and rhyme patterns” Through diction, the poem reveals the sense of patronizing, structured learning. The speaker illustrates harshness to book learning through compatiblity. In line two he gives
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At the same time, however, he shows remarkable fluency in multiple idioms, from the technical acuity of his jazz playing to the tonal control of his contemporary classical work to his folkloric sensitivities in dealing with ancient and modern Arabic music.To anyone who keeps score on developments in avant-garde music, this A-list roster points to the ambitiousness of the venture, which Falzone has been conceiving for at least a year.The term "Renga," says Falzone, refers to a Japanese form of collaborative
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Dear Incoming Intensive English Student, Welcome to high school and Ms. Carroll’s 9th grade Intensive English class. I hope that your high school experience has been amazing thus far, it only gets better from here. I wish you the best of luck this year and hope you do well in this class. I would like to offer you some inside information and advice about my experience in this class. One thing that may be new to you this year is vocab. Each week or every other week, you will get a new list of
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Brian Doyle's Joyas Voladoras utilizes the motif of a hummingbird's heart to prove two assertions. First, the essay communicates that our ambitions are what lead to our destruction. In addition, Doyle proclaims that the emotional side of a heart is fragile, volatile, and directly affects one's quality of life. Through the usage of visual imagery, choppy diction, metaphors , , and ________, Doyle is able to successfully convince the reader of both of these claims. Through the discussion on the ferocity
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CHALLENGES OF HUMOUR TRANSLATION IN FICTION Reda Baranauskienė, Laura Pociūtė Šiauliai University Introduction Humour is not a modern invention nor is humorous literature. However, what concerns its perception, it appears that humour is highly dependent on cultural background of the perceivers not to mention different cultures and different languages in which people express themselves. All these factors affect the understanding of humorous material and its ability to travel from one culture to
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