Similes: figures of speech that compares two unlike things‚ using the words like or as. "His feet were as big as boats." Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." Metaphor: a figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly‚ without the use of like or as. "Her hair is silk." Personification: assigning human qualities to non-human things. "The tropical storm slept for two days." Onomatopoeia: words
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Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices Allusion An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference Generally a figure of speech making reference to a known place‚ event‚ literary work Example: an allusion to Shakespeare‚ “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Synonyms: hint‚ reference‚ innuendo‚ insinuation Cliché A worn out expression that takes place of an original thought; a phrase or expression that is overused or
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Benjamin Hastings April 10‚ 2013 Did Someone Move in Down the Street? An Exploration of Possible Extraterrestrial Life in the Universe‚ Perhaps Our Own System Other life in the universe just makes sense. Think about it‚ there are trillions of other stars in existence in our universe‚ and most of those stars have satellites‚ and those satellites have satellites. There are literally hundreds of trillions‚ if not more‚ planets or planet-sized satellites orbiting stars. To think that none of these
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Eminem uses “army” to emphasise his perspectives on Iraq war and indicates many people shares the same perspective as him on the George W.Bush and Iraq war. Racism was raised in most of his songs‚ implying the major on going problem in the United States is racism. Eminem‚ as a white rapper does not only breaks the frontier line
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In the passage “Joyas Voladoras‚” the author Brian Doyle uses the heart as a metaphor to help him communicate his main idea about the differences between life‚ love‚ and its state of vulnerability. To start‚ Doyle uses many examples to display his ideas‚ but his first example is the hummingbird. He describes how fragile the small bird is by saying‚ A hummingbird s heart is the size of a pencil eraser. A hummingbird s heart is a lot of the hummingbird. (Doyle) This is a great example of how fragile
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Save as many as you ruin If you made a mistake in your life‚ whether it is a personal mistake or it would have grave consequences for other people. Would you be able to forget it? Would you get a second chance to make things right‚ and in that case‚ would you embrace this second chance or simply ignore it? ‘The second chance in love” is the main theme in Simon Van Booy’s story called “Save as many as you ruin”. The mood in the story is melancholic. In the start of the story‚ the main character
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at audio frequencies. 2. These are easy to measure. 3. h-parameter can also be obtained from the transistor static characteristic curves. 4. h-parameters are convenient to use in circuit analysis and design. 5. A set of h-parameters is specified for many transistors by the manufacturers 2. Draw the h-parameter circuit and its equivalent circuit in CE configuration. h-parameter model Generalized h-parameter model of an NPN BJT. Replace x with e‚ b or c for CE‚ CB and CC topologies respectively.
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what defines them as a person. There are so many different cultures in the world‚ some are similar and others are completely different in every way‚ the list is never ending‚ but why? Why are there so many cultures that exist? Culture is who you are as a person and is based on similar beliefs between you and others. When you actually think about it it’s a way that connects you to everyone in the whole world on a personal level. So why are there so many cultures if we are all the same? When you look
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Devices and Practices for Sensory Impairments Many students with physical disabilities and other health impairments may achieve more success if they are properly supported by an assistive technology (AT) device and AT support services. The two devices I chose were the cochlear implants for the deaf children and screen headers for the blind children. The cochlear implant is a small complex electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound. The students that will benefit from the cochlear
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A memorable day 1 The day that I witnessed the Celebration of Osun Osogbo shrine festival was a memorable day to me. I was living in the hostel of a school that was owned by a chief in Osogbo and the school was close to the place where the shrine rituals were performed‚ and the festival celebrated. That was the 30th year celebration which I witnessed‚ and indeed‚ it was a memorable day for me. When we were told to tell a story about a true experience‚ I
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