Examples of figures of speech in romantic poems In the poem “Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth ‚ “ the anchor of my purest thought” in line 109‚ the author uses a metaphor comparing the idea that nature makes the speaker feels safe and the role of memory and imagination as something pure. In the poem “Ozymandias” by Pershy Bissy Shelley‚ The hand that mock ’d them and the heart that fed in line 8‚ it is an instance of Synecdoche and Alliteration. The hand that mock ’d them makes reference
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A Quick Fix: Speech Codes on College Campuses Beginning in the 1980’s and going strong into the early 90’s‚ speech codes on college campuses restricted the radical words that initiated protests by students‚ faculty‚ and staff members. Limitations defined by college administrators controlled the context and content of what its affiliates could say freely in the jurisdiction of the campus. In spite of this‚ outraged students demanded that their First Amendment rights be protected and took their colleges’
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Bill Clinton 2012 Democratic National Convention Speech As first stated by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ the art of rhetoric in persuasive speaking is based upon the usage of the three key components‚ logos‚ ethos and pathos. Logos representing the usage of logic and reasoning within the speech or text‚ ethos representing the writer or speaker’s credibility and pathos representing how the speaker or author establishes an emotional connection with the audience. In former president Bill
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Date: 2010 Title: 9/11 speech Author: George Bush Text Type: Speech (oral presentation) Gender: Male Culture: American This speech was given by George Bush on the evening of the September the 11th attack. This speech explains to the nation the terrible crisis that had just happened and encourages all American that it is a time to unite and fight this terrorism that had “shook the foundation of buildings but not the foundation of America”. This is a time where America was under the attack
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Good morning Sir‚ hope all is well. Just wanted to inform about a situation that occurred last night at approximately 2300 hours. S/O Ariel Weiland was posted at the ED lobby while Officer Omar was on signal 81 West tower and Officer Brandon 83P east tower. I was conducting a signal 93T. As I was driving around and following a suspicious vehicle‚ around 2340 hours I heard Officer Ariel called out Signal 51S ED 36 and stated: “No additional Officers needed”. I attempted to call her on the radio with
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The Messenger’s Speech I arrive with tragic news from the hospital. I will tell all that I saw‚ no lies or cover-ups. I followed my master‚ the Hospital Administrator‚ To the ward of detainment. Where the women‚ with their heads drooped‚ Newborns starving in their arms The smell of death‚ all around‚ The odor of vomit‚ splattered on the floor‚ Like the blood of maiden Monica‚ Was soon to be. Suddenly we heard a piercing scream‚ A sound that raised the hairs on the back of my neck
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Persuasive Speech: For Capital Punishment How would we feel if one of our close relatives were killed? Would we not want vengeance? Would we not want them to be nothing our world.? Capital Punishment in Australia was abolished nationally in 1985 but the majority of Australians support Capital Punishment for serious crimes‚ so why don;t we hang the two depraved killers who kidnapped‚ repeatedly raped the butchered two school girls? Why is hate filled mass-murderer Julian Knight still alive
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How to make spaghetti exciting Specific purpose: To inform my audience on how you can make spaghetti exciting Central Idea: you can always make food more fun if you become creative Organizational Pattern: Tropical INTRODUCTION I) Freshly boiled noodles‚ thick smooth sauce‚ meatballs‚ lemons‚ cheese‚ pars leaf are the necessary ingredients for this exciting dish A. Not what you think when your thinking about spaghetti B. Learning how to cook spaghetti is simple‚ its basic steps‚ easy to follow
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On Tuesday‚ September 11th‚ 2001‚ the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history occurred as four large passenger jets were hijacked then crashed‚ killing nearly 3‚000 persons. The attack was carried out by four separate teams of terrorists from the Middle East‚ all operating from inside the U.S. Each team had boarded an early-morning flight‚ posing as passengers‚ then forcibly commandeered the aircraft. Two fully-fueled jumbo jets‚ American Airlines Flight 11 carrying 92 persons and United Airlines
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4/20 “Fun” in Littleton Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the horrible tragedy of the Columbine Massacre. Introduction: It was Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999. It was an exciting day for me in the fourth grade when I turned 9 years old. However‚ the people of Littleton‚ Colorado remember that day as something more and definitely less exciting than my birthday was. On April 20‚ 1999 Littleton Colorado experienced what we now know as the Columbine Massacre. Two seniors at Columbine High
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