during the fall. The main places in the story are the Atlanta Falcons Stadium‚ Troy’s middle school and football field‚ and Troy’s house. The story is written in first person because Troy (the main character) is telling the story. There is figurative language in this story. On page 229 a simile is used that says “he’s big and slow like a turtle”. There is also an idiom on page 57 that says “the Duluth fans poured over the fence‚ swarming the end zone”. The main character of Football Champ
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Second‚ in his essay about Hell‚ Joyce uses intensive imagery to create a scenery of Hell. Imagery is the figurative language that is most prominent in this passage. Without it‚ describing what hell looks like is useless. For example‚ in paragraph six‚ Joyce gives a description of the sensation of hellfire. He states “Every sense of the flesh is tortured eternally and every faculty of the soul therewith: the eyes with impenetrable utter darkness‚ the nose noisome odor‚ the ears with yells‚ howls
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Woolf keeps an eye on the moth and watches as the moths go through its course of life of struggling to get through the windowpanes‚ and eventually reaches death. The figurative language and syntax in the essay efficiently conveys the matters of life and death and what it means to be nothing but life. In the short essay‚ figurative language‚ specifically metaphor‚ is used effectively to connect life and death. Woolf witnessed the comparison and connection of life and death as she saw the moth struggling
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to it’s structure‚ and theme. Every poem is unique and one of the main factors to a poems individuality is it’s structure. Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep not only has a rhyme scheme‚ but it provides praiseworthy figurative language. One of the obvious figurative language in the poem‚ were the metaphors. For instance‚ there were the lines "I am a thousand winds that blow‚ I am the diamond glints on the snow" (lines 3-4). Not only do the metaphors create vivid images‚ but it plays a key role
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witty” (Keshmiri 78). It begs to question how he managed to organize words that would instigate such distinct feelings in the reader. Despite his novels being in prose‚ they share many qualities with poetry that utilizes precise word choice‚ figurative language‚ and phonetics to enhance the reading‚ and thus his mere prose leaves an impact on the audience that is similar to poetry and at times invokes the surreal and therefore mirrors the complexity of the human mind. His use of this “lyricism pointedly
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land—during this culturally delicate time. Kennedy speaks in a passionate tone for the socially divided citizens. Indeed‚ they differ between settling for peace or retaliating with anger. By acknowledging the immediate audience‚ Kennedy uses diverse figurative language and recognizes the issue of violence to grant his speech credibility. Kennedy incorporates imagery throughout
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Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896)‚ Swedish inventor and philanthropist‚ was a man of many contrasts. He was a son of a bankrupt‚ but became a millionaire; a scientist with a love of literature. He made a large fortune but lived a simple life. He was cheerful in company‚ and often sad in private. A lover of mankind‚ he never had a wife or family to love him‚ a patriotic son of his native land‚ he died alone on foreign soil. He discovered a new explosive‚ dynamite‚ to improve the
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Use of Imagery and Figurative Language in “Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa In his poem‚ “Facing It”‚ Yusef Komunyakaa describes his ambivalent emotions towards the Vietnam War of which he was a veteran. Reflecting on his experiences‚ Yusef expresses his conflicting feelings about the Vietnam War and his feelings about how racism has played a part in America’s history. By using visual imagery and metaphoric language throughout the poem‚ Yusef is able to reflect the sad and confused emotions he
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the two poems compared to the many differences. Based on Poe’s poem‚ he is very kind and loving toward Helen. On the contrary Doolittle speaks of Helen in a harsh‚ and negative way. These poems clearly show their messages through the use of figurative language throughout both poems. Helen of Troy is a significant historical figure most widely known as the most
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[pic] Contents: 1. Questionnaire Sample P.2~P.4 2. The result of questionnaire P.5~P.14 3. The analyze of questionnaire P.15 4. The 8 elements for programming P.15~P.18 5. Communication P.18~P.19 6. Evaluation P.19~P.20 [pic]Johnson & Johnson baby’s products Questionnaire Over the past hundred years‚ Johnson & Johnson always provide the safe and reliable baby-care products with parents‚ our company attaches the customer’s trust. Therefore‚ we are committed to
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