about a failure of a space mission to the moon. Before they end up getting to the moon‚ something goes wrong with the rocket ship. The quote “We just put Sir Isaac Newton in the driver’s seat” from the movie Apollo 13 is figure of speech. A figure of speech is an idiom‚ metaphor‚ or simile. In this case‚ the quote is an idiom. An idiom is a figure of speech that is meant not to be taken literally. It’s raining cats and dogs is an example of an idiom. This idiom just means it’s raining hard. It does
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Portfolio A Small Free Kiss In The Dark. What was your first impression of the book? My first impression of the novel titled “a small free kiss in the dark”was ‚that it would be a bit weird. Because the title made absolutely no sense to me‚ and it still doesn’t make sense to me in chapter 11. Aside from that after reading the prologue I knew that there were going to be some people named Billy and Max. The narrator was still unknown. As we begun reading I understood well what was going on‚ and I
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Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Lady Frederick” (1907)‚ “Of Human Bondage”(1915)‚ “The Moon and Sixpence”(1919)‚ “Cakes and Ale” (1930) and “The Razor’s Edge” (1945). The observer of the first decades of the 20th century‚ Maugham is deeply critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness of his contemporaries. In general‚ Maugham’s novels
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When it comes to planning a wedding‚ people have to worry not only about food‚ flowers‚ and what they wear‚ they also have to honor many traditions‚ even if they don’t understand their origins or meanings. However‚ to not follow these traditions‚ understood or not‚ might mean bad luck for the marriage or‚ at the very least‚ disgruntled wedding guests. Every culture cherishes its own marriage traditions and superstitions. Many are not understood but are
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)‚ English playwright and author wrote Of Human Bondage (1915); William Somerset Maugham was born on 25 December 1874 at the British Embassy in Paris‚ France‚ the fourth son (of seven children total‚ but only four that survived infancy) born to socialite and writer Edith Mary née Snell (1840-1882) and Robert Ormond Maugham (1823-1884)‚ a lawyer for the British Embassy. Living in the suburbs of Paris‚ Williams’ older brothers Charles‚ Frederick‚ and Henry already
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for the teaching of idioms to learners of EFL through a corpus based on Disney movies. Adopting a cognitive approach‚ idioms are seen as being motivated by conceptual metaphors which tend to be grounded in our embodied experiences and which very often involve mental imagery. This imagistic component‚ in turn‚ is brought to the fore by means of Disney movies which very often commingle the pictorial‚ linguistic and embodied elements associated to an idiom. Key words: idioms‚ learners of EFL‚ conceptual
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1. I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) metaphor C) personification D) simile 2. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) simile C) metaphor D) personification 3. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) onomatopoeia B) metaphor C) personification
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Hueneme Elementary School District English Language Development Idioms by Grade Level (June‚ 2010) The following list of idioms (proverbs‚ expressions‚ sayings) is by no means exhaustive. The initial list was taken from Core Knowledge and expanded to include more common idioms. The intent is to support English Language Development through deliberate instruction and student practice/production of idiomatic expressions. Kindergarten A dog is man’s best friend A little bird
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claim that this dictionary contains entries‚ translations‚ phrases‚ and idioms‚ that are truly in use in the present day language. The English entries in the dictionary were selected are based on the content of best known English dictionaries‚ published by Collins‚ Oxford‚ Cambridge‚ Longman‚ Cassell‚ Merriam Webster‚ Chambers‚ Random House‚ Bloomsbury‚ and a handful of special purpose dictionaries of phrasal verbs‚ idioms‚ slang‚ encyclopedic dictionaries‚ and dictionaries of technical terminology
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childbirth. Maugham’s breakthrough novel was the semi-autobiographical “Of Human Bondage”‚ which is usually considered his outstanding achievement. The titles of some of Maugham’s early novels were familiar to a whole generation of readers: “The Moon and Sixpence”‚ “Ashenden‚ or the British Agent” and “Cakes and Ale‚ or The Skeleton in the Cupboard”. Maugham became a witty satirist of the post-colonial world. His stories are told in clear‚ economical style with cynical or resigned tone. In general‚ Maugham’s
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