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    gain or loss of valence electrons. 2. The Periodic Table. * Describe the Periodic Table as a method of classifying elements in groups and periods and its use to predict properties of elements. * Recognize different blocks in the Periodic table. * Distinguish between group and period in relation to electron arrangement of atoms. * Know that elements are represented by symbols and form molecules with fixed atomicity Periodic trends. * Describe the change from metallic

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    For this song‚ the Literary Element of Style used is a metaphor. They’re using objects/actions that would obviously not be used in this scenario. The first few lyrics is "Circles‚ we goin’ in circles" now‚ obviously they’re not walking in actual circles‚ they keep repeating the same problems over and over again‚ They try to fix there problems‚ but whenever they do they end up at the very begging again. This keeps happening‚ the problems‚ them trying to fix it‚ fighting etc. And like a circle it

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    that Shakespeare’s play is still a timeless classic even though it was written in 1595. William Shakespeare uses 3 important literary terms in his play Romeo and Juliet to help keep the play interesting and relatable for people of all time eras: suspense‚ character motive‚ and dramatic irony. The first device that is introduced in Romeo and Juliet is suspense‚ this element immediately draws in an audience with excitement and makes them anxious. The first scene opens up with the Capulet and Montague

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    While the subject of “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke has spurred passionate academic debate from professors‚ scholars‚ and students alike‚ the context‚ syntax‚ and diction of the poem clearly support the interpretation that Roethke writes “My Papa’s Waltz” in remembrance of the fond memory he had waltzing with his father as a child. This idea of a kind memory has even been supported by Roethke himself. Many people at first glance conclude that this poem details an abusive household when in

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    Interesting Literary Elements in the Riders of the Sea Introduction to Literature 125 October 8‚ 2011 Interesting Literary Elements in the Riders of the Sea There are several different literary elements that are available to assist in analyzing literature. In J. M. Synge’s (1903) tragic drama Riders of the Sea there are several interesting literary elements throughout. The scene is set in a cottage in an island off western Ireland‚ where an older woman‚ Maurya‚ and her daughters are mourning

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    Literary Elements 1 The movie that I chose to write about is the Blind Side. What I think this movie is really about is‚ exactly what I watched. The movie is a true story about a real life event. It was about a white family taking in a homeless black boy that goes to the same school as her children. She feels very sorry for him‚ when she sees him walking in the pouring down rain in shorts and a tee shirt. She wants to help him and give him a better life. At first she has him sleeping

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    “Such helpfulness was found in her‚ - so much power to do‚ and power to sympathize.” (110) In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses literary elements such as: symbolism‚ irony and conflict to show that the punishment imposed on one by others may not be as destructive as the guilt we impose on ourselves. In the beginning of the novel the community is unwelcoming to Hester Prynne and her newborn Pearl. This creates a conflict against her and the society; while she knows she committed

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ is a novel based on the realism of the Southern United States and society in the times before the Civil War. The author Mark Twain uses many different literary elements to show this in the novel. In the book‚ Mark Twain uses diction‚ imagery‚ and realism along with a number of other literary elements to show the realisms of living in the South in the times before the Civil War. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is known as a very realistic novel‚ because of how Twain describes

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    Adam Crowley The poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz‚” by Theodore Roethke‚ is about the ongoing issue of a father physically abusing his young son. There are many specific details throughout the poem that support this idea. The father in this poem is a violent alcoholic. It is a common and ongoing problem in this particular household. Finally‚ I believe that both the mother and child disapprove of the father’s actions‚ but don’t dare to take action against him. This poem shows the reader what happens

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    Literary Elements Plot Plot is the sequence of related events in a work of literature. It may be simple or complex‚ and it includes what characters do‚ think‚ and say. The word first used by Aristotle for plot in Poetics was mythos (origin of the word myth). According to Aristotle‚ plot was the "soul of tragedy": its "first principle." The general structure of plot is as follows:   Exposition: gives information about settings and characters Conflict: struggle between characters or forces

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