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    Introduction The event which turned out to be breaking news took place on 22 May 2013‚ and it seems that the aftermaths are still filling up some newspapers. On that day‚ a British Army soldier Drummer Lee Rigby‚ was killed by two Islamists near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich‚ southeast London. At the time of the attack‚ Rigby was off duty and walking along Wellington Street. Two men who were later identified as Michael Olumide Adebolajo‚ 28 years old‚ and Michael Oluwatobi

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    ASN201 Screening Asia 3 Credit points Unit Guide Semester 2‚ 2014 Department of International Studies Study Guide Department of International Studies ASN201 Screening Asia Semester 2‚ 2014 Credit Point Value: 3 Students in this unit should read this unit guide carefully at the start of semester. It contains important information about the unit. If anything in it is unclear‚ please consult one of the teaching staff in the unit. TEACHING STAFF Lecturer Name: Phone: Email:

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    nothing... [Shakespeare “Macbeth”‚ HarperPress‚ 2011‚ p 67] Metonymy Novel Metonymy Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair. [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.73] Conceptual metonymy A prominent Iranian parliament member said Friday that a U.S. drone violated Iran’s airspace a week ago‚ when the Pentagon says it was fired on.  [http://whatreallyhappened.com/ar/category/iran?page=1] Conventional metonymy We need some new faces and fresh ideas. [ http://www.volnation

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    is always able to understand his mother telling him to smile‚ meaning that he can still remember a few words of his native language. Nguyen continues by calling himself a "fortune cookie‚" and that he is "every Nike shoe that [he] own[s]‚" using metonymy to describe himself as these things due to the fact that fortune cookies are not often much

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    Walter de la Mare (1873 – 1956) Silver Slowly‚ silently‚ now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon; This way‚ and that‚ she peers‚ and sees Silver fruit upon silver trees; One by one the casements catch Her beams beneath the silvery thatch; Couched in his kennel‚ like a log‚ With paws of silver sleeps the dog; From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep Of doves in silver feathered sleep A harvest mouse goes scampering by‚ With silver claws‚ and silver eye; And moveless fish

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    The differences between happiness‚ joy and gladness1.IntroductionThe concept of happiness can be characterized by three separate prototypes‚ which all refer to happiness but each approaches the concept of happiness from a slightly different meaning. The differences reveal mainly in the intensity of the emotion. Therefore it is very interesting how these differences appear in the English language. It is important to see these differences because our society is based on happiness and to reach the main

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    lift my head and watch the moon”. “ I drop my head and think of home” here the author use literary metonymy which is moon refers to home( home town). For this kind of language using‚ Tang poems use a lot. In other hand‚ in the Sanskrit lyrics “ As the sun rises and sets” the author also said” As the sun rises and sets comes and goes‚ life is whittled away day by day” here the author also use the metonymy‚ the sun rises and sets symbol the past of time‚ the past of life. To sum up‚ those are the similarities

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    William Blake wrote ?The Chimney Sweeper?‚ in 1789. This poem tells the story of a young chimneysweeper and his dream. The analysis will cover the poem’s figurative language and it’s meanings and goals. Lines 1-4 The first line does not include any poetic element. It hit with the reality and the brutality of its meaning. The second line’s tone however is enough to be a verse "while yet my tongue". Blake‚ by omitting the first letter of the word sweep in the third verse‚ seemingly recreates the child’s

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    the heavy burdens and let the oppressed go free.” | Juxtaposition“We are the heirs of the revolution…” | Periodic Sentence“To that world assembly of sovereign states… we renew our pledge of support” | Inversion“And so‚ my fellow Americans..” | | Metonymy“In your hands‚ my fellow citizens‚ more then mine‚ will rest the final success of failure of our course” | Antithesis“We shall support any friend‚ oppose any foe.” | Anaphora“Let both sides…” | Zeugma“Now the trumpet summons again… but a call to

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    1 2 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF DANANG This thesis has been completed at the College of Foreign Languages – The University of Danang NGUYỄN UY DŨNG Supervisor: Ngũ Thiện Hùng‚ Ph.D AN INVESTIGATION INTO STYLISTIC DEVICES IN POLITICAL SPEECHES BY US PRESIDENTS Examiner 1: ……………………………………………………… Examiner 2: ……………………………………………………… Field Study Code : THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE : 60.22.15 This thesis will be presented to the Examining Committee at the University of Danang on October

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