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    yuself”. He is asking the audience as he thinks the term ‘half-caste’ does not make sense and he is emphesising his anger. He wants the audience to feel guilty and sympathy towards people who are mixed race. He also displays his emotions through using rhetorical questions which are also sarcastic. “you mean when Picasso mix red an green is a half-caste canvas”. This is also an example of the imagery he uses. It gives the audience visuals of the contrast of the red and green which represents black and white

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    relevant and common life experiences with the audience. This relates directly to the first two parts of Hymes model‚ Situation and Participants. Another very important part of Hymes model that is shown in Prof. Turkle’s speech is Norms‚ she uses rhetorical questions to involve her audience‚ and she uses a lot of metaphors to explain her meanings. And finally‚ yet in my opinion the most important in this speech‚ Ends. Prof. Turkle has an exact meaning for her speech‚ to spark conversation about the

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    theme and literary devices; then it offers a commentary to help the student understand some of the subtle features of the poem: Theme: Having to postpone one’s deepest desires can lead to destruction. Literary devices: The questions are all rhetorical questions‚ because they intend to answer themselves. Each question in the first stanza uses simile: “like a raisin in the sun‚” “like a sore‚”like rotten meat‚” “like a syrupy sweet.” The second stanza which is not a question but a suggestion also

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    reader to party and have fun as well as using the product. There are declaratives such as “it’s the 110th anniversary” which provide information for the reader as well as exclamations like “woo hoo!” that emphasizes the text. There are examples of rhetorical questions such as “why?” and “don’t care?” which make the reader asked themselves that question and can be very persuading as it is trying to get the reader to buy the hair product. There are examples of positive pre-modification such as “party

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    Romeo and Juliet Analysis

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    her own rash actions. The syntax of the drama reveals the theme of acting rashly. For example‚ Juliet states‚ “What if this mixture do not work at all?/ Shall I be married then tomorrow morning” (IV.iii.21-22). This quote depicts Juliet asking rhetorical questions to herself and the audience‚ revealing her inhibitions relating to her rash actions. By using short‚ simplistic interrogative sentences‚ Shakespeare articulates the rashness of her actions to the audience. In summation‚ through the utilization

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    we likely have a dream we hope to achieve. In "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)"‚ Langston Hughes makes use of powerful sensory imagery‚ figures of speech‚ and rhyme to show the emotions created when a dream is deferred‚ or not achieved. Hughes uses rhetorical questions with similes to show his opinion of unfulfilled dreams. He suggests that deferred dreams‚ ¡°like a raisin in the sun¡¦like a sore¡¦ like rotten meat¡¦ like a heavy load‚¡± cause tremendous pain and suffering. Each of these figures of

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    explored. The persona feels the ultimate betrayal by the hands of his girlfriend who committed an act of infidelity‚ this leading to the sense of loss‚ heartache and betrayal. ‘And when did your eyes begin to look fake?’ throughout the use of the rhetorical question the persona the situation whilst the adjective ‘fake’ highlights the betrayal (his girlfriend is who he thinks she was). Therefore‚ the song expresses how betrayed the protagonist felt about what his love had done to him. Another theme

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    because he do not want to rotten up in prison. He says that he has spent his life in prison to find God who he is has wanted to know for a long time. He means that he is just a victim of society’s bullshit. In the end of the letter he asks some rhetorical questions and then he says that she is always welcome to comment and suggest things. -“God‚ I Love you‚ Nicole”. The themes in Gary Gilmore’s letter to Nicole: I think that the theme is something about right and wrong and do not have a special

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    everything that he has been told. This causing George to get frustrated pronouncing “So you forgot that awready‚ did you? I gotta tell you again do I? Jesus Christ”. The language used presents the way of how a parent speaks to their child using rhetorical questions‚ making them feel guilty. Also the sentences are short and snappy conveying an annoyed tone of voice‚ making Lennie feel small and shy. Lennie and George’s relationship however is very close and we can see that

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    How is conflict in relationships presented in Les Grands Seigneurs and one other poem from your collection? (Medusa) To start with‚ both poems explore the conflicts in a love relationship between women and men. They are both written from a women’s perspective and display a conflict over the levels of power in relationships. In Les Grands Seigneurs‚ we are invited to speculate on the musings of the narrator as she looks back to the past: a time when men were her ‘castellated towers’ and she controlled

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