Rhetorical Analysis of Persuasion Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention AP Language and Composition—11th Grade Teacher Overview Close Reading Grammar Composition written‚ spoken‚ and visual texts purposeful use of language for effect written‚ spoken‚ and visual products Genres Grammar Prose Nonfiction Reading Strategies Clauses Dependent/Subordinate Independent Usage Annotation Determining Audience Determining Author’s Purpose Determining Fact
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Imagery Imagery is the language and poetry that is often visual and with big discrete words bring an image to the reader’s brain. In the two poems “Kind of Blue” by Lynn Powell and “That time of year thou mayst in me behold” by William Shakespeare it is clear that in both of the poems that they use adjectives and are concrete in there writing in order to spark the five senses in imagery. In both of these short poems it is clear that the type of imagery that they use is visual imagery. In “Kind of
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The Hobbit Questions Chapters 1-3 1. The first three chapters reveal Bilbo’s “ordinary world”‚ how he is comfortable and relaxed with his same old life‚ then the “call to adventure”‚ when Gandalf shows up and asks Bilbo for his help and Bilbo’s “refusal of the call”‚ and “meeting with the mentor” was when all the dwarves and Gandalf took over Bilbo’s house‚ then the morning after the “crossing the first threshold” is revealed when Bilbo leaves his house and town accompanying the dwarves into
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Light versus Dark: Battle or Balance? James Baldwin’s authorial attitude in “Sonny’s Blues” represents his view that in order to escape the metaphorical darkness and reach the light‚ Sonny must strike a balance between his personal lightness and darkness. James Baldwin uses powerful diction and the narration of Sonny’s escape to prove this. James Baldwin uses powerful descriptive language to create Harlem’s dark image‚ one that particularly‚ Sonny desperately wants to escape. Baldwin hyperbolizes
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“Luck” in the hobbit Luck plays a huge role in this novel because without luck Bilbo wouldn’t have survived many of the situations he got into. In my opinion‚ I think that Bilbo’s greatest weapon is luck and it proves very useful throughout his journey but it was not always good luck. Many of the situations that Bilbo and his friends got into would not have happened had it have not been for bad luck The first incident that I think was really impacted by luck‚ which in this case happened to be
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The Hobbit shows both positive and negative character traits. Some of the positive traits were shown by what the dwarves did. They were peaceful and honest . The trolls were seen in a negative light because they tried to kill the dwarves. At this point in the story intelligence would be more important than physical strength because when the trolls made an appearance in the book‚ they weren’t defeated with brute strength.They were defeated because of the sun. In other words‚ the trolls kept getting
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Outline I. Christian symbolism has always been a way for a writer to express his religious belief in his writings. A. Catholicism was very influential in Tolkien’s time period and in writing the Hobbit brought many of his biblical perspectives to light. B. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ through Bilbo’s adventure‚ symbolically shows the life of Jesus Christ. 1. Thorin travels with 12 dwarves just as Jesus travels with 12 disciples. 2. Gandalf can be seen as an angel or
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Bilbo Baggins lives a quiet‚ peaceful life in his comfortable hole at Bag End. Bilbo lives in a hole because he is a hobbit—one of a race of small‚ plump people about half the size of humans‚ with furry toes and a great love of good food and drink. Bilbo is quite content at Bag End‚ near the bustling hobbit village of Hobbiton‚ but one day his comfort is shattered by the arrival of the old wizard Gandalf‚ who persuades Bilbo to set out on an adventure with a group of thirteen militant dwarves. The
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‚ the Hobbits (Frodo‚ Sam‚ Pippin‚ and Merry) must go on their journey without Gandalf (the wizard) to protect them. During their journey‚ the Hobbits face many challenges that they must overcome‚ but without the help of others‚ they would not have survived. The first major challenge the Hobbits must overcome is the Old Forrest. In the Old Forest‚ the trees are “alive” and change the path the Hobbits must take several times. Frodo and the others attempt
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time in the movies you watch and the book you read‚ writer do it all the time to add a sense to fantasy to their work‚ a writer in particular who is fond of using fictional characters‚ is J.R.R Tolkien. J.R.R Tolkien wrote the fantasy novels‚ The Hobbit‚ The Lord of the Rings and much more‚ where he not only used fictional races‚ but he always gave each race their own characteristics and described how each race
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