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    seventh man” Murakami primarily employs techniques such as figurative language through the use of flashbacks and a feeling of foreboding to characterize the deadly wave. After several attempts to get K to make a last second escape‚ the wave finally makes its first appearance with a bang being depicted as “a wave like a huge snake with its head held high‚ poised to strike‚ was racing towards the shore” (Murakami‚ 178). Through the use of simile and personification‚ Murakami is able to compare the wave

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    Language is an important aspect in human life. It is a means of communication the person to the others. The people need language to looking for and give people benefit information. People need language as a communication to express their feeling‚ though and desire. Language has two major purposes for us that are as an instrument of communication and as a vehicle of thought (Dummett: 2002). Language as instrument of communication means that people use language to gather all of the information that

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    writers in history because of his use of figurative language writing skills.  In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare uses figurative language multiple times throughout the play.  Shakespeare uses figurative language in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to create a special effect or feeling for the reader.  Some examples of figurative language that Shakespeare uses throughout the play includes: verbal irony‚ personification and metaphors.    By using figurative language in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

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    Much Ado About Nothing In the William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing‚ the use of language and communication played an incredible importance as they were emphasized throughout they play. There were two main uses of the language; it was used as a tool for polite social interaction and as a toy that could be manipulated for one’s own enjoyment. The language created difficulty in communicating with others that made the ‘much ado’ out of ‘nothing’‚ its unreliability brought together Beatrice

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    Unit 13 – 3.5 Respond to pupils’ use of home language. CASE STUDY Karen is working with a small group of children who have brought a toy in from home and have been asked to talk about it to the rest of the group. Ben is from Wales and has a very broad accent which is different from other children in the group‚ who are from London. When Ben stands and starts to talk a girl in the group starts laughing with her friend and tries to imitate him. What should Karen do? Why is it important not

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    How does Shakespeare use language to show the change in Macbeth and lady Macbeth’s characters over the course of the play? William Shakespeare was born on April 23‚ 1564 in Stratford‚ England.  His father worked selling leather and grains‚ and was a town official.  He was the third child out of eight children.  His mother‚ Mary‚ came from a family of prosperous farmers and landowners.  During Shakespeare’s time‚ most people were very superstitious believing in witches‚ ghosts‚ and other supernatural

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    Metaphorical language is used in poetry to highlight and allow the reader to examine the many themes and ideas it contains. In the the Romantic poems “Tintern Abbey” and “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” by William Wordsworth‚ the idea that memory acts as a source of escapism to the serenity of nature is explored and emphasised by the use of the metaphorical language of similes and metaphors in these poems. Both poems describe a picturesque landscape that the speaker feels joy and happiness in. The

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    The narration of the story is from that of first person point of view from the main character Anna’s perspective; moreover‚ this can be depicted by the use of I and me throughout the novel. With Anna’s age‚ also comes an informal speech pattern. Chandler uses language such as “obviously”‚ “no way”‚ and others to show that Anna is an older teenager along with abbreviation such as “manse”‚ “ruts and shells”‚ and “OBE’s” or out-of-body experiences. This continues to be seen with how Anna addresses adults

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    From Lamb to Lion A chrysalis into a butterfly‚ water into wine‚ a lamb into a lion. These are all examples of transformation. A tool that not only C.S. Lewis used but even biblical authors did as well in their own writings. The importance of transformation is very prevalent in a Christian’s life because it not only shows a change in a form or a figure but the meaning behind the transformation is just as important. External transformation is a powerful visual device that can really emphasize the

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    the Flies‚ the author‚ William Golding uses characters‚ plot and language techniques to convey the message‚ ‘without civilisation‚ society would descend into savagery.’ Throughout the novel‚ this is supported by the three main points; people without authority figures can become dangerous‚ disagreement between two uncivilised parties will lead to conflict and innocence will be lost when people are put into live or die situations. In this novel‚ Golding uses the plot to portray the idea that people

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