Stylistic Devices 1 IMAGERY Simile (Vergleich): An explicit comparison between two things which are basically quite different using words such as like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. (Wordsworth) Metaphor (Metapher): A comparison between two things which are basically quite differ ent without using like or as. While a simile only says that one thing is like another‚ a metaphor says that one thing is another. (adj. metaphorical) All the
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The story opens with a clear image of the unnamed narrator’s fragile mind set‚ proving his mental disease. The narrator admits to being: “dreadfully nervous” though addressing the reader boldly in his defence through the usage of rhetorical questions: “but why will you think I am mind?” Subsequently‚ Poe’s elements of tension plunges the readers into the middle of the narrator’s unstable mindset. The narrator’s fragile mind set is proven through the usage of hyphens in the opening sentence in order
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deteriorating relationships experienced by the main characters. Frank O’Connor engages the reader with his evocation of these different types of loss through his subtle deployment of a range of literary techniques including direct speech‚ rhetorical questions and punctuation for effect. One of the main themes explored in the story “Christmas Morning” is the loss of childhood innocence. Larry obstinately refuses to believe Peter Doherty and his gang when they declare that Santa isn’t real. The
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driving age to 18. Throughout the article‚ Quindlen uses ethos to make parents question their decision to allow their 16 year-old to drive. She even asks off the bat‚” If someone told you there was one behavior most likely to lead to premature death of your kid?” Any parent that values morals who is asked a question like that obviously say yes‚ but Quindlen asks that for another reason; she’s making them question whether or not they are doing the right thing. To reinforce the same idea she says
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IGCSE English as a First Language – The Winchester School‚ Dubai Ishita Sharma – 11G Argumentative writing: “Humans are a peaceful species at heart” How far do you agree? Are humans a peaceful species at heart? It’s a difficult task to pick a clear side but many people have many opinions. There are various people who will say yes‚ humans are a peaceful species at heart but there are equally many people who would say no. After all‚ it is a broad topic concerning an unpredictable species. One
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semi-autobiographical recount‚ Owen criticises the suffering and psychological scarring of soldiers in ‘Mental Cases’. He depicts the aftermath and trauma experienced by soldiers through anecdotal experience. He begins the poem with a bombardment of rhetorical questions‚ ‘Who are these? Why sit they here in twilight?’ to create an interrogative tone which demand an explanation regarding why the soldiers have been so tortured with misery. He further portrays their dehumanised state through religious diction
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the murder Macbeth is about to commit. In this passage‚ the theme of illusion and reality is clearly shown. Macbeth is the victim of his illusions. The ultimate questions would be to know if we can rely on our senses and if what we see is real. Those questions are at stake in this passage. Macbeth asks a lot of rhetorical questions in his soliloquy‚ the first being “Is this a dagger which I see before me‚ the handle toward my hand?” (l.32-33). He doesn’t know what to think about the dagger as
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BELONGING The concept of Belonging is a multi-layered concept‚ particularly in the novel "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the news article "Burqas and Fries" by Erika Hayasaki and the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. A person’s sense of belonging is determined by the relationships they share with themselves and other people. Whether it’s family‚ friends or society in general‚ humans have a desire to belong and be an important part of something greater than themselves. The ideology
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Initially the character of Curley’s Wife is described to the readers by the men on the ranch that George and Lennie last work on‚ in their conversations with each other‚ before Curley’s Wife’s character is fully introduced with speech and description of physical appearance. Expressions‚ such as the idiom “she got the eye”‚ are used to describe her‚ implying that she is promiscuous and flirtatious‚ something that is later emphasised by her being referred to by the derogatory term of “tart£‚ implying
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Due to the fact that he is considered one of the greatest scientists of all time‚ he has the credibility to report upon his beliefs without infringing on how other scientists would feel about the issue. He also does something very important in any rhetorical piece of writing‚ he takes into account the opposing side and how their views may contradict his views. Albert Einstein states in the letter “everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest
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