Rhetorical Techniques1 Definitions & Examples for Students 1. Repetition: the purposeful replication of words or phrases in order to make a point. Example: “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us…that government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people‚ shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln 2. Simile: an explicit comparison between two things using like or as. Example: “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time‚
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Ragtime by Maria Sevostyanova EG-42 “Ragtime” is a novel about the American life at the beginning of the 20th century. This book was written by the American writer Edgar Laurence Doktorow in 1975. This story tells us about Coalhouse Walker Jr.‚ a black pianist‚ who leaves his pregnant girlfriend Sarah to make a career. Sarah tries to kill her baby but a family of honest and kind people takes her into their house to take care of her and her baby. The extract taken for the analysis
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Foreshadowing “When he was nearly thirteen‚ my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.”(3) Parallelism Simile “…his head was like a skull lookin’ at her.”(13) “By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of Catawba worms.” (18) "...Popped me like a cork onto pavement." (50) Metaphor “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand”. (149)
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Figurative Language Definitions Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of a single letter in the alphabet (as in "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickle peppers.") or a combination of letters (as in "She sells seashells by the seashore."). It’s just about the easiest form of repetition a poet can use. Metaphor A metaphor compares two unlike things. "My baby sister’s a doll‚" you might say‚ compares your sister’s size and sweetness to that of the perfection of a doll. At another time you might
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Narrative Writing Lavern Hobins Everest University Online When writing a narrative essay you can express you can express your thoughts and feeling towards the topic you are writing about. This is an opportunity to be created in your work to get the readers attention. The lists of narrative essay components are dialogue‚ figurative language‚ choosing details‚ and intensify verbs. Dialogue is the intentional conversation that can have readers to think about your writing
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Act 1 Simile: Act 1 Scene 5 is "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear" -Romeo (lines 45-46). Pun: "Prick love for pricking‚ and you beat love down" (1.4.28). Assonance: "For men so old as we to keep the peace." - (Act I/Scene 2/Line 3) Alliteration: “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” (From the prologue to Act 1. This is an example of alliteration with the “f” and “l.”) Hyperbole: "If
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Macbeth shall never vanquished be until/Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill/ Shall come against him (Act. 4‚ sc. 1‚ ln. 92-94) Imagery “Upon the corner of the moon/ There hangs a vap’rous drop profound./ And that distilled by magic sleights/ Shall raise such artificial sprites/ As by the strength of their illusion/ Shall draw him on to his confusion” (Act 3‚ sc. 5‚ ln. 23-29). Metaphor “Life’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player/ That struts and frets his hour upon the stage/ And then is heard
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amHamlet Style Analysis Essay: Redo In “Hamlet”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the main character Hamlet has many mixed feelings about his life and what his mother is doing. He is very upset‚ frightened‚ mad and depressed about his Uncle marrying his mother. The use of a soliloquy allows the reader an opportunity to get a more in-depth view of hamlets character. Shakespeare has used a number of stylistic devices including imagery‚ diction‚ contrast‚ and metaphor to convey Hamlets turmoil.
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Skeletons speak louder than words. This doesn’t really mean that skeletons are speaking loudly. It means that they can give you heaps of information just by studying the skeleton. Another example of figurative language of forensic anthropology is “Giving faces to the lost.” We aren’t literally gonna go make a face and give it to someone who is lost(dead)‚ that would be absurd! This simply means that we are going to try and figure out who the skeleton was before he/she died. My personal favorite example
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Film Techniques Camera Composition Camera Shots Establishing shot or Extreme long shot This shot is taken from an extreme distance and usually shows landscapes‚ cityscapes‚ etc. Often used at the start of a movie. Showing the vast surrounding. Long shot This shot establishes the exact location of the scene by showing subjects in their surroundings. Full Shot Shows a character from head to toe. Point of full shot is to show/ bring attention to the body‚ body language‚ posture and costuming. Medium
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