entertaining and easy to read and let the readers know how important the English language is. At the beginning of paragraph 6‚ the first sentence‚ “Language is like the air we breathe”(160)‚ is an example of simile. In this sentence‚ we can find the word “like”‚ and if there is an explicit comparison between two things using like‚ it is the signal of simile. In this sentence‚ the author states the importance of language in a very effective way. The author uses air to describe language‚ as we all know
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DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES 1. The unnamed narrator of the story is a "dreadfully nervous" character who disputed the allegation that he might be crazy. 2. The narrator wanted to show that he is not insane‚ and offered a story as proof. 3. There was the narrator’s creepy fascination with the old man’s eye as further proof of lunacy. 4. The narrator became obsessed with the diseased eye of the old man. 5. The narrator likened it to a vulture’s eye and is so haunted by the Evil Eye that he decided to
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Death Sentence and Structure for Sentencing April Mackney CJA/334 Research Methods in Criminal Justice November 19‚ 2012 John Dosdall/University of Phoenix Death Sentence and Structure for Sentencing The question that gets more than its fair share of likes and dislikes is “Is the death penalty appropriate” and “should the death penalty be able to be handed down to criminals across the United States?” The opinions of the citizens from centuries ago to today’s times would much rather see
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Terms 1. Simile: a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are explicitly compared‚ usually by means of like or as Example- Her eyes are like the midnight sky just as they were sparkling. 2. Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that designates one thing is applied to another in another in an implicit comparison Example- Life is a journey; choose the right path. 3. Style: the way in which something is said‚ done‚ expressed or performed 4. Sentence variety:
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meaning: one primary (on the surface) and one secondary. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters‚ figures/ events in narrative‚ dramatic or pictorial form. Alliteration Repetition of consonants at the start of words or in a sentence or phrase. Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Anecdote A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Illustrate a story. Assonance In poetry‚ the repetition of the
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The Grammardog Guide to The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy All exercises use sentences from the novel. Includes over 250 multiple choice questions. About Grammardog Grammardog was founded in 2001 by Mary Jane McKinney‚ a high school English teacher and dedicated grammarian. She and other experienced English teachers in both high school and college regard grammar and style as the key to unlocking the essence of an author. Their philosophy‚ that grammar and literature are best
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1st Quarter: Notes to Remember… Figurative Language Simile- A simile compares two things using the words “like” and “as.” Examples: busy as a beeas dry as a bone clean as a whistle brave as a lion stand out like a sore thumbthey fought like cats and dogs Metaphor- When you use a metaphor‚ you make a statement that doesn’t make sense literally‚ like “time is a thief.” It only makes sense when the similarities between the two things become apparent or someone understands the
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scene with its ’dragonflies‚ spotted butterflies’. In line eight Heaney makes the first mention of frogspawn with the metaphor ’warm thick slobber’‚ which as a child was ’best of all’ to him among the offerings of nature. In line nine he uses the simile ’grew like clotted water’ to describe his impression of it. The poem then
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(Kingston: Sangster ’s Book Stores‚ 1977). Forte Amo‚ (Saturday‚ July 15‚ 2000)11/4/10‚ “Take Our Word... Rastafarianism”‚ The Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved From: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20000715/relig/relig1.html ----------------------- SENTENCE OUTLINE
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Stylistic device (see the lecture №3) Simile 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 A comparison between two things which are basically quite different 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)
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