I’ve always have worn Ridell brand skates when on the rink. They are the best out of vanillas‚ hard-candy‚ and sure-grip skates. The all don’t hold up quite as well as ridell. While everyone is on the sidelines trying to fix my skates‚ I’m out there speed skating to my music enjoying life. I was out on the rink speed skating in Arnold‚ Mo. That day had been perfect‚ I got a job‚ got an A+ on my final exam‚ and now I was skating. Everything at the rink was just fine till they closed the child rink
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When reading a poem‚ the tone can be misleading at first glance. Many poems might seem charming at first‚ but upon further inspection are actually unpleasant. The poem “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell is an example of this. In the poem‚ the narrator expresses his feelings to a woman and attempts to convince her to give up her virginity to him. In the first stanza of the poem‚ he begins by complimenting her and proclaiming how he will love her forever. However‚ as the poem continues‚ the narrator
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thoughts. I am standing in front of you all today to persuade you that uniforms should not be worn in schools ‚ and that there are many more cons to wearing them then pros. I have done a lot of research on this topic ‚ school uniforms should not be worn because they are expensive ‚ don’t protect you from bullying ‚ and takes away from a person’s individuality. First‚ uniforms should not be worn because they are expensive
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Robert Browning sets the tone of "My Last Duchess‚" by using three significant poetic techniques‚ one of which is imagery. Browning uses the Duke’s monologue to sketch out images in the reader’s mind of the Duchess herself‚ and the sinister personality of the Duke. Browning also uses another key device‚ which is diction to illustrate the darkness in this poem. Browning’s careful word choice adds to the description of the Duchess and perhaps her disgraceful behavior‚ as well as the Duke’s terrifying
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(Césaire 274). In this quote written by Aimé Césaire‚ a dark tone is displayed within the first few lines. This poem‚ and many others‚ were written in a French possession of the Caribbean islands. Caribbean literature has a combination of literary elements that allow the author’s to thoroughly express themselves and their culture. Most noticeably‚ they used nature‚ dark atmosphere‚ and powerful diction to create an immensely dark tone. Nature was used in Caribbean poetry to describe feelings and
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Melancholic Tone Edgar Poe’s “The Raven”‚ representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell‚ is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled “The Philosophy of Composition‚” Poe reveals his purpose in writing “The Raven” and also describes the work of composing the poem as being carefully calculated in all aspects. Of all melancholy topics‚ Poe use the one that is universally understood‚ death‚ which specifically involves a beautiful woman. The apparent tone in “The
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Hawthorne’s Tone Phillip Vernon Hawthorne’s tone towards the Puritans is critical while his tone towards Hester is admiring. His criticism is apparent when he points out the Puritan’s hypocrisy‚ as well as when he shows respect for people and ideas that seem oppositional to Puritan beliefs. Hawthorne’s admiration for Hester becomes clear both when he describes her physical beauty‚ and her independence. The Puritans are‚ at times‚ extremely hypocritical. They strive to create a Utopia in
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a human figure. This is because the snake constantly reappears and then disappears throughout the poem. Dickinson writes the poem titled "A narrow Fellow in the Grass" written by Emily Dickinson using the voice of a persona‚ with a simple and light tone‚ providing the use of metaphors and imagery along with it. Authors have different ways of grabbing the readers attention and making their own story unique when creating a poem or short story. In the poem "A narrow Fellow in the Grass"‚ Dickinson uses
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Without the tone The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka wouldn’t leave as an impacting effect on the reader. The Metamorphosis falls under the category of Magical Realism‚ “A fiction genre in which magical elements blend to create a realistic atmosphere that accesses a deeper understanding of reality”(Goodreads). The story follows a drastic transformation with everything that happens after a response and the author utilizes the tone of nonchalant to give the reader insight to how alienated Kafka himself
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Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy (1867) Neutral Tones BY THOMAS HARDY We stood by a pond that winter day‚ And the sun was white‚ as though chidden of God‚ And a few leaves lay on the starving sod; – They had fallen from an ash‚ and were gray. Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove Over tedious riddles of years ago; And some words played between us to and fro On which lost the more by our love. The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing Alive enough to have
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