Noun phrase Essays

Critical Analysis “Comment Wang-Fô fut sauvé” by Marguerite Yourcenar The text that I have decided to study is “Comment Wang-Fô fut sauvé” by Marguerite Yourcenar. The extract is located after the first paragraph at the beginning of the story. We are introduced to the characters Ling, Ling’s wife and Wang-Fô . This presents a development of characterisation when we meet Ling in the first paragraph of the extract. The description of Ling’s wife follows straight after. In the second paragraph , we

accomplishments. Wilfred Owen starts the poem by creating a depressed mood as he talks about the soldier injuries.“He sat in a wheeled chair, waiting for dark, And shivered in his ghastly suit of grey,Legless, sewn short at elbow…..” William Owen uses the phrase “waiting for dark” which implies the idea

Explore how the poets present the theme of isolation in Funeral Blues and Mid-Term Break. Isolation is the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others. The theme of isolation, escapism, disconnection and connotation of death are extensively explored in the poem Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney and Funeral Blues by WH Auden. Mid-Term Break is written in a narrative style as Heaney writes about the death of his younger brother and captures the emotions of the event including

DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE GRAMMAR TEACHING; According to Arnis Silvia (2013), grammar teaching is regarded to through two main dimensions; presentation and practice. Relatively, Ellis (2006) claims that grammar teaching contains some instructional techniques that pull and attract the learners to acquire some grammatical forms in a helpful manner that makes them understandable. Furthermore, Ellis (2006) has suggested some linguistic rules in teaching grammar. For the first time, some grammar

The short story “The Lesson” was first published in 1972. This story is in a collection called “Gorilla, My Love” with 14 other stories. Toni Bambara has also published two other novels which added to her collection. In 1977 she published “The Sea Birds Are Still Alive” as her second volume of stories. She also worked on a little bit of screenwriting. Bambara’s short fiction is notable for the creative language and her ability to capture the poetry of black speech. The author stresses the importance

Baruch Spinoza’s geometric structured view of the universe, and everything in general, is beautifully broken down for present and future thinkers to ponder in his work, Ethics. Although complex at times, his method of demonstrating each discovery of proven proposition aids readers to conceptual God-Nature. At the base of these propositions are the definitions and axioms (truths) Spinoza accounts as certain truths and are critical to understanding God-Nature (substance). I will here provide an account

what it would look like if one were to use tense shift in either written or spoken English. “Yesterday, mother petted our family dog Spot. Yesterday, she pets him so gently, and Spot liked it”. This example is not grammatically correct, because the phrase “Yesterday, she pets him” refers to two different and separate tenses. The sentence should instead read “Yesterday, she petted him so gently, and Spot liked

whole. Levels Sentences were scored as Level 2 (Parts 1 and 2) equaled 2 out of 14 and Level 1(Parts 1 and 2) resulted in a score of 10 out of 14. 9. Mirabella’s scores in questions, negatives, phrases and clauses were very low. This shows an inconsistency with the analysis of the ROL

A Deeper Look Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his numerous literature pieces. Edgar Allen Poe was an American writer born in Boston, MA on January 19, 1809. His writing styles of Horror and Romanticisms gave way to many detective storylines. Poe suffered from depression in his life, and can be seen through his work. One very world wide known poem is “The Raven”, it has been an incredibly popular choice among readers for many years and will still be studied and enjoyed for future years to come. Not

sadness and mournfulness for an audience that have experience this type of situation being described in the song. Throughout the whole song the singer used different tones when singing different parts of the song. In some parts he also uses ironic phrases to help visualize the description being made. Tone shifts when the woman singer comes in

Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) pertains to the learning process by which people undergo. This theory focuses on how people learn, grow and develop. In addition, it gives emphasize on the importance of experience in learning process. According to Kolb D. A. (1984) cited by Kolb A. Y. and Kolb D. A. (2008), that ELT is the method by which knowledge where gathered through various experience. And knowledge came from the product of grasping and experiences. Figure 1: Experiential Learning Cycle

Prisoners of the past, doomed to repeat a mistake. Human nature tells us to rationalize or justify the means to which we procure the end result. For example, there are some lessons you learn. When being pulled over for speeding, the ticket reinforces the idea to pay mind to the speed limit. With the lesson in mind you will be less likely to repeat the same mistake in theory again after paying a fine. But how many still obey the speed limit despite some previously been caught and pay a fine? Human’s

The second rhetorical operation discussed in this study is reversal. It “combines elements that are mirror images of one another in an expression” (McQuarrie and Mick, 1996: 432). What means by mirror image here is that it repeats the original sentence but in reverse structure. The rhetorical operation of reversal can be either semantic (antithesis) or syntactic (antimetabole). Antithesis is “fundamentally, contrasting ideas sharpened by the use of opposite or noticeably different meanings” (Cuddon

would be how greed can result from wealth. What Voltaire is ultimately conveying to the reader is that money cannot buy happiness. Raised in Westphalia, Candide was surrounded by greed and his life was ultimately affected by strength and wealth. The phrase “everything is for the best,” taught by Master Pangloss, clouds Candide’s judgement and makes him careless. What Master Pangloss was trying to teach Candide was that with every cause there is an effect and that it is best of all possible worlds. For

The two plays Death of a Salesman and Fences are both very similar. both plays take place in American cities. This is post WW2 era and both families are facing the struggle of the “American Dream.” In each play the families deal with the disappointments of life during this time period. Willy Loman is the father figure in the play Death of a Salesman. He is a salesman with big dreams for himself and his two sons. Happy and Biff are expected to follow in their father’s footsteps and be salesman. Biff

“The Lady of the Squat” by Catherine Brogan is a political retelling of the poem “The Lady of Shalott” by Alfred Tennyson. It follows the same structure Tennyson’s poem and was a response to a law that was put into motion in 2012 in the U.K. that would make squatting illegal (Rutherford). Brogan, the author of this poem, is a squatter and through this poem, she expresses her belief that people should be allowed to continue squatting until the government is able to solve the housing crisis. This law

Part I: Rhetorical Device - Identify a Rhetorical Device the author uses in his writing. Cite from the text (including paragraph #). The author of this piece, Jeremy Egner, voices his opinion countless times throughout the entirety of the article. Therefore, a rhetorical device noticeably evident is opinion. An opinion is a conclusion based on facts or judgements. An example of this device in the article is within paragraph 9 as Egner states, “I saw no compelling reason the cliffhanger device was

Hamlet starts the soliloquy with a question of “To be, or not to be.” The question uses parallel structure and repetition with the phrase “to be,” which emphasizes the impact of the answer to this question on Hamlet’s future. Hamlet then employs war imagery in order to highlight the consequences of choosing each path. In order to illuminate the suffering he undergoes by “being,” he uses the words “slings” and “arrows,” which provide an image of Hamlet being bombarded by pain from all sides. Meanwhile

Syntax is the specific arrangement and order of words and phrases in English writing. Changing just the position of one word can possibly change the meaning of an entire sentence. The syntax of the novel Kindred by Octavia E. Butler is short, clear, and direct. Butler conveys her images and ideas very straightforwardly and direct. She uses easy, readable language with no unnecessary dragging or words, using very few adjectives and adverbs. She gets to the point quickly. The graphic novel adaptation

There’s this sense of isolated detachment present in the poem “Telephone Pole” amidst all this communication. By using the center source a telephone pole through which all communication flows Hadara Bar-Nadava creates a powerful message. There’s this contradictory theme running through this poem, the object the poems about has this indifferent air, but it shows bouts of awareness and emotion especially in lines thirty-four to thirty-eight. The word choice appears to have a simple meaning but has