Adjective

impossible to melt. Another example is ‘solitary as an oyster’. This implies that he is contained in his own shell, which is very hard to break into and that he never spends time with anyone. Near the beginning of this extract, there is a long list of adjectives which…

rate) for twenty minutes outside alone, on a treadmill alone, outside with a friend and on a treadmill with a friend as the independent variables. The emotional assessment was taken before and after the activity using the Activation-Deactivation Adjective Check List and the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale. These are established methods of measurement that have previously been found to maintain internal validity and thus are acceptable measurements. To minimize and measure confounding…

“The Lynching” by Claude McKay is a poem written in 1922 describing the cruel murder of a black man by a white mob and the aftermath of the event. McKay uses visual imagery, irony, dark diction and an incoherent rhyme scheme to emphasize his emotions when writing of dark, uncompassionate cruelty, disturbing murder and how racism is a continuous, inevitable cycle. When using visual imagery to describe setting and integrating pathetic fallacy and irony, McKay emphasizes the cruelty of murder and…

Matthew Arnold, tone, symbols, and imagery greatly help the author to protrude his view of society in the mid 1800’s. The author sets the start of the poem to a soothing landscape and peaceful interpretation of the sea and Europe. He uses various adjectives to help describe the scenario he wants to set, by using phrases like “tranquil bay”. The poet captivates the reader by the calmness and serenity of the deep blue sea and the “Glimmering and vast…cliffs of England”. Continuing on into the…

Bayonet Charge the violent imagery, 'Bullets smacking the belly out of the air', has been used to describe the sound and impact of the shots. More violence is shown by the use of another violent simile, 'He lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm'. The adjective 'smashed' suggests that his arm has been violently shattered due to the bullets. In War Photographer religious imagery has been used instead. The phrase 'All flesh is grass' is a quote from the bible. It means that life is temporary and we…

they feel emotion because they could not allow one of their own to die painfully and slowly? Manning further illuminates this point saying ‘to follow it [...] with altruistic behaviour is nothing short of astonishing.’ The adjective ‘astonishing’ combined with another adjective ‘such’ stresses the significance of the elephants disfiguration indicating she finds it extremely surprising these animals are risking their lives to help another. Although it is notwithstanding that ‘astonishing’ may…

To some extent, the pursuit of hopes and dreams is a method of escaping the realities of everyday life for characters from both texts. In Kerouac’s novel, the dreams of where the road might take them provide an escape for both Sal and Dean from a mundane East Coast lifestyle, and a way to forget the mistakes of the past. Similarly in Thompson’s piece, a voyage of revelation fueled by an underlying desire to understand the American Dream offers a chance to escape for Raoul and his attorney using…

We don’t tell the person how they act but more of how they are using adjectives. We don’t use actions to describe a person when first meeting someone or introducing someone but we use words and adjectives. We judge people on how they act and are by the way they speak. Sometimes we look at people’s actions more than actually listening to what someone else has to say about them in words…

freshmen class are leaders, some people just need their leadership to be brought out. A leader’s impact should not only remain when they are present, but it should last long after their absence. The word “leadership” should not be used as a title or adjective; the word “leadership” should be used as a constant action of helping others. The example set by a leader influences the audience very deeply. The leader has so much trust that anything he or she does is looked at with great respect. People…

Aquarium,” was both excited and interested in visiting the aquarium. In paragraph 2, the student states that he dreamed of being a marine biologist when he was little and that he/she was always interested in all things aquatic. The student used adjectives such as fascinating, vibrant, and gigantic in lines 9-14. In paragraph 7, the student states, “I learned so much more about marine life,” meaning that the student’s prior knowledge and interest helped improve the student’s knowledge on marine…