Catch phrase

Neutral Tones Analysis The poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy is a dark, solemn poem, reflecting on the termination of a relationship that he had in the late 1860s. It has a very melancholic note and in the duration of the poem, he shows the sadness and emotions in the narrator. The poem was published in 1898, however at the bottom of the poem he marked it as being written in 1867, perhaps he did not want it to be published then, before he met Eliza Nickels. It has a rhyme pattern of ABBA as…

When reading this passage, what immediately stands out is how ivory has become an object of worship for these workers. This is made apparent through the use of careful word choice in this scene. By using verbs such as whispered and sighed, the ivory begins to invoke impressions of holiness to the point that the word itself is constantly hanging in the air. Marlow even comments that, “You would think they were praying to it,” showing a strong connection to Heaven and the divine. The workers have…

TO BILLY: No. The piece requires further development before being taken into consideration. While the idea is interesting, and the light, humorous writing style is appealing, there are many philosophical questions and treatises that the narrator brings up that come across as disjointed and disconnected. Moreover, there are a multitude of grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the piece. First Reader’s Comments: Specific Comments: Pg1, P1, L2-5 - This sentence reads in a way that comes…

For example, he is writing about progressions and events that took place in the Cricket game, while using phrases such as, “fell prey to the suspicion” or, “a conspiracy to rob them of victory,” as the excerpt progresses to heighten the tension of the reader as well. O’Neill uses his diction to create excitement at the beginning, but he makes a drastic difference…

10) and the urgency of toothpaste consumers to know what is in their toothpaste. In this essay the author writes about the ingredients that make up toothpaste. An effective example of diction is the very well use of scientific phrases. The author uses scientific phrases such as “a large helping of gummy molecules from seaweed Chondrus Crispus”. By using this word the author show how when a consumer would read that on a toothpaste packaging they would not know what it means. The author goes to…

The cueing system is a formal structure that helps to enable young children decipher language and develop their reading (Moats, 2000). The system consists of three main categories; semantic, syntactic and graphophonic which aid in creating functional and fluent reading (Moats, 2000). Each category consists of supports in which students are to use in how they figure out unknown words they encounter whilst reading and also to gain meaning from the text, this can be seen in the graph below. Cueing…

Before the getting started I knew that language reflected culture like with the amount of words in a semantic domain. This helped me look closer at things like phrases a culture creates like the “time is money” phrase. Before I never would have looked deeper into the meaning of the phrase and thought about how it reflects a culture of people trying to get stuff done. Also I now have a more in-depth knowledge of how languages change. It helped me understand the factors that…

Two Generations "Miss Cathy shrieked and stretched out her arms, as soon as she caught her father’s face looking from the window… I took a peep in to see after Linton. He was asleep in a corner, wrapped in a war, fur-lined cloak, as if it had been winter – a pale, delicate, effeminate boy, who might have been taken for my master’s younger brother…" (Brontë 206). Explanation: 1. Ruffian Sentence: “Catherine shall linger no longer to argue with the low ruffian – I have humored her enough” (Brontë…

damage caused by mankind’s follies. Another important use of parallelism is during line two, and three when Hopkins uses starts the phrase it in order to show the characteristics of first earth, and then god. He connects these two sentences that is important to his meaning. Hopkins also uses different word choices throughout the passage. He first starts off with phrases similar to “smeared with toil” (7) which shows a negative spin. Then throughout the passage his view slowly changes into a more…

Although cliché phrases and grammatical errors are an issue within my discussion posts, the largest issues are my inability to add to the discussion with interesting opinions and facts and my tendency to impersonalize the author of the post that I respond to. For example…