Device

In the excerpt from The Hobbit, a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, he provides an array of rhetorical devices to allow the reader to further visualize the interaction between Bilbo and Smaug. Bilbo, known as The Hobbit, is presented to be inside of Smaug’s tunnel, seeking revenge due to the number of deaths the dragon has caused. As he walked in, a metaphor is placed, to show how Bilbo thought Smaug was asleep because there was “scarcely a snore more than a whiff of unseen steam” coming from Smaug. As…

Rough Draft During this month we were learning about rhetoric devices how they affect the way we see things. What I mean by that is how we read, what's shown to us through pictures, commercials, and speeches. Those people who show that to us are using rhetorical devices such ethos, pathos, and logos. To change the way of emotion of how encounter things, to try and persuade us into what they are trying to say, sell, and get a message through. Mainly I have seen commercials use this to try and…

I feel as if I’ve grown a lot while taking english 3 and having Mrs. Stigger as my teacher. I do know I have got many more ideas while writing now and I know a write more clear and presentable. Rhetorical devices is something I can say I have learned so much more about this year. I have learned to understand them more by using them in my writing by applying them when I need to use them. I have got more familiar with using them more because of poetry, I believe that we mostly use them in poetry…

In the world we live in now, who doesn't own a mobile device? I do. We see them everywhere we go. They influence our lives in so many ways. I love my phone and the things it does for me. This is the 21st Century. If you don't have a cell phone of some kind, then you don't live in the same world as the rest of us. We depend on our mobile gadgets in so many ways it makes it almost impossible to exist without one, but the real question is the world we live in now healthy? I had a pretty eye-opening…

This essay will examine of how themes and literary devices on transformation permeate Old English Poetry in relation riddles and elegies. Riddles and the elegy The Seafarer from the Exeter Book will be referenced. The themes and literary devices of riddles that focus on transformation that will be discussed are de-conceptualisation, metaphors and imagery. Within elegies the themes that focus on transformation in relation to The Seafarer that will be discussed are the transformation of the…

The devices used are crucial in the construction of this essay. The devices in my line of focus are Enumeratio, Imagery, and Anaphora. In this essay, the person in the story takes a first ever journey to Europe. The first rhetorical device I come across is Enumeratio. I believe this is used to describe the new place in which the person in the story is entering. It is vital in the understanding of the new area, even though this device is only used once. Enumeratio is used to describe or explain…

Technology advancements create difficulty in deciding between technological devices, such as laptops and tablets. While attending college, technological devices are beginning to be a necessity to make it through classroom lectures and homework assignments. This necessity requires all college students to make a decision upon what technological device will best suit their needs while attending college. The most popular devices bought by college students are laptops and tablets. The similarity…

Literary Devices used in Beowulf The sound of a crackling fire, reveals that a legendary story is about to be told. Friends and villagers gather around to hear what the story teller has in store for the night; spirits, goblins, monsters, what will it be? A long time ago, when the Pagan Anglo-Saxon period was being introduced to Christianity, heroic stories would be told to all the villages people. There, a famous epic was passed down from generation to generation; Beowulf. Even long ago, in…

Literary devices have been use in many writings to produce a special effect for the readers. From allusions to metaphors, each and every one of these devices serve a very important purpose. In the novel, Icefields, Thomas Wharton uses many literary devices to make Icefields more captivating for his audience. The use of these devices are mostly subtle but very impactful when discovered. Through the use of these literary devices readers can have a better understanding of the story. Wharton’s use…

Electronic Devices in Schools Studies show that teaching aids that involve technology increase concentration levels and attendance of students. (Edudemic) One third of teenage students in 2008 had at least a cell phone or other handheld device and the number continue to arise. (Hamilton 96) According to Naomi Gittens, many states are starting to repeal the laws that regulate cell phones. (Delisio 14) Schools should allow cell phones and other technology in class, because technology create a…