Interjections

what will be the end of this addressing as the poem unfolds until the last stanza. We can say then that Ode to The West Wind is a poem on a theme of acknowledged importance; it is an ode of address since the speaker opens the first line with the interjection “O”, to establish emphasis as well as an atmosphere of attention. The first half of the line reads: “O wild West Wind” (1). By addressing the wind straightforwardly, the speaker is animating and personifying the wind just as if the wind were…

Luke 7:4-5 – 4When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy of having you do this for him, 5for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.” Continuing this image, Luke 7:4-5 depicts the way the Jewish elders view and describe the centurion. First it is written that, on behalf of the centurion, the elders appealed to Jesus earnestly (Lk 7:4). They do not recommend the centurion begrudgingly, but willingly and with the intent that his request…

English Diagnostic Essay Adam B. Summers wrote a persuasive editorial, “Bag Ban Bad for freedom and Environment,” using many persuasive details to make his argument. Summers is able to appeal and relate to his audience. The different tactics that Summers uses is rallying pronouns, hard, cold facts, and extensive support and diction. The author writes about how banning plastic bags is hurtful to the world and economy in many ways. With deliberate thought, Summers chooses words like “us” or “our”…

D.H. Lawrence is an acclaimed literary critic of the early 1900’s. The reason he is a famous critic is because of how he creatively uses literary devices to make his critiques. One controversial essay he has written is The Scarlet Letter. In this essay, he chastises Hawthorne for portraying Hester as a heroine by creatively using the literary devices of choppy syntax, sarcastic tone, and biblical allusions. Lawrence uses choppy syntax to criticize Hawthorne for displaying Hester as a heroine…

In recent news Robert Dear attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After entering the Planned Parenthood facility with a gun and opening fire, Dear claimed to be a “baby warrior” as he took the lives of three people while wounding nine (Liss-Schultz). While this is situational irony in itself, society, whether pro-life or pro-choice, banded together to bring justice to Robert Dear. The media shockingly chose to cover this topic in a manner that takes a stance against…

Humans naturally seek out the truth, and believe anything that seemingly appears to reinforce their viewpoint. Religion teaches already gullible followers to believe that integrity is absolute and constant. If paired with individuals that seek to take advantage of this fact, calamitous disasters would undoubtedly pursue. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, the Puritan religion led to the destruction of Salem due to the restrictions and regulations set by the beliefs. The religion damned those who…

I’m not a big fan of the popular sentiment and Lady Gaga motto of being, “born this way.” While the intentions are inclusive and positive, it ultimately takes away all agency of the individual and the significance of their experiences in shaping their ever-developing personality. In reflecting on my own upbringing, I can see the people and situations that have led me to my current understanding of myself. As a quiet observer, I absorbed everything I am from the people around me who I…

Ashley Arizabal Mr. Smith AP Language and Comp. 8 August 2017 Text Connections to the Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 1. TEXT-TO-SELF One way I relate to this book is through parts of Jacobs’ personality. For example, she showed much creativity in her plan to get her children sent to the North, which was to pretend to have gone to the North herself by hiding in a friend’s home. She even made her escape more believable by asking friends in New York and Philadelphia to send letters to…

Pauses (368): There are 200 pauses by page 62 of Endgame. These pauses occur in different places of the character’s lines each time. During these pauses, there are no interruptions, nor interjections of ideas or opposition. These correlate to the theme of loneliness. Beckett is conveying how isolated these characters are. There are 11 pauses alone written in for Hamm’s opening monologue. (Pg. 8) Ham’s ending monologue has 37 written in pauses…

INTRODUCTION Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation. - Noam Chomsky Chomsky’s quote designates language, but it can also be redirected towards the use of Stylistic Devices, otherwise known as figurative language. These “devices”, have some fixed rules or one may say formulae by the means…