Interrogative word

The word tattoo has two distinct definitions that hold no relation to each other. The meanings originated from different parts of the world and were introduced to the English language at different times. The only thing tying them together was the fact that they were homophones until the spelling of the second meaning was changed making tattoo a homonym. The word “tattoo” that means a rapid, rhythmic tapping originated from the Dutch word “taptoe” meaning, “close the tap of the cask.” A more…

Anaphora is a specific form of repetition in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a successive phrase and is used to leave prominence on the phrases, as well as creating a rhythmic effect to make it memorable and more gratifying to read. For example, anaphora is used in a passage of Barbara Lazear Ascher On Compassion, a passage about a few brief encounters with homeless people, where she struggles to understand the compassion of others. “Twice I have witnessed this, and twice…

Kairos: The Significance of Time and Circumstances in Speech According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, kairos is defined as “a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action: the opportune and decisive moment.” The Greek term has been an important subject within the scope of rhetoric since ancient times, mentioned by philosophers and rhetoricians such as Socrates, because it is an essential piece of the rhetorical puzzle. It helps speakers address their audience…

Words can be defined by a few categories, formal language, informal language and slang. This essay will focus upon slang and how it has changed across time. Examples throughout the history of language will be examined. Most often slang becomes irrelevant over time as it is either incomprehensible or no longer relevant. We will also examine how slang becomes formal or informal language with examples from Shakespeare. Slang is often hard to define. The varying definitions as well as the critiques…

Ice Breaker Exercise In the first round of the exercise, I felt more comfortable being part of the triangle with people that I knew. It felt awkward at first when I tried to do the triangle with other people that I did not know, but then I realized that that was the main idea of the exercise. Towards the end of the first round, we all were surrounded by somebody else; there was not such a big of a space between us. I felt that we needed to work with each other in order to form the triangle. In…

history, there are many words that were once used. Some have been forgotten but some have made it through time and still remains with us in today's world. But no word has stuck with us Like the infamous “N” word. A word that many people find to be bad and disgusting and totally inappropriate due to its background. But beyond all that bad reputation of the word, there are still people who tend to use the word as a reference to their friends and family. Over time many words have changed in…

consonant sounds. At 6-12 months the infant begins to babble, focuses on the phonemes, rhythm, has an intonation of language spoken in the home, and begins saying single words. 12-20 months they use word-gesture combinations combined with variations in intonation, and uses two-word sentences and they express a vocabulary of 100 to 200 words. Cultures all over the world show that an infant’s language development is the same, some babies speak before the normal language milestone, and some don’t…

each other (I assume) that they have fought. Grammatically, it is interesting to analyze this speech. Chief Joseph’s speech is written somewhat differently than an average piece of writing. He uses very few fanboys. The instance of a fanboy is the word and in sentence eight. Mostly, correlating ideas are separated…

Diction in a poem is the way the author chooses and uses specific words to bring meaning to their poems. Typically words can often had many different words, resulting in the poem being able to be read in different point of views. Depending on the context and meaning of the poem, the author may use formal, middle, or informal diction. Diction needs to be analyzed by the selection of vocabulary but the author and how they use it to bring their poem together. The poems “Sailing to Byzantium,” “I…

“The word "We" is as lime poured over men, which sets and hardens to stone, and crushes all beneath it, and that which is white and that which is black are lost equally in the grey of it. It is the word by which the depraved steal the virtue of the good, by which the weak steal the might of the strong, by which the fools steal the wisdom of the sages”, said Ayn Rand. This quote means that the word “we” was forced upon the men to use. After a while they don’t think about what it means or how it…