Phrases

four ways to identify these pre-constructed passages or phrases. The four ways are Dying Metaphors, Operators or verbal false limbs, Pretentious diction, and Meaningless words. Dying Metaphors are prefabricated metaphors that have been used many times in many different contexts. It can also be metaphors that have been switched from their original meaning without the person using them even knowing. An example given by Orwell of such is the phrase “toe the line” is sometimes written as “tow the…

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…

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…

As new students enroll into college they tend to find out what they really want to do in life but in this case this is about the protection of that student. Some students want the need to feel like they are safe from anything that can harm them. Some think that being hurt can be used by words or even ideas that students don't agree with. This is something that is currently happening on college campuses today. To be convinced that something like this is happening to college students two authors…

1. Language is defined as a group of symbols that are controlled by a distinct set of rules, including phonological rules, syntactic rules, sematic rules, and pragmatic rules, that are used in order to communicate and receive a message. Phonological rules control how words sound when spoken. We often don’t even realize when we are using this rule because we are so accustomed to our native languages. In the English language we have a multitude of words that are spelled the same but that are…

The affix ‘de-’ means down, and the root ‘fama’ means report, together meaning ‘down report’. The use of the phrase, “should have removed him” assists the reader in understanding the word “defamatory” has a negative connotation when referring to Donald Trump. What this sentence says is that Donald Trump has said countless things that injure his reputation that…

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…

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…

dialogue and narration in The Lord of the Flies. Many of the words that he uses have a negative connotation. “Simon’s mouth labored, brought forth audible words” (128). This statement does not seem very pleasing to the reader. If Golding used the the phrase “Simon began to speak” instead, the reader wouldn't feel the same negative emotions. Whenever the novel introduces new people, places, or things, it uses long descriptive sentences. This style helps make a better image on what is going on in…

The poem, “The Fish”, by Elizabeth Bishop focuses on providing a detailed explanation of a fish that the speaker has caught. Throughout the poem, the speaker incorporates her conflicted attitude towards the fish. The poem uses numerous literary devices such as imagery, paradox, diction, and tone to convey the thoughts and feelings behind the speaker’s changing perspective and to show its meaning because although the fish itself means very little literally, it serves as a symbol for the speaker’s…