Exclamation mark Essays

  • In The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl by Ray Bradbury and The Tell

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    In The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl by Ray Bradbury and The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe both authors have to convince the reader that the main character is mad. How do they do that? Which portrayal is more effective? Why? This essay will explore which madman is portrayed the best. Both stories deal with an obsession and a madness of some sort. In ' The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl' by Ray Bradbury the main character is William Action who frantically cleans trying to cover up

  • Creating Suspense in Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart

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    throughout the play because the reader is feeling things that the narrator feels and is trying to fathom out what his next move will be. The very first word in the story creates a lot of the atmosphere because it is in capital letters and has an exclamation mark after it. This instantaneously awakens the reader and captures their interest. The word itself, ‘true,’ is also important because the narrator is replying to a question that the reader has supposedly asked before the story has even begun

  • Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And Othello

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    evident through the quote “how, how, how, how? Chapped logic! What is this? The use of repetition tells and rhetorical question proves Brabantio’s and Capulet anger plus confusion at their daughter’s decisions against them. Furthermore the use of Exclamation marks recommends his annoyance and emotions. The Adverb ‘how’ tells us how confuse Brabantio is about her daughter relationship with Othello, and still he can’t believe what has happened as he never expected this behaviours from his daughter, because

  • Americanized: Poem Analysis

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    This darkly satiric poem is about cultural imperialism. Dawe uses an extended metaphor: the mother is America and the child represents a younger, developing nation, which is slowly being imbued with American value systems. The figure of a mother becomes synonymous with the United States. Even this most basic of human relationships has been perverted by the consumer culture. The poem begins with the seemingly positive statement of fact 'She loves him ...’. The punctuation however creates a feeling

  • Heart of Stone

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    Cassie was a 14-year-old girl who had a lot going on in her life. One of the major parts of her life was her love life. It was very complicated, and for her, it was very difficult to understand and to keep track of. One cold spring night, Cassie was playing on her laptop with one of her best guy friends, Ralph. They were just goofing off, laughing, having fun, and playing on various computer games. Ralph and Cassie were having a lot of fun tonight, laughing a lot more than usual, when suddenly Ralph

  • Shakespeare's Use of Language to Convey Othello's State of Mind

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    which shows the unnaturalness of his thoughts. He uses strong words that portray how he is feeling. He also sighs 'oh' a lot. "Oh monstrous! Monstrous!" The repetition of the word 'monstrous' shows how in pain and evil he is. The exclamation marks show that he is shouting in anger or distress, which shows the violent nature of Othello. The word 'oh' is dramatic... ... middle of paper ... ... Othello has become. It also shows lack of conscience, which shows that Othello is turning

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson and The Last of the Light Brigade by Kipling

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    The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson and The Last of the Light Brigade by Kipling Generally both the poems are about very similar things. They are both focused on events relating to the Crimean war. For example "The Charge of the Light Brigade" is written about an incident in which the soldiers obeyed a clearly ridiculous order. Whereas "The Last of the Light Brigade" is focused on an event after the war which links to the first poem by describing what has now happened to the Light

  • Sojourner Truth's Ain T I A Woman

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    unfair and she wants to make it a point to call for change. She addresses how together, they can change women’s rights, as well as the black person's rights. The overall tone of the passage was very accusatory and she shows this by the use of exclamation marks and by her sentence structure, along with her word

  • Metaphors by Sylvia Plath

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    Metaphors by Sylvia Plath The poem 'metaphors' by Sylvia Plath deals with strong issues of pregnancy. The poem was written when she was pregnant. She wrote about her mixed feelings and emotions. The poem itself is a metaphor. In the word 'metaphor' there are nine letters. There are nine lines, and nine syllables in every line. Apparently there are also nine months of pregnancy. Each line is a metaphor and each line represents different stages of pregnancy. Line nine "Boarded the train

  • Summary of the Greek Play Agamemnon by Aeschylus

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    “I’m home at last./Never dreamed I’d die in Greece.” This, in effect shows the audience how he is a passionate character. Punctuation, especially exclamation points i... ... middle of paper ... ...exclamation marks are used significantly throughout this passage. For example, in line 518 the Herald says, “and the high altars. Gone!” This exclamation point adds emphasize to this line, as this line is a reference to the altars that were first introduced at the beginning of the play. These altars

  • Monty Python Analysis

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    (Mullany & Stockwell 2010:175). Exclamative sentences can prominently be noted within the text during the Man’s and the Other man’s ‘argument.’ An effective example would be, “I came here for a good argument!” In that particular sentence the exclamation mark indicates the Man’s frustration and change in intonation. As with most of the exclamative sentences in the text, all intonation indicates raised voices and contradicting statements. As this text was originally performed by ‘Monty Python’ who

  • Reflection In Emily Dickinson's 'Safe In Their Alabaster Chambers'

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    Emily Dickinson wrote two poems titled “Safe in their Alabaster Chambers --,” one published in 1859 and the second published in 1861. These poems share close to identical first stanzas and dramatically differing second stanzas, causing the poems to stand on their own as individual, different poems. However, themes of life, death, and resurrection, remain the same. The speaker of each poem performs the theme of the poem through the tone, which is revealed in the specific language choices as well as

  • Whatever It ` S Called, It's Going Out Of Style

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    With all forms of communication, many often obsess over how every human being should abide by a set of guidelines. What language should we use? How should traditional methods be implemented into new methods of communication such as texting? Do we penalize those who refuse to use these conservative forms of language? It is no doubt that these questions are explored in Dan Bilefsky's article titled "Period. Full Stop. Point. Whatever It's Called, It's Going Out of Style." Bilefsky argues that traditional

  • Why Editing Othello May Have Changed the Context

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    of the text, just like the word "Devil," to put emphasis on how loud and underscored the words come out. For example, I read line 188 out loud. Emilia says, "Thou do'st bely her, and thou art a Devil!" (5.2, 188). With the combination of the exclamation point that I have added, the accent on the word "Devil" when spoken out loud because of the capitalized "D" gives the reader and the audience, from my perspective, an emphasis on the word that remains with them until the end of the play. The louder

  • Russell's Theory of Descriptions in On Denoting

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    descriptions as it is first set forth by Russell in his article 'On Denoting' found in Mind 1905. Each section of this article will be explained in my own words, with the exception of some of the symbolic logic. Russell's own words are indicated by speech marks. I have tried not to simply re-write what Russell has said, but rather endeavoured to explain, in an original way, each part of Russell's theses, and in the order that they are found in the article. Firstly, I will outline the article 'On Denoting'

  • Analysis of Marks and Spencer

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    This is a report on Marks and Spencer a well known retail company in the UK. Marks and Spencer has also recently been in the news for falling profit and sales in 1999/2000. So Marks and Spencer is now on its way to recovery. It’s famous for setting the highest of standards in the retail industry, pioneering its own charge card and generating such snob value on its products, yet controlling prices to bring their products within most people's reach. Marks and Spencer has extended its brand overseas

  • Evaluation

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    receive no more than a D. That is what I believe should happen at this level in the game. You as an individual must recognize your own mistakes, and correct them on your own. In high school many of my teacher’s would grade a paper, return it with marks on which we should impro...

  • Judging Books By Their Covers

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    middle of the eighteen hundreds. It was not until almost nineteen hundred that authors or publishers designed book covers with illustrations or with the title. This is different from today because most authors give their book’s cover as their trade marks so they can be easily recognized. Usually the artist draws the cover to the author’s liking. The artist takes the words and changes them to an image suitable for the book. Catcher In The Rye, is a classic example of a book that has its cover as

  • How to Mark a Book

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    How to Mark a Book missing works cited You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. I want to persuade you to "write between the lines." Unless you do, you are not likely to do the most efficient kind of reading. I contend, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of mutilation but of love. You shouldn't mark up a book which isn't yours. Librarians (or your

  • Plagiarism

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    that college students have to deal with, there are ways in which students can prevent themselves from plagiarizing. Two ways that can really help a student from plagiarizing is by providing a citation for any work that has been paraphrased. Quotation marks and citation should be provided for any exact words taken from a piece of work and will be a part of the student’s paper (Standler 4). Not only have the pressures of school become a lot to bear for students but there are businesses that ...