... lavish lives of men. She uses diction such as "counterpane," "branded," "retinue," "foliated" and "confection" to express a sophisticated and intellectual event as she describes the men's lunch. The superlative "whitest cream" portrays how men get the best treatment. Diction such as "succulent" describes the sensual joys that the meals bring to the men, who are well-deserving of this meal, and ... ...

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... pertaining to the men's college, such as, "The lunch on this occasion began with soles, sunk in a deep dish, over which the college cook had spread a counterpane of the whitest cream, save that it was branded here and there with brown spots like the spots on the flanks of a doe- proves that Virginia Woolf even went in depth to exaggerate the ... ...

• Word Count: 680
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate