... the methods of companies such as Mattel for destroying Indonesian rainforests. In order to create a distinct tone in the article, the author must use a distinct diction, or word choice. To reinforce that choice of words chosen by the author, he must then use parallelism to repeat the words and reiterate the purpose. Thus ... , diction, in combination with parallelism, helps set the negative tone towards those who support the destruction of the Indonesian rainforests. One of the most repeated words in ... uses "clear-cutting" four more times in the essay, and this parallelism reiterates...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... the gender of the parties involved in sexual misconduct incidents. On the contrary, the University of Southern California and the University of Maryland imply gender inequality in the organization and diction of their respective policies. The University of Southern California, for example, specifically and carefully uses the words "person," "victim" and "survivor" to distinguish the roles involved in sexual ... in authority towards those who can be benefited or injured in an official capacity. Therefore, it is primarily an issue of abuse of power, not sex" ("Sexual"). Although the dicti...

• Word Count: 1759
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Graduate

... literature. Gioia is able to sway his audience to devote more time to the simple task of reading works of intellectual value through fearful diction and compelling consequences associated with being illiterate. Through his article, Gioia implements fearful diction to express his concern that America's future is in the hands of those who are less informed and comprehending of situations; economic and ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... of the Seven Gables, why we feel entitled to clarity in an unclear world. Having laid the foundation of imperfect, indiscernible evidence in his creation of suspense through style and diction, Hawthorne begins to drop hints regarding the nature of the evidence that kick-start the imagination due to the connotations of the imagery. Notably, his trigger words center mainly on ... prone to fallibility, and thus must be taken with a grain of salt, although this might leave us in a state of permanent uncertainty. Overarching Hawthorne's creation of suspense through style and diction is his c...

• Word Count: 1547
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... painting with a specific place which he visited to locate each work in a specific historical setting at a certain time and place, but they also portray the setting in a dreamlike manner. The diction Baudelaire uses in "Beautiful Dorothea" conveys a multeity in unity that situates the world of the poem somewhere above or below reality. Phrases such as "direct and terrible," "delicious death," "her ... either the hot sun beats down or slowly baths the apartment in shadow - the reader or viewer of each work strains to wade through the detailed patterns of color or diction and syntax. Vibra...

• Word Count: 2157
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• Grade Level: Graduate

... investigations of a new culture and language would assist in shaping one's self. In the phrase 'when a traveler returneth home, let him not leave the countries', the use of metaphoric diction alludes to the notion of traveling being retained through memories and experience – allowing for the transformation of an individual with new ideas and perspectives. In conclusion, it is clear ... ...

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... ;, expressing the persona's intense disillusionment with medieval contextual values, such as the sanctity of life and death. This pessimistic attitude resonates throughout the soliloquy, supplemented by Hamlet's cataloging of negative diction, "How weary flat and unprofitable seem the uses of this world." Juxtaposition between the persona's motives of suicide and his perplexing of life's meaningless nature insinuates that Hamlet ... ...

• Word Count: 875
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate