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Milissa Tift Wednesday Night September 10, 2012 Professor Calabrese Assignment #2 Critical Thinking Critical Thinking – Assignment #2 In any story there are two types of language, figurative and literal. Language is, of course a necessary factor of any story. Without Language, an author could not tell the story. The author usually uses a combination of these two languages. Together, these languages characterize the author’s style. Literal language means exactly what

Sometimes I make the analogy that being organized or productive is similar to being fit. It‘s not about eating healthy one day or going for one five-mile run. It‘s about making a thousand choices a day to take tiny actions that over time add up to leading a fit lifestyle. Being productive means making the right choices over and over again, a thousand times a day with the most minute decisions and actions. Thinking of productivity as a lifestyle is what led me to find it so interesting. “What we know

"Ordinary words convey only what we know already ; it is from metaphor that we can best get hold of something fresh" (Rhetoric Aristotle, ch111 page 10 ed wd ross. 2010 ny cosimo inc). The Oxford English Dictionary defines metaphor as “the figure of speech in which a name or descriptive term is transferred to some object to which it is not properly applicable”. Kopp (1995) described metaphor as “derived from the Greek, meta, meaning ‘above’ or ‘over,’ and pherein, which means ‘to carry or bear’”

red” is also a simile. If Shakespeare had not been making fun of love poems, it would have been: “her lips ass red as corals”. (L2) Metaphors: “If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.” This is a metaphor because Shakespeare is making an analogy between wires and the texture of her hair. (L4) Personification: “If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.” This is personification because a lifeless object has been given life. Wires cannot grow. The poets use of similes, metaphors and

explain what a metaphor is. Metaphors are a figure of speech. They compare two or more items to each other. They are similar to similes and analogies but are used a bit differently. So similar that Aristotle once stated that, “the simile is a metaphor, differing from it only in the way it is put” (Roncero). They are often mistaken for a simile or analogy. The biggest distinction between them is that a metaphor does not

Society would have one believe that simply selecting a good college unlocks unlimited opportunities in the workforce. However, there are people who would argue otherwise. They would argue in favor of how students approach college rather than which college. Peter Cappelli does exactly this in his article “Why Focusing too Narrowly on College Could Backfire”. Cappelli puts forth the idea that parents guiding their children through college need to be financiers, advisors, mentors, negotiators, and

metaphors and the beneficial properties it bestows. Aristotle describes a metaphor within book III, Poetics as, “…the application of an alien name by transference either from genus to species, or from species to genus, or from species to species, or by analogy, that is, proportion.” The usage of metaphors is a critical way for a reader to grasp deep understanding of a topic that without there would not be a correct explanation for, while allowing the author to steer them into the correct interpretation

There are multiple argumentation styles and types of reasoning a writer can use to make their argument effective. There are three main argument styles, which are called the Aristotelian approach, the Rogerian approach, and the Toulmin approach. Each of these styles incorporates evidence in different ways and have the claim stated in different sections of the argument. There are different types of reasoning that can be used to strengthen a writer’s argument, which include inductive and deductive reasoning

Metaphors We Live By In Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson give the following definition: “The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another” (5). An obvious focal point of Metaphors We Live By, and the idea this essay will attempt to further explicate, is the notion that the title implies: we live by certain dominant metaphors. Some of the most universal concepts in our species, culture, and language are not only talked about

Dulce et Decorum Est In Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” the speaker’s argument against whether there is true honor in dieing for ones country in World War I contradicts the old Latin saying, Dulce et Decorum Est, which translated means, “it is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland”; which is exemplified through Owen’s use of title, diction, metaphor and simile, imagery, and structure throughout the entirety of the poem. The first device used by Owen in the poem is without