Watchmaker analogy

“My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation” (Sign of Four 6). Sherlock Holmes can not only solve the mysteries that are presented to him, but he can solve them with ease because of his reasoning skills. In particular, he mostly uses abductive

“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” This quote originating from American author Tony Robbins is the perfect interpretation of decision making. Each day, every human is faced with an abundance of decisions. Whether they be trivial selections like choosing which outfit to wear for the day, or critical accords such as deciding on a future career path, decisions are a constant struggle. Both Robert Frost and Dorothy Parker recognize this conflict and have implemented it into

The poet can transform their thoughts metaphorically to create a beautiful composition. The author’s emotions can be hidden distinctively by expressing them with fascinating techniques. The writer conveys the poem’s overall feeling which can then be presented as playful, sad, joyful, lonely, or angry. When analyzing a poem, the reader can encounter metaphor, simile, imagery, and mood techniques that will impact their emotions and speculate. Metaphor is a figure of speech to describe one thing

Atwood uses simple, but effective imagery to engage the senses of the reader, for example: ‘[…] that is a fish, blue and flat’ (l. 4). These images grow more elaborate and it becomes clear that she uses metaphors and simile to convey more intricate ideas. As the speaker confesses that there is more to the world than they let on, the use of enjambment, repetition and punctuation directs the focus on certain words and gives the poem certain acuteness and urgency as the pace increases: ‘Once you have

How might you engage your reader by incorporating more figurative language (anecdote, narrative, simile, metaphor, dialogue, personification and such)? How might you offer more valid comparisons using these techniques? “All the world’s a stage”—have you ever wondered why people remember and quote lines from Shakespeare so much? One of the reasons is because he used figurative language very effectively in his writings. You may have heard the term “figurative language” before, and perhaps when you

The Wonderful Use of Similes
 Read this: “The ground was hot.” A more sophisticated poet would say, "The ground was as hot as the sun.” Which description sparked more imagery? In everyday life, people use comparisons to convey their feelings or to express themselves vividly. From seeing a new mother hold her baby for the first time, competing in the championship game, and getting a grade back from a difficult test, we often compare ourselves and things around us to help others comprehend. One of

"children's breath," life's direction comes from being shoved by outside forces. Drummond even empasizes his feelings about life's blight through the use of "bubble," "blown," and "breath" as an alliteration, which atracts attention at Drummond's analogy. Furthermore, Drummond adds another layer to

The True Meaning of After Apple Picking   After Apple Picking has become so familiar and revered that it is difficult to recognize its strangeness. But it would probably seem familiar in any case; it is a prime example of how even the very great poems of Frost can induce a kind of ease about their deeper intensities. It is a proud poem, as if its very life depends upon a refusal to justify itself by any open evidence of what it is up to. The apparent "truth" about the poem is that it is really

somatisms represent one of the most ancient set of expressions which have acquired positive or negative connotations in the course of time. (Stoyanova 7) A cognitive perspective of body idioms According to the classical view, idioms are frozen elements and have arbitrary meanings while the cognitive perspective assumes that idioms are motivated rather than arbitrary since they tend to assimilate one or more patterns already present in the conceptual system of speakers (Dobrovolskij and Piiranien

Futch Yvette COM 217 Pres. Debate 2 1. Donald Trump Inductive Reasoning Example-Inductive Reasoning is defined as an argument whose reasons lead to probable conclusion. Inductive arguments typically move from specific observations to general claim. Trumps Inductive argument was If don’t support Donald Trump, then you are supporting Hillary Clinton. By default, they are the only candidates for presidents so if don’t support Donald Trump you are supporting Hillary Clinton. 2. Hillary Clinton Inductive