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... images and figures of speech must be considered , and at the level of the whole sentence , rhetorical devices and ... images , but rather qualities , states of being or abstractions . They constitute information which can be more ...
... images and figures of speech must be considered , and at the level of the whole sentence , rhetorical devices and ... images , but rather qualities , states of being or abstractions . They constitute information which can be more ...
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... images of excremental filth and rottenness which is vital to the exposure of moral corruption in contemporary Ghana . The attraction and repul- siveness of materialism comes alive in that pattern of images . The Rhythmic Resources of ...
... images of excremental filth and rottenness which is vital to the exposure of moral corruption in contemporary Ghana . The attraction and repul- siveness of materialism comes alive in that pattern of images . The Rhythmic Resources of ...
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... images of the scene , rhythm and sound patterns which combine to express those unspoken attitudes and feelings . The first stanza is made up of a series of natural images ( sea , land , moon , waves , cove , boat , sand ) which at first ...
... images of the scene , rhythm and sound patterns which combine to express those unspoken attitudes and feelings . The first stanza is made up of a series of natural images ( sea , land , moon , waves , cove , boat , sand ) which at first ...
Contents
The Nature of Literature and its Historical Tradition | 1 |
Narrative Fiction and the Printed Word | 39 |
Drama and the Theatre | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Understanding the Elements of Literature: Its Forms, Techniques and Cultural ... Richard Taylor No preview available - 1981 |
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