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... speaker ? 10. " The ominous final movement begins with a toccata in the horns , punctu- ated by glissando effects in the tympani , and then develops , in the middle section , into a lyric coda . " How much does the writer know about ...
... speaker ? 10. " The ominous final movement begins with a toccata in the horns , punctu- ated by glissando effects in the tympani , and then develops , in the middle section , into a lyric coda . " How much does the writer know about ...
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... speaker approve or disapprove of the new system ? In the fourth stanza the precise situation is made clear : the speaker , the sheepherder , is thinking of someone in particular who is awaiting execution in Shrewsbury jail . What is the ...
... speaker approve or disapprove of the new system ? In the fourth stanza the precise situation is made clear : the speaker , the sheepherder , is thinking of someone in particular who is awaiting execution in Shrewsbury jail . What is the ...
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... speaker and the condemned man , as the speaker implies , what , in the last analysis , is the speaker thinking ? One other note . The rhythm of this poem is as incongruous to the subject as is the highly colloquial diction : instead of ...
... speaker and the condemned man , as the speaker implies , what , in the last analysis , is the speaker thinking ? One other note . The rhythm of this poem is as incongruous to the subject as is the highly colloquial diction : instead of ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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