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* Rhetorical: there is a shortage of rhetorical. Emphasizes the use of the rhetorical question above all the incomprehensible and absurd hyperbole Gregor.La situation appears frequently intensifies situations and providing more tension and drama. Symbols can be analyzed from the standpoint of rhetoric, some of them are: "The darkness of the room that is increasingly Gregor intensifies = degradation. The sun rising in the end is a new beginning for the family. "The insect represents the state of alienation, but also the state of protection or isolation by the shell. -Gregor does not want to eat human and animal refuses food, there is one food you want but can not guess what. It is interpreted as the spiritual quest. "Hindered communication:... Continue reading "Rhetorical devices in The Metamorphosis" »

Primary and secondary themes. The work presents the situation as the main theme of social injustice suffered some servants by their masters. The former is an humble and poor peasants, with total submission abiding abuse cacique class. The lords exercising a despotism so aberrant and selfish end. Delibes faces two ways of understanding the world and two conceptions of the relationship between man and nature. Life has passed the servants always in direct contact with the earth. The link of the lords with nature lies in its ownership and possession. Delibes faces two conflicting worlds, the natural order, associated with rural life and the chaos associated with urban culture. From a thematic point of view, the novel has four main lines: Development... Continue reading "The Holy Innocents, Miguel Delibes" »

Compliance is the property for which a text is adapted wing situation in which communication occurs and meets the intent of the sender successfully. An appropriate text must meet 2 conditions:
-The language should be adjusted to appropriate level of formality, both in terms of vocabulary and other linguistic structures.
-The general structure of the text should respond to the text type that best s'adiqui with the intention of the sender comunativa in each case.
Consistency is the property for which a text contains quality information and well-organized.
- Select the ideas of the text. should be clear from the outset the subject that gives unity and meaning to the text and therefore selects the IDEs that would trasmentre.
-Organize ideas.... Continue reading "Adequacy, coherence, cohesion" »

Information Condensation Techniques

Nominalization Explained

Nominalization is a process that transforms a sentence's information into a noun or a nominal phrase. Nominalization can express more meaning within less space and using fewer words.

Linguistic Transformations: Nominalization Example

Nominalization involves a series of linguistic transformations. The statement «Laura and Michael met by chance. Thus, they felt very happy.» explains a situation. But it is not the only way to say it. If we say: «The chance meeting of Laura and Michael brought happiness.», we convey the same information but more concisely. We used two nominalizations. This has allowed us to condense two sentences or propositions into one. In short, the verb structure... Continue reading "Nominalization and Verb Tense Usage in Text Structure" »

Lingïísticos signs (units of language) divide their time in various, components that are studied in various fields of linguistics. These components are linked together, combine or unite to give rise to larger units. Thus we see that the various phonemes (sound units) meet to give rise to combinations of sounds that allow recognition of different concepts, training of all signs that constitute language.

In the field of morphology (the study of word formation), these smaller units are called monemes.

The combination of monemes will result in the formation of different words.

So that the linguistic sign (the word) comes from a double joint, a joint or combined sound (phoneme) meaningless and another that provides meaning (monemes).

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Glossary of Words

• Creek (n): A stream smaller than a river
• Soaring (n): The sport of flying a sailplane
• Shack (n): A rough cabin; shanty
• Huddle (v): To gather or crowd together in a close mass
• Garrulous (adj): Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters
• Brag (v): To use boastful language; boast
• Unruly (adj): Not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless
• Sturdy (adj): Strongly built; stalwart; robust
• Aloofness (n): The quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference
• Clench (v): To close the hands, teeth, etc. tightly
• Plea (n): An appeal or entreaty
• Foyer (n): The lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house
• Spool (n): Any cylindrical piece

Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": A Poetic Analysis

Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" is a powerful lyrical poem where the poet addresses the wind, acknowledging its immense power over nature. It sweeps across the earth and through the seasons, capable of both preservation and destruction. The wind controls clouds, seas, weather, and more. Shelley reveals that the wind over the Mediterranean Sea served as a direct inspiration for the poem. Recognizing its power, the wind becomes a profound metaphor for nature’s awe-inspiring spirit. By the final stanza, the speaker accepts the wind's power over him, requesting inspiration and a voice. He seeks nature's power to aid his poetic endeavors, praying that the wind will carry his words... Continue reading "Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind": Power, Themes, and Form" »

"I wandered lonely as a cloud" - "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" was a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. The poem was inspired by an event on 15 April 1802, in which Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy came across a "long belt" of daffodils. Written sometime between 1804 and 1807, it was first published in 1807.

The speaker says that, wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake. The dancing, fluttering flowers stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The speaker says that a poet could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers. He says that he stared and stared, but did not... Continue reading "Exploring Nature: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" »