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A universal message or truth about life

You can’t always get what you want. A universal message or truth about life. Sometimes stated directly. In Robert McNeil’s “The Trouble with Television,” the title states the theme of the piece: there are problems with television. Through metaphor Through simile

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A universal message or truth about life

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  1. You can’t always get what you want A universal message or truth about life

  2. Sometimes stated directly In Robert McNeil’s “The Trouble with Television,” the title states the theme of the piece: there are problems with television.

  3. Through metaphor • Through simile • Through personification • Through imagery • Through tone of voice • Through symbols Sometimes implied

  4. Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load Or does it just explode? - Langston Hughes Implied through simile Back

  5. Implied through personification Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. --- Back

  6. Implied through tone of voice Back

  7. Life is a yo-yo. It's a series of ups and downs. Implied through metaphors Back

  8. Implied through Imagery

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