Homework Help: English

Posted by Sarah on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 12:11pm.

I have two questions I'm working on for home work-could you check my answers and advise me the direction I should go-if they're right or wrong??Thank you
In the poem "Rape," Adrienne Rich uses the word "machine" instead "typewriter" whenever she describes the policeman taking the statement of the rape victim. This decision is part of what is called __________.

Syntax

imagery

figurative langauge

diction

symbolism
I THINK THIS IS SYMBOLISM??

In the poem "Rape," Adrienne Rich uses the word "machine" instead "typewriter" whenever she describes the policeman taking the statement of the rape victim. That is probably because "machine" has a(n) _________ of coldness and lack of human feelings.

connotation

denotation

conventional symbolism

allegory

analogy

I THINK THIS IS CONNOTATION?? I'm not screaming but just wanting my answer highlighted-Thank you very much for helping

English - SraJMcGin, Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 12:14pm
You might like perusing some of the following links about this poem:

http://www.google.com/search?q=poem+%22Rape%22+by+Adrienne+Rich&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Sra
English-Please check my answers - Sarah, Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 1:17pm
I'd like some advice on my answers. I researched various sites, reread "Rape" but I still some help. Thank you

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