Whitman's use of negative words like "fearful, grim, bleeding, fallen, pale, cold, dead" appear contradictive when he also features positive language like "prize, won, bells, bouquets, ribbons, and wreaths." Explain or describe the meaning or THEME suggested by Whitman's contradictory language.

it creates a visual picture of the man.

it conveys what the scene sounds like.

it describes the actions of the boy.

it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters.

it encourages readers to care for the characters.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

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