John Lennon: 20th Century Buddha

1. The ex-Beatle, John Lennon, died on the sidewalk outside of his home on December 8, 1980.
2. Mourning his loss hasn't stopped for these thirty years.
3. Mark David Chapman, a tool of evil, took from the world a shining light of humanity.
4. A section of Central Park called "Strawberry Field" has provided fans a place to gather with candles and prayer since that awful day.

 
Parts of Speech & Grammar
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This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
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Punctuation
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Literary Terms
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This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism