to crawl beneath a sack of rice” and “… risked the rain again‚” which brings about a contradiction as this line shows that the scorpion is not at all the villain‚ it is simply scared. Among the many figures of speech used in this poem onomatopoeia is one of them. He has used this figure of speech efficiently‚ enabling us to hear the constant noises that were made. The poet write that the
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Deferred)"‚ Langston Hughes makes use of powerful sensory imagery‚ figures of speech‚ and rhyme to show the emotions created when a dream is deferred‚ or not achieved. Hughes uses rhetorical questions with similes to show his opinion of unfulfilled dreams. He suggests that deferred dreams‚ ¡°like a raisin in the sun¡¦like a sore¡¦ like rotten meat¡¦ like a heavy load‚¡± cause tremendous pain and suffering. Each of these figures of speech is chosen because it clearly connects the negative reaction someone
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Unreliable Narrator From the perspective of how figures of speech help to characterize in Love is a Fallacy An unreliable narrator is a narrator whose credibility has been seriouly compromised in fictions (as implemented in literature‚ film‚ theatre‚ etc). It is a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty‚ misleadingly biased‚ or otherwise distorted‚ so that it departs from the “ture” understanding of events shared between the reader and the implied author. The discrepancy between
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In "Auto Wreck"‚ as the title insinuates it‚ is a situation that describes a car accident that takes place in a city‚ which means‚ that an ambulance‚ a hospital‚ the police‚ and the crowd are the main actors when death is about to strike. In the development of the poem‚ Shapiro describes the atmosphere that surrounds a city at night when there is a car accident; Blood all over the streets and gutters‚ the police covering the situation and the crowd observing the tragic accident‚ recalling death as
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Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices Allusion An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference Generally a figure of speech making reference to a known place‚ event‚ literary work Example: an allusion to Shakespeare‚ “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Synonyms: hint‚ reference‚ innuendo‚ insinuation Cliché A worn out expression that takes place of an original thought; a phrase or expression that is overused or
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between things compared; inconsistency Apostrophe A figure of speech in which a person‚ thing‚ or abstract quality is addressed as if present; for example‚ the invocation to the muses usually found in epic poetry. Oxymoron A figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements‚ as in "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence." Allusion —A figure of speech which makes brief‚ even casual reference to a historical or literary figure‚ event‚ or object to create a resonance in the reader
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about one specific traveler‚ or could it apply to all in general? Explain your answer. It could be about one specific traveler‚ or all in general. All who dare to move under the cover of darkness aren’t gonna succeed. Personification is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings‚ thoughts‚ or attitudes. Cite an example of Longfellow’s use of personification in "The Tide Rises‚ The Tide Falls." "But the sea‚ the sea in darkness calls; The little waves‚ with their soft
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Goodpaster‚ 2007). Both play an important role in communication and interpretation of language. Literal language is used more often to create a clear meaning and understanding of what is being communicated. Figurative language is also referred to as figures of speech that require interpretation of the meaning and comes in many forms. (Kirby & Goodpaster‚ 2007). Idiom‚ the language peculiar to people or to a district‚ community‚ or class (Merriam-Webster‚ 2013). An example of an idiom would be by saying‚
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Glossary of Terms for the Analysis of Literature ACROSTIC - Usually verse arranged in such a way as to present names or phrases or sentences when certain letters selected according to an orderly sequence are brought together to form an alphabet‚ a name (often that of the author‚ a patron‚ or a loved one)‚ or some other concealed message. AESTHETICS – Philosophical investigation into the nature of beauty and the perception of beauty‚ especially the arts; the theory of art or of artistic tastes
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the love letters and the disgrace brought about by Jopp by the public reading of Lucetta’s emotion‚ which ultimately resulted in the shattering of their high society aura and eventually in her death‚ is a classic example of the aforementioned figure of speech. Also‚ Hardy’s remarkable ability in creating a clear distinction amongst the characters is praiseworthy. These people‚ these men and women‚ so different in their composure and entity‚ yet all comfortably woven into the plot. Hence‚ Michael
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