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    small portion of text provide from a diary entry I wrote based upon a character from “The Crucible”‚ which was written during my sophomore year of high school. Upon reading the text provided it’s clear to see that I was relying heavily on the figurative language of imagery. Due to the fact that‚ it allowed me to create a vivid mental image into the minds of my readers‚ drawing them in and making the reader want to read more. With this its clear to see that just like how I would use facts to prove claims

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    In literature you find things like figurative language‚ mood‚ and lastly tone. Tone is the attitude the writer has toward its work. It is their perspective on the subject that they are writing about and many mistake it with mood. It is based off of how you would imaging the author telling the story. The story ‘Half A Day’ establishes tone throughout the entire story by the authors use of figurative language and you get the general tone from the very start as the narrator

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    1. Figurative Language: I-) Metaphors: *The storm of grief:  If someone has a storm of grief‚ they cry loudly‚ uncontrollably and for a long time. *Physical exhaustion that haunted her body: Here the writer is trying to say that the exhaustion was all over her body. *Breath of the rain: It means that you can feel the rain. *Monstrous joy: Here it is meant that the joy was so strong that it seized her body. (The qualities of a monster) ıı-) there aren’t any idioms in this text. ııı-) Symbols:

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    People ridicule others for their mourning of their loved ones after death. This human aspect is highlighted in Shakespeare’s sonnet LXXI. It is through diction‚ sound devices‚ irony‚ and figurative language that Shakespeare reveals his outlook on death and grief. Starting in the 1st line it is told to beloved not to “mourn” (1) for the speaker when they have died. This establishes that the speaker does not want to be remembered while simultaneously implying a remembrance of them. It sets a strange

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    “The Hound” Essay In H.P. Lovecraft’s hair-raising‚ scary story “ The Hound” has the reader on their toes wondering what might happen next. The author exemplifies how two men go into a life of grave robbing‚ which turns out to be the worst mistake of their lives. Lovecraft uses imagery‚ figurative language and setting to make the story more supernatural. When Lovecraft says “I alone know why‚ and such is my knowledge that I am about to blow out my brains for fear I shall be mangled in the say

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    12 Angry Men and To Kill A Mockingbird both have independent and powerful main characters that have their own ways with words. Davis (12 Angry Men) and Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) both persuade humanity with solid‚ truthful‚ and wise examples to explain a point they are trying to get across. Mr. Davis’s purpose in 12 Angry Men is building an overall consensus. Mr. Davis does not give up on his independence when he sees that he is the only one standing for the boy’s innocence. He continues

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    more people start learning about some arts‚ one of the famous art activity is to sing a song. For me‚ it’s not like a hobby‚ it’s more like a part of my life. So I choose one of my favorite song to express myself.in the song‚ there are many figurative languages‚ for example‚ there have repetition‚ simile and rhyme. first of all‚ there are many repetitions in this song‚ repetition means the act of repeating‚ or doing‚ saying‚ or writing something again; repeated action‚ performance‚ production

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    Figurative language is a big part of the reader’s understanding of a poem. The poem‚ “The Highwayman” is by Alfred Noyes and he uses some figurative language in his poem to explain more detail. The poem is about a thief and a woman falling in love. The thief is a wanted man and the king heard about the couple. He sent soldiers to capture the woman and set a trap for the thief to catch him. During it all‚ the woman decided that the only way to warn the highwayman‚ or thief‚ about the soldiers trying

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    because the artist is simply stating what they mean. When artists use allusion‚ they intend to make the song more interesting‚ so they can get higher rating. If an artist wants to speak on a recent breakup they might use a lot of similes and figurative language to make their word play more interesting and make it enjoyable music. M The rap song Rolex performed by duo Ayo and Teo and written by Ogleoo and Shmateo consists of the artists expressing their love for a watch they adored. The song starts

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    Figurative language Figurative language is a departure from what speakers of a particular language would take to be the standard - or "literal" - meaning of words‚ in order to achieve some special meaning or effect. "Figurative language" is a general term for a group of linguistic devices usually called "figures of speech." We know that a word or phrase or statement is figurative when it cannot be taken literally. In this course‚ we will concentrate on the following figures of speech: metaphor

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