In Sonnet 129 by William Shakespeare‚ the speaker emphasizes his regret and hatred to performing in shameful sexual acts because of lust. William Shakespeare highlights through his use of figurative language and choppy punctuation‚ to expose the awful consequences of succumbing to sexual temptations and the dreadful scarring result it has on man. Lust is to have a very strong sexual desire for someone and is seen as a sin. Oddly‚ Shakespeare starts his sonnet but using the technique of conceit
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discussing the similarity in writing between the two‚ each who have a different theme. I have considered the line breaks throughout the poem‚ stanza breaks‚ rhyming‚ repetition‚ line lengths‚ sound systems‚ settings‚ structures‚ and the use of figurative language. The themes of these poems are different in writing but seem to have similar meanings. In the first poem‚ "I’m "Wife"--I’ve finished that--"‚ she seems to be finding her self as a woman. She was always alone‚ with thoughts that she kept to
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playwright‚ and a civil rights activist. She was born in the early 1900s so she experienced racism and racial prejudices and it really reflects in a lot of her work. In her writings she has a specific tone and structure‚ she also often times uses figurative language that relates to what she has been through/experienced. Maya Angelou’s voice/tone reflects so much in her writing that you can tell exactly how she is feeling and since she is so
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the breakdown of civilization and the light and dark in humans. William Golding uses a plethora of descriptive writing to paint a picture in the Lord of the Flies using foreshadowing‚ mood‚ tone‚ and many types of figurative language. Golding uses many examples of figurative language such as similes‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ and hyperboles. A simile and metaphor compares two unlike objects. To differentiate the two‚ similes uses like or as and metaphors directly compares the two objects. An
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mysterious‚ constantly asking questions. The author uses diction‚ syntax‚ figurative language‚ and imagery to show the tone and theme. The theme being‚ the identity of a God or a Creator. Syntax in the poem develops the tone through punctuation. The poem asks a lot of questions‚ making the reader question who “he” is. The sentences are also short and fragmented‚ which forces the reader to wonder and question. Figurative language also helps the development of the tone. The poem uses allusions of the
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for imperialism. Poems use writing techniques to emphasize their message‚ such as figurative language. The way the author uses these techniques can portray the values and problems within a society‚ by emphasizing what the author thinks his audience will want. The poem describes the relationship between white men and their captives. According to the poem‚ this relationship is the “white man’s burden”. The white men have to capture the people to protect them‚ because they are “half-devil and half-child”
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The Treasure of Lemon Brown There are many ways that writers use to help us visualize their story. The author of The Treasure of Lemon Brown uses a lot of descriptive and figurative language to make the story real . When he uses phrases such as‚ ”Never compare your weakness to other people’s strengths. This text is about the history of this little boy trying to play basketball but‚ his dad doesn’t want him to play‚ he wants him to study a lot a be a good kid in school but‚ after a discussion
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past. The soldiers who fought in the vietnam war had to go through many incredibly horrifying experiences and it was those exact events that make “The Things They carried” by Tim O’Brien such a marvellous vivid book. Tim O’Brien uses imagery‚ figurative language and repetition to get a ridiculous emotional connection with the reader. He uses story-telling to clear his conscious about war furthermore the constant struggle of the soldiers forgotten by society. “But the thing about remembering is that
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In The Odyssey‚ Homer uses figurative language the best to build characterization while using epic similes and metaphors to go into more detail about traits and evets. One of the main uses of figurative language homer uses to build characteristics is an epic smile This is proven when homer writes "The attackers struck like eagles…swooping down from a mountain ridge to harry smaller birds that skim across the flatland cringing under the clouds but the eagles plunge in fury‚ rip their lives out…never
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In the soliloquy from Shakespeare’s play‚ Henry VIII‚ Shakespeare’s use of elements represents complex Wolsey’s reaction from dismissal of the court that grows from a conceited tone that developes into one of self pity. Every piece of writing contains the author’s tone‚ this tone could be approving‚ formal‚ solemn or playful. It conveys what the author wants the characters to portray in a piece of dialogue such as Wolsey’s soliloquy. In the beginning of the soliloquy Wolsey portrayed conceded
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