Figurative Language is also called figures of speech. It changes the literal meaning of words • to express complexity‚ • to capture a physical or sensory effect‚ or • to extend meaning. There are a number of figures of speech. Some of the more common ones Simile Making a comparison between unlike things‚ using “like” or “as.” Forrest Gump’s famous simile is “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna Metaphor Making a comparison between unlike things without the use “like”
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FIGURES OF SPEECH .Anaphora The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. (Contrast with epiphora and epistrophe.) "I needed a drink‚ I needed a lot of life insurance‚ I needed a vacation‚ I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat‚ a hat and a gun." (Raymond Chandler‚ Farewell‚ My Lovely‚ 1940) .Antithesis The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. "We notice things that don’t work. We don’t notice things that do
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Analogy An analogy is comparable to metaphor and simile in that it shows how two different things are similar‚ but it’s a bit more complex. Rather than a figure of speech‚ an analogy is more of a logical argument. The presenter of an analogy will often demonstrate how two things are alike by pointing out shared characteristics‚ with the goal of showing that if two things are similar in some ways‚ they are similar in other ways as well. Sometimes words and phrases can prove inept in conveying
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In Alabama‚ a black man was walking to his ride in a rather vacant parking lot‚ when he saw an older white gentleman just minding his own business near his car. When the young guy noticed what the seemingly stranded man was doing‚ he decided to insert himself in this stranger’s evening and seize the opportunity that presented itself. Anthony was leaving a shopping center in Mobile‚ when he first noticed the elderly man right outside his white sedan. Seeing that the guy was alone‚ he made his way
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April 2014 Big Black Good Man “Big Black Good Man” by Richard Wright is my favorite story that I have read in English 131 this semester because of its conflicts‚ characters‚ and both its verbal and dramatic irony. To start‚ I believe that the time period in which Richard Wright wrote “Big Black Good Man” racial intolerance was an utmost factor in that time‚ and during this time size and color was daunting
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Suzanna Collins is the reaping. The reasons that this was an important event were that it was a key event in the story‚ it was a key moment in the relationship between Peeta and Katniss and is helped me to understand some of the important ideas in the novel such as sacrifice and power and control. The reaping in my opinion is one of the most significant and important events in this story. The reaping is where the whole plot of the story begins. Every District has a reaping to commence the Hunger
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surrounding this sport Tone Ironic‚ sarcastic‚ informal‚ personal opinion‚ persuasive Vocabulary Use of words such as "boorish‚ boring‚ bearish" Words that create a negative tone: "obsessive‚ intolerant‚ violence‚ fanaticism" Figures of speech - "It can flirt with the darker side of the mob" - "Weaving itself into the culture of countries…" - ".. the media to feed off each other has been another ingredient in its survival" - "Gave gone hand in goalkeeper’s glove with each other"
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Advertising harmful products One ethical issue in the realm of advertising is the concept of advertising potentially harmful products. The most controversial product in this category is tobacco‚ particularly cigarettes. Alcohol products and over-the-counter or prescription drugs are also prevalent in the world of marketing‚ each one with distinct histories and restrictions of their own. Tobacco advertising has changed drastically over the years‚ mainly in terms of an increase in regulation. Cigarette
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14 Figures of Speech EN9/NCSHS Figure of speech is intentional departure from straight-forward‚ literal use of language for the purpose of clarity‚ emphasis‚ or freshness of expression. In general or broadest sense‚ its purpose is to make expression more effective‚ more striking and more beautiful. One special effect of it is developing thinking skill for it indeliberately hides a true meaning presented in another form or figure. While there are about 250 identified figures of speech‚ fourteen
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To most effectively convey his message‚Bradbury uses characterization and irony to shape the theme that the society that we live in today is very violent and it changes people. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury‚ a society very different from ours burns book and totally revolves around the burning of books and technology too.Ray Bradbury uses his craft‚ literary devices‚ and literary elements to shape the themes of Fahrenheit 451 by the characters changing in very different ways throughout
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