known. It usually means to start an activity or venture with excitement‚ which is probably what he means. “Your brain gets smart‚ but your head gets dumb” personifies your brain and head with intellectual ability. This indicates that though you might be smart‚ you can lack some common sense. The proverb in “All that glitters is gold” contradicts Shakespeare’s quote “All that glitters is not gold”. That version means that not everything that looks valuable turns out to be so. This conveys the opposite
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Literary Devices in “The Great Gatsby” Personification- where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed with human self-awareness; where human thoughts‚ actions‚ perceptions and emotions are directly attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. Fitzgerald uses personification to set a sense of allure and mister y in the book‚ giving it a more mysterious tone. He also uses personification to enhance the qualities of a character and give them more depth‚ and in this
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disturbing. For example‚ “Natural disasters are dramatic enough people photoshop years old pictures‚ out-of-context videos and inevitably which causes havoc and disruption with citizens”. This quote implies that A.J. is using the literary device hyperbole‚ when using this device he does not agree with the using of photoshop during these type of natural causes due to the interruption and bad view on the
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Alice Walker very cleverly uses literary devices to emphasize the morals in her story. The setting‚ symbolism‚ tone‚ and point of view of the story all help the reader clearly understand and somewhat relate to the life that Celie is living. Celie is an African American woman that was raped by her Pa. He takes away her children after they are born‚ and he marries her off to an abusive man named Mr. ___. The only reason why Celie was in a way happy to marry Mr. ___ was because she can bring her
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Diana Valenzuela Mrs. Lanciaux IB English III HL A August 22‚ 2016 1.“The Jazz Age was certainly marked by a huge increase in consumerism” (Spanner). -This quote proves to be a literary convention for historical setting. It lets the reader know that the novel takes place at a time where objects are very important. Having the historical setting is significant to the novel as a whole‚ because it makes the reader understand that the characters might be a lot more superficial and materialistic than
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Literary devices used in Animal Farm Timothy Quong What is the definition of a good novel? Opinions on this question may differ‚ but there are many things that good novels have in common. Most importantly‚ the reader must enjoy the novel. When I use the word enjoy‚ I don’t necessarily mean that it should make the reader happy’ or joyful’. The novel should give the reader a valuable or worthwhile experience. Many good novels often address topics that relate to our own reality. In
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efficiently protest it. First hand experience writers have the ability to do this because they have heard the murders‚ seen the destruction‚ and felt the effects. Authors who write about the negative impacts of war protest war through three important literary devices: imagery‚ irony‚ and structure. Many authors use imagery as a way to give vivid descriptions which help to protest war. In Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” he describes how he and his armed brothers were “coughing like hags” and
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illustrative literary devices and diction to inspire‚ convince‚ and persuade the British people to prepare for war and the American people to join England’s worthy cause. Each literary device that Churchill uses enhances his message‚ adding to the beauty‚ and importance of the cause. During Churchill’s speech "The Defense of Freedom and Peace"‚ he decorates his message with literary devices such as allusion‚ rhetorical question‚ and imagery. Perhaps one of the most emotional of literary devices‚ Winston
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Honors 24 August 2016 Odes To Common Things: Literary Analysis “Ode to things” In the ode “Ode to things”‚ I found 2 poetic devices: simile and alliteration. A simile is a comparison between 2 different objects using “like” or “as”. Alliteration uses multiple words‚ usually in a series‚ that have the same first consonant sound. A simile I found within the text was‚ “...that one because it’s as soft as the softness of a woman’s hip…”(15-17). Having this device helps the reader see the connection between
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be content. The daffodils mean that he likes nature and has a positive attitude toward nature because his happy place would not be something in nature if he didn’t enjoy nature. To emphasize his feelings‚ Wordsworth uses many poetic devices. Two of the poetic devices that he uses are imagery and rhyme. ! In the poem‚ Wordsworth conveys his happiness towards nature by using imagery and rhyme in his writing. The serene‚ beautiful place that he builds in the readers mind shows that he has a
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