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    1. Alliteration Alliteration is a literary device in which two or more consecutive words‚ or words that are nearby in the same sentence‚ start with the same letter. It is often used in poetry‚ literature‚ slogans‚ and other propaganda because it is usually impressive and memorable. For example‚ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 2. Assonance Assonance is the repetition of a pattern of similar sounds within a sentence. It is used to produce a form of rhyme throughout the whole

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    Outcome 1 Essay on a single text In The Snack Bar by Edwin Morgan Kelly Mckinlay I picked this poem because I could picture the main character and his daily struggle clearly as I read the poem. Edwin Morgan used a lot of descriptions within the poem describing the surrounding area of the café and described the main character. The main theme that runs thought the whole poem is one of the daily struggle that an elderly gentleman’s has to go through although people might be aware of

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    Shark” like when she wrote “we flinched at the stench of blood that dripped on the fish house floor”. Judith Beveridge also uses language techniques‚ such as in the first line of the poem it says “We heard the creaking clutch of the crank”‚ which is alliteration. She also uses another language technique “Gulls circled like ghouls”‚ which is the use of similes. The poem “The Shark” is structured in 3 line stanza’s which makes it pack more of a punch. The other poem I have chosen to talk about is “Orb

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    as we move toward a new world order A normal life is boring But superstardom’s close to post mortem It only grows harder‚ homie grows hotter He blows us all over‚ these hoes is all on him Coast to coast shows‚ he’s known as the Globetrotter Pun Alliteration Lonely roads got him He knows he’s grown farther from home‚ he’s no father He goes home and barely

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    sun: (7) #And I will love thee still‚ my dear‚ (9) While the sands o’ life shall run. (7) #And  fare thee weel‚ my only love (8) #And fare thee weel‚ a while! (6) And I will come again‚ my love‚ (8) Tho’ it were ten thousand mile. (7) rhyme alliteration assonance consonance rhythm #refrain (meter) -No onomatopoeia SOUND PATTERN 1.Type of the poem- Lyrical poetry (song) It is not a free verse 2.A regular pattern (meter)- Stanza 1: 6-8 Stanza 2: 6-9 Stanza 2: 6-8 3.Rhyme (repetition

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    "I know what the caged bird feels‚ alas"‚ the word alas is an expression of the grief and sadness the poet is going through. "When the sun is bright on the upland slopes‚ when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass" here the poet uses alliteration twice using the letters w and s. "And the river flows like a stream of glass" the poet uses a figure of speech which is a simile to compare the river with glass‚ the purpose of this simile is to enhance the beauty of river stream by comparing

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    return to experience this in reality. Language and Style: The poem is made up of three four line verses with line one rhyming with line three and line two with line four. It is very rich in sound. Along with rhyme‚ there are numerous examples of alliteration. "A hive for the honey bee" Assonance is also present. "Clay and wattles made." An excellent example of consonance is found in lines seven and eight with repetition of the "L" sound‚ in words such as "all‚" "glimmer‚" "purple‚" "glow‚" "full‚"

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    reached‚ the first and last lines rhyme together (12‚15)‚ but the middle two are free‚ or unrhymed (13‚14). The words ‘slept’ and ‘wept’ are rhymed‚ with ‘wept’ in a prominent position at the end of the stanza‚ which is also emphasised by the alliteration

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    In the poem "The Tiger"‚ the author‚ William Blake‚ is describing one of the most powerful and beautiful creatures and praising God’s work in the process by using symbols and different figures of speech. The figures of speech that are used are alliteration‚ metaphor‚ and anaphora. By using these certain figures of speech‚ Blake brings the focus to those things that he is so in awe of. Now‚ Just to give a quick background to the author‚ we go to Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry

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    September 1 ENG 1501 2014 Assignment 1- L. Grindley-Ferris 50332333 OZYMANDIAS 1. What kind of man was the Pharaoh Ozymandias‚ do you think? Quote from the poem to substantiate your answer. Pharaoh Ozymandias was a mighty man full of pride‚ power and cold heartedness which is evidence in these lines‚ ’’my name is Ozymandias‚ king of kings’’ and ’’look on my work ye mighty and despair’’ and “the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.” 1 2. The poet takes great care

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