why it is very important to use words in the correct grammatical order‚ correct context and exact language. The power of words affects our senses‚ thinking‚ feelings creativity and the way we think. It is imperative that we must understand the phrases and meanings of words before they can properly be used. When language is shaped properly‚ it will assimilate into a culture. Since the English language is rich and varied‚ it offers an array of choices when communicating. Here are a few of those choices
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In “Mother to Son‚” Langston Hughes uses figurative languages like metaphors and tone to enhance the theme that you must keep going even through hard times. Hughes uses a metaphor to help show this theme by comparing two main ideas in the poem. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another without using like or as. Hughes uses a metaphor when he compares the mother’s life in the poem to a crystal stair. The mother in this quote tells her son “Don’t you fall
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The Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ are a mixture of stories told from different characters. Chaucer used many forms of figurative language throughout these stories‚ including a multitude of different forms of irony. Each character comes with different personalities‚ appearances‚ traits‚ and actions. A lot of irony is shown through the actions of the characters and how the behave. The characters range from nobles to peasants‚ but are far from what one would expect in the roles the
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6) In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne employs figurative language to explain the symbolic character of Pearl before she becomes a woman. To Hester‚ her child who is often associated with sin is‚ “Her Pearl! ...she named the infant “Pearl”‚ as being of great price‚ --purchased with all she had‚ her mother’s only treasure!”(6‚1). This allusion of the Gospel of Matthew‚ the merchant man seeking goodly pearls gave up everything to get that one pearl‚ similarly connects to how Hester gave up
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once very close to the heart. This feeling is something that we all have experienced at one time in their lives. Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. In this poem symbolism is a key figurative language aspect‚ that acts as almost a gateway for other literary devices in this work‚ such as metaphor‚ alliteration‚ and anaphora. One quote from the sonnet that shows symbolism is in lines one and two where it says‚ “When to the sessions of sweet
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who had contracted a fatal injury he then continues to tell us about the impact of the challenge “… to the tragedy the Everest climb has rocked my LIFE to its core …” (Pg. 3). This quote reflects his perspective on the expedition. His vivid figurative language and exquisite imagery pertaining to every event made the passage not only highly realistic but parallel . It was as if the reader was with him and they struggles and felt lightheaded and experienced the same minor injuries. Although the author
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Essay: 12:56 pm- 1:39pm Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado is centered on one man’s incessant need for revenge and the extensive lengths he took to partake in it. It was not revealed in the short story the reason behind the need for revenge‚ but the figurative language used such as imagery‚ characterization‚ and point of view show how the author directs his tone and attitude towards revenge throughout the story. This short story was written in the first person narrative. The reason behind this is so that the
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The book Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck is a open and free thinking book‚ it’s one of those books that makes you laugh and and makes you think a lot about it. This is all because of the figurative language and the protagonist of the story. Lennie the protagonist‚ is one of the most interesting characters that I’ve ever read of‚ he is like a small child that always needs help‚ and always looking for tiny and soft things to touch. It’s one of the characters that can’t be trusted by its own because
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who does something he see’s unacceptably wrong. The kite runner is a great story that entice many but for one thing‚ nobody would ever believe that the innocent kite flying diversion would lead to a tale of betrayal. Hosseini uses imagery and figurative language to illustrate motifs of challenge to authority and fall from innocence. Amir leaves a wad of cash under
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starts off innocent‚ but then goes on to commit horrible atrocities as a Nazi during WWII. Both Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Innocence by Thom Gunn show that anyone can turn savage under certain conditions. Lord of the Flies uses figurative language‚ allusions‚ and symbolism to show the transition from civilization to savagery. When Roger dropped that rock on Piggy‚ Golding said‚ “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments
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