Figurative language allows readers to better understand the message that the author is trying to say. Personification allows writers to easily reveal what they are trying to say when descriptions fail them. By including personification‚ the author can clearly communicate how he felt at a specific time. As a reader‚ personification allows us to easier relate to the idea or feeling the author is conveying. Wiesel uses personification on page thirty nine‚ when he says “Remorse began to gnaw at me.”
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In “I never had it made‚ most of the figurative language used was metaphors‚ for example‚ “eye of a hurricane” means the middle of a hurricanes where the wind isn’t as strong. Jackie really means he was safe for a little bit in the middle of the baseball season. Another example of figurative language is in paragraph 4‚ where Jackie says in the text “money is America’s God” he means that money is as important to Branch
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Memorial. He argued passionately and powerfully with the help of language strategies. I believe Martin Luther King’s I have a Dream speech uses effective language. Martin Luther King uses clear and memorable language strategies‚ figures of speech‚ and sound devices effectively in his speech‚ “I Have a Dream.” Martin Luther King’s "I have a Dream"speech uses clear and memorable language strategies such as repetition and concrete language effectively. Repetition means‚ "An instance of using a word‚
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expressed as a powerful force. In the first four lines‚ the speaker opens up by blaming desire for the outcome of his life. The speaker holds an accusatory tone through a series of metaphors‚ which channel his anger with desire itself. Using figurative language‚ the speaker describes this need as “thou fool’s self chosen snare‚ fond fancy’s scum‚ and dregs of scattered thought.” This implies that desire is something chosen and never forgotten. It causes thoughts to be scrambled up as this craving focuses
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Throughout chapter six there are many themes and language features which help to convey the narrative in order to enhance the readers understanding. Themes which are dealt with in chapter six are; aboriginal identity‚ malefemale relationships‚ and the psychological impact of gaol. These themes are shown through language features; such as; diologue‚ colloquial language‚ lyrics‚ and imagery. Firstly‚ the theme of identity is important because it helps the reader understand the attitudes and appearance
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meaning of the text. Welty conveys that the willingness to read is established at a young age. She uses many rhetorical devices to emphasise her opinions on reading‚ such as figurative language‚ distinct syntax‚ and unique diction. Amidst the numerous interesting aspects of her narrative tale‚ Welty uses figurative language to help readers understand how her mother
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portrayal of the major theme of family was also dominant. A variety of creative choices were made such that the language features‚ stylistic features and narrative conventions‚ such as figurative language and imagery‚ mood‚ and speech‚ as well as a deliberate plot‚ were appropriate to achieve the purposes of entertaining and conveying the theme of family to the intended audience. Figurative language‚ especially in the form of similes‚
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story “A Duel”‚ Guy de Maupassant writes a descriptive tale about a countryman of Paris France‚ and his trials with an distasteful Prussian officer. In this short story Maupassant uses his figurative language to portray the distraught and demoralized city of Paris. Maupassant’s use of irony‚ figurative language‚ style‚ tone and other elements make this story captivating for the readers. Maupassant uses a delightful flourish to this writing by expressing an underdog situation for the readers to appreciate
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Many authors use figurative language is different ways and with different word usage‚ but how and why do authors use figurative language? What is the proper way to use them‚ when should they be used‚ and what particularly is the difference of books that use it‚ and the ones that do not as fairly have any? In “The Old Man And The Sea” written by Ernest Hemingway‚ many specific types of figurative language are used throughout the book such as alliteration‚ similes‚ and personification‚ and all of
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favorable book is about two farmers named George and Lennie who dream of owning a house on a farm‚ and live a better life‚ until an accident occurs. George has to do something so terrible that it’s hard to handle. Characterization‚ setting‚ and figurative language mark out why George did the right thing. With attention to characterization‚ Lennie was a mentally impaired man who was a big guy‚ and did not know what he was doing half the time. Lennie means a whole lot to George‚ like a brother.George
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