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    Poetry and Figurative Language Paper ENG/340 George Benson Edward Wilson June 12‚ 2014 Introduction Poetry has been used since time immemorial for passing information to the society. Poets have however used different stylistic devices in ensuring that their message has been passed to their intended audience. Imagery‚ rhymes‚ symbolism‚ among other ingredients of figurative language is among the commonly used stylistic devices that poets use. This paper seeks to identify imagery

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    Glossary of Figurative Language Terms An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well-known person‚ place‚ event‚ literary work‚ or work of art. Example: He made a Herculean effort to move the stalled car to the side of the road but it would not budge. Figurative language is the creative words and phrases a writer uses to help a reader see things in new and unexpected ways. Imagery is a type of figurative language. When a writer uses imagery‚ he/she

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    FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: CONCIET • A conceit is a special kind of metaphor that is extended throughout most of the poem or over several lines. • Authors use it to create striking‚ elaborate comparisons between two seemingly dissimilar objects. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: PERSONIFICATION • A figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to objects or animals. • Authors use it to give an inanimate object or animal a deeper meaning. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: HYPERBOLE • A figure of speech that

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    First Last Name 20 March 2013 Eng 113 Poem Essay‚ pg 519 The Beauty of Figurative Language Nobody wants to read a boring story. Figurative language is used to make sentences more interesting. William Wordsworth uses figurative language to allow his words to be more imaginative and vivid. William Wordsworth was born on April 7‚ 1770 in the scenic area of Great Brittain. He was a major English Romantic Poet (wikipedia). In the poem "[I wandered lonely as a cloud]" by

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    Mallard through the employment of figurative language‚ Chopin highlights how men overshadow women. It is imperative to first note‚ however‚ that not all men necessarily intended to do this to their wives‚ as supported by the characterization of Brently Mallard. Lawrence Berkove‚ in his critique

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    who breaks the walls and builds her trust. This song uses a variety of figurative languages. One figurative language is “remember those walls I built‚” which is an example of an idiom because what shes saying is not taken literally. Another figurative language is “I can feel your halo‚ halo‚ halo‚” which is an example of an repetition because it repeats in the song. One more figurative

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    The Eagle a classic work of literature with a simplistic tone and theme being the analysis of an eagle prowling and taking flight. Figurative language such as "with crooked hands‚" "close to the sun‚" "the wrinkled sea beneath him crawls." "He clasps the crag with crooked hands." Poems are riddled with figurative language‚ and The Eagle is no exception‚ personified objects and animals are the easiest way to relate to anybody. As if an eagle could have hands rather than the talons that birds are

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    In literature you find things like figurative language‚ mood‚ and lastly tone. Tone is the attitude the writer has toward its work. It is their perspective on the subject that they are writing about and many mistake it with mood. It is based off of how you would imaging the author telling the story. The story ‘Half A Day’ establishes tone throughout the entire story by the authors use of figurative language and you get the general tone from the very start as the narrator

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    1. I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) metaphor C) personification D) simile 2. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) simile C) metaphor D) personification 3. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) onomatopoeia B) metaphor C) personification

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    subject‚ two works in particular offer transitional tales that depict vastly different narratives. Judith Ortiz Cofer in her poem‚ Quinceanera‚ presents a dark and literal use of language to portray a raw and reluctant journey to womanhood‚ while in “My Back Pages” Bob Dylan more frequently utilizes figurative language to relay a sense that the anger and resentment of his youth was

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