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    Death Figurative Language

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    was capable of giving death the characteristics of a human and give it a different point of view. Death as a narrator captivates the story of this little girl named Liesel by using his unique techniques of point of view‚ foreshadowing‚ and figurative language. As he describes‚ “ It’s a small story really‚ about‚ among

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    (1) Copy a passage that you find particularly beautiful or powerful. What devices (imagery‚ figurative language‚ etc.) did the author use to make an impact on the reader? "Inside was different: a fishbowl where anything you said and did was being watched by everyone else"(210). It is an example of a metaphor as it is a comparison of a fishbowl to a high school. The author‚ Jodi Picoult is implying that high school is difficult to be what you really are without someone judging. “Being different will

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    In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence is shown as honest and trustworthy. William Shakespeare has written many plays in olden day language. During some time people thought that plays and poems were not worth anything and thought it was rubbish. People now study the writing of Shakespeare because of the rich language‚ the literature and the writing style and context. The most trusted Friar Lawrence clarifies the mishaps and misunderstanding of Romeo and Juliet (5

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    Vocab Figurative Language

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    14. Vocab: Afghan= A woolen blanket or shawl. Typically knitted or crocheted into strips or squares. Pg.157 13. Vocab: Triggering=To cause an event or situation to happen or to be stressful. Pg.113 7. Figurative language- The language or text that the author decided to use in this book is very significant to this book because it is showing two sides to Lia-The inside and outside. The text gives us a better understanding of what this book means. “ my stepsister Emma’’ ‘’When I was a real girl’’

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    Figurative Language versus Literal Language Introduction Figurative language is an important part of the English language that allows a person to better express their thoughts. However‚ some are careless in using figurative language that can cause confusion and misunderstanding. Below are some examples of the most common types of figurative language as well as their examples. Idiom Idioms are common in the English language but may pose problems if someone is not familiar with the idiomatic

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    long..." Mirrors can not look at other objects because looking is a characteristic of a living object. Mirrors can only reflect what can be viewed in the background of an area. In this instance‚ the reader learned (though interpretation of the figurative language) that the mirror reflects its ’feelings’ for the objects that it can and can not ’see.’ Without this personification‚ we would not understand the mirror’s true feelings‚ and the one would not be able to truly interpret the theme of appearance

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    Siddhartha In the book Siddhartha‚ by Herman Hesse‚ figurative language is used to create beautiful pictures‚ settings and feelings more real. Strong images‚ metaphors‚ and symbols help to make the books topic‚ Buddhism‚ more understandable. Imagery is used to make the setting and Siddhartha’s words come alive. The author spends a good amount of time describing the settings in Siddhartha’s journey‚ to convey that in Buddhism words are not just the teachings‚ but lessons of everyday life

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    surviving or for any other reason. For example‚ Jack made fun of piggy and the other boys laughed‚ that is a sign of inhumanity or when in chapter 9 the boys killed Simon thinking he was the beast. This passage has three literary elements. Figurative Language was the most obvious one‚ due to the fact that Simon was having a conversation

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    As a supportive literature device to figurative language‚ irony also played a crucial role in making “counting stars” become a literature work. Irony can be defined as the disparity between what it shows to be true and what is legit true. Irony provides the meaning of words or phrases‚ which usually have a different meaning from the actual meaning of those words or phrases ( “Irony- Examples and…”)This is also really interesting because the audiences can interpret this literature work in different

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    Lucy’s house of memories was burnt to the ground each night Personification Comparing an inanimate object to a person In The Language of Flowers‚ the flowers were vocal about who they were arranged with Hyperbole A statement that is exaggerated Johannes was so hungry he could’ve ate a horse (hyperbole when not starving but literally in this case) Imagery Visually descriptive language The haunting‚ dark clouds were eradicated from Vada’s life when a friend beamed with light rays after Thomas J’s death

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