feelings in the reader. Despite his novels being in prose‚ they share many qualities with poetry that utilizes precise word choice‚ figurative language‚ and phonetics to enhance the reading‚ and thus his mere prose leaves an impact on the audience that is similar to poetry and at times invokes the surreal and therefore mirrors the complexity of the human mind. His use of this “lyricism pointedly
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The main protagonist in Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets is‚ obviously Harry Potter. Harry is no ordinary boy; he is a wizard living in the real world full of muggles‚ or people who have no magical abilities whatsoever. Only a small‚ single family knew of his magic skills‚ the Durselys. The Durselys were the only relatives Harry had left in the world and housed Harry during his summer break from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hate isn’t a strong enough word for how Harry felt
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In the short story Cathedral by Raymond Carter‚ the narrator is jealous of a blind man that has been touching his wife’s face. He seems to not understand his needs with his situation and with his background of not liking his job or the way his relationship is with his wife he becomes more insecure. As they begin bonding in some way Robert asks the narrator to explain to him what a cathedral is in order for him to visualize it. However‚ he wants it done through a drawing. With this the narrator begins
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animals. In Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets‚ by J.K. Rowling‚ Harry frequently finds himself entangled in dangerous adventures but he always lives to tell the tale. Although Harry Potter risks his life to fight the forces endangering Hogwarts‚ he succeeds through a mixture of his own skill and help from his friends. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets demonstrates self-preservation through three main themes: fear‚ principles and perseverance. In The Chamber of Secrets‚ there are many examples
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In Ray Bradbury’s novel " Dandelion Wine’ the author uses an array of figurative language to reiterate his novel. At the rudiment of the novel the author uses personification through lines 4-5 and similes through lines 15-17. Lines 4-5 explain that ‚ " the berating of the world was long and warm and slow." When the author explains ‚ " the breathing of the world " and "long and worm‚" in the same sentence its insinuating that the earth has life. In the midst of the passage the author asserts
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cause of sadness? In the book “Buried Onions” by Gary Soto there are many different examples; such as metaphors‚ similes‚ and personification to grab the reader’s attention. That is exactly what you want when reading a book! First type of figurative language‚ “Yellow shoes the color of a pat of butter” (40). is a metaphor that stuck out the most to me. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Eddie thinks that
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his view is coming from a loving‚ and tender place. He admires Helen’s existence‚ and continues to praise her. On the other hand‚ H.D. speaks of Helen in a disdainful and negative way. These poems articulate these messages through the use of figurative language. In the poem ‚ "To Helen"‚ Poe praises Helen and conveys her as an angelic individual. He emphasizes her looks through imagery and he describes her "hyacinth hair"‚ and "classic face"‚ as he compares her beauty to that of Ancient Greece
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In Stephan Budiansky’s book‚ The Bloody Shirt‚ he talks about many aspects of the freed black slaves’ behavior that seems to enrage the white southerners. The white southerners manage to react in a very violent way. The white southerners despise giving the freed slaves rights‚ they don’t seem to happy about being equal to the freed slaves. They don’t want the freed slaves to be in politics or even to become the sheriff of their town. The white southerners try to avoid these problems they have with
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and language. Perhaps his most revealing declaration at this point is his proud boast `I am not what I am’. Though Roderigo is evidently meant to take this as reassurance that Iago only feigns allegiance to Othello for his own ends‚ the deeper implications of Iago’s words are soon to become apparent to the audience‚ for Iago uses Roderego’s lust for Desdemona‚ and money‚ to his own advantages throughout the play. As Iago’s behaviour changes‚ so does his language. When alone on stage he uses powerful
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detail of the process of the slave trade. Harper illustrates‚ the separation of children and parents being pulled apart and are being sold to separate families as objects. He also uses figurative language through his choice of words to give an emotional response to the reader. In the beginning half of the poem‚ Harper uses specific and meaningful words in order to capture the reader’s attention. For instance in line 2‚ “wretchedness” and in line 3 “sons of despair” as a way to not only describe the
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