GALE|A242356467 Bissinger‚ Buzz. "Tiger Woods in Vanity Fair: Tiger in the Rough." Washingtonpost.com. 6 Jan. 2010.Gale Biography In Context. Web. 4 Dec. 2011. Gale Document Number: GALE|A215943939 "Insight Metaphors‚ Analogies and Similes." Metaphors‚ Analogies and Similes: Metaphor Book Free Online Figurative Language. Web. 13 Dec. 2011.
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war. This‚ poem in particular‚ highlights the horrors of such a situation through the life of a soldier. In the poem‚ we are presented with the setting of a battlefield where the author uses metaphors and similes to describe the trepidations of war. It is this utilization of metaphors and similes - and its link to the theme of the poem – that makes this poem significant‚ and helps the reader to imagine what is being described. * Written in four stanzas‚ the poet conveys his feelings about the
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common in literary work. 4. Figurative Language is a colorful figure of speech that has many forms. Similes‚ metaphors‚ symbols‚ hyperboles‚ and personifications are all considered figurative language. 5. A simile is a comparison used in literary work using the terms "like" or "as". Similes are effective when they compare two unassociated objects. In Marge Piercy ’s "To Be of Use" a simile is used to compare a hard worker ’s strength and dedication to getting the job done to that of a
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were no exception.” (p. 11) | Metaphors‚ descriptive language | | Paul explains the people in Darwin that “They sought forgetfulness‚ not remembrance…A town populated by men who had run as far as they could flee.” (p.17) | Descriptive language‚ similes‚ metaphors | | Characters Idea/s – the protagonist‚ Paul‚ shows his immaturity through is behaviour | Topic sentence/s –the immaturity of some characters can be shown through the distinctively visual techniques used. | Evidence/quotes
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when all you need is a very‚ very big rock?” (Yancey 203). In the survivors’ minds‚ like the meteor that is presumed to have killed off the dinosaurs‚ the Others’ attacks have proven to be just as deadly‚ but unnecessarily and insidiously planned. ☺ (Simile) Just as the dinosaurs inevitably died shortly after the meteor struck Earth‚ the Others’ have metaphorically sent the asteroid to Earth and it has made impact. All that the survivors can do is revel in the past. To conclude‚ the survivors of the
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J. R. R. Tolkien’s use of similes in "The Fellowship of the Ring‚" like most of his figurative language and imagery in the Ring trilogy‚ attach characters and events to the neighboring dwarf and elven lands‚ to nature. He‚ made what novel experts of Concordia University have called a Christian epic‚ locates spirituality not in a Christ-like figure‚ such as C.S. Lewis’ Aslan‚ but in recurrent relation to innate vigor. His nature similes ground Middle Earth folk in spiritual life. The way he chooses
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Comparative Commentary In this commentary I will compare the Poem Octopus’ by Pat Lowther (text A) to the article in the Toronto Globe an Mail written by Anne Mcllroy (text B). The theme of both texts is the same‚ namely how we can learn from animals. In text A the writer focuses on the Octopus‚ whereas text B gives a number of short descriptions of different animals. In both texts the animals is compared to a machine. For example in text A "like a machine dreamed by Leonardo"‚ an example which
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Homeric simile‚ also called an epic simile or extended simile‚ is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length. The word "Homeric" is based on the Greek author‚ Homer‚ who composed the two famous Greek epics‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey. Many authors continue to use this type of simile in their writings. The typical Homeric simile makes a comparison to some kind of event‚ in the form "like a ____ when it ______." The object of the comparison is usually something familiar
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You Fit Into Me Margaret Atwood writes in a vivid‚ witty and often sharply discomfiting style in all of her literary works. To call her a feminist author is in a way selling her short as her work‚ while often centered on issues of gender‚ has also focused on Canadian national identity‚ Canada’s relations with the United States and Europe‚ human rights issues‚ environmental issues‚ and the Canadian wilderness. The poem that I chose to analyze is a very short poem consisting of only four
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How does Ted Huges Present Nature in His Poetry? Ted Huges presents nature by using different descriptions‚ techniques‚ vocabulary and the way he structures his poems. In the three poems ‘The Thought Fox’‚ ‘The Jaguar’ and ‘Hawk Roosting’ Huges presents his view on nature using animals. However he does portray the animals quite differently one a self-cantered and vicious creature‚ another‚ elegant and innocent and the last a trapped creature with no boundaries. Huges give animals’ human like features
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