“Anthem for Doomed Youth"‚ a wartime Sonnet by Wilfred Owen The poem uses many techniques to convey its meaning. By our understanding of the use of these techniques‚ the poem becomes easier to understand and at the same time‚ more is revealed to us. Wilfred Owen was a soldier during WW1 and therefore gives us a firsthand experience of war. He was against war and was appalled by the effects of war on people and their families. By using a sonnet for the structure of his poem‚ Wilfred Owen introduces
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message. In “Home Burial” Frost displays the relationship between the husband and wife after their son has passed. In “Mending Wall” he displays the insufficient communication between the two neighbors. Frost uses dialogue to convey the argument‚ alliteration and repetition‚ and symbolism to help the reader understand the lack of communication in “Mending Wall” and “Home Burial” . Frost uses dialogue between the characters in “Home Burial” to help the reader comprehend the argument between this
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Boatswain’s use of plosive alliteration. “Bestir‚ bestir” and “Blow till thou burst!”. There is an instant anxiety between both men’s attempts to remain calm and the emotional effect of the alliteration. This highlights to the audience the urgency of the situation‚ but also shows them that the Boatswain is not really scared by the circumstances. It is clear that the Boatswain is no stranger to violent storms by the quote “Cheerly‚ cheerly”. Shakespeare’s use of this alliteration shows that the Boatswain
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Persuasive techniques The four techniques that the nail polish ad is using are; visual‚ appeals‚ alliteration and inclusive language. They use inclusive language to get the viewer to agree with them”We’re all tired of ordinary polish that smudges‚ chips that take ages to dry. But who really wants to spend hundred each year on shellac manicures‚ uncomfortable and damaging acrylic nails?” The ad uses alliteration to grab the viewer’s attention “Better than Shellac? Better than Acrylics?” Another technique
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gives the reader an idea of what Australia is like and what a majority of the peoples beliefs are. In ’Life cycle’ Dawe conveys the idea of AFL being the way of life to Victorian people by the use of techniques such as‚ religious allusions‚ alliterations‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ colloquial language and dialogue. He uses these to reflect the love of AFL to other major influences such as marriage‚ heaven‚ hell‚ and Greek mythology. Life cycle talks about growing up in a family of football barrackers
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Again Hardy adds to the childlike theme by referring to the wagtail as a ‘birdie’ in the second stanza‚ this is the sort of thing a child would say on seeing a bird. His style is detailed and the use of poetic devices such as alliteration creates vivid imagery. Alliteration such as ‘blaring bull’‚ ‘a stallion splashed’ and as he describes the mongrel as ‘slowly slinking’ portray a certain movement which the reader then picture in their minds. The movement of the bird is also described in detail the
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“Birthday Party” In Class Essay In the short story “Birthday Party” Katharine Brush describes a couple who are out celebrating the husband’s birthday. She uses literary devices throughout the story to help her describe the party. Before even getting to the story‚ you first read the title “Birthday Party.” You would then expect the story to be about a birthday party right? Wrong. The title is in fact a hyperbole. There is no party‚ just a couple out having dinner by themselves. Then
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Do you think the unknown citizen was free and happy? Give three reasons to support your answer. Q4. Read the stanza from the poem The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Pick out the alliteration from the poem and replace it with your own words using alliteration. . He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands‚ Ringed with the azure world he
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praising for the country and express Mackellar’s deep relationship and passion with her land. Mackellar attains this response from the audience by using numerous language techniques such as; juxtaposition‚ personification‚ sound patterns including alliteration and assonance‚ imagery‚ and paradox. The use of first person throughout the whole poem suggests that the theme of this poem has been evoked by personal experience. Mackellar introduces the idea of Australia’s distinctiveness firstly in the opening
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In Stephen Bert‚ why people need poetry he says that poetry is a set of techniques and ways of talking and patterns that put emotions into words‚ the more techniques you know the more things you can make‚ and the more patterns you can recognize in things that you might already like or love. Also Stephen Burt says‚ addressing the question what does poetry do‚ poetry seems to be good At certain things‚ for example‚ we are all going to die. Stephen Bert says‚ that poems can help us live with that. Poems
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