unlike things directly‚ without the use of like or as. "Her hair is silk." Personification: assigning human qualities to non-human things. "The tropical storm slept for two days." Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds. "Boom. Gurgle. Plink." Hyperbole: an expression of exaggeration. "I nearly died laughing." Symbolism: using an object to represent an idea. A symbol means what it is and also something more. Lions often symbolize royalty. Puns: words with a humorous double meaning‚ a "play
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As I opened the door to my room I came to find The Jungle of Mess that I thought I left behind I mustered all my courage and stepped in But nothing could have prepared me for what was in store; Oh‚ if I only knew that my future would soon become dim! Coming fast and unexpectedly the serpent slithered fast Concocted by the closet demon - of all the clothes forgotten on the floor that was left in the past Panicked‚ I proceeded to run out Only to be bombarded by a tsunami of dity socks‚
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-1Crystal D. Dozier Narrative Essay November 13‚ 2007 Word count: 809 My Little Blessings Children have a tendency to bring out the very best in people. I can say I have been fortunate to have four little blessings of my own. I consider each of them as a blessing and each day I am reminded of how much they mean to me. My children have brought out the best in me--parts that I never knew existed. As children grow‚ so do parents. I have evolved into a better person with the courage to overcome
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Literary Term Examples Allegory 1. The movie O Brother Where Art Thou is full of small allegories. Different characters represent different groups and things in the real world‚ for example‚ the character Big Dan Teague can be seen as an allegory for the educational system. 2. The novel Lord of the Flies is an allegory where the children trapped on the island represent the different types of government of the world and how they interact. Anachronism 1. In the movie Goodfellas when they go to the
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same. A slightly different definition‚ Encyclopedia Brittanica describes the relationship by stating that “non-literary irony is often called sarcasm”. Examples of irony and sarcasm in the Canterbury Tales can be seen in the prologue as Chaucer subverts the audience’s expectations by describing characters differently than one would expect. For example‚ expectations of a tough heroic Knight are subverted when he is described “as modest as a maid” and “a perfect gentle-knight” (Chaucer
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Should the eating of McDonald’s by young people be encouraged? What’s the most famous arch in the world? The Arc de Triomphe in Paris? The striking marble arch in London? Suzhou’s Gate of the Orient? Wrong! Surely‚ the most famous arch in the world is the beautiful golden arch of the McDonald’s ‘M’! McDonald’s was founded in the United States of America in 1940 when brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald stated a humble barbecue restaurant. In that short space of time this small-town BBQ joint has
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anon AP English Logical Fallacies Example 1: Your family is crazy. Therefore you are crazy. This is an example of the logical fallacy‚ hasty generalizations. There is a interpretation of misleading information present within this statement. The arguer draws to a conclusion of insufficient evidence that suggests a person being crazy because his or her family is crazy. This is a false settlement of opinion and judgment. A person can’t inherit a duplicate personality because each person is
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accident which subsequently leads to a sense of growth‚ maturity and transformation. This is particularly evident through the relationship with his grandma; initially his resentment towards her passionate religious beliefs is evident in the sarcastic hyperbole ‘self appointed messenger of God.’. However his empathy increases with his own maturity and he realises ‘it was like suddenly understanding something about who she was... her faith had become her armour as she weathered years in a marriage that’d
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Folklore Definitions and Examples Folklore—Folklore is the renderings of a culture which have been passed down orally from generation to generation. It includes stories of many kinds and other pertinent information regarding a culture—folk recipes‚ remedies‚ etc. Folklore is relevant to children’s literature because the stories that were told as entertainments for adults in past centuries have been passed on to children. Written collections of folklore have been around for centuries—the two
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