In addition‚ Chinua Achebe employs symbolism and figurative language to convey the theme that one faces near insurmountable odds when attempting to overcome one’s own destiny. Okonkwo‚ besides meeting Miller’s definition of a tragic hero‚ to such a degree connects with his tragic flaws. This is clearly evident when Achebe states “You drove him to kill himself‚ and now he will be buried like a dog.” (Achebe 208) Achebe’s comparison of Okonkwo‚ one of the most respected members of the tribe‚ to an
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In this section‚ Paul sets up a stark contrast between the way the Corinthians are living the way the apostles are living. Verses 9 and 13 form an inclusion around Paul’s ironic speech‚ as they both contain illustrative metaphors for Paul and Apollos’ lives. 4:9 describes the two men as being led on display to die‚ while 4:13 refers to them as the scum of the earth. The words translated “rubbish” (perikatharma) and “dregs” (peripsema) in 4:13 were words used in Greek literature
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Poe shows that he mourns his lost wife‚ Lenore. All throughout the poem he uses figurative language to make memorable imagery and intrigue the reader. He uses alliteration and repetition to intensify the poem. In the beginning of the poem the narrator uses the words “rapping‚ rapping” and “at my chamber door” are repeated. The two most important
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Elizabeth Bishop is regarded as one of the best poets during the twentieth century. The techniques that she used were crucial in the success of her poetry. She often used imagery in her poetry to appeal to the reader. Imagery is figurative language that creates a description for the reader and was used by Bishop to emphasize a larger meaning. Elizabeth Bishop uses vivid images of her everyday experiences to emphasize to a great extent how people should interpret the conventional experiences in their
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Chopin uses optimistic imagery to state that freedom is a spark that becomes a flame to those who are binded by darkness as her main idea. She is able to convey this main idea to the readers through metaphors and similes that correlates with freedom. Chopin states her main idea by using optimistic metaphor about the taste of freedom from a woman‚ whose husband was thought to be dead. In the story‚ the narrator says‚ “she was drinking in a very
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World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions‚ highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes‚ and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber‚ yet comedic‚ informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World War II and the fear during that time. Zusak begins with allusions which were used to show fear by looking into an alternate
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In nowadays literature world personification is defined as attribution of humanlike qualities to non-human objects. Contemporary and long-recognized authors commonly use this technique in their writings. Moreover‚ until recently‚ personification was directly linked to allegory (Paxson‚ 1994)‚ so the most antique works of literature can be now associated with this writing method. One of those works is Homer’s Odyssey‚ which is filled with several personifications. Dawn is most commonly personified
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though Desdemona has been nothing but faithful Othello still believes she has cheated and must pay the price with her life. In these lines he compares Desdemona to many different things such as a light‚ a rose‚ and a statue through the use of figurative language. At first Othello is comparing her to a statue referring to her skin as “monumental alabaster” however‚ he keeps reflecting on the fact that her skin is so white. He says “whiter skin” which literally means white skin. I am not sure that Othello
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As the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God comes to a close Zora Hurston uses a lot of figurative language. On page 192 Hurston uses personification to emphasize her point. She says‚ "There was a finished silence" which makes the reader pause even before they reach the end of the sentence. The reader could either interpret the silence as being over‚ or they could see it as being a complete and undisturbed silence that was coming about. Directly after that the readers questions are answered. By saying
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Though no one was a native to the down the teacher was suddenly different because of what side of the state she was raised in Pg. 21 Figurative Language: Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. The author is describing the small town of Maycomb (in Scout’s perspective) as a tired old town‚ which justifies that back in the previous years the town had more life/excitement
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