1. Allusion – A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known‚ such as an event‚ book‚ myth‚ place‚ or work of art. Allusions can be historical‚ literary‚ religious‚ topical‚ or mythical. There are many more possibilities‚ and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion. (Ex: "seventy times seven"- Wuthering Heights) 2. Characterization- The author’s expression of a character’s personality through the use of action‚ dialogue‚ thought‚ or commentary by
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In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding utilizes figurative language to compare the depiction the Jack’s jungle to that of Simon’s jungle to represent different approaches of humans to the natural world. Jack’s jungle is depicted as dry and rough‚ where there is only undergrowth and a cracked twig‚ which displays how dehydrated and lifeless the bushes and soil seem to him. The sharpened stick in his hand demonstrates his focus on violence‚ and the animal desire to kill. He even acts much like the
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falling in love with caramel but because it was so popular it was gone. After I found caramel‚ I proposed caramel to be mine‚ but it denied. This is shown by some symbolism‚ simile. This has got inspired after reading several ballads about love story and my own experience. The poem uses several techniques. It is using symbolism‚ simile‚
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Death” by Emily Dickinson‚ most people would assume that the poem would take on a gloomy mood because of the word death‚ but in this case the poem has a gentle and peaceful mood to it. Dickinson uses the personification of death to cast the peaceful and gentle mood for the poem. Personification and mood both play big parts in revealing the theme that death does not wait for anyone‚ and often comes unexpectedly. In the poem‚ Dickinson personifies death‚ and makes death a character in the poem. The
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| Symbolism | Imagery | Figurative Language | Theme | Tone | Significant Passages (Pgs. 20‚ 25‚ 62‚ 63‚ 64‚ 67‚ 75) | “Our house stood within a few rods of the Chesapeake Bay‚ whose broad bosom was ever white with sails from every quarter of the habitable globe. Those beautiful vessels‚ robed in purest white‚ so delightful to the eye of freemen‚ were to me so many shrouded ghosts…” (Douglass 63).“I at first rejected the idea‚ that the simple carrying of a root in my pocket would have any such
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Personification Paper Hero English 3 10-6-13 Many suns and moons have passed over my head. It gets cold here‚ but the people warm my life with their laughter and merriment that I bring to them. I truly enjoy making people happy‚ in fact‚ it is my job. I was created to please others and every chance I get to do that‚ I try. I bring shelter to warriors‚ noblemen‚ the king‚ the queen‚ and other folk of the town. I am a celebration centerpiece to reward the people for their efforts in making our
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The entirety of the story revolves around the traits of the main characters and their relationships with not only themselves but with nature as well. The author’s use of personification actively contributes to the theme through the traits of nature and being able to further explain the attributes of it. Personification allows the reader to compare nature’s destructiveness to the destructive nature of hate within the main characters‚ Ulrich and Georg. Somewhere this was used was when lightning
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the poet can smell violence in the air “like the lash of coming rain; and this feeling seems to the poet to be “poised like a cobra”. These are original similes; and these are followed by a series of metaphors based on serpent-behaviour. These are only a few of the examples. Actually Daruwalla’s poetry contains an abundance of similes and metaphors. Daruwalla finds that there is violence in the very air‚ and that this violence is an indication of the mass hatreds drifting across the moon and hovering
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The Personification of Family “I have found the paradox‚ that if you love until it hurts‚ there can be no more hurt‚ only more love”. As humans we learn to accept those we love despite their strengths and weaknesses. We create bonds that go beyond logic and reasoning. Bonds that overpower the mind and with the proper time allow us to omit our pain. Love stands superior to all faults in a relationship. Such is the imperfection of love that without experiencing pain‚ love is never really understood
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The figurative language used gave out a very negative and abusive vibe in the song “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem. To start right at the beginning‚ Rihanna sings‚ "Just gonna stand there and watch me burn‚” as an opener. Now we know that she is not actually on fire‚ making this a metaphor. This first line is immediately putting out there that she feels terrible‚ hence fire equals bad‚ and she knows that this other person is just standing there and letting it happen. If she was actually on fire
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