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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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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their dreams due to systematic oppression‚ will inevitably resort to violence. "Harlem" is a short‚ eleven line poem‚ consisting of three stanzas which are littered with literary and poetic devices such as imagery‚ italics‚ diction/syntax‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical questions to name several. However‚ despite all the clever techniques Hughes deploys‚ his use of symbolism contributes most to defining‚ and clearly expressing‚ the poems main theme. The poem begins with a one line stanza in
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Miss Toshinki Sasaki One of the 6 major characters that had survived the Hiroshima bombing was Miss Toshinki Sasaki‚ a real survivor. Miss Toshinki Sasaki was a twenty-year-old lady. She was very impatient‚ selfish‚ and controversial‚ however‚ she was also very innocent and caring. She was currently living with her two brothers‚ sister‚ mother‚ and father in Koi. Miss Toshinki Sasaki had worked at the East Asia tin works and was a sales clerk. She had a handful of responsibilities at her household;
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Figurative Language Figurative language was used by Margaret Atwood‚ through the persona of Offred‚ to illustrate The Handmaid’s Tale. Figurative Language consists of similes‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ alliteration‚ onomatopoeia‚ hyperbole and idioms. First‚ figurative language can be used to describe different settings. 1. Offred’s experience at night in her bedroom “The heat at night is worse than the heat in daytime. Even with the fan on‚ nothing moves‚ and the walls store up warmth
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in “Martin” by Nick C. Vaca. Vaca saw a boy who was “living” the life eating whatever he wanted. Their initials perceptions changed how they treated him from then on. To Vaca’s surprise all of his impression were wrong showed by his use of figurative language. Vaca’s view affected on how he treated others‚ but soon found out his views were flawed. The reactions to Martin don’t paint a good perception of it which affects the way they treat him. As read in the text‚ they describe their feelings about
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In addition‚ the author also uses figurative language in his description of Richard Parker: “The result was a face that looked like the wings of a butterfly and bore an expression vaguely old and Chinese” (107). Specifically‚ the author utilizes similes to compare the tiger’s face to the wings
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imagery to move towards a consideration of human relationships and also the role of his art. Shakespeare’s sonnets 18 and 73 burst of imagery and metaphors‚ they alone tell the story and point out the main argument‚ "the vividness of a poems language resides primarily
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about the life of a young girl‚ Esperanza‚ growing up on Mango Street in a poor neighborhood. She grows up in a society where men are dominant over women. This shapes her in many ways‚ including her thoughts of men. Cisneros’s use of syntax and figurative language‚ in the form of repetition and metaphors‚ alludes to the reader that if women allow themselves to be trapped by men’s dreams‚ they forfeit their freedom‚ power‚ and independence. In The House on Mango Street‚ Cisneros conveys the idea that men
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But do your best to steal yourself away‚ for term of life your art assured me. The previous sentence was taken from Shakespeare’s sonnet #92 which was modernized to today’s use of language. Sonnet #92‚ by Shakespeare describes his feelings towards the person he holds deeply‚ happy that he was able to have loved them that he was willing to accept death. That there was nothing that would make him stop loving them no matter what. In Shakespeare’s sonnet #92 he speaks about how happy he is to have love
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