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    Figurative Language Essay

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    Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds Audio Figurative language is a literary device used to create an effect in literature. What is the purpose of poetry? Usually‚ the poet wants to create emotions‚ or feelings‚ in readers. Figurative language is used to compare items‚ people‚ places‚ or ideas. You could say‚ “My sister is a monkey when she jumps around the furniture and runs through the house.” When you compare your sister to a monkey‚ you are not saying she IS a monkey. You are showing

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    Figurative Language versus Literal Language Critical Thinking – PHI 210 Figurative Language versus Literal Language Figurative language is a language that uses embellished words or expressions to convey a message different from the literal interpretation. They are not to be taken literally but instead are meant to be imaginative (creative‚ inventive‚ offbeat)‚ vivid (intense‚ flamboyant‚ dramatic) and evocative (suggestive). Poets (and writers) frequently use figurative language as a way to

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    Eagle Figurative Language

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    The Eagle a classic work of literature with a simplistic tone and theme being the analysis of an eagle prowling and taking flight. Figurative language such as "with crooked hands‚" "close to the sun‚" "the wrinkled sea beneath him crawls." "He clasps the crag with crooked hands." Poems are riddled with figurative language‚ and The Eagle is no exception‚ personified objects and animals are the easiest way to relate to anybody. As if an eagle could have hands rather than the talons that birds are

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    1. Figurative Language: I-) Metaphors: *The storm of grief:  If someone has a storm of grief‚ they cry loudly‚ uncontrollably and for a long time. *Physical exhaustion that haunted her body: Here the writer is trying to say that the exhaustion was all over her body. *Breath of the rain: It means that you can feel the rain. *Monstrous joy: Here it is meant that the joy was so strong that it seized her body. (The qualities of a monster) ıı-) there aren’t any idioms in this text. ııı-) Symbols:

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    War Figurative Language

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    past morale and actions. Hardy and Remarque both employ diction and figurative language to demonstrate war’s futile and impractical effect on all soldiers’ lives. Erich Maria Remarque uses detailed

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    subject‚ two works in particular offer transitional tales that depict vastly different narratives. Judith Ortiz Cofer in her poem‚ Quinceanera‚ presents a dark and literal use of language to portray a raw and reluctant journey to womanhood‚ while in “My Back Pages” Bob Dylan more frequently utilizes figurative language to relay a sense that the anger and resentment of his youth was

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    Roar Figurative Language

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    The song "Roar" by McKee‚ Bonnie Leigh/ Martin Max/ Gottwald‚Lucasz/Perry‚Katy/ and Walter Henry shows the viewer a great amount of figurative language‚ imagery‚ Structure‚ tone‚ and theme. The lyrics have a defining meaning about with an inspirational message about being strong and independent. . The imagery in the song reflects how independent and confident you really are. Katy describes to us about her struggle of staying quiet "I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath" hoping to make everything

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    hair-raising‚ scary story “ The Hound” has the reader on their toes wondering what might happen next. The author exemplifies how two men go into a life of grave robbing‚ which turns out to be the worst mistake of their lives. Lovecraft uses imagery‚ figurative language and setting to make the story more supernatural. When Lovecraft says “I alone know why‚ and such is my knowledge that I am about to blow out my brains for fear I shall be mangled in the say way.” He is able to give us an image in our minds

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    Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur‚ author of What is an American‚ effectively uses figurative language to emphasize the contrasts between an American life from his European life. He uses various similes and metaphors in order to help the reader understand what an American truly is. On lines 19 through 23‚ the author uses a simile to compare the European life to “useless plants” that are mowed down by “want‚ hunger‚ and war.” He later suggests that by transplanting these plants and giving them “vegetative

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    People ridicule others for their mourning of their loved ones after death. This human aspect is highlighted in Shakespeare’s sonnet LXXI. It is through diction‚ sound devices‚ irony‚ and figurative language that Shakespeare reveals his outlook on death and grief. Starting in the 1st line it is told to beloved not to “mourn” (1) for the speaker when they have died. This establishes that the speaker does not want to be remembered while simultaneously implying a remembrance of them. It sets a strange

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