In the poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe‚ he uses many different types of figurative language and spiritual references to tell a grieving story of a depressed man. Poe also has had many struggles including losing the love of his life to an illness. There are many references to the narrator’s grief throughout The Raven. The seventh stanza references the Bible‚ showing there is hope in a time of darkness. In the seventh stanza‚ Poe demonstrates allusion‚ alliteration‚ and personification. “...Raven
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Bernard Shaw uses figurative language to describe what he saw and what he learned during the cremation of his mother. Shaw uses ironic tones of humor and beauty to describe the cremation. Shaw describes the cremation by stating: “The feet burst miraculously into streaming ribbons of garnet coloured lovely flame‚ smokeless and eager like pentecostal tongues‚ and as the whole coffin passed in‚ it sprang into flame all over; and my mother became that beautiful….” Shaw’s figurative language of metaphor and
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emerges. Still‚ Paul’s command to “imitate me” can seem vague; Paul’s lack of explicit reference to Jesus’ teachings has been a source of questions for scholars. But despite Paul’s omission of obvious command here‚ he has already made clear earlier in the chapter what sort of life he is asking the Corinthians to emulate.
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more about Robinson’s private life or his life before baseball. Before he broke the color barrier‚ Jackie Robinson fought in the military for America. Even though the only war Jackie fought was against racism‚ Robinson did fight at Camp Hood in Texas. The text is an autobiography unlike the video that is a biography. The video was not just about Jackie‚ Ken Burns an associates
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Figurative language allows readers to better understand the message that the author is trying to say. Personification allows writers to easily reveal what they are trying to say when descriptions fail them. By including personification‚ the author can clearly communicate how he felt at a specific time. As a reader‚ personification allows us to easier relate to the idea or feeling the author is conveying. Wiesel uses personification on page thirty nine‚ when he says “Remorse began to gnaw at me.”
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the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He argued passionately and powerfully with the help of language strategies. I believe Martin Luther King’s I have a Dream speech uses effective language. Martin Luther King uses clear and memorable language strategies‚ figures of speech‚ and sound devices effectively in his speech‚ “I Have a Dream.” Martin Luther King’s "I have a Dream"speech uses clear and memorable language strategies such as repetition and concrete language effectively. Repetition means‚ "An
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channel his anger with desire itself. Using figurative language‚ the speaker describes this need as “thou fool’s self chosen snare‚ fond fancy’s scum‚ and dregs of scattered thought.” This implies that desire is something chosen and never forgotten. It causes thoughts to be scrambled up as this craving focuses on the less important things in life. As the speaker continues‚ he mentions how desire is the “band of all evils‚ cradle of causeless care.” He realizes this hunger for groundless things is
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Throughout chapter six there are many themes and language features which help to convey the narrative in order to enhance the readers understanding. Themes which are dealt with in chapter six are; aboriginal identity‚ malefemale relationships‚ and the psychological impact of gaol. These themes are shown through language features; such as; diologue‚ colloquial language‚ lyrics‚ and imagery. Firstly‚ the theme of identity is important because it helps the reader understand the attitudes and appearance
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with the fume of sighs…” –Romeo (Act I‚ Scene 1‚ 176) Romeo’s statement is a metaphor because he compares the concept of love to smoke. The smoke is “made” from the mourns of the depressed. Romeo‚ in the beginning of scene 1‚ is downhearted. His love – or‚ rather‚ lust – for the maiden Rosaline has been blown away by her chastity. This example of a metaphor emphasizes Romeo’s state of mind and heart since he is emotionally broken. 2. Allusion- a reference in a story to another work or art or literature
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the Devil The Devil is portrayed in many ways and throughout many different types of literature‚ movies‚ and music. The most iconic image of the devil is a red beast with horns‚ a pointed tail‚ and a pitchfork in his hand. This famous image depicts an evil monster that is in the depths of hell where he rules over the other evil beings of the world. This is only one image of many that you can find in a vast amount of literature and media both past and present. In The Devil and Tom Walker
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