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    List of Figurative Language and Rhetorical devices Alliteration‚ assonance and consonance: Alliteration is the repetition of the first sound in nearby words‚ for example: Always avoid alliteration. Assonance is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds within‚ for example‚ words in the lines of a poem. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the words. All three techniques can be combined: And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

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    Discuss whether Prufrock is or is not a "modern man‚" in T.S. Eliot’s poem‚ "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." With T.S. Eliot’s poem‚ "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" it’s important to identify the concept of "modern" during the early 20th Century. The modernist literary movement addressed the... ...idea of individualism‚ mistrust of institutions (government‚ religion)‚ and the disbelief of any absolute truths. Things which were considered traditional were now viewed as outdated. By

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    Analysis Through literary devices such as imagery and figurative languageAlfred Noyes displays that the theme of the poem‚ “The Highwayman”‚ is love. In the poem‚ “The Highwayman”‚ by Alfred Noyes‚ a highwayman is in love with the landlord’s daughter named Bess. A jealous old ostler named Tim reported their love to King George and Bess’ and the highwayman’s relationship took a dramatic turn which demonstrated just how much they love each other. Love is conveyed through imagery of the characters and

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    The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock In the poem‚ The Love song‚ written by T.S. Elliot‚ J Alfred Prufrock is a man who is very lonely and insecure. He goes throughout his life wishing for a change‚ but never stepping up to the plate and actually making a change. The title of the poem portrays to the reader that the poem is going to be full of love and romance. The reader soon found out later that the poem is just the opposite from the title‚ a sad‚ lonesome man who is not only lacking love‚ but

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    The song I will be analyzing and performing is Halo. This song is written and performed by Beyonce. This song is mainly about someone she loves. I chose this song because I think it has a very great meaning. I believe this song is a metaphor signifying a woman who got her heart broken and she built walls to protect herself. Then she meets a guy who breaks the walls and builds her trust. This song uses a variety of figurative languages. One figurative language is “remember those

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    Figurative language is a big part of the reader’s understanding of a poem. The poem‚ “The Highwayman” is by Alfred Noyes and he uses some figurative language in his poem to explain more detail. The poem is about a thief and a woman falling in love. The thief is a wanted man and the king heard about the couple. He sent soldiers to capture the woman and set a trap for the thief to catch him. During it all‚ the woman decided that the only way to warn the highwayman‚ or thief‚ about the soldiers trying

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    comfortable‚ so music is one of the way to do this.During poetry cafe‚ our group sang a song called “Life is Worth Living”‚ it’s originally song by Justin Bieber. This song can inspire me‚ because I can sing the song to let others remember me and have a good impression. I will discuss three figurative languages in this essay‚ which is Smile‚ Hyperbole and Rhyme‚ and they all can show the essence of this song. When the song sings that "It’s like you’re stuck on a treadmill.”‚ the author uses a simile. Simile

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    Allusion: Poetry In most song‚ allusion is portrayed throughout the entire song. Without the use of allusion‚ the song would be bland because the artist is simply stating what they mean. When artists use allusion‚ they intend to make the song more interesting‚ so they can get higher rating. If an artist wants to speak on a recent breakup they might use a lot of similes and figurative language to make their word play more interesting and make it enjoyable music. M The rap song Rolex performed by duo

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    1. When I first saw her‚ my soul began to quiver. (I fell in love/in a panic) 2. Mary is as beautiful as a rising sun 3. Those flowers are as delicate as a spider web. 4. The sharp teeth of the cold wind bit through my overcoat 5. My love is like a red‚ red rose.’ Here a person is compared to a flower in a way that suggests they have certain features in common‚ such as beauty‚ fragility‚ and so on. 6. ‘The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.’ Here the image of the moon in a

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    FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: CONCIET • A conceit is a special kind of metaphor that is extended throughout most of the poem or over several lines. • Authors use it to create striking‚ elaborate comparisons between two seemingly dissimilar objects. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: PERSONIFICATION • A figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to objects or animals. • Authors use it to give an inanimate object or animal a deeper meaning. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: HYPERBOLE • A figure of speech that

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