Using figurative language In my life‚ I have met many important people that have changed my life in an unforgettable way. It wasn’t until my freshman year in high school that I met my best friend Francia Fajardo. I am constantly learning from her whether it be about school‚ fashion‚ personal relationships‚ almost everything. She is like a lifetime teacher. For as long as I can remember I have struggled in particular subjects in school. She was the first person who ever took a real interest in
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In addition‚ Chinua Achebe employs symbolism and figurative language to convey the theme that one faces near insurmountable odds when attempting to overcome one’s own destiny. Okonkwo‚ besides meeting Miller’s definition of a tragic hero‚ to such a degree connects with his tragic flaws. This is clearly evident when Achebe states “You drove him to kill himself‚ and now he will be buried like a dog.” (Achebe 208) Achebe’s comparison of Okonkwo‚ one of the most respected members of the tribe‚ to an
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Poe shows that he mourns his lost wife‚ Lenore. All throughout the poem he uses figurative language to make memorable imagery and intrigue the reader. He uses alliteration and repetition to intensify the poem. In the beginning of the poem the narrator uses the words “rapping‚ rapping” and “at my chamber door” are repeated. The two most important
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Analysis of the Use and Abuse of Figurative Language in Communication April 20‚ 2012 Analysis of the Use and Abuse of Figurative Language in Communication Despite being the world ’s language used for convenience‚ English is the most difficult European language to learn to read. Children learning other languages obtain the basic elements of literacy within a year‚ but British kids take two-and-a-half years to reach the same point . Although their American counterparts are
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heaven‚ I think my love as rare…”‚ from William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (13). This is one of his most well-known sonnets and it also happens to be one of my favorite poems of all time. Shakespeare does not use words to falsify his mistress’ image; however‚ he uses them to tell the reality of her. This is what makes his love for her so special. She does not have to be perfect or even seem close to it for him to feel as he does about her. The use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and imagery in William
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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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| 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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1. Apostrophe- the superscript sign used to indicate omission of a letter or letters from a word‚ possessive‚ case‚ or the plurals of numbers‚ letters‚ and abbreviations. “Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess? Do they call virtue there‚ ungratefulness?” Sir Philip Sidney‚ “Sonnet 31” 2. Conceit- an elaborate‚ fanciful metaphor. “Our two souls therefore‚ which are one‚ though I must go‚ endure not yet a breach‚ but an expansion
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