to write your answers in complete sentences. 1. Explain the metaphor Bradstreet uses in the poem for her children. Give at least two specific examples from the poem. An example of a metaphor in Bradstreet’s poem would be that she compares her children as to baby birds that live in a nest. Another example is that she compares them growing up to a bird leaving the nest to take flight. 2. List the destinies of Bradstreet’s eight children. The destinies of Bradstreet’s children in the poem are as follows;
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Mildred. Guy is a fireman. In this book firemen don’t put out fires they start them‚ mostly to burn books. When they burn the books‚ they also burn the houses and the people. The theme of dangerous censorship is effectively shown through setting‚ figurative language‚ and plot. One way dangerous censorship is displayed is through the setting of the book. This book is set in a dystopian society where all books are banned. Knowledge is power and this society doesn’t want unequal amounts of power. Books are
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popular poems “Daddy”. This poem is about Path’s regards towards her father. It describes the relationship they had and how it affected her. Her fathers way of being did not only affect her during childhood but even after the day she got married to the end of her life. Upon reading‚ one can clearly imagine the way Sylvia Plath lived‚ and was burdened with sadness her whole life. She does not fail to allow readers to understand her life and all its events. Sylvia Plath uses figurative language throughout
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before them briefly so they will read it‚ clearly so they will appreciate it‚ picturesquely so they will remember it‚ and above all‚ accurately so they will be guided by its light.” The novel “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel exemplifies three of the
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Name : Huriyatul Fikri Subject : Introduction of Literary Study NPM : 2009.111.008 Story of an Hour Style Diction (choice of words) • The words mostly polysyllabic • The words use formal(literary) • The words has connotative meaning e.g. in paragraph 8. • The words are abstract e.g. in paragraph 1 • The words are pleasant sounding Sentences Structure • Sentence length is medium‚ mostly more than 5 words‚ the sentence length is very effective it is appropriate with
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And Then There Were None: “America’s #1 Best Selling Mystery” Many things make a mystery novel great. Agatha Christie just manages to use the very best of those things in her writing. Agatha Christie uses intentional figurative language which is developed through storm symbolism and animal imagery‚ this intentional writing justifies‚ And then there were none worthy of being labeled: America’s #1 best selling mystery. Agatha Christie’s use of storm symbolism throughout her novel builds mood and
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Donne and Jennings use form‚ structure and language to present their thoughts and ideas. You should make relevant references to your wider reading in the poetry of love. The poem the ‘The Anniversary’ By John Donne‚ is a metaphysical poem about the sun itself growing older each year‚ this process reminds Donne that him and his lover are closer to their end. The second poem is called ‘One Flesh’‚ and is written by Elizabeth Jennings. In the course of this poem Jennings explores the relationship and separateness
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The meaning of the poem Quite Frankly‚ is that death has no meaning compared to their beautiful memories of life. One of the tones of the poem describes how much they cared about their lives in a gentle tone. A representation of this tone in the poem Quite Frankly is “Ok but first they composed plangent depictions of how much they lost and how much cared about losing” (Halliday‚ Stanza 1‚ lines 2 and 3). This supports the first sentence because it plain out says that they cared so much about everything
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their deadly voyage. The use of figurative language and descriptive details also contribute to Melville’s reality of how life can influence the
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(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 Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 reveal the narrator’s true love for his mistress
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