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    Tones of Love Poems

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    2013 Tones of Love Poems Pablo Neruda and Billy Collins both wrote poems about love; however‚ they each create individual tones through literary devices and relations. Neruda employs imagery and uses similarities between the speaker and his lover to create a serious tone‚ while Collins instead creates a satirical tone using metaphors and separating the narrator from his beloved. In “XVII‚” Neruda employs imagery such as words like “dark‚” “secret‚” “soul‚” and “shadow” to create a tone that demonstrates

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    The popularity of poetry has declined drastically as new generations come to make new art “In 1992‚ 17 percent of Americans had read a work of poetry at least once in the past year. 20 years later that number had fallen by more than half‚ to 6.7 percent” (Ingraham). Poetry readers have begun to abandon it. Songs are becoming the modern poetry. Happiness brought by love is a common theme in the poem and song. In the poem‚ the speaker is using life examples to show the joy that her husband brings to

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    Holocaust through a captivating 120 page book‚ illustrating how he survived. In his book‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel develops the plot by using very vivid figurative language to describe very sentimental experiences. Elie Wiesel’s use of metaphors throughout the text forcefully tells the truth. Elie’s experiences are worded perfectly along with the use of figurative language through his expression of personal agonizing reality and terrifying genocide. “There they went‚ defeated‚ their bundles‚ their lives in tow

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    Figurative Language versus Literal Language Introduction Figurative language is an important part of the English language that allows a person to better express their thoughts. However‚ some are careless in using figurative language that can cause confusion and misunderstanding. Below are some examples of the most common types of figurative language as well as their examples. Idiom Idioms are common in the English language but may pose problems if someone is not familiar with the idiomatic

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    Glossary of Figurative Language Terms An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well-known person‚ place‚ event‚ literary work‚ or work of art. Example: He made a Herculean effort to move the stalled car to the side of the road but it would not budge. Figurative language is the creative words and phrases a writer uses to help a reader see things in new and unexpected ways. Imagery is a type of figurative language. When a writer uses imagery‚ he/she

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    Letter and "In Reference to Her Children." Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences. 1.Identify and explain an emotion that Bradstreet expresses in her poem that any mother might have. Any mother would feel the same stress she did towards her children. 2.Read Bradstreet’s biography. List two hardships she endured throughout her life. Then‚ in at least two sentences‚ explain how these hardships might have influenced her poem "In Reference to Her Children." she was a victim of smallpox

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    Poems on Poetry Essay In the poems ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam and ‘Introduction to Poetry’ by Billy Collins‚ important ideas are presented about how poetry should be experienced and enjoyed. The poets used the techniques extended metaphor‚ repetition‚ metaphors and personification to show me how these ideas is important. In ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam‚ the author describes how poetry is to be experienced. Poetry doesn’t need any manners and has no rules. “Don’t be polite /

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    "Figurative Language versus Literal Language" Danielle Rhymes Critical Thinking April 28‚ 2013 Introduction When we think of literal language‚ we know exactly what it means. The definition of literal language is simple: what you say is exactly how it is. There is no hidden meaning behind it. If I taste something that I don’t like‚ I would simply say “it nasty”. That’s literal language. On the other hand‚ there is figurative language which is the opposite of literal language. Figurative

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    In the poem “You Begin” by Margaret Atwood‚ the speaker explains to the reader the importance of language and creating meaning through association. Through the use of figurative language such as metaphors and similes‚ repetition‚ and the presence of boundaries‚ the speaker presents the idea that the world may be perceived as wide and complicated‚ but the use of language and association can create new meaning in one’s life. The are two instances in the poem in which figurative language is used. The

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    Mikhail uses figurative language to create the sarcastic tone. She wrote about war and how cruel and destructive it is by trying to make it sound positive but it’s really negative. “summons rain from the eyes of mothers.” this quote from the poem is figurative language because rain can’t be summoned from mothers eyes. Mikhail also made the poem sound sarcastic by saying thing war could help positively but when you think about it all of the things that she uses to try and make war sound positive

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