Figurative Language Identifications 1) Simile “…How like a deer‚ strucken by many princes‚ Dost thou here lie!” -Antony (Act III‚ Scene I) 2) Setting “…Who to Philippi here consorted us.” -Cassius (Act V‚ Scene I) 3) Personification “O conspiracy‚ Sham’st thou to show thy dang’rous brow by night‚ When evils are most free? O‚ then by day Where wilt thou find
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the story of a man‚ Meursault‚ who is a moralist. Nothing seems to matter to him and his or anybody else’s actions makes no difference. Camus’s use of language allows readers to discover the mood and meaning being conveyed through diction and word choice. His use of figurative language can be seen throughout. Such an example of figurative language is imagery. From reading The Stranger‚ one can clearly picture whats happening as Camus beautifully describes every action of Meursault. In the first
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eyes. A place where laughter is the only rule and lessons are learned in paradox school. Author notes Sonnet Sonnets are formal poems and consist of 14 lines (3 quatrains and a couplet) ‚ traditionally written in iambic pentameter - that is‚ in lines ten syllables long‚ with accents falling on every second syllable Desperation Guppie Stokes What will I write about in this sonnet? Of who’s existence I really don’t care... Why‚ just the thought of doing it Makes me feel the need for fresh
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uses quite a bit of figurative and descriptive language‚ which for a melodramatic teenager is truly the land of milk and honey. Rich creates vivid pictures with her words‚ and you can actually feel the sentiments expressed in her works. From poems about her exploration of her own sexuality and the deep blue sea‚ this Sapphic woman created groundbreaking literature that still makes a splash today. “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is one that is especially high in the figurative language charts. Insinuation
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twenty-five‚ I’ll do it for twenty. No‚ me‚ I’m hungry. I’ll work for fifteen. I’ll work for food. The kids. You ought to see them..." Steinbeck is a sure fan of figurative language‚ his books wouldn’t be as great with out them. In The Grapes of Wrath there are several examples of such figurative language. Here are a few examples of such language: (1) Steinbeck compares a willow tree "....its load of leaves tattered and scraggly as a molting chicken." (2) He described a man driving a tractor as "..
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In Sir Philip Sidney’s apostrophic sonnet‚ “Thou Blind Man’s Mark‚” the speaker shifts through multiple tones‚ ranging from frustration and anger to resolution and confidence. Despite the complex attitude the speaker conveys throughout the poem‚ the mindset about desire is clearly contained by the use of repetition‚ metaphors‚ and shifts. The poetic devices allow the speaker’s experience with desire to be expressed as a powerful force. In the first four lines‚ the speaker opens up by blaming desire
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invoke a sense of unity in the American people in order to attain a lasting peace because of the current national and international turmoil. While the speech’s respectful eloquence is appropriate for the occasion of an inauguration‚ his usage of figurative language‚ emphasis on peace‚ and appeal to pathos motivates the people of America to work for a prospective future.
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According to Shakespeare’s portrayal of figurative language in the balcony scene‚ fourteen year olds cannot truly fall in love. Juliet was very curious about how the mischievous and witty Romeo got past her well-surrounded balcony with high walls and her “kinsmen”. When questioned about this‚ Romeo answers‚ “I would adventure for such merchandise” (2/2/87-89). In this metaphor‚ Romeo compares Juliet to a merchandise. Merchandise are goods that are meant to be bought or sold. People always see the
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thousand one the nation was in desperate need of guidance to help them get through the difficult road to recovery. There on the eve of that day president at that time president George Bush gave america what they needed.Hope.In his speech Bush used figurative language to get the points he was trying to make across ands help them get them to sink into the reader or listeners and grab their attentions emotionally.He was successful at doing so but in this case he relied on mostly of pathos and ethos but struggled
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As mentioned‚ the stream of consciousness continues throughout this story. Sometimes the protagonist inserts her deep‚ sharp thoughts in the middle of a paragraph that has little to do with the original conversation. And sometimes she inserts a word that is off-putting‚ a word that does not match the rest. Although some may argue that this takes readers away from the fictional dream‚ the case‚ it seems‚ is that it corresponds just as well with her random outbursts of thought. The word is often placed
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