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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Those Winter Sundays By: Robert Hayden In the poem “Those Winter Sundays”‚ the speaker is reflecting on his childhood and his lack of real emotion towards his father while he was a young child. When the speaker becomes an adult‚ he regrets not realizing that his father had his own way of affection towards him. In the present‚ the speaker realizes how hard and desolate it is to show parental love to someone. The poem‘s diction helps paint a vivid picture to the reader about the emotions in this
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Shakespeare’s use of metaphors and personification to show that love is eternal and accepting in Sonnet 116 and his use of conceit and imagery to highlight the visual flaws of the speaker’s partner in Sonnet 130 convey the idea that small imperfections in love are irrelevant. In Sonnet 116‚ Shakespeare writes that love “is the star to every wandering bark” (line 7). This comparision of love to a star guiding a ship through the sea signifies how love can get people through difficult times. He also
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In the short story “Dark They Were and Golden Eyed” Ray Bradbury uses symbolism of Mr. Bittering and figurative language to portray how cultural assimilation can happen to anyone‚ anywhere regardless of a person’s willpower to resist. In one scene‚ Mr. Bittering is trying to get the other men to build a rocket together to go back to Earth‚ but they don’t want to. Mr. Bittering relentlessly tries to get them to help but suddenly stops when they show him that he is starting to change. “‘Build a rocket
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Poor Man‚ Rich Heart Although this song is distorted because of the use of figurative language called metaphor‚ there is no doubt that “Danny’s Song” by Kenny Loggins tells of the promises that parents are making to their son (topic sentence). Loggins shows the amount and fluidity of love that the parents will pour over this child by using metaphor‚ which is simply an image used to convey another idea (assertion). Loggins displays in a comforting style the affection that the parents want to provide
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festival… [when] an impatient child that hath new robes‚ and may not wear them” (III. ii. 29-31) She uses a metaphor expressing how restless she grows‚ as she compares herself to an impatient child that has new clothes‚ and cannot wear them. The figurative language also reveals how she is exhilarated for the night to be with Romeo. Following her well-written soliloquy‚
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1. Allegory – a continuous parallel between two (or more) levels of meaning in a story‚ so that its persons and events correspond to their equivalents in a system of ideas or a chain of events external to the tale. Context – “’The story is‚ there was one‚ just one‚ who ever came back‚ and he told what happened on the train‚ and where the train went and what happened after’”(207). – A Mother’s Tale by James Agee 2. Alliteration – the repetition of the same sounds – usually initial consonants
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first-person narrative‚ and is describing a situation of a scene at the trenches during the World War One. It is probably the poet himself talking from his own experience. Dulce Et Decorum Est‚ meaning "It is sweet and right"‚ is formed with many figurative languages and structural devices. It’s structured out with four stanzas. The layout of this poem takes a huge part building up the mood and the tone. The first stanza describes the condition of the soldiers: exhausted‚ sick‚ and in danger of having shells
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The poem ‘O’ sweet Caramel’ is a ballad poem that tells a love story. This poem seems like a love story to a caramel‚ which is snack. But the truth is that it is a love story that happened to me to a person‚ not a caramel. Reader will find it hard to know that caramel is a human‚ but there are some points that explain that caramel is human. To talk about the content of this poem‚ it is loves story that girl falling in love with caramel but because it was so popular it was gone. After I found caramel
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are praised and greatly appreciated. However‚ most of these successful individuals are not successful simply because of how creative or unique they are‚ but mainly for other reasons that are not seen at a first glance. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book‚ Outliers‚ he writes that the success of these achievers is actually dependent on their upbringing‚ and the factors that made them who they are. His opinion remains true as most if not all successful people are really just ordinary people who had advantageous
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