hair-raising‚ scary story “ The Hound” has the reader on their toes wondering what might happen next. The author exemplifies how two men go into a life of grave robbing‚ which turns out to be the worst mistake of their lives. Lovecraft uses imagery‚ figurative language and setting to make the story more supernatural. When Lovecraft says “I alone know why‚ and such is my knowledge that I am about to blow out my brains for fear I shall be mangled in the say way.” He is able to give us an image in our minds
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a human and give it a different point of view. Death as a narrator captivates the story of this little girl named Liesel by using his unique techniques of point of view‚ foreshadowing‚ and figurative language. As he describes‚ “ It’s a small story really‚ about‚ among
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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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Blues James Baldwin’s short story‚ Sonny’s Blues‚ is a story about the narrator’s younger brother‚ Sonny‚ who has been in trouble with selling and using heroin‚ and how the narrator deals with it. Throughout the story‚ the author uses music and imprisonment as motifs. He also uses rage and fury as a common theme. Blues music‚ which is characterized as a template of chords with lyrics reflecting sadness and usually pertaining to African Americans‚ is very similar to Sonny’s Blues. Baldwin uses these
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of a great dragon named Smaug. Their song is long and serious and that shows that the tone of the song is more somber than cheerful. The song speaks of retaking lost treasure from Smaug and uses somewhat common words but there is intricate figurative language within the song. The length and structure of their song is very important to convey their feelings. For instance‚ one verse in their song is‚”The dwarves of yore made mighty spells‚ While hammers fell like ringing bells In places deep‚ where
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Symbolism in “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin In James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues‚” the reader meets Sonny‚ a recovering addict‚ and his older brother‚ a high school teacher. Although these two brothers have completely different lives and personalities‚ the author’s use of symbolism brings them more tightly together like a real family. Baldwin uses symbols such as ice‚ lightness and darkness‚ and jazz music to add more depth and meaning to “Sonny’s Blues.” People usually think of ice or the cold
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perspective. There are several places in which personification is used to demonstrate the perspective of the mirror. In line 7‚ the mirror states‚ "... I have looked at it so long..." Mirrors can not look at other objects because looking is a characteristic of a living object. Mirrors can only reflect what can be viewed in the background of an area. In this instance‚ the reader learned (though interpretation of the figurative language) that the mirror reflects its ’feelings’ for the objects that it
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one would think. Taking a closer look one can see that both deal with the theme of change and acceptance‚ with The Seven Ages of Man’s author‚ William Shakespeare‚ representing this using figurative language specifically on one person. In the myth of Demeter the author‚ Edith Hamilton‚ uses figurative language as well for one to fully understand the world and how it changed in the story. While both are different in content the message these two pieces of text offer are the same. Both works are explaining
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(1) Copy a passage that you find particularly beautiful or powerful. What devices (imagery‚ figurative language‚ etc.) did the author use to make an impact on the reader? "Inside was different: a fishbowl where anything you said and did was being watched by everyone else"(210). It is an example of a metaphor as it is a comparison of a fishbowl to a high school. The author‚ Jodi Picoult is implying that high school is difficult to be what you really are without someone judging. “Being different will
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Siddhartha In the book Siddhartha‚ by Herman Hesse‚ figurative language is used to create beautiful pictures‚ settings and feelings more real. Strong images‚ metaphors‚ and symbols help to make the books topic‚ Buddhism‚ more understandable. Imagery is used to make the setting and Siddhartha’s words come alive. The author spends a good amount of time describing the settings in Siddhartha’s journey‚ to convey that in Buddhism words are not just the teachings‚ but lessons of everyday life
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