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    Figurative Language versus Literal Language Maurice Mayo Sonja Sheffield Critical Thinking 1/25/13 It is important for one who speaks figuratively to take in consideration the audience might not be able to fully follow or understand them completely. Although figurative language can be entertaining‚ it can be interpreted in a way other that what was intended. Therefore‚ it will need some explanation. The word “idiom” is an expression whose meaning is not literally what’s said‚ but it is

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    Figurative language is a big part of the reader’s understanding of a poem. The poem‚ “The Highwayman” is by Alfred Noyes and he uses some figurative language in his poem to explain more detail. The poem is about a thief and a woman falling in love. The thief is a wanted man and the king heard about the couple. He sent soldiers to capture the woman and set a trap for the thief to catch him. During it all‚ the woman decided that the only way to warn the highwayman‚ or thief‚ about the soldiers trying

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    because the artist is simply stating what they mean. When artists use allusion‚ they intend to make the song more interesting‚ so they can get higher rating. If an artist wants to speak on a recent breakup they might use a lot of similes and figurative language to make their word play more interesting and make it enjoyable music. M The rap song Rolex performed by duo Ayo and Teo and written by Ogleoo and Shmateo consists of the artists expressing their love for a watch they adored. The song starts

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    Over the past twelve hundred years‚ our language has changed‚ and we can examine the biggest instances through our written language. The story of “Beowulf” is an Old English tale written during the Anglo-Saxon period in Denmark‚ is an important poem because it shows us the history of our language. Since Beowulf is the oldest surviving piece of literature of its kind‚ it’s easy to compare more recent pieces of literature to it because it serves as a guideline. The ancient story that has been passed

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    convey its message. By utilizing diction‚ figurative language and imagery‚ the power of man over the environment is easily developed. The first line of the vivid poem opens with a blunt statement made by the speaker where it uses imagery to describe the setting and subject of the poem (1). From

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    1. Figurative Language: I-) Metaphors: *The storm of grief:  If someone has a storm of grief‚ they cry loudly‚ uncontrollably and for a long time. *Physical exhaustion that haunted her body: Here the writer is trying to say that the exhaustion was all over her body. *Breath of the rain: It means that you can feel the rain. *Monstrous joy: Here it is meant that the joy was so strong that it seized her body. (The qualities of a monster) ıı-) there aren’t any idioms in this text. ııı-) Symbols:

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    I chose to create two paintings that focus on innocence hiding evil‚ which is displayed‚ using figurative language‚ through the saying‚ “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair.” Through figurative language‚ innocence is used to conceal evil. Lady Macbeth starts to take charge of murdering Duncan. Not only does she request for her humanity to be taken away‚ but she also gives Macbeth some inhumane advice. She commands‚ “Look like th’ innocent / flower. / But be the serpent under’t” (1.5.76-78). In other words

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    The “woman” in this story evoked no emotion. She did not care about anything around her‚ and felt as if the antagonist did not care about her. This is demonstrated through figurative language when she is leaving work and the news stations named the occurrence that is happening “The Disappocalypse.” Leaving the protagonist with nothing to hope or hold onto. Causing the “woman” to abruptly leave the office and say to herself‚ “I didn’t

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    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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    more people start learning about some arts‚ one of the famous art activity is to sing a song. For me‚ it’s not like a hobby‚ it’s more like a part of my life. So I choose one of my favorite song to express myself.in the song‚ there are many figurative languages‚ for example‚ there have repetition‚ simile and rhyme. first of all‚ there are many repetitions in this song‚ repetition means the act of repeating‚ or doing‚ saying‚ or writing something again; repeated action‚ performance‚ production

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