the town is scared of the Radley family although they don’t know much about them. This is important because without the Radley mystery half of the book wouldn’t have been written. It also shows many different types of rhetorical devices and figurative language. When Dill arrives in Macomb and Jem and Scout show him around town they stopped at the Radley house and describe it as a scary place‚ which does nothing but intrigue Dill to want to know more. Except he is to scared to do it himself so he
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one point in life. In Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken”‚ he compares life choices to a meeting of two roads. Frost describes the comparison in many ways. By looking at metaphor‚ personification‚ and imagery‚ it is clear that these literary devices contribute to the overall meaning of the poem. The entire poem is an extended metaphor. A metaphor compares two things by saying one object is another. It is implied that Frost is saying the roads are choices when he says “I took the one less traveled
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This is used to suggest that Chicago is a big city with many problems‚ but it proudly faces these problems and has many positive attributes that far out way them. Compared to other‚ smaller cities‚ Chicago is much more progressive‚ it is continuing to move forward despite adversity. Another example of figurative language is the use of a simile in line 23‚ when it is stated that Chicago is as “fierce as a dog.” This
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paints a vivid picture in the reader’s mind which made the story pleasurable. Another aspect of which I liked was the figurative language. She used personification in phrases like “the tree stood still and frowned away at the winds” and similes like “Sylvia’s face was like a pale star.” These made the text more clear and comprehendible. The vocabulary used also was enjoyable because it used phrases that could lead you to tell it was in the past. Statements
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starts off innocent‚ but then goes on to commit horrible atrocities as a Nazi during WWII. Both Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Innocence by Thom Gunn show that anyone can turn savage under certain conditions. Lord of the Flies uses figurative language‚ allusions‚ and symbolism to show the transition from civilization to savagery. When Roger dropped that rock on Piggy‚ Golding said‚ “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments
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carried out- neither a projection or contest of emotion will elicit. As does the author of this Spenserian sonnet‚ his stridency to appease succumbs to the crass nature of a woman. To which this sonnet derives such implicit diction‚ emotion‚ figurative language‚ and structure‚ we will investigate. The first of three quatrains employs the matter of the protagonist’s situation‚ laying out an analogy to characterize his actions as admirable. A dire situation‚ his audience‚ a woman‚ watches the performance
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Mildred. Guy is a fireman. In this book firemen don’t put out fires they start them‚ mostly to burn books. When they burn the books‚ they also burn the houses and the people. The theme of dangerous censorship is effectively shown through setting‚ figurative language‚ and plot. One way dangerous censorship is displayed is through the setting of the book. This book is set in a dystopian society where all books are banned. Knowledge is power and this society doesn’t want unequal amounts of power. Books are
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are dead.” In the poem “Buttons” by Matvei Yankelevich‚ the writer talks about how many people die with their secrets and no one could ever know their secrets again. The writer symbolizes buttons as secrets by using imagery‚ word choice‚ and figurative language. As I delve into this analysis‚ I will get more in depth of why the recurring word‚ buttons‚ in this poem refers to people’s secrets. First‚ the writer uses imagery to emphasize that buttons symbolize secrets. In the poem‚ it says‚ “During
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6) In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne employs figurative language to explain the symbolic character of Pearl before she becomes a woman. To Hester‚ her child who is often associated with sin is‚ “Her Pearl! ...she named the infant “Pearl”‚ as being of great price‚ --purchased with all she had‚ her mother’s only treasure!”(6‚1). This allusion of the Gospel of Matthew‚ the merchant man seeking goodly pearls gave up everything to get that one pearl‚ similarly connects to how Hester gave up
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confusion. Mandel elaborates on how many critics misunderstand the text by stating that critics either feel sympathy for Miss Brill or reject the story completely. “Miss Brill” in comparison to other stories uses a more prominent use of imagery and figurative language. The way in which Mansfield uses this imagery is the main method to convey the rejection the protagonist faces. Mandel points to the usage of imagery contradicting the theme of isolation through the reduction of imagery simultaneously. Uses
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