murdering many people. In Shakespeare’s play‚ it could be said from the way that he acts that Macbeth is afraid of fear‚ as he is scared of meaningless things‚ and he always second questions himself when he becomes afraid. Shakespeare uses many different language techniques to outline Macbeth’s fear. When King Duncan announces that Malcom is heir to the throne‚ Macbeth sees him as a roadblock‚ which he has to cross to become king. “Stars‚ hide your fires let
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and intersperse their conversations with Igbo words‚ sayings‚ proverbs‚ and phrases. The author’s choices in terms of diction and structure contribute to this piece‚ with the use of language conveying a sense of the Igbo culture. Throughout the novel‚ figurative language such as proverbs and metaphors are greatly used when the characters tell stories to one another as a way to teach morals‚ entertain the audience‚ or pass down tales from previous generations. For example‚ personification was incorporated
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of The Road Not Taken The literary work that captured my attention was Robert Frost’s‚ The Road Not Taken. This particular poem caught my attention because of the metaphor it presents. The narrator comes to a fork in the road while walking through the yellow woods. He considers both paths and concludes that each one is equally well-traveled and appealing. After choosing one of the roads‚ the narrator tells himself that he will come back to this fork one day in order to try the other road. However
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back to the “holy fools”; the story of Lazarus symbolizes Sonia and Lizaveta’s beliefs that religion will compensate them for their sacrifice and servitude (they hope to be resurrected by God‚ like Lazarus was); bible is obviously religion 2. Language • Hyperbole/Allusion-
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In the mid 1920’s‚ the American author‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ wrote The Great Gatsby. It was not out of the blue to use words to describe African American people that nowadays would be taken offensively and people would get hostile about. Mainly the whole purpose of using such these harmful and abusive words were to classify African Americans as objects‚ and not as human beings. When Nick describes the "two Bucks" and a Negro girl passing them in a horse-drawn carriage with a white chauffeur he thinks
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Stephany Vielman March 12‚ 2013 Prophets and Figurative Language Jeremiah was a prophet called upon by God at a very young age to do His work. Jeremiah spoke against those who disobeyed God and spoke on the consequences of sin. He had a very hard job of trying to get the people of God to obey Him once again and to get them to stop sinning against Him. Jeremiah used figurative language to tell stories and to explain to the people what was going to happen if they continued to sin
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D. Schmidt‚ the character‚ Holling‚ experiences a dull depressing time period of his life‚ his seventh grade year. The author then uses descriptive language‚ repetition‚ and symbolism to create a dreary‚ sorrowful mood. He makes Holling’s world look like there is no hope and there was no room for improvement. The author uses descriptive language to describe the dull and depressing mood of the story. For example‚ he uses a simile to illustrate the dullness of the story‚” This look came over her
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one of Coleridge’s unique poems because of its length‚ in consistent rhyme scheme and ancient language. The poem has an inconsistent rhyme scheme‚ the majority of the poem rhymes in ABAB and ABABAB with a few exceptions in the 5 line stanzas. Coleridge’s use of figurative language such as: symbolism‚ imagery‚ colors and word usage creates a life-like experience for the reader allowing for a clear grasp. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner has a mysterious setting
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The key of using figurative language in writing is to illustrate to the reader a descriptive image throughout their minds during the story. During the novel‚ the main characters undergo significant changes created by vivid descriptions with Lee’s use of language. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee demonstrates to the reader in his novel‚ diverse ways of using figurative language to express the ideas he is trying to convey to us. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee introduces many ways to the
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“Racquets featuring strings strung across an oval frame were first used to play tennis-like games in the 15th century. Prior to this time ball players had used their bare hands‚ custom-made gloves or rope wrapped around their hands to strike the ball”(betHQ). Although Ryan‚ the main character in the story “Game Over”‚ might of liked it better using his hands judging by how inaccurate he is with a tennis racket. “Game Over” and “Girl Can’t Dance” are similar and different in many ways. The two ways
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