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    is Doodle and is invalid. The other brother‚ the narrator‚ is determined to increase Doodle’s mobility. Doodle was not able to walk and his older brother showed persistence to teach Doodle the walk. The author‚ James Hurst‚ uses diction and figurative language to show that Doodle has flaws‚ is optimistic‚ and is encouraged in a time of sorrow and disbelief because of his disability. The author shows Doodle’s flaws throughout the short story “the Scarlet Ibis”. The brother remembers Doodle as being

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    enough to win. In this case you may feel pressured‚ worthless‚ or never good enough. In the perspective of the writer‚ I can strongly say they are describing that trying to be the definition of perfection is mental suicide. The figurative language seen in the song creates the emotions running throughout the song. Beyoncé

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    traditional folk tales 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

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    Harper Lee uses ___figurative language_____________________ (imagery‚ figurative language‚ simile‚ metaphor‚ etc) to intensify the mood of terror and suspense as Jem trespassed on the Radley property. The first example of figurative language is hyperbole .For example ‚scout says ‚”I made perhaps one step per minute “ (69).by using this quote the reader can understand the suspense within the characters movement . this suspense helps create a creepy mood because their movements are super slow and cautious

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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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    The author uses figurative language to help readers learn whats going on throughout the story. In this Dystopian fiction‚ “Harrison Bergerson” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.‚ the author explores a world where everyone is equal and how things would be different. We start off with George and Hazel son Harrison Bergerson getting taken away and we get some background to the situation. George and his wife Hazel were watching TV‚ when Harrison appeared on the screen‚ he began to tell the others to “stand up”‚ some

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    Former slave‚ Frederick Douglass in his biography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass describes the altering affect slavery has on people. Douglass purpose is to show the detrimental effect slavery has on people. Douglass uses diction‚ figurative language and sentence structure to help support his argument. As Douglass discusses one of his masters named Mrs. Auld he specifically focuses on the change she went through as she owned slaves. Consequently‚ using diction helps the audience see the

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    Keeping love a reality is never simple. Conceivable that living will ultimately be destroyed‚ but does love? Moments in time pass and so do days. It is in "Sonnet 18"‚ that we see an ultimation to the concept that love that is limited. He has a special way of keeping passion a reality in "Sonnet 18"‚ and he uses many different expertise to show how passion is more remarkable and endless than a summer’s day. The first expertise he uses to show endless love is to ask many questions like

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    the book “Night” possesses many articulate stylistic writing choices to communicate the message of dread and sorrow when the young pipel was hung. What particularly shines through is his emotional use of connotation‚ dialogue‚ imagery‚ and figurative language within this two page excerpt. The excerpt is introduced by a line of dialogue‚ “Where is merciful God‚ where is He?”(Wiesel 64). This is followed by the hanging and then the imagery “total silence”‚ and “sun was setting”(Wiesel 64). These

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    character fantasizing another life for himself‚ which was both sentimental and unusual. This poem‚ formatted into free verse (meaning it does not have rhyme or a regular meter) tercets (stanzas that consist of three lines)‚ contains figurative language (language that contains or uses figures of speech) such as similes (a figure of speech that makes a comparison) and metaphors (comparisons of one thing to another without the use of like or as). “The currents pull like weeds”‚ a simile located in

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