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    According to Shakespeare’s portrayal of figurative language in the balcony scene‚ fourteen year olds cannot truly fall in love. Juliet was very curious about how the mischievous and witty Romeo got past her well-surrounded balcony with high walls and her “kinsmen”. When questioned about this‚ Romeo answers‚ “I would adventure for such merchandise” (2/2/87-89). In this metaphor‚ Romeo compares Juliet to a merchandise. Merchandise are goods that are meant to be bought or sold. People always see the

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    As a supportive literature device to figurative language‚ irony also played a crucial role in making “counting stars” become a literature work. Irony can be defined as the disparity between what it shows to be true and what is legit true. Irony provides the meaning of words or phrases‚ which usually have a different meaning from the actual meaning of those words or phrases ( “Irony- Examples and…”)This is also really interesting because the audiences can interpret this literature work in different

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    Draft Essay- Madie James Maloney’s novel A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove is beautifully crafted and achingly honest exploration of the transformative power of love. Maloney uses language techniques‚ such as imagery‚ characterisation‚ symbolism‚ themes and figurative language. This entices the reader into‚ positions them to feel and think ways about the characters and is given to inform the reader about the character. In ABTWC Maloney has used unconditional love to express the characters inner thoughts

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    aspect that captivates the readers and the listeners. While “Those Winter Sundays”‚ “Still I Rise” and “Daddy” all share the same free verse form to explore the theme of Dominance vs. Submission‚ they employ an array of literary devices and figurative language supported by different sound devices to highlight important elements of emotions. All three poems portray

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    surviving or for any other reason. For example‚ Jack made fun of piggy and the other boys laughed‚ that is a sign of inhumanity or when in chapter 9 the boys killed Simon thinking he was the beast. This passage has three literary elements. Figurative Language was the most obvious one‚ due to the fact that Simon was having a conversation

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    meaning of the story. The author that asserts his respect for the English word is Stephen King. In On Writing on pages 129 through 131‚ King shares the approach that every new writer should acquire in order to create magic. King’s diction‚ figurative language‚ and detail portray his appreciation and diligence to the art of writing‚ which he emphasizes by revealing basic strategies every writer should acquire. The diction

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    thousand one the nation was in desperate need of guidance to help them get through the difficult road to recovery. There on the eve of that day president at that time president George Bush gave america what they needed.Hope.In his speech Bush used figurative language to get the points he was trying to make across ands help them get them to sink into the reader or listeners and grab their attentions emotionally.He was successful at doing so but in this case he relied on mostly of pathos and ethos but struggled

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    poem. He believes being physically connected one with another helps a couple become emotionally attached. Many examples of similes and hyperboles are used throughout the poem to help express Marvell’s passionate tone and style. Marvell uses figurative language and symbolism to portray his love and passion to spend with his mistress to fulfill his sexual desires.         Marvell presents the title‚ “To His Coy Mistress” in a first person point of view‚ but through the poem he speaks from another man’s

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    thought of a virus is already spine-chilling‚ and Richard Preston manages to write a book intensifying that feeling by tenfold. In The Hot Zone‚ author Richard Preston successfully establishes an overarching grim mood by using different types of figurative language‚ such as imagery and foreshadowing. A prime example of imagery is when Charles Monet was aboard a tightly packed and cramped plane. Days before‚ Monet was struck with a sudden illness‚ causing him to deteriorate‚ and his colleagues were

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    Firstly‚ both Heaney and Waterhouse have used figurative language to animate how the young boy in each of their poems admires his father or grandfather. In ‘Follower’‚ Heaney starts off by comparing his father’s ‘globed’ shoulders to a ‘full sail strung’- across some sort of boat. Other sailing imagery is also used throughout the poem. For instance‚ ‘mapping the furrow exactly’ and ‘i stumbled in his hob-nailed wake’‚ where the poet’s father is juxtaposed with a sea captain and a boat‚ respectively

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