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    Figurative Language in Night The Holocaust made an impact on everybody’s lives but Eli Wiesel has a one of a kind story. In the novel Night written by Eli Wiesel he shares to everybody about the hardships in concentration camps as a young boy. He describes some of the horrible events using figurative language to clearly show his experiences in the Holocaust. Eli uses ‘night’ to convey the horrors he witnessed around him when the prisoners are on the freezing cattle cars and also his first day

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    Figurative language in Shakespeare Ever notice in movies how the villain or villainess always seems to have a black cloud looming over them or lighting striking the ground beside them? The same strange happenings where used in the story Macbeth to reveal character. Shakespeare uses figurative language to tie Macbeth’s bad choices and others around him to nature and to illustrate nature’s efforts to expose Macbeth and bring Scotland back to balance. The figurative language that he uses is to explore

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    the severities it went through. This poem does a great job of using several techniques to get its point across on the central theme‚ which is interpreted as the ongoing struggle of humans versus nature. The author uses several literary approaches to 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

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    a more mature individual? Consequently‚ the former was precisely accurate of what she was feeling at that moment. Particularly‚ she sounded like she was contemplative and dejected than feel excited about celebrating a special occasion. The figurative language that stood out the most was when Cofer described‚ “I am to

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    Glossary of Figurative Language Terms An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well-known person‚ place‚ event‚ literary work‚ or work of art. Example: He made a Herculean effort to move the stalled car to the side of the road but it would not budge. Figurative language is the creative words and phrases a writer uses to help a reader see things in new and unexpected ways. Imagery is a type of figurative language. When a writer uses imagery‚ he/she

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    First Last Name 20 March 2013 Eng 113 Poem Essay‚ pg 519 The Beauty of Figurative Language Nobody wants to read a boring story. Figurative language is used to make sentences more interesting. William Wordsworth uses figurative language to allow his words to be more imaginative and vivid. William Wordsworth was born on April 7‚ 1770 in the scenic area of Great Brittain. He was a major English Romantic Poet (wikipedia). In the poem "[I wandered lonely as a cloud]" by

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    Metaphors are part of technology simply because language is a part of technology and metaphors are “characteristics of language‚” as Lakoff and Johnson explain that make up this “extraordinary language” that people use on a daily basis (3). Many people simply consider metaphors as “just words‚” not thoughts or ideas‚ when actually they are heavily involved with the “conceptual system” and the way people think‚ interact‚ explain‚ and perceive the world based on ideas and objects. This is translated

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    The Highwayman Analysis Through literary devices such as imagery and figurative language‚ Alfred Noyes displays that the theme of the poem‚ “The Highwayman”‚ is love. In the poem‚ “The Highwayman”‚ by Alfred Noyes‚ a highwayman is in love with the landlord’s daughter named Bess. A jealous old ostler named Tim reported their love to King George and Bess’ and the highwayman’s relationship took a dramatic turn which demonstrated just how much they love each other. Love is conveyed through imagery of

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    who breaks the walls and builds her trust. This song uses a variety of figurative languages. One figurative language is “remember those walls I built‚” which is an example of an idiom because what shes saying is not taken literally. Another figurative language is “I can feel your halo‚ halo‚ halo‚” which is an example of an repetition because it repeats in the song. One more figurative

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    1. I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) metaphor C) personification D) simile 2. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) simile C) metaphor D) personification 3. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) onomatopoeia B) metaphor C) personification

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