It’s an obvious and deliberate exaggeration. ‘to crowd a Wanderjahr into a few strenuous minutes’ ‘most audacious undertaking’ (Effect: used for exaggeration; to attract the reader´s attention; to emphasize statements) 3) Metaphor is a figure of speech that implies more of a comparison than a direct impression With the help of Metaphors the author puts emphasis on sth.‚ appeals to our imagination‚ creates a vivid picture in our mind. ‘the confines of middle age’ Trite Metaphor
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therefore associating this Jesus figure as one of the people as opposed to the traditional Jesus figure. The audience opinion of the Maori Jesus is further developed when Baxter states “when he smiled it looked like the down/when he broke wind little fishes trembled”‚ this is balanced syntax which develops the balance the Maori Jesus has between spiritual power and natural connection. However‚ it also makes the audience look more fondly upon this alternative figure through the use of humour. This
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Hughes uses a variety of poetic and literary techniques to communicate his tone. Namely‚ he utilized figurative language‚ personification‚ similes‚ and metaphors to effectively get his message across. He uses the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds; "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?". Up and sun do not rhyme‚ but they have the same "uh" sound. Rhyme: Poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines. "Does it stink like rotten meat?...like a syrup sweet?" Meat
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Rhetorical Analysis of Jamacian Fragment by Al Hendricks. The Jamaican Fragment is a story about a man‚ who during his regular walk to and from work encounters an irregularity he views as an act of inferiority. We can assume that the Jamaican Fragment is a real life experience‚ rather than a piece of fiction due to first person writing style. In the first paragraph the author uses visual imagery by describing the colors of the houses as well as the bungalow style house‚ which presents as the setting
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POEM O my Luve’s like a red‚ red rose‚ That’s newly sprung in June: O my Luve’s like the melodie‚ That’s sweetly play’d in tune. As fair art thou‚ my bonnie lass‚ So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still‚ my dear‚ Till a’ the seas gang dry. Till a’ the seas gang dry‚ my dear‚ And the rocks melt wi’ the sun: And I will luve thee still‚ my dear‚ While the sands o’ life shall run. And fare-thee-weel‚ my only Luve‚ And fare-thee-weel‚ a while! And I will come again‚ my
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(Present your COR and ID receipt) 5. June 13‚ 2011 – First Day of Classes for the First Semester‚ Academic Year 2011-2012. Alliteration refers to the repetition of a consonant sound‚ at least three times in a sentence. It is often used as a figure of speech in poetry‚ and even advertisements use alliteration in their tag
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Figurative Language Figurative language or figure of speech is a word or group of words used to give particular emphasis to an idea or sentiment. The special emphasis is typically accomplished by the user’s conscious deviation from the strict literal sense of word‚ or from the more commonly used form word order or sentence construction. “Figure of speech is any way of saying something other than the ordinary way”‚ or in other definition‚ figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot
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Malik Moore Ms. Boeckle AP English Language and Composition 9 July 2014 Allegory – A narrative that can be interpreted to reveal a second meaning Example: Arthur Miller’s Crucible (“Red Scare”). Allusion – A reference to something well-known in literature or history Example: “I was not born in a manger‚ I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father Jor-el‚ to save the planet Earth” – Barack Obama Analogy - Comparison to a directly parallel case Example: Saying you
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Then hears the wind picking up and feels what the snowman may be feeling. The boy shows true compassion for the snowman. The use of personification is shown when Wilbur says “the pale faced figure with bitumen eyes Return him a God-forsaken stare” (Clugston‚ 2010). Personification is a figure of speech formed when qualities normally associated with a person are attributed to abstract things or inanimate objects (Clugston‚ 2010). The snowman is content and he did not want to go inside the house
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Literary Terms Allegory: Allegory is a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters‚ figures and events. It can be employed in prose and poetry to tell a story with a purpose of teaching an idea and a principle or explaining an idea or a principle. The objective of its use is to preach some kind of a moral lesson. Example: “Animal Farm”‚ written by George Orwell‚ is an allegory that uses animals on a farm to describe the overthrow of the last of the
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