stated directly. Examples: He is a half witch. 3. Personification-A trope or figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities. Examples: The wind stood up and gave a shout. The road isn’t built that can make it breathe hard. 4. Litotes- Is a figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an Affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. Litotes uses a negative and an opposite
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going through. "When the sun is bright on the upland slopes‚ when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass" here the poet uses alliteration twice using the letters w and s. "And the river flows like a stream of glass" the poet uses a figure of speech which is a simile to compare the river with glass‚ the purpose of this simile is to enhance the beauty of river stream by comparing it with glass that is to say that both are calm and clear. "When the first bird sings and the first bud opes
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Ballad of Birmingham In the poem Ballad of Birmingham‚ by Dudley Randall‚ written in 1969‚ Mr. Randall uses of irony to describes the events of the mothers decision‚ and also her concern for the welfare of her darling little child. It seems odd that this child would even know what a freedom march is‚ but this would be considered normal back in the early 1960’s‚ when Mr. Martin Luther King Jr. had rallies and freedom marches to free the African American people from discrimination and segregation
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equal than others. Alliteration the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Allusion A figure of speech‚ in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. “When she lost her job‚ she acted like a Scrooge‚ and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Ambiguity uncertainty
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will. 6. Do you think Longfellow’s poem is about one specific traveler‚ or could it apply to all in general? Explain your answer. It applies to all because all travelers go through thw hardships of coming and going. 7. Personification is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings‚ thoughts‚ or attitudes. Cite an example of Longfellow’s use of personification in "The Tide Rises‚ The Tide Falls." “The twilight darkens‚ curlew calls” 8. How does the division into stanzas
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in a series of words. If the consonants are the same but the sounds are different they do not alliterate. eg. "...the grease that kisses the onions with a hiss." from WILLIAM STREET by Kenneth Slessor ALLUSION is the reference to well-known figures and/or other texts eg. "And thrice I heard the Cock crow thinking I knew it’s meaning well." from COCK CROW by Rosemary Dobson The reference here is to the denial of Jesus after his arrest by one of his disciples. APPROPRIATED TEXT A text which
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Mrs Fisher opens with a metaphor of a shroud of silence draped over the public’s eyes‚ a beautiful and poetic representation of the ignorance about AIDS that clouds society. She clearly states her purpose: to bring the silence—the fear—to an end. Her goals are further emphasized with the use of antithesis “I want you attention‚ not your applause”‚ stressing the solemnity of the issue and her own selfless dedication to the cause. She is very open and optimistic about her own battle with AIDS‚ which
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than the literal meaning. (Eg. The title of the poem “Peace”). Religious imagery- religious imagery is something that is represents a religious purpose‚ subject or connection. (Eg. “God be thanked Who has watched us with His hour”). Simile- A figure of speech that compares one thing
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imaginative thought of what is being described. Pun: is the use of word play‚ when words are organised in an amusing way to suggest another meaning. Puns effects the reader by making the situation humorous whilst showing the intended purpose. Figure of speech: This is an expression that should not be taken seriously. For example‚ ’pigs might fly’‚ meaning not that there is pigs flying past your window but that something is probably untrue. Hyperbole: Hyperbole is exaggeration. For instance‚ when
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sky”. He uses symbols to recreate his sadness and use nature as symbols for helping readers to imagine or identify with his feelings. The Saddest Lines is a poem‚ which has a great literary quality in its verses. Pablo Neruda uses a lot of figures of speech in this poem. The most representatives are the metaphor‚ hyperbole‚ and antithesis. The metaphor is an Tuesta 2 analogy or comparison between two objects to describe an action or feeling and the hyperbole is an exaggeration
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