his past morale and actions. Hardy and Remarque both employ diction and figurative language to demonstrate war’s futile and impractical effect on all soldiers’ lives. Erich Maria Remarque uses detailed
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The elements of emotional appeal and figurative language clearly establish “Terezin”’s theme of adversity. Michael Flack created an emotional appeal to push the theme in “Terezin” by conveying emotions of torment and distress. Flack emphasizes how merciless and burdensome Terezin was. “The heaviest wheel rolls across our foreheads” is a line that indicates the heavy agony it is to even carry the tormenting memory of Terezin. Flack uses the negative connotations of “heaviest wheel rolls” in that
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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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Their song is one of a great dragon named Smaug. Their song is long and serious and that shows that the tone of the song is more somber than cheerful. The song speaks of retaking lost treasure from Smaug and uses somewhat common words but there is intricate figurative language within the song. The length and structure of their song is very important to convey their feelings. For instance‚ one verse in their song is‚”The dwarves of yore made mighty spells‚ While hammers fell like ringing bells In
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survive and a boy who finds unexpected companionship in an orphaned fawn. What elevates this novel from a simple tale of a struggling family into a beloved classic that has endured the times is Rawlings’s brilliant use of sensory details‚ syntax‚ and figurative language. Notably‚ Rawlings’s skills as a writer are conveyed through her utilization of sensory details. For example‚ “He was in another world‚ so that for an instant he thought he might still be dreaming. The sun was gone‚ and all the light and
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(1) Copy a passage that you find particularly beautiful or powerful. What devices (imagery‚ figurative language‚ etc.) did the author use to make an impact on the reader? "Inside was different: a fishbowl where anything you said and did was being watched by everyone else"(210). It is an example of a metaphor as it is a comparison of a fishbowl to a high school. The author‚ Jodi Picoult is implying that high school is difficult to be what you really are without someone judging. “Being different will
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Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur‚ author of What is an American‚ effectively uses figurative language to emphasize the contrasts between an American life from his European life. He uses various similes and metaphors in order to help the reader understand what an American truly is. On lines 19 through 23‚ the author uses a simile to compare the European life to “useless plants” that are mowed down by “want‚ hunger‚ and war.” He later suggests that by transplanting these plants and giving them “vegetative
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The song "Roar" by McKee‚ Bonnie Leigh/ Martin Max/ Gottwald‚Lucasz/Perry‚Katy/ and Walter Henry shows the viewer a great amount of figurative language‚ imagery‚ Structure‚ tone‚ and theme. The lyrics have a defining meaning about with an inspirational message about being strong and independent. . The imagery in the song reflects how independent and confident you really are. Katy describes to us about her struggle of staying quiet "I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath" hoping to make everything
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In literature you find things like figurative language‚ mood‚ and lastly tone. Tone is the attitude the writer has toward its work. It is their perspective on the subject that they are writing about and many mistake it with mood. It is based off of how you would imaging the author telling the story. The story ‘Half A Day’ establishes tone throughout the entire story by the authors use of figurative language and you get the general tone from the very start as the narrator
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