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    broken heart. Emily Dickinson is trying to get her point across that she would rather this person be happy than her. The rhyme scheme helps her with her point. "The Road Not Taken" In Robert Frost’s famous poem‚ The Road Not Taken Frost uses a metaphor throughout the poem. When he say‚ " Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚" he is referring to life and the choices we must make. The road less taken represents success. The road worn down is the road that leads to failure. This poem is more than just

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    Writing Deserves a Level 7 It’s simple. I have worked my fingers to the bone to bring you this wonderful piece of writing that will most definitely be worthy of a level seven. I will use varied sentence length‚ pairs‚ sets of three‚ quotations‚ metaphors‚ similes and many more rhetorical devices to create a piece which you will not be able to take your eyes away from. You see Mr. Deane; this writing is like a magnificent and stunning cake – something which you cannot take your eyes from. Yes‚ this

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    “Carol Ann Duffy should be part of Canon” Evaluate this statement. Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright who was appointed the Poet Laureate in 2009‚ making her the first woman to hold the position. She has won numerous awards for her poetry‚ which addresses issues such as gender‚ violence and subjugation of women‚ from this many people define her as a feminist because she is passionate about the struggles of women; this is particularly portrayed in The Worlds Wife‚ which is a collection

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    death. This sort of weighing and balancing makes his style antithetical. 3) 3) In Bacon’s style there is an over luxuriance of figures of speech. Bacon is a past master of simile and metaphor. The fact is that Bacon’s mind was wonderfully quick in perceiving analogies of ass types. His similes and metaphors are telling. They strike‚ they charm and sometimes they thrill. As for example in the essay Of Truth Bacon writes: A mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver which may

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    serious one that leaves the reader in a solemn‚ reflective place. Chua’s use of puns is the first thing that strikes the reader. In the first stanza the male is described as a “drifter‚ always/ floating around her” (1‚ 2)‚ which is a reasonable metaphor until you get to his desire that she sing “the scales” (4) and give him the “fish eye” (5). Then you remember the odd title and the notion that goldfish somehow play a part in this love story. Suddenly the fishbowl comes into view and any hope

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    every masterpiece presented by this praised artist‚ the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet remains unsurpassed in skill and prolific utilization of figurative language‚ including numerous direct comparisons such as metaphors and similes‚ puns‚ and personification as well. Initially‚ similes and metaphors subsist throughout Shakespeare’s tragic play due to his unprecedented ability to formulate effectual direct comparisons‚ usually concerning love and beauty. “As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven would

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    sense of belonging is experienced by interacting with other people in a community. However‚ in Frost’s poem‚ the persona’s dark mental state restricts him from making this connection. Frost elected to set this poem during the night which serves as a metaphor for his depression‚ shame and guilt. The night conceals his true identity to symbolise he does not belong within society. This is exemplified in the third stanza “I have outwalked the furthest city light.” In the line it is apparent that the city

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    The poem Valentine is written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the Poem she shows the positive and negative sides about love by comparing love to an onion. She does this by using different techniques such as language features such as metaphors‚ simlies‚ Imagery and word structure. All these techniques make it interesting because she uses an onion as a girft to represent love and relationships. In the begining of the poem Duffy starts off with a negative in opening line. "Not a red rose or a satin

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    in the beginning is there actually a reference to a metaphysical metaphoric object. The rest of the story is only about the physical properties of the metaphor and its affect physical effects on the populace of the community. The writer relies upon the reader to make his own inferences about his written words. As opposed to integrating the metaphors into his writing. Like ’visible’? What exactly is visible or not? What does it symbolize?

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    in “The Last Night that She Lived” by Emily Dickinson. In the beginning (lines 1-20)‚ the reader sees the speaker feeling pain and being aware of the woman’s death. In lines 21- 28 the speaker shows feelings of guilt but also respect. The use of metaphors‚ similes‚ caesuras‚ oxymoron‚ repetition‚ and syntax all lead to the overall tone for this poem: despair. A prominent topic throughout the poem is the inevitability of the woman’s death. Lines 2-4 are a good representation of this. Words such

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