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    express myself.in the song‚ there are many figurative languages‚ for example‚ there have repetition‚ simile and rhyme. first of all‚ there are many repetitions in this song‚ repetition means the act of repeating‚ or doing‚ saying‚ or writing something again; repeated action‚ performance‚ production‚ or presentation. in my opinion‚ if you repeat some words over and over‚ it can show your strong feeling‚ you want to tell others or yourself something. For example‚ in my song‚ it repeat ‘When I’m gone…’

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    If the mirror were not personified‚ the entire meaning of the poem would be changed drastically. The personification of the mirror allows the story to be narrated from the mirror’s perspective. There are several places in which personification is used to demonstrate the perspective of the mirror. In line 7‚ the mirror states‚ "... I have looked at it so long..." Mirrors can not look at other objects because looking is a characteristic of a living object. Mirrors can only reflect what can be viewed

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    sacrifices to 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

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    The poem that garnered my interest is “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”‚ authored by Langston Hughes. Hughes was one of the first black men to support himself through writing. The afore-mentioned is a huge deal‚ considering the timeframe Hughes was brought up in. Langston Hughes was born in Joplin‚ Missouri‚ on February 1st‚ 1902‚ and died on May 22‚ 1967‚ in New York‚ New York. It was always an uphill battle for Hughes in the writing world‚ due to all of the slavery issues and racial rights involving

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    The poem‚ “Love Song for Lucinda” by Langston Hughes is about love and what it takes to be in love. Hughes uses a lot of metaphors and only three stanzas to talk about love in the poem. In the first stanza his poem states‚ “And the spell of its enchantment / Will never let you be” (5-6). Hughes puts this in his poem because love is supposed to always be there‚ and isn’t supposed to die. You are supposed to fall so in love that you are almost under a spell‚ and you can’t see which way is up. In the

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    American poet and social activist Langston Hughes is renowned for his unique depictions of African American life in the United States throughout the 1900s. Through his work he portrays the sadness‚ happiness‚ and love in their culture. Hughes once said‚ “We Negro writers‚ just by being black‚ have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line.” In other words‚ his and other African American writers’ work was criticized simply because of their ethnicity‚ so they

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    because the artist is simply stating what they mean. When artists use allusion‚ they intend to make the song more interesting‚ so they can get higher rating. If an artist wants to speak on a recent breakup they might use a lot of similes and figurative language to make their word play more interesting and make it enjoyable music. M The rap song Rolex performed by duo Ayo and Teo and written by Ogleoo and Shmateo consists of the artists expressing their love for a watch they adored. The song starts

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    setting future goals for themselves. Dreams can help to assist people in getting further in life because it becomes a personal accomplishment. Langston Hughes’s poem "Dream Deferred" is speaks about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. The poem leaves it up to the reader to decide what dream is being questioned. In the opening of the poem the speaker uses a visual image that is also a simile to compare a dream deferred to a raisin. "Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?" The

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    burnt to the ground each night Personification Comparing an inanimate object to a person In The Language of Flowers‚ the flowers were vocal about who they were arranged with Hyperbole A statement that is exaggerated Johannes was so hungry he could’ve ate a horse (hyperbole when not starving but literally in this case) Imagery Visually descriptive language The haunting‚ dark clouds were eradicated from Vada’s life when a friend beamed with light rays after Thomas J’s death (My Girl) Protagonist The

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    In “As I Grew Older‚” Langston Hughes describes the battle and perseverance for African-American’s freedom though numerous metaphors. In the title and first stanza‚ Hughes compares his dream to a child growing older. A child is born into the bright sun with the mindset with anything is possible. But as the child grows older‚ they face obstacles. Hughes also refers to his goals as “my dream‚” which was different from the White-American’s dream‚ expressing how personal this dream is. In the second

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