friendship with Romeo‚ he was personally involved with the conflict between the Capulets and Montagues‚ though he was neither. In Act 3 Scene 1‚ Shakespeare effectively showcases Mercutio’s unnecessary involvement in the violent rivalry through the hyperbole and metaphor “A plague o’ both your houses” which Mercutio exclaims when he is stabbed by Tybalt. In this quote Mercutio claims that he is mortally wounded as a result of the conflict between the two houses‚ he condemns the heads of the houses because
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diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A
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effectively to get his point across. He uses hyperboles to show how man can be cruel and wasteful in his lifetime. Twain uses oversimplification to tell us how humanity is violent and finds fun in watching thing suffer. He then uses juxtaposition to compare the English Earl to an anaconda and found that the anaconda only kills what it can eat and doesn’t waste anything. Another example of exaggeration is‚ “man is incurably foolish.” Twain’s use of hyperboles and juxtaposition gets his message across
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to get the audience to side with him by allowing them to think he is similar to them as they possibly are parents also‚ rather than seeming like the disconnected Ms Smith who would not have the same experience the parents have had. His use of a hyperbole gives a vivid image exaggerating negative image of what Ms Smith had spoken of doing to "our" children.
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the symbol of injury‚ death and despair. For example “ponds of blood” is a symbol of injury and possible death‚ it is also a hyperbole as it is over exaggerated to make it seem like the crash scene is very gory and bloody. This example of injury is very effective as it really gives the reader a strong symbol of injury and death and it is used in conjunction with a hyperbole to exaggerate the point. Another example is “Our throats were tight as tourniquets‚” which is a very strong symbol of injury
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her Inhabitants‚” which tells his views on humans and their relationship with the Earth (Winthrop‚ 309). He tried to explain that Europe was getting way too overcrowded‚ and needed to be reduced. Winthrop final attempt in his document is to use hyperboles to exaggerate the need to move. He says that‚ “…all arts and trades are carried in that deceitful and unrighteous course‚ as it is almost impossible for a good and upright man to maintain his charge and live comfortable in any of them‚” (Winthrop
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1. Date: 1945. 2. Composer: J.D Salinger. 3. Where published: Penguin books USA. 4. How does this text relate to the concept of belonging? The Catcher in the Rye is about the protagonist‚ Holden Caufield getting kicked out of his boarding school and spending a few nights in New York. At the start of the novel Holden is leaving his school‚ Pencey Prep he feels alone and doesn’t belong anywhere feeling very negative about the situation. Throughout the novel he explores New York catching
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a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A
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important one because it represents the message that the author is trying to convey. I am going to now talk about four poetic devices that the author used in this poem. My first example is of hyperbole‚ “We spend every hour of every day‚ every day of every week”. This is an example of hyperbole because it is an exaggeration. Trying to
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In scene G‚ the nurse teases Juliet because she got the answer that Juliet waited all day to hear. It all started after the marriage proposal of Romeo and Juliet. The day after Juliet proposes‚ she sent the nurse to find out about the marriage. The nurse left at nine in the morning‚ but never returned until twelve after. However‚ Juliet waited and waited impatiently in the orchard. When the nurse and Peter entered the gate‚ Juliet rushed to them and asked questions about Romeo (Peter exit). Furthermore
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