help the author get his or her point across. Literary devices depart from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison‚ emphasis‚ clarity‚ or freshness. Metaphor and simile are the two most commonly used figures of speech‚ but devices like hyperbole‚ synecdoche‚ puns‚ and personification are also figures of speech. Though devices are frequently used in language‚ they are also conveyed through the use of music‚ dance‚ or movement. This helps one become more engaged and drawn to the performance
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saying “O”. Hyperbole is used multiple times when Romeo is trying to emphasize Juliet’s beauty. One example of this being used is when Romeo is trying to highlight the beauty of her eyes. He does this by saying “Two of the fairest stars in all the heavens/ Having some business do entreat her eyes” (2.2.15-16). He also says that‚ “The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars‚” (2.2.19) obviously her cheeks are not brighter than the stars so this would be a prime example of hyperbole. All of these
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jury who neither knew of their existence nor cared." This makes the reader feel pity and a sense of melancholy because other living‚ breathing creatures were ‚ etc with such a devastating fate‚ death. Lastly‚ Carson ends the second paragraph with a hyperbole when she states that farmers "waged their needless war on
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page 30-31 of “The Art of Poetry” we can see many metaphors. In line 3 “When all at once I saw a crowd‚ / A host‚ of golden daffodils. The daffodils are compared to a crowd‚ or to a group of people. 10. A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement. On page 114-115 we can see an example of a hyperbole. In line two of the poem: Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; the praise that the lady in the poem is receiving is untrue and also an example of a
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To Celia is a love poem with a simple four line rhyme scheme (abcbabcb)‚ written in first person. The over all tone of the poem is dreamy‚ optimistic‚ persistent‚ and gullibly innocent. The rhythm is smooth‚ and pensive‚ and seems to fall into an iambic pentameter. The poem gives the reader an intimate sense of this man’s love‚ and obsession for the woman of his desire‚ Celia. I interpreted this poem as having a theme of lost love. I imagined that Celia is his ex-lover‚ he still is in love with her
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“The War Prayer” Analysis “The War Prayer” by Samuel L. Clemens‚ is his attempt to force the public to realize the implicit outcome of praying for victory in war‚ which inevitably is death. His use of irony and hyperbole is evident in this clever narrative. The passage satirically describes how a very religious town comes together during a time of war to pray for the downfall of the enemy and the triumph of their men. An old man then comes into the church and prays the same exact prayer that the
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Richard Cory The poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson is a poem written about the town aristocrat named Richard Cory. It is written with four quatrain stanzas with a rhyme scheme of a‚ b‚ a‚ b‚ for each stanza. The poet’s use of hyperboles and regal comparisons when describing Richard Cory help to elevate him above the townspeople‚ and his nonchalant mentioning of Cory’s suicide leaves the reader in a state of shock. The first stanza of the poem introduces Richard Cory as a respected
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Rhetorical Devices 1. Narration - Recounts a personal experience or tells a story based on a real or fictional circumstance. All details come together in an integrated way to create some central them or impression. 2. Point of view - The person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story. (Does not refer to the author’s/character’s feelings‚ opinions‚ perspectives‚ etc.) e.g. - Third-person‚ first-person 3. Exposition - The kind of writing that is intended primarily
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Tone: Amused Everything that can possibly go wrong with Jason does. The author’s amused tone shines through especially with Jason’s sarcastic comment on page 241‚ “The only thing I couldn’t understand was why it was just poison oak and not a snake or something.” The author and the reader share a similar feeling during this passage due to the author’s efforts to make Jason an antagonist throughout the story. Not only does the author enjoy punishing him‚ but the reader enjoys witnessing his punishment
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leaving the war. The use of oxymoron’s‚ hyperboles and alliteration effectively demonstrate the horrific experiences these soldiers can never mentally leave behind. The oxymoron ‘slow panic’ emphasizes the terrifying experiences that helped cause the soldier’s mental collapse. This allows the readers a chance to visualise the inhuman battles these soldiers fought and images that are constantly etched in their minds. This image is further stressed with the hyperbole that follows. The use of ‘chasms’ describes
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