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    Daddy, Sylvia Plath

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    uses this train metaphor to depict herself as a victimized Jew who is being taken away to a concentration camp. Plath uses allusions to describe her father as Hitler‚ as it is written “And your neat moustache / And your Aryan eyes‚ bright blue”. This use of allusion gives her father the image of Hitler himself and it helps build the metaphor of her father as a Nazi. As the poem progresses‚ Plath becomes more blunt where she depicts her father as a Nazi. She uses the metaphor of her father not

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    is a monkey when she jumps around the furniture and runs through the house.” When you compare your sister to a monkey‚ you are not saying she IS a monkey. You are showing that she has some characteristics of one. This is an example of a metaphor. A metaphor is a comparison that does not use the words like‚ as‚ or than. A simile is also a comparison. A simile‚ though‚ does use the words like‚ as‚ and than. Let’s reword the above

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    which explores the gap between romantic yearning and disillusioned pragmatism. Wild Oats seems to comment on the issue of commitment and questions the prevailing sexual attitudes. This is evident in the poem as the title is clearly a conventional metaphor which in contrast to the topic of the poem of Love‚ relationships and marriage is ironic as the tone of Wild Oats is a casual tone (due to the title) with a sense of flippancy; other signs that indicate a sense of flippancy in the poem is the use

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    his trip‚ aware that his mother plans for him to repeat year 12 and begin a brighter future. The narrator discovers his incredible guilt for leaving his mother without considering her plans for him “there is an ache that is still there inside me” a metaphor implicates the emotion of guilt Winton conveys. Similar to Big World‚ Aquifer’s main character discovers personal guilt. His guilt is implicated through the death of neighbor‚ Allen Mannering. Allen drowns by accident in the local swamp after tormenting

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    Belonging is the idea of being part of something where you are accepted. Individuals are accepted through the relationships and connections made with other individuals‚ groups and family. These ideas of belonging can be explored through the poetry of Emily Dickinson. In her poem‚ “This is my letter to the world‚” Dickinson demonstrates the element of her desire to belong through a metaphorical letter. This desire can similarly be seen through her poem “I had been hungry all the years‚” in which Dickinson

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    One Stair Up (Analysis)

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    The text presented for analysis is an extract from the story “One Stair Up” by Campbell Nairne‚ dealing with the everyday life of average working-class family. The extract gives the readers a dynamic episode of their day-to-day experiences‚ providing them with an opportunity to observe the relationships both between the members of the family and between them and the society. Throughout the whole story we perceive the characters mostly by means of their internal monologues – implicit characterization

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    figurative language

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    easiest form of repetition a poet can use. Metaphor A metaphor compares two unlike things. "My baby sister’s a doll‚" you might say‚ compares your sister’s size and sweetness to that of the perfection of a doll. At another time you might say‚ "My brother is a rat." This compares your brother to the nastiest little creature you can think of. In both cases you would be making a metaphor - a form of comparison that directly compares two unlike things. A metaphor wastes no time in getting to the point.

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    Literary Techniques: Poetry Analysis 1 Diction and Imagery Literary Techniques • The meaning of a poem (i.e its focus‚ mood and the speaker’s attitude) is enhanced by four main types of literary techniques: • Diction • Imagery • Sound devices • Rhythm‚ Rhyme and Repetition Diction • Diction is the choice of words a poet uses to bring meaning across. In working through a poem‚ it is useful to question why a certain word is used‚ and what kind of effect is achieved with the choice and placement

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    Literary Analysis

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    people in the church. The primary metaphor of this poem is religiously based in the sense people have determination to release their burdens with the desire of overcoming tribulations through prayer. Many smaller metaphors inside the poem leading the reader to believe there is faith veiled throughout. This metaphor is explained in this essay by many other small metaphors; Salt-stain is really tears‚ the vinyl is from the pews/benches in the church. How this metaphor references something manmade‚ the

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    1. Figurative Language: I-) Metaphors: *The storm of grief:  If someone has a storm of grief‚ they cry loudly‚ uncontrollably and for a long time. *Physical exhaustion that haunted her body: Here the writer is trying to say that the exhaustion was all over her body. *Breath of the rain: It means that you can feel the rain. *Monstrous joy: Here it is meant that the joy was so strong that it seized her body. (The qualities of a monster) ıı-) there aren’t any idioms in this text. ııı-) Symbols:

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