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    The poem‚ I chose has a very optimistic point of view. It talks about life and how although we all are going to die eventually‚ and it’s no use dwelling on the past so you might as well live for now. This poem is interesting to me because‚ it gives me a different perspective on life now. This poem really relates with the world we live in because a lot of people have this kind of point of view. But also‚ some people feel so lost that they need to hear a positive message like this. I really like that

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    Critical Essay-Poetry "Mid-Term Break" Darren Parker Séamus Heaney’s "Mid-Term Break" is among the few poems that have emotionally moved me. The writer uses many techniques including similes‚ metaphors and beautiful lexical choice to convey the sombre and miserable situation of his brother’s death. In this essay I am going to analyse the language of the poem and discuss‚ in more detail‚ the techniques used to convey the real sadness of the situation. "Mid-Term Break" is a very emotive poem in

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    considered lower than that of humans and other creatures. The metaphoric language used‚ “a heap of verminous rags and matted hair”‚ persuades the audience to conjure an image of filth and poor physical hygiene‚ although this is followed by a juxtaposed metaphor‚ “he watches with cunning reptile eyes”‚ which challenges the previous image and suggests that the persona is subtle and scheming‚ like a snake. Both of these images are also contrasted by the use of

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    uncomfortable with her knowledge on the same level as his. Nick’s masculinity was disappointed by this changing of dominance‚ and caused him to break up with Marjorie eventually. As a typical Hemingway short story‚ T.E.O.S. also uses the Iceberg theory‚ which indicates that the first paragraph was more than a background; it was paralleling the village’s changes with Nick’s dominance degradation. The short story T.O.E .S. starts with an introduction of how the Hortons Bay went from a lumber

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    at the wall today‚ Someone said he moved away To another school and place And on the wall where he used to lean Someone had chalked ’watch this space’. RHYME ALLITERATION ONAMATOPOEIA PERSONIFICATION SIMILE METAPHOR ASSONANCE HYPERBOLE  Also a metaphor Level: Year 7/8 Genre: Poem VOICE – A teenager/s seeing the events occur - experiencing isolation TONE – Sad‚ alone MOOD - Sad THEME – Not everyone has the chance to fit in REPRESENTATIONS – Adolescence

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    so their relationship will be as close as it was before he was called to war. The language used throughout the poem “Nettles” consists of military language‚ and a fair few metaphors‚ used to describe the pain and imagery for the nettles. “Bed seemed a curious name for those green spears‚” the term “green spears” is a metaphor

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    his work. What stood out to Pound was‚ perhaps‚ Eliot’s distinct style of writing created from his intense use of diction and lengthy sentences that often derived from metaphors. Eliot is known to write with long sentences‚ many of which continue throughout a whole stanza. These longer sentences are typically extended metaphors or involve a metaphysical way of thinking that is portrayed frequently throughout the whole work and this is seen in “Rhapsody on a Windy Night.” “Twelve o’clock.

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    prodigy despite June’s obvious lack of musical talent. This causes June to question herself and triggers inner conflict. Tan uses metaphors‚ similes and imagery within her work to evoke many of the readers’ feelings and senses. Through figurative language Tan portrays Jing Mei “June” Woo’s character and inner conflict within The Joy Luck Club. Tan often uses metaphors to introduce character and inner conflict within Jing-Mei “June” Woo. In the following quote Tan shows the aspirations of Jing-Mei

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    life. She uses terms such as metaphors‚ similes‚ hyperboles‚ and many other assorted terms to better convey certain things in the novel. A metaphor is used to compare things‚ or as a saying. Zora Neale Hurston uses a metaphor such as “no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you – and pinched it into such a little bit of a thing that she could tie it about her granddaughter’s neck tight enough to choke her.” A literary device such as a metaphor is used constantly to emphasize

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    Alliteration The repetition of sounds makes the speech more catchy and memorable. In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No‚ no… I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Allusion By using a classic

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