One of the things that makes Shakespeare’s writing so famous is all of the literary devices he adds in. One of the many devices found is found Act 2 scene 2. At this point in the play‚ Macbeth has just killed King Duncan and is talking to his wife‚ Lady Macbeth about it. Macbeth is very paranoid and freaking out because he suddenly hears a strange knocking‚ but his hands are still covered in blood. This is where a hyperbole comes in and Macbeth says “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
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be content. The daffodils mean that he likes nature and has a positive attitude toward nature because his happy place would not be something in nature if he didn’t enjoy nature. To emphasize his feelings‚ Wordsworth uses many poetic devices. Two of the poetic devices that he uses are imagery and rhyme. ! In the poem‚ Wordsworth conveys his happiness towards nature by using imagery and rhyme in his writing. The serene‚ beautiful place that he builds in the readers mind shows that he has a
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Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices Allusion An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference Generally a figure of speech making reference to a known place‚ event‚ literary work Example: an allusion to Shakespeare‚ “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Synonyms: hint‚ reference‚ innuendo‚ insinuation Cliché A worn out expression that takes place of an original thought; a phrase or expression that is overused or
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March 18‚ 2017 3208 Phan - Part One Research Paper In the poem “Dreams‚” Langston Hughes argues that in order to confront an injustice such as racism people must continue dreaming to gain strength to fight for the greater good. Hughes uses the literary device metaphor to help reveal the theme by showing the reader how life without dreams is weak and depressing. According to the text‚ "Life is a broken-winged bird / that cannot fly (Hughes 3-4)." This puts into perspective that if dreams aren’t existing
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we see the emergence of who people think of as Malcolm X today. He was an intelligent‚ black‚ Muslim man that influenced the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. The literary techniques that Malcolm X uses in “Learning to Read” are imagery‚ tone‚ and diction to explore his self-transformation by books. The first of the three devices that are shown in the essay is imagery. His imagery makes it very easy to connect with his story‚ and put yourself in his shoes. Early in the essay‚ he talks about his
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In Smash Mouth’s “All Starts‚” a loser recalls others doubting his competence and intelligence. Then‚ he talks about a sequence of random descriptions of his life; being annoyed with rules‚ starting something new with enthusiasm‚ having a hedonistic philosophy. These presumably occurred in the persona’s adolescence as he sounds immature compared to when he later encourages listeners with confidence. For example‚ he advises to take the “back streets” since we’ll never know that we’ll be successful
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Literary Devices in “The Great Gatsby” Personification- where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed with human self-awareness; where human thoughts‚ actions‚ perceptions and emotions are directly attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. Fitzgerald uses personification to set a sense of allure and mister y in the book‚ giving it a more mysterious tone. He also uses personification to enhance the qualities of a character and give them more depth‚ and in this
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helped him understand that he in fact was incorrect and slowly but surely‚ he develops maturity. Moreover‚ this passage was the reason he later went on to many places such as the church where he never dreamed he would go there again. Detail: Literary devices in this passage are introduced with sarcasm which happens to include a bit of foreshadowing as well. It is clear for the reader what Thomas meant when he said “would I be here if she wasn’t?” Likewise‚ there are plenty of instances where imagery
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Literary Devices in Oedipus Rex Dramatic Irony: For example‚ when Creon tells Oedipus about the god’s curse on Thebes‚ Oedipus puts his own curse on the murderer of Laius‚ not knowing it was he who killed Laius (Sophocles‚ 14). Throughout the book‚ Oedipus learns things that the audience would have already known‚ like when Oedipus discovers who his parents really are. Verbal Irony: “I pray that the man’s life be consumed in evil and wretchedness” – Oedipus (Sophocles 14) Oedipus demands that the
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understanding of this novel‚ she does not intend to aim for a particular audience but rather gives a personal anecdote on her life as a recount. She employs both figurative and literal language devices to convey her thoughts and feelings as lively as possible to readers. The author’s use of variety of literary devices helps to deliver her agonising experience within the situation. She uses onomatopoeia and alliteration such as ‘hastily’ and ‘[no time to] loiter and linger’ to arouse a sense of desperation
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