The Grammardog Guide to Frankenstein by Mary Shelley All exercises use sentences from the novel. Includes over 250 multiple choice questions. About Grammardog Grammardog was founded in 2001 by Mary Jane McKinney‚ a high school English teacher and dedicated grammarian. She and other experienced English teachers in both high school and college regard grammar and style as the key to unlocking the essence of an author. Their philosophy‚ that grammar and literature are best understood when
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would say you are “like something” whereas a metaphor would say “you are something”. A metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison without using the words “like” or “as”. In “The Road Not Taken”‚ Robert Frost uses a walk in the woods as a metaphor for making a decision in life‚ a situation that readers can easily identify with‚ therefore making it easier to imagine what they are reading. An implied metaphor is a metaphor that compares two things without being obvious
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the use of metaphors‚ presenting imageries and symbols‚ using alliteration and emphasize for certain ideas and through the comparison of man and nature. The first stanza of the poem presents a conversation between the narrator and a young boy who is about to turn five years old. The child is desperate to sound older‚ "I’m rising five‚" "Not four‚" he said. The poet in this case presents a tensional on the negative part‚ "Not four‚" to reinforce the idea‚ the poet presents a metaphor‚ ’brimful of
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Literary Analysis of the poem "Hymn to the Night"‚ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ applying the "New Criticism" approach. Imagery: The imagery of the hymn is very rich and diverse. Longfellow uses a lot of personifications‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ and other literary figures to create the aesthetic atmosphere of the poem. Personification: The most widely used device of the poem is personification. The central image of the poem is the Night that is a personification of the beloved woman. Personification
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Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night The poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by poet Dylan Thomas is explaining a request of a father’s son to battle against death at war. The poet first begins by presenting readers with an example of the wise men that battle their unavoidable death‚ with knowing that they will be defeated. Good men also "rage against the dying of the light" (line 9) a suggestion that will mean the world to the father of the son. The good men fight against death in an
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and provide examples of the following literary terms: 1. Simile- A simile is a direct comparison that always contains word as or like. Examples: He is as wealthy as Bill Gate. Her personality is like a bubble in a bottle of champagne. 2. Metaphor- A metaphor is a comparison without the use of as or like. It refers to a person or object (as) being (like) another. The comparison is Implied rather than stated directly. Examples: He is a half
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even stronger than a breakup because separation cannot eliminate feelings. The writer makes use of metaphors expressing love as a feeling of mind not just heart as young readers may see it. To Shakespeare love is an immortal felling that is similar to a mark on a person’s life. This sonnet has a simple and straightforward meaning. It is short‚ yet powerful with the perfect use of metaphors. If a partner suddenly becomes aware of impediments of the relationship they should not alter their
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Islamic Azad University - Takestan Branch English Language Department Master ’s Research Proposal Entitled: The effect of Task-based Instruction and Content-based Instruction On the comprehension and Production of Existential Constructions by Iranian EFL Learners February 2012 Introduction The acquisition and appropriate use of grammatical constructions have always been one of the significant dimensions of foreign language teaching. They have always been at the center of attention in
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yet both looked at different parts of it. They each used similar language techniques but for different reasons. They both use metaphors and imagery to emphasise their points In both "Rising five" and "Piano and Drums" metaphors are used to link the surrounding with life itself. In the poem‚ "Rising five" metaphors were used to show the inevitability of death‚ for example in the lines "we look for the grave in the bed: not living rising dead"‚ this indicates how that every single second they wake
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“The Picture of Dorian Gray”. First‚ we will discuss the aims of linguo-stylistics‚ we’ll give the definitions of the word ‘style’. Second‚ we will present expressive means and stylistic devices‚ such as Metaphors‚ Metonymy‚ Simile‚ Hyperboles‚ Irony‚ etc. Third‚ we will present some examples of the types of expressive means and stylistic devices from the novel
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