used metaphors‚ similes and personifications to enhance this poem. A personification in this poem that stands out is “The brown air fumes at the shop windows‚ tries the door and sidles past.” (stanza 1‚ line 3 & 4) The brown air is the heavily contaminated air‚ trying to infect our body with the poison that it contains. The air seems as though it is the enemy to our human body‚ and we create barriers‚ such as doors and windows‚ to protect us from the air. MacCaig uses interesting metaphors throughout
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narration to be objective‚ but also there is the 1st person narration in represented speech. The extract is written in emotional and ironical key. The type of narration can be described as an account of events‚ there are a lot of descriptions‚ for example description of the cinema in the beginning of the exract. There are some dialogs‚ but inner monologs prevail and a bit of portraiture. The exposition begins when Rosa and Andrew come to the cinema. Here the author uses simile – “carpet of some green
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irreverent to us and that Mr Bleaney is not of much importance. The lacking of strong syllables in the title makes it sound monotonous giving the impression of boredom‚ of a life lacking excitement. I truly thought that taught the poem was a big metaphor of Mr Bleaney’s life. The way the room was described did not really make a good impression on me because it showed how rough and lonely it must have been for any human being to live there. E.g. Larkin used words like littered and upright. Larkin
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Development of a Character with the Use of Figurative Language Throughout the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ author Zora Neale Hurston is able to go into great detail using various forms of figurative language. With the use of assorted metaphors and symbols‚ she is able to express the feelings and emotions of Janie‚ the main character. Zora Neale Hurston uses figurative language in Their Eyes Were Watching God to develop Janie’s character and love life over time. Janie’s hair is used as
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Having studied the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop as part of my Leaving Cert course I would very much agree that her poetry gives us a deep insight into both her own life and life in general. Bishop is a very personal poet‚ who is extremely passionate about her work. Her coloured childhood features regularly throughout. Bishop‚ unlike many poets‚ refuses to write about any random topic or issue. She will only write about something that she is truly passionate about. Having studied an array of her
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Tom Brennan Speech. How has the prescribed text you have studied conveyed how knowledge attitudes and beliefs of characters have been affected by the transition of going ‘Into the World’? How would you and your family cope with a major tragedy? Would you be bitter‚ argue or cling together? And most importantly how would you even begin to move on with your life? Throughout the book ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’‚ each character deals with the tragedy in many different ways. Tom becomes depressed and
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them because I dont walk on stairs. My feet stick to the wood. The abrupt and broken sentences enlarge the characteristics of the protagonist‚ for example‚ such metaphors and similes: water falling from upstairs‚ the ground it sucked up the water like thirsty lips. It drank too much and it got sick and runny brown (about the rain) as well as the metaphors: goldness in the upstairs (about the sun)‚ little mother and little father (about children)‚ The big machine swallows them and rolls out past and
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symbol and the use of analogy to express human understandings of God The use of symbol to express human understandings of God is useful because it can hold a deeper meaning than can be described using words. The Christian symbol of the crucifix for example‚ reminds people of Jesus’ death on the cross‚ but the deeper meaning that can be gotten from this is the idea of Jesus’ as a sacrifice he made for our sins. Much language‚ both religious and non-religious is symbolic in the sense of being figurative
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Tea Garden. Douglas effectively employs a profusion of techniques including metaphors‚ similes‚ extended metaphor‚ and imagery to show the animalistic nature of men when beguiled by a ‘white stone’. The poem’s subtext is the ugliness of physical attraction that has been warped by lust for filthy lucre. The Egyptian Tea Garden portrays the sometimes cruel and heartless nature of human desire. It uses an extended metaphor comparing the wealthy‚ powerful men beguiled by a beautiful woman sensually
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Poetry Explication of Charle’s Simic’s “Butcher Shop” When people think of poetry‚ their brain signals metaphors‚ similes‚ rhyme schemes‚ and hidden concepts wrapped around the poet’s figurative language. This allows the reader to think perspicuously. One thing that stood out in Charles Simic’s “Butcher Shop” was his usage of similes‚ imagery‚ and shift of pronouns. Stanzas one and three exemplify the general theme of darkness‚ while stanza two creates a gruesome image; finally‚ the last stanza
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