Literary Term #9 Metaphor: A type of figurative language in which a statement is made that says that one thing is something else but‚ literally‚ it is not. In connecting one object‚ event‚ or place‚ to another‚ a metaphor can uncover new and intriguing qualities of the original thing that we may not normally notice or even consider important. Metaphoric language is used in order to realize a new and different meaning. As an effect‚ a metaphor functions primarily to increase stylistic colorfulness
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In a poem of reminiscent adolescence‚ Sharon Olds defines a young girl who has the capacity to judge adolescent emotion with the benefit of time‚ for she is now a mother herself. This definitive view of adolescent values and thought is mingled with the mystery of symbolic mathematics‚ which represents a maturity of this thought and a colorful insight into the development of a young girl as she becomes a woman. This poem also accentuates the mystery associated with the minds of the female gender‚
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E. E. Cummings’ experiences had a huge impact on his novels and plays‚ especially his first novel known as The Enormous Room‚ which was published in 1922. This novel also introduces themes Cummings uses throughout his whole career‚ such as the individual disregard of any authoritative figure or group. Even though Cummings published the book as an autobiographical novel‚ he used his satirical voice to mock the military and its actions. Cumming’s four month confinement at a French concentration camp
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The poet recalls a visit to an old couple; the old woman is helpless‚ and dying slowly. It is clear from the description that she has no quality of life. She is cared for by her husband who prays for her release from this life. Significance of the title: no definite article emphasises the universal nature of the experience Degradation of the old woman as this suggests she needs help. Simply eating to stay alive. Animal connotations. Simile – like an old horse. Useless‚ fit only to be put
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In the An Alchemy of the Mind‚ Diane Ackerman employs Metaphors‚ personification‚ and point of view‚ to reveal the thaumaturgy and wonder behind the nature of the brain. Thaumaturgy is the wonders of working miracles.she represents the brain as almost an entity that resides within us to look over our decisions and guide us.diane uses metaphors to empower this idea “the petit tyrant””a huddle of neurons” etc. This ideology alone shows that not only does the author see the brain as “them”‚ but as there
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Jessie Edmond Mrs. Jennings ENG100 1/10/13 THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED: A RESPONSE TO JOHNSON and LAKOFF’S METAPHORS WE LIVE BY (1980) Argument is war! Or at least this is what Johnson and Lakoff would have you to believe after reading their 1980 publication Metaphors We Live By. In fact‚ one should be prepared for battle any time you have a verbal argument with your employer‚ professor‚ or family member. This is because‚ according to Johnson and Lakoff‚ “The language of argument is not poetic
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The Metaphor of the Dawn in the Odyssey Throughout Odysseus’ journey‚ the metaphor of the dawn can be interpreted in relation to his journey to maturity and fulfillment in character and accomplishment. The progression of Odysseus’ development of strength and character parallels the development of day‚ from dawn to dusk. Also‚ the writer’s progressive changes in the descriptions for the Dawn are symbolic of Odysseus’ rising maturity level as the story unfolds. The epithet‚ "rosy-fingered dawn" marks
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Road Not Taken‚ Frost uses imagery‚ tone‚ and metaphors to convey that by making certain decisions will affect you for the rest of your life. Robert Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874 in San Francisco‚ California. His interest in poetry began in high school and then escalated while attending Dartmouth and Harvard colleges. Although he never earned a formal college degree‚ Frost began his poetry career by writing his first poem‚ My Butterfly‚ at 20 years old. “Frost struggled
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It is important to have metaphors in poetry because the reader can then see what the poet means and feels. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. A metaphor helps the writer create a verbal picture that helps the reader to see ideas more clearly. It helps the writer convey his or feeling more strongly. Typically‚ a metaphor asserts that one thing is another or suggests that the one acts like the other in some way. In the poem‚ Swan Song‚ the author
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philosophers to realize his theory. Immanuel Kant held that there were certain instances we could have synthetic a priory rather than strictly posteriori. Andreicut offers a nice metaphor that for Kant‚ we perceive the world as if we’re wearing blue-tinted glasses‚ and so perceive the world to be bluish. In Andreicut metaphor for Kant perspective the blue-tinted glasses present one of the categories in our mind that allow us to interpret the sense of data or the phenomena in such constructed way that
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