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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and techniques have changed as time progresses‚ authors have wrote about the same hardships in their work while still adding their own unique voices. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath and Stoner by John Williams‚ each author explores social expectations of women in post-war America illustrating the influences on literature and its audience. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath‚ she demonstrates a first person point of view on what it is like to be held to the expectations of childbirth in 1959. This
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his children that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. The metaphor is only stated a couple of times‚ but the meaning is relevant throughout the book. As the story progresses‚ it’s easier to understand what that meaning is. So‚ what is it and why is it used? “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their hearts out for us.” Miss Maudie explained this to Scout when she asked what her father meant by the metaphor. Mockingbirds are innocent and beautiful things; they do
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Kaitlyn Truong Period 4 Literary Device Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech in which there is a comparison between two things or object that are contradictory or different but have a common characteristic. Is similar to a simile but is a hidden comparison because a metaphor doesn’t use the words "like" or "as" like a simile does. Example: " My mother gets very hysterical. She’s not too bad after she gets something thoroughly digested‚ though." (The Catcher in the Rye 51 Function: When Holden
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were obvious points in the storyline of the Wizard of Oz where characters seem to be “blown off course”‚ a reader can understand that her last name was a metaphor. In the story‚ Miss Gulch threatens to put Toto to sleep because Toto chased her cat. Because of this motive‚ Dorothy casts Miss Gulch as the Wicked Witch of the West. The metaphor is used in the movie to show that Miss Gulch had thrown Dorothy onto a different path in the odyssey. Additionally‚ Dorothy achieved a greater will to defeat
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The Power of Language: An Analysis of Symbols and Metaphors in “Scorched” Language is much more than just a means of communication. It is an important part of our culture‚ and it is necessary for freedom of expression. It is one of the most important parts of our being. “Scorched” is a play by the Lebanese writer Wajdi Mouawad. Upon the death of Nawal‚ her twin children
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get more addicted to cigarettes and changes his whole life s he can adjust himself to make the accessibility of cigarettes easier. Many people who become addicted to cigarettes change their life styles to accommodate their needs. By incorporating‚ similes‚ personification and satire; Sedaris hyperbolizes the idea of being addicted to cigarettes changes the way someone runs their life. Sedaris recalls memories of his addiction to cigarettes and how it all began. He uses many rhetorical elements to
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literary critic and theorist‚ provides a brief summary stating the preference for the metaphor over metonymy by aligning analogy with necessity and contiguity with chance. According to him‚ “’the element of truth’ is the product of a purely rhetorical and ultimately metonymical‚ sleight of hand‚ therefore over turning the traditional hierarchy and deconstructing the very basis for the seductiveness and privilege of metaphor.” Barbara Johnson pays keen and strict attention to a specific passage in her critique
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In “We grow accustomed to the Dark‚” Emily Dickinson uses eloquent metaphors‚ obsidian imagery‚ and repetitious structure to explain how when you “learn to see” the bad events in your life can get a little better. After reading the whole poem‚ the eloquent metaphors used by Emily Dickinson can be better brought to light in order to help explain her point of view. Throughout this poem‚ she uses dark as a metaphor which explains why it is always capitalized. Once the importance is recognized‚ a reader
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In Ray Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ the main character is an individual Montag seeks pleasure in his job as a book burner. Through imagery‚ metaphors‚ symbolism‚ and personification‚ Ray Bradbury conveys that Montag is a man who has a sense of adoration towards his job. Ray Bradbury uses figures of speech such as imagery and metaphors to express how Montag is an impassioned man. Bradbury says that it was a “pleasure” for Mantag to “see things” he burns to be “blackened and changed.” The
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