The use of metaphor in poetry is one of the most important aspects of poetic style that must be mastered. Metaphor can be described as figure of speech in which a thing is referred to as being something that it resembles. For example‚ a fierce person can be referred to as a tiger. Another example of a metaphor would be the description of a person who was uncommunicative as being as "silent as stone". The word stone is an image that is used to explain the intense silence of the person. In this way
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Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most prominent writers of the early twentieth century. He based a majority of his writings on World War II‚ which he took part in. In his book “Slaughter House 5”‚ Vonnegut effectively uses his techniques of characterization‚ symbolism‚ and theme to establish the major themes of the novel. Vonnegut constantly uses characterization throughout his novel. Vonnegut described one of his characters Billy Pilgrim as “...like a rock” (Vonnegut 8). He says this to show how
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While some people may think that an author does not use any sort of elements of poetry to write‚ they actually do use it more than we all know. They tend to exaggerate a lot when writing‚ making things seem “bigger” and more important. They also use metaphors to compare things to other things totally unlike them. They also use rhyming to its full capability to get their points acrossed. They use rhyme schemes in couplets to get their points across. When an author is writing about something or
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In “The Language of Fisherman” the author Thoams Edison is influenced by his foster father Joe Tacky‚ who gave him the opportunity to experience his culture as an Obijway by bringing him near the sea and nature. A person who has an influence upon my identity is Miss Hana‚ my kindergarten teacher. She was extremely caring‚ loving‚ and understanding toward my classmates and I. Never yelled or mistreated us and always gave us many lessons about life. For instance‚ she refrained us from judging other
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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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I thought the poem was an excellent poem to demonstrate how important other people can be in your life. The way Walt Whitman worded the poem it brings to life this statement‚ " Exult O shores‚ and ring O bells! But I with mournful tread‚ Walk the deck my Captain lies‚ Fallen cold and dead." I believe this to be the strongest point to what I said. It shows just how much the man cared for and loved his captain‚ he didn’t celebrate with the others‚ he didn’t rejoice‚ he only mourned the loss of his
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elements like similie‚ metaphor‚ and personoification to describe the hardship of African americans during this renaissance. When the author uses metaphors for the first part of the poem‚ he uses lines such as‚ “she feeds me bread of bitterness” and “sinks into my throat her tigers tooth stealing my breath of life” to convey how America is trying to slowly kill him by taking his breath away. This is one example of how America treated mckay. ` The second element used in this poem‚ similies‚ is used
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EPICAC is a short story which is written by Kurt Vonnegut and published in his book ¨Welcome to the Monkey House¨ (1968). This book is a collection of short stories with different themes from war-time epics to futuristic thrillers. This story was first published before in 1950 for Collier’s Weekly. Kurt Vonnegut (1992-2007) is considered one of the most influential American novelists of the twentieth century. Some of his most important
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01 June 2013 Analysis of a Poem What does it take for a man to find his self-worth and what happens when he achieves it? Self-worth is defined as the sense of one’s own value or worth as a person. The “Fisherman” written by Kurt Brown is a direct metaphor of life and all the successes and failures that may come about. Browns story of a fisherman is a true testament of a man spending his days searching for a greater sense of self-worth. As the poem begins‚ Brown sets the tone writing‚ “A man
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behind it started to thin out and patches of blue Rosamond Lehman uses many of the ’fabric’ metaphors so we get to see how the mist looks‚ which is in turn‚ describes the mist/fog much better. "Lentil‚ saffron and fawn left behind." The words Lentil‚ saffron and fawn are all brown‚ orangy earthy colours describing London as she leaves it behind. London is all very built up and the the buildings are all very brown and dreary (linking back to lentil) "…but then the woollen day clarified…" ‚ the word ’woollen’
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