* Poets use similes to make such comparisons using connection words as in the sky is a patchwork of quilt. * Personification is a language that attributes human qualifications to non-human things as in the wind danced in the trees * Onomatopoeia is the use of the word those sound imitates its meaning. Ex: buzz‚ hiss‚ thud‚ and sizzle * Imagery is a descriptive language poets use to create word pictures or images. Images are enhanced by sensory language which provides details related
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English Parts of speech 2 The Simile A simile is an direct comparison that always contains the words “as” or “like” A simile compares one thing with another and in the process suggests some degree of similarly between things that are not the same. Example: The carpet felt like sandpaper under her feet (Here the carpet‚ which is usually soft‚ is being compared to sandpaper‚ which suggests that either there is something wrong with this carpet or it is uncomfortable to walk on. Identifying
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passing-bells’ for them. Furthermore‚ he is emphasizing the vast number of the dead by meaning that there wouldn’t be enough bells‚ or time to ring the bells for each soldier. The speaker continues by answering his own question with lines filled with onomatopoeia‚ personification‚ assonance‚ and alliteration: the only’ substitute for the bells are the bullets fired during war by the stuttering rifles’ and the guns’ with the monstrous anger’. This type of beginning sets out a solid foundation for the
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Owen’s use of visual and aural imagery in three of his poems’ Wilfred Owen was a famous anti-war poet from World War I. He wrote poems about his first-hand experiences during the war. Wilfred Owen uses personification‚ metaphors and similes‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration and assonance to increase the effectiveness of the messages he is trying to convey and to create a variety of visual and aural imagery. The use of these literary devices intensifies the dramatic effect of his poetry and enables the
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as symbols of war. The theme of this poem is that war affects everyone and everything. Whitman also used onomatopoeia when he writes about the instruments by using words like whirr‚ pound‚ and thump. He even uses a bit of imagery in the poem by mentioning the dead which invokes images of war cemeteries with rows upon rows of graves. Whitman just doesn’t you hear the war by using onomatopoeia‚ he makes you visualize the war with these strong images of
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COMMENTARY - REINDEER AND ENGINE This poem‚ "Reindeer and Engine" is by Josephine Jacobsen. It is set in a ’Finnish forest track’ where a reindeer is being chassed by a train. It flees from the light of the train as it ’runs’ forward trying to escape. This is a narrative poem because it tells a story from an omniscient point of view. It is written in four stanza’s each one telling a different part of the story. The first idea we come across is that of light. ’The great round eye’ in the first line
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Analytical Essay Sample INTRODUCTION – (1 paragraph) STRUCTURE 1. Opening sentences which introduce the poem‚ its author and its form.Explain why the poem is of a particular form (either a ballad or lyric poem). 2. Thesis statement: A general statement about what the poem communicates about life and life experience. 3. Signpost: briefly outline the more specific reasons for how/why the poem conveys this life experience and / or message. (Introduce the main features which will be explored
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like that of the wasps and thus starts to sympathize with them. The poet structures the poem in such a way to show the struggle of power between the wasps and the humans and ends with a climax. The choice of words and literary techniques such as onomatopoeia‚ imagery and metaphors are used to portray the power struggle between the two creatures. The poet uses some rhythmic tones such as “stranger” “danger”‚ “hum” “come” in order to give a smooth flow to the poem. However the use of punctuations is
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how filthy and grubby nature can be describing the sight‚ smell‚ sound‚ and touch. All of them bring out another grueling picture in the mind. Heaney uses onomatopoeia to appeal to the sound part of the senses. Words like slap‚ pop‚ slobber‚ farting‚ and croaked illustrates the realism of how the flax-dam is. The use of using onomatopoeia is to describe the nature and the surroundings‚ and to show the uncertainty that is going through the boy’s mind in the second stanza. Sibilant sounds are also
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For example‚ the Majors are described as "scarlet‚" while their faces are said to be "Puffy and petulant." Some of the verbs he chooses are also interesting. He writes about the majors " Guzzling and gulping." Here onomatopoeia is used to add to the effectiveness of the image. Onomatopoeia is also found on the last line of the poem when we are told that the Majors "toddle" home.
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