some of the things that you are afraid of or have conquered. Using the following stanzas from Maya Angelou’s poem‚ rewrite your own “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” poem using the lines to the left. In your poem‚ use one example of each: alliteration‚ onomatopoeia‚ and end rhyme Your Fears: Shadows on the wall _____________________________________ Noises down the hall _____________________________________ Life doesn’t frighten me at all _____________________________________ Bad dogs barking loud
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jaguar by ted Hughes In stanza 1‚ an image of distorted nature commences. The opening line ‘the apes yawn and adore their fleas in the sun’ presents an oxymoron that evokes a sense of both boredom and decay for the reader. The aural imagery and onomatopoeia of ‘the parrots shriek’ is complemented by two similes ‘as if they were on fire’ and ‘strut like cheap tarts’ to add visual imagery‚ parrots that are acting desperately and unnaturally for attention and food In stanza 2‚ the empty cage ‘stinks
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escaped. He threw himself face downward beside the corpse. The machine gun stopped. Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face. “ Situational- The sniper’s enemy and victim turned out to be his brother. 2. Onomatopoeia “There was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head.” ¶ 5 Whizzed – a whizzing sound 3. Simile “Here and there through the city‚ machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night‚ spasmodically‚ like dogs barking on lone farms.” ¶
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that that’s just how life is‚ and that if he can move on so can you. The song titled‚ “Sad Song” by Scotty Sire seems to the occurring theme throughout his song that the littlest things can ruin your whole day. In the beginning the song has two onomatopoeias‚ “WHOOPDIE DOO!”‚ and “HAHA!”‚ they both show sarcastic excitement about life. In the third paragraph he compares himself
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images‚ Owen seeks to convince us that the horror of war far outweighs the patriotic cliches of those who glamorize war. In the first of four stanzas‚ Owen presents the death-like calm before the storm of the gas attack. Alliteration and onomatopoeia join with powerful figurative and literal images of war to produce a pitiful sense of despair. "Bent beggars"‚ "knock-kneed"‚ cough and "curse" like "hags" through "sludge." All of this compressed into just two lines! The third line places the
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sermon digression – a02 emphasises the sin people have and so makes them more afraid of dying in it . Throughout the sermon digression talk about the different types of sin and how terrible they are “ “stompe ‚ streyne‚ grynde” – power of 3 and onomatopoeia to create horror of the sin – a02 this sin at the time- a04 would incite terrible fear into an audience of dying in sin – pardoner uses this threat of death in sin to encourage them to buy pardons – aim of tale 2. “deeth” “hath a thousand slain
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Intense personal memories and reflections have always been an inspiration to poets. Explore this concept with regards to the poems that you have studied referring to three poems in detail and at least three poems from your wider reading. The theme of reflections is something frequently explored in literature. It is truly a powerful force. It can bestow courage‚ feelings of warmth‚ and even overwhelm you and this is exactly what the below six poets did by manipulating their personal and emotional
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narrator’s crimes being restricted to theft‚ the threat of violence runs through the poem. Analysis • Identify techniques • Explain how they work. • Do not simply repeat the quotation Techniques • Imagery‚ symbolism‚ word choice‚ enjambment‚ onomatopoeia‚ half-rhyme‚ internal rhyme‚ personification‚ imagery‚ simile‚ metaphor‚ repetition The narrator sees similarities between the snowman and himself: “I wanted him‚ a mate With a mind as cold as the slice of ice Within my own brain.” The personification
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this is unlike a few – if not many – people in my form who had trouble starting. This is not me. I have simply strived to string this braid of bubbling and beautiful words together. Do you not find the alliteration‚ sibilance‚ plosive sounds and onomatopoeia in the last sentence level seven worthy? I’m hard pressed to find a reason for not giving me a level seven‚ as‚ a great man like you can‚ I hope‚ see what is right in front of you – a level seven-worthy piece of writing. If can find a reason against
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The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan takes us to the world of Neftali Reyes‚ an extraordinary boy who had bigger dreams and a stronger determination than what people around him is telling otherwise. Set in the town of Temuco‚ Chile‚ Neftali was a frail and shy boy‚ and was unlike the other children who would go outside and play. He would often‚ instead‚ spend his time alone: collecting different kinds of trinkets he would consider as treasures‚ reading all kinds of books‚ even those with words which he
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