Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ ‘Whiteness I Remember’‚ and Ted Hughes’s poem‚ ‘Sam’‚ are two poems which describe an experience of Plath’s when she was a student at Cambridge. She was out on her first ride when the horse she had hired the normally-placid Sam‚ bolted. Although Ted Hughes’s is describing the experience he uses insinuations throughout the poem to let out his perception of his marriage with Sylvia Plath‚ hence infuriating‚ the conflict in perspective between the two poems. The ideas of ‘conflicting
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cattle‚ Rattle-rattle‚ rattle-rattle‚ Bing. Boomlay‚ boomlay‚ boomlay‚ Boom… “The Congo” expressed a revolutionary aesthetic of sound for sound’s sake. It imitates the pounding of the drums in the rhythms and the exemplification of drumming onomatopoeia. At parts‚ the poem ceases to use conventional words when representing the chants of Congo’s indigenous people‚ relying just on sound alone. The measured mix of sounds and rhythm laid the foundations for sound poetry later in the century.[citation
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that describes something by comparing it to something else. Figurative language goes beyond the literal meaning of words to describe or explain a subject. There are many types of figurative language‚ including similes‚ metaphors‚ alliteration‚ onomatopoeia‚ imagery‚ personification‚ and hyperbole. Authors use figurative language to help the reader see beyond the written words on the page and to visualize what is going on in the story or poem. You are using figurative language when writing goes
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beginning of industrialism. The subject of innocence can be seen throughout this poem because of the slavery which occurred. With the slavery of children came the loss of their innocence. English - Chimney Sweeper Style (techniques) Onomatopoeia: Use this technique in words like “weep!” and repeatedly to help depict the situation which it is describing. Rhyme: In the form of AABB‚ the rhyme in this poem works together with enjambment to help the poem flow smoothly. Foreshadowing:
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with really good ones but I’m not saying mine’s not. To be honest‚ I think mine was simple and superb. (Hehe‚ a little overconfident‚ maybe) The next lesson we had learned was about the poetic devices used in songs and poem. A few examples are onomatopoeia‚ simile and assonance. From an old Malay folk song‚ Rindu Merindu‚ we managed to observe and to analyse the usage of the poetic devices that we have learned. That’s not all. Madam Diana had also given us the task to observe the words and the tone
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participating in war is an immense waste of the youthful life of the soldiers‚ and that war destroys the honor and dignity of the soldier because of human conflict. In the quote “ Only the stuttering rifle rapid rattle” personification‚ alliteration and onomatopoeia combine as methods to make war seem more brutal‚ violent and cruel. Furthermore in the poem ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ conscripting in the military can lead to human conflict and eventually death. The quote “calling them from sad shires” alliteration
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poetry Whitman created. This poem uses repetition as each stanza starts with the line “Beat! beat! drums! -- blow! Bugles! Blow!”(1). This line is repeated throughout the poem to emphasize the idea of the war and how important it was. The poem uses onomatopoeia to describe the sound of the drums‚ words such as “thump‚” and “pound”. The poem also uses personification to describe certain sceneries an example would be “Into the solemn church‚ and scatter the congregation‚”(3). All of those allow the reader
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seriousness‚ distant‚ emotional attributions and the contribution of a negative/aggressive diction. During this story Guy de Maupassant uses several different literary techniques to help express his views and to help explain and tell the story. Onomatopoeia that make the literal sound.“All day long and all night long the dog howled.” Imagery creating a visual description if mental images‚ figures or likenesses of things: “Paolo Saverini’s widow lived alone with her son in a poor little house on
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I work in a Dual language classroom as IT in Kindergarten class (Instructional Teacher)‚ and I have to say it is a pleasing environment. A Two languages classroom environment is set of detailed language‚ and cultural tools. The purpose of two languages in a classroom environment is to appreciate‚ welcome‚ and identify the student’s distinctive faculties. What they comprehend‚ and what they need to acquire. Instructors of dual language elementary school environments distinguish that children connect
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Sometimes‚ writing is all about the mystery of words and language. For example‚ my favorite poet‚ Yun Dong-ju‚ wrote a beautiful poem about him listening to crickets crying in the black night. This poem‚ though lack of political purpose‚ uses onomatopoeia‚ which is an especially noticeable language feature in Korean‚ creating peaceful and slightly melancholy atmosphere. Even if it doesn’t have any political purposes‚ readers and engage with this poem and feel the atmosphere of the scene‚ indulged
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