wild birds. Simile: compares Flicks hands with birds Onomatopoeia: verbs that sound similar to the actual sound the action word represents. 19 He never learned a trade‚ he just sells gas‚ He didn’t think of the future‚ he just focused on the present. 20 Checks oil‚ and changes flats. Once in a while‚ Alliteration: helps emphasize the monotony of his work‚ always the same. 21 As a gag‚ he dribbles an inner tube‚ Onomatopoeia 22 But most of us remember anyway. 23 His hands
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s poem‚ “The Bells‚” he uses word choice and sound devices that reflect the individual‚ suggesting that people interpret their surroundings based on their mood. In the first stanza of “The Bells”‚ the use of alliteration causes the individual to experience delight. Poe writes about silver bells whose sound can cause a merry mood. The bells tinkle while the stars in the sky shine “With a crystalline delight” (Poe). The alliteration of the words crystalline and delight gives off
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some of his songs. 5.What does “program music” do? Program music is instrumental music that helps tell a story with episodes or reveals facets of a character. Part II Questions 1.Find an example of onomatopoeia in "Dream Boogie" and another in "The Weary Blues." An example of onomatopoeia in Dream Boogie is pop and another in The Weary Blues is thump. 2.Find an example of assonance in "Dream Boogie" and another in "The Weary Blues." An example of assonance in Dream boogie is pop‚ re-bop
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Compare how poets present World War 1 in ‘Mametz Wood’ and one other poem you studied Sheers wrote ‘Mametz Wood’‚ reflecting on the death and remains of solders in World War One contrasted to Hughes who wrote’ Bayonet Charge’ after war but set it during war‚ presenting the uncertainty of the soldiers. Having the two poems set in different times‚ contrasts how World War 1 is presented both during and after. Bayonet Charge has many examples of similes to give vivid detail to the reader‚ helping
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give an actual picture of the office machines actually performing their functions. And also through the operation of the office equipment attached to the speaker showing her only purpose in life. Sounds are important in “The Secretary Chant as onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ and the descriptions that show the speaker little by little becoming more mechanized until filed away for another day. Updike also uses personification to make the “Player Piano” come alive. Through rhyme‚ alliteration‚ consonance
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was to expose the true horrors of World War II and to challenge the romanticized view of war that poets such as Rupert Brooke held. To achieve this‚ Owen used familiar imagery techniques of similes and personification‚ and sound devices such as onomatopoeia and alliteration. In Dulce et Decorum est.‚ Owen used the techniques of similes‚ ”Bent double like baggers under sacks‚” he wrote‚ likening young‚ normally healthy men to old beggars tying to keep warm under sacks. This comparison of these young
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THE BELL *Assessment of the Poem: Some critics regard the poem as masterly; other critics regard it as shallow and sing-song. The latter critics–including many 20th and 21st Century poets–tend to eschew rhyming poetry because of its emphasis on form and musicality over substance. It is true that the "The Bells" is highly musical‚ in keeping with Poe’s belief that a poem should appeal to the ear. The Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote a symphony based on the poem. It contains four movements
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attitude or the youths and people who are watching the crime. The poet has not made an appearance in the poem as he shows no emotion‚ but he makes the reader feel‚ through his description of the photos that are captured by his use of metaphors‚ onomatopoeia and repetition‚ that they are witnessing the crime. The first stanza has a theme of loss‚ which is slowly released throughout the poem as the poet begins to describe the foreground and introduces the reader to the incident: “Ragged diamond”
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worked like a little hero by her side’’ | Shows that even the little kids are working as hard as her | Personification | ‘’drops of sooty… her forehead’’ | Emphasises that she works so hard until her sweat drops look like they’re standing up. | Onomatopoeia | ‘’Bung! The crows leave..’’ | Represents the sound of a gun | Irony | ‘’she loves her children‚ but has…harsh to them’’ | Gives the effect of her being those strong women type and doesn’t show affection. | Imagery | ‘’He is not… hair will
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Harald was not sitting on his rump doing nothing”. Roald uses the colloquial term ‘rump’ instead of the formal word bottom or behind. This gives us the impression that Roald is talking to us in a more humorous and light hearted manner. Roald’s onomatopoeia techniques make the text much more memorable for the reader. For example Dahl’s use of “Ow! Ouch! Ouch!” on page 48 is to imitate the sounds of poor little boy Twaites being beaten by a cane‚ which invokes sympathy in the reader. It also provides
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