ever grow. I found this poem compelling because it can relate to all people. All people dream and all people have felt the pain of losing something you’ve dreamed of. Another thing that made it compelling was Hughes’s use of good metaphors. I can visualize his metaphors‚ like the broken-winged bird‚ and make the comparison to dreams. In general‚ I like the feel and rhythm of his poems‚ and thats why I chose it.
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et A silhouette is defined as a "dark image outlined against a lighter background." this title is perfect for the lifeless world described in Pauline Johnson’s poem‚ Silhouette. The silhouette is used as a metaphor for the decay of the chief. As the Chiefs surroundings decay and fall apart around him. The chief is slowly consumed by the loss of the land and his people. As the land begins to evaporate around him he becomes the "dark shadow-like shape" that once the leader of his tribe. In silhouette
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everything seemed to be “quiet” and “orderly” in the beginning of the lesson Speed knew that the children would try to rag him and he was very excited about it. The Speed’s nervousness is highlighted by the use of the hyperbolic simile and hyperbolic metaphor in the following sentence: “Speed felt rather as if he were sitting on a powder-magazine‚ and there was a sense in which he was eager for the storm to break.” Not only this but also the constant repetition of the time (“at five to seven”‚ “at five
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novel‚ ‘Of mice and Men’‚ John Steinbeck uses allegory to represent different themes and messages. An allegory is a story‚ poem or a picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. While reading Steinbeck’s book I noticed different metaphors such as the usage of animals and Curley’s wife. Throughout the whole book the reader can notice many animals mentioned such as rabbits‚ mice‚ the puppy and the old dog. Curley’s wife is also a sort of symbol. She represents the way in which the women
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LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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Great Scarf of Birds John Updike uses thought provoking metaphors with brilliant imagery to lead the reader through his feelings to his complaint of being unloved. Opening with brilliant‚ entrancing imagery that describes the distinctions of fall‚ Updike uses a comparison of red apples caught like red fish‚ revealing a sense of entrapment felt by the reader. This contrast also shows how he sees that the apple’s fate is dependent of the branch‚ parallel to the fishes fate and perhaps his own. The
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connotation- Associations and implications that go beyond the written word. denotation- The dictionary definition of a word. forshadowing- Use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story. hyperbole- A bold‚ exaggerated statement. metaphor- Comparison between like things without using like or as. oxymoron- A paradox in which two contradictory or opposite words are used together. personification- Animals‚ ideas‚ and inatimate objects are given human characteristics‚ abilities‚ or
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Marge Piercy conveys the theme through metaphors‚ similes‚ and imagery. Throughout the poem‚ Marge Piercy uses metaphors to help teach her message. “They seem to become natives of that element‚ black sleek heads of seals” (5-6) states than anyone can become used to working vigorously and doing their best-- like seals become used to swimming gracefully in the ocean. In saying
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struggles in their relationship and progress. With Barry and Moria’s father daughter relationship‚ they too are unbalanced. In the short story "Saturday Climbing" by W.D Valgardson‚ the author creates meaning through text by using symbols and metaphors to reveal the temporary unstable relationship that Barry and Moria are engaged in. Thus‚ the reconciliation towards the end of the short story. W.D Valgardson uses many different techniques but most importantly uses the image of the cliff to show
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perfect scene Dickenson has planned. As always‚ Death is unpredictable and unable to be scheduled or planned by a mortal. Dickinson’s description of the setting is limited. She only stresses “In the room‚” but her excessive use of similes and metaphors helps the readers to conjure up the picture of the deathbed scene: “The stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air— Between the Heaves of Storm—” The room quiets as the narrator and the mourners are waiting for the last breath of
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