fighting. He believed that our nation was falling apart and war needed to be no more and so he gave his speech.in his case war should not be a fight to win but an argument unforgotten. Lincoln’s speech was more based around repetition more so than personification. As he spoke he used phrases like “All dreaded it‚ all sought to avert it” which represent how he say people didn’t want war and though they knew it was coming. Also he uses “neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which
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destruction of buildings‚ to the massive fires that blazed through the city. Even the people as they gracefully leave the city‚ exiled by the destruction of the earthquake‚ with little grief or despair to be showed. He uses great detail as well as personification‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ irony‚ and hyperbole as he describes his encounter on that day. He begins by describing the thousands of dollars in damages of chimneys and walls that the actual earthquake caused‚ but focuses on the unknown hundreds of
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compose and one of the most inspirational to read. Donne uses personification‚ metaphor and rhetorical question to demonstrate the deep personal meaning of the poem. Donne writes passionately about his feelings towards death. Donne has decided to include these three literary devices in his poem to create a more dramatic effect for his readers. The first literary device to catch the reader’s attention is personification. Personification is the most important and powerful poetic device used in the
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lays out a peaceful scene. The repeated ’s’ sounds and the commas in between slows the reader’s mind to the tempo of the poem. Personification is used alongside poetic devices to keep the rhyming scheme. Walking the night in silver slippers gives the poem an elegant and graceful touch. In the second couplet‚ the moon starts to cast it silver touch on the trees. Personification‚ in peers and sees‚ is carefully chosen so that
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Nothing is perfect like in the song “Every Rose Has it’s Thorns” by Poison and it say that everything good can cause pain. Good things have downsides because nothing is perfect. Poison uses simile to create the song and setup the theme. In the song he uses”like” to say that every good thing has a downside and it could cause pain. “Just like every night has it’s dawn”(Poison). This part of the song says that everything has a flip side. It could mean that someone had a bad night but they can start
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In the poems “women” ‚”Good books” and “I am glass” they all use strong imagery ‚vivid words‚ personification and other figurative language to paint a picture on how the author was thinking when she wrote the poems. The way everything is explained shows a clear representation in your mind to understand what is being talked about. You can also tell that the author has a joy for writing because Giovanni writes there is a passion and her poems always have to be read between the lines. In “good books”
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The passage that begins with‚ “Never shall I forget…” in the book Night by Elie Wiesel follows after Eliezer witnesses innocent children being tossed into the flames of the crematorium. This passage is written like a poem or a lament and employs multiple literary techniques to emphasize its meaning and tone. The most prominent literary technique that Elie Wiesel uses in this passage is anaphora. Anaphora is when a word or phrase is used repetitively at the beginning of clauses that follow one another
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Rough draft "During Wind and Rain" by Thomas Hardy No matter how happy life can be‚ death awaits all. In the poem “During Wind and Rain”‚ the author‚ Thomas Hardy‚ emphasizes his growing thoughts about death through the use of alliteration‚ personification‚ and punctuation. With these devices Hardy creates the main point of death awaits all. In the poem Hardy also uses Imagery to convey a sense of gloom. The most striking image of death is found in the alliteration‚ “rotten rose is ripped”. The
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potential limitations of new technologies. The techniques used to develop the house for a particular purpose is: personification and actions. The first technique used to develop the house is for a particular purpose is personification. Bradbury uses personification throughout the story‚ which helps readers gain an insight on the houses personality. An example of this personification in the story is when the house “quivered at each sound”. This leads the reader to believe that the house is alive
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Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf) and Female personification (Tellus) were represent of the goddess and they came from different periods. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria‚ discovered by archaeologist Joseph Szomabathy and dated in ca. 28‚000 - 25‚000 BCE. She is really tiny‚ she just height about 412 inches and the carved from limestone. Tellus is a very good work of the artist name Ara Pacis Augustus‚ It was found in Rome‚ Italy‚ dated in 13-9 BCE‚ Marble‚ and high 5’3”. It is the procession
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