describes the bad conditions in which people in Africa are living. In Warsan Shire’s “Home” (2015) and Dennis Brutus “Nightsong: city: (1694)‚ both poets employs personification‚ metaphor‚ and simile to illustrate that home is not always a safe place. There is always something that will make you leave home. Both poets uses personification to give a human characteristic to a non human objects in their
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artillery bombardment. One of the techniques that Owen uses in this paragraph is personification‚ in the first line. He writes "the merciless east winds that knife us". This helps to show the pain that the wind was causing to the men‚ and comparing it to the pain that would be caused if it was a knife that was being stabbed into them. In this sentence‚ a knife isn’t really ’knifing’ them‚ so this shows that personification is used. Also in Verse One‚ consonance is also used. He writes "worried by silence
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magnificant job of creating this descriptive piece using the techniques of personification ‚ descriptive language and the exposition of the short story . these techiniques are closely linked together to create the suspen in story . these narrative conventions used by Hunter helps create a story that is sensationally suspenseful. One of the important techiniques present in this short story is personification .personification is used extensively in the short story to help create realist suspense
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Killian Hour 3 I chose the poem “The Labyrinth” by Robert P. Baird. Robert P. Baird is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago‚ and lives in Seattle. His poem‚ “The Labyrinth”‚ has three poetic devices; alliteration‚ consonance‚ and personification. Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables. There are many examples of alliteration in “The Labyrinth”. In the first stanza‚ “Torn turned and tattered” and “Bowed burned and battered”
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ENGLISH-GRADE 7 L.C. Identify figures of speech that show comparison (simile‚metaphor‚personification) I.Objectives At the end of 60-minute period the students will be able to: 1. identify simile‚ metaphor‚ and personification; 2. cooperate in identifying the following figurative language and ; 3. write figures of speech sentences. II.Subject Matter Topic: Figures of Speech (Simile‚Metaphor‚Personification) Concept: A figure of speech is figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase
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like hyperbole‚ synecdoche‚ puns‚ and personification are also figures of speech. Though devices are frequently used in language‚ they are also conveyed through the use of music‚ dance‚ or movement. This helps one become more engaged and drawn to the performance. In the play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’‚ many literary devices are used; critical through the art and literature. One of the literary devices used in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is personification. Personification is used to express abstract ideas
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able to do or what he didnt do and could have done. In the passage‚ personification is being used constantly. In this context‚ personification is mainly used to show the physical results of the fall. Examples of personification used to show this are: ...Pain flooded down... and My knee exploded. Is a clear example of how personification is being used to illustrate the damage that has been done to his knee. The personification in the passage is used to give the reader an idea of how it must have
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similes and metaphors to bring life to his story. Similes are used by Bradbury throughout his story. He uses similes to help the reader paint a picture in their mind. Some others believe that it is actually personification to give life to his story and not similes and metaphors. Personification helps bring the reader to the children’s perspective. Ray Bradbury uses metaphors to bring his story to life. Ray Bradbury features many similes and metaphors to give life to his tale. Ray Bradbury features
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Wordsworth’s feelings. The next line begins with the word “dull” which uses syntax‚ as the poet created an odd rearrangement of words in order for “dull” to be stressed when read out‚ which signifies its meaning. Wordsworth then uses examples of personification and simile. “The City now doth‚ like a garment‚ wear the beauty
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In Ray Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ the main character is an individual Montag seeks pleasure in his job as a book burner. Through imagery‚ metaphors‚ symbolism‚ and personification‚ Ray Bradbury conveys that Montag is a man who has a sense of adoration towards his job. Ray Bradbury uses figures of speech such as imagery and metaphors to express how Montag is an impassioned man. Bradbury says that it was a “pleasure” for Mantag to “see things” he burns to be “blackened and changed.” The
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