literary elements such as personification‚ simile‚ and imagery to covey the theme. Angelou uses the literary element personification to help the reader realize how you can rise above all negative words people can say to you. In the sixth stanza in Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” she says “You may shoot me with your words‚ you may cut me with your eyes‚ you may kill me with your hatefulness‚ but still‚ like air‚ I’ll rise”. These are all perfect examples of personification used at its best. You can
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would not have to make changes in their lover to make themselves happy‚ and that love cannot be taken back. The second stanza of this poem is a quatrain with a rhyme scheme of cdcd. This stanza contains assonance‚ a very clever metaphor‚ and personification in stating that love is ever-lasting and can be used as a guide in life. The words “star” and “bark” in line eight of the poem contain assonance of the “a” sound. Shakespeare uses this assonance to bring attention to the metaphor he is using‚
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Wordsworth wrote a tremendous poem called‚ “The World Is Too Much With Us” which has a much deeper meaning than what the words express. From analyzing a series of amazing elements‚ the author Wordsworth expresses his point by writing this poem with personification‚ and point of view; the audience comes to understand that people should tolerate and serve each other‚ including the environment because
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satirical account of the days in the Garden of Eden. Twain recounts the well-known tale of Genesis through a series of journal entries written by Adam and Eve; these personal accounts make for an entertaining and thought-provoking read. Twain ’s personifications of gender stereotypes are easily identified but lead the reader into a further exploration of Twain ’s deeper purpose. Twain ’s writing style explicates the paradoxical relationship between men and women. Furthermore‚ Adam and Eve ’s conflicting
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figurative language to develop an important idea. In the poems No Ordinary Sun and The Sea‚ to the Mountain‚ to the River by Hone Tuwhare‚ the poet used figurative language to develop the theme ‘destruction of environment.’ By using simile‚ personification and imagery‚ Tuwhare expresses his sadness at the careless action of men and their continual destruction of nature. The Sea‚ to the Mountain‚ to the River is about the relationship between land and men. In the poem‚ workers are building a dam
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Shakespeare made this soliquie work by using poetry‚ and personification. He used powerful language in this scene when he said “Deny thy father…” (Act II‚ Scene ii‚ Line 34). This is powerful language because disobeying your parents openly was very disrespectful in the 1500’s. Shakespeare also made this scene work by using personification when saying “Tis but thy name that is my enemy” (Act II‚ Scene ii‚ Line 38). This is personification because a name really can’t be an enemy. This scene is
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the damage done throughout the poem. The poem vividly conveys the destruction caused through the utilization of personification‚ impactful contrast‚ unique enjambment and the boldness of the final stanza. In result of incorporating these elements‚ the poet achieves to deliver the intended message to the reader. In order to create a distinct setting of the poem‚ the poet uses personification which therefore subjecifies the ‘house’. In line 6‚ the poet writes “as if the room had answered the explosion
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Men and the Elephant” John Godfrey Saxe The story “The Rose That Grew From Concrete” by Shakur is a story about a rose that has grown from the concrete as mentioned in the title‚ speaking about how a rose grew against its odds using forms of personification and metaphors throughout the story. “The Blind Men and the Elephant” by Saxe is a story about six blind Indonesian men who went to see an elephant. Each of the men encountered the elephant in different ways and believed that it was something different
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The headline of the text is “Her first ball”. The author is the Katherine Mansfield. The subject matter is one of the most important events in woman`s life. The theme is naivety‚ old generation opposite innocence and first feeling which has the young girl. Leila is so excited and terrified‚ but later‚ in the ball‚ excitement is not the only feelings she has‚ but also some other feelings. She considers that it is the beginning of everything. It seemed to her that she had never known what the night
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Cape Horn This essay is about a poem called Cape Horn‚ by Giles Dixey. I believe the message that this poem is trying to convey to us is that nature is an immensely powerful force. This poem displays the wrath of Mother Nature‚ which can be horrifically terrifying and destructive. This poem is trying to teach us to never underestimate nature. The actual poem is about a storm-battered ship‚ drifting aimlessly and helplessly‚ after suffering at the hands of Mother Nature. The ship is wandering the
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