Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees. (1-4) August 6‚ 1930: “They got me up to the tree and they got a rope and they put it around my neck. And they began to push me under the tree. And that’s when I prayed to God. I said‚ ’Lord have mercy‚ forgive me my sins.’ I was ready to die.” This what James Cameron was saying when he was going to be the next victim of the Indiana
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DATE: 9 December 2014 CLASS: 2H SEC 1 LITERATURE 2014 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK TASK IN 5 STAGES: 1 CHOOSE a song with English lyrics that use at least TWO literary techniques from the six elements we have learnt‚ namely simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ rhyme‚ alliteration or onomatopoeia. Here are some examples you may choose: 1. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 2. “100 Years” by Five for Fighting 3. “Swallowed in the Sea” by Coldplay 4. “Diamonds” by Rihanna 5. “I Am A
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and feel attached to it. It also helps one appreciate that nature has a connection to heavenly forces and God‚ and that when you see and have experienced nature‚ you will never want to leave it behind. “Fern Hill” contains much imagery‚ many personifications and symbols to bring out the vibrancy of nature depicted on the farm and it’s relation with the speaker in this poem. The poem‚ “Fern Hill” contains an abundance of imagery used to help depict the significance of nature in our lives. One specific
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In the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards‚ there is a usage of rhetorical devices including imagery‚ alliteration‚ and personification to create an impacting scene for the audience to obey and follow the path of Christ. He engages with his audience through rhetorical devices and registers the repercussions in relation with an angry god and being doomed to hell. In the sermon‚ Edwards applies an imagery into his speech. For example‚ he claims that "Their case is past
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The “Veldt” written By Ray Bradbury has many craft moves. The craft moves that are most commonly used in the story and the ones that draw the reader in are dialogue‚ similes‚ and personification. These are all shown when the house that has a nursery in it makes the kids hopeless. The house does everything for the kids and they aren’t able to do any real world stuff after they got the house. Ray Bradbury uses dialogue to draw out a conversation between the characters in the story. For example “George
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Petry’s novel‚ The Street‚ the main character Lutie Johnson is antagonized by the tumultuous winds that inhabit the town‚ along with the frigid cold. Using such literary elements as dark imagery‚ descriptive selection to detail and appalling personification‚ Petry successfully captures Johnson’s relationship with the urban setting. Imagery plays an important role in portraying the antagonistic relationship between the Johnson and the wind by allowing the reader to visualize Johnson’s fierce struggle
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this conveys the Audience by convincing us that we will meet our challenges Obama uses of uses various amount of figurative devices consisting of alliteration personification simile and metaphor for example he says and because we have tasted bitter swill of Civil War and segregation and emerge from the dark this is the use of personification a figurative device in which human qualities are attributed to object plant nature animal etc because we can’t taste the bitterness will of Civil War this is
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for a world which is much more naturalistic and nurturing. In this poem‚ Emerson uses figurative language such as personification‚ metaphors‚ and similes to show the virtues of the simpler life to which he is returning. Emerson paints a picture of the peace and beauty of nature as opposed to the cold isolation and harshness of the city. Emerson begins the poem with personification when he refers to the world as “proud” (Line 1). Whether saying good-by is interpreted as dying and going to heaven
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blind” she is not literally telling her audience that one will literally be blind‚ but he will be oblivious to what is. The language in these quotes is also different as well because Dickinson uses capitalization for emphasis and Thoreau uses personification. An example of such is “…what it had to teach…” A person can literally teach you‚ but life cannot. The word “teach” personifies life and is used to put and emphasis on the fact that you can really learn what life is about when observing it. Dickinson
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the story flows from beginning through to the middle and to the end. The setting was the narrator’s home where the dog was a valuable family member. He used personification; “She must have been kicked….‚” to portray the dog as a valuable family member. His use of personification gave the dog human like qualities. He also used the personification to stress the emotional impact that losing a loved one had on the family. He started with imagery using the narrative form and he continued using it throughout
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