“Inaction‚ no falsifying dream‚” (Hughes)‚ is an example of personification because when someone talks about dreaming‚ they are most likely talking about a human. This personification makes sense since the hawk in “Hawk Roosting” is actually referring to a human and the similarities of the evils within humans and hawks. Also‚ in the poem‚ there is imagery. “The convenience
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a last second escape‚ the wave finally makes its first appearance with a bang being depicted as “a wave like a huge snake with its head held high‚ poised to strike‚ was racing towards the shore” (Murakami‚ 178). Through the use of simile and personification‚ Murakami is able to compare the wave to give a sense of a life threatening situation. By comparing the wave to a large snake he is able to give the reader a first glimpse of how deadly the wave is. After K has been washed away by the
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forced to conform in his poem’s ‘anyone lived in a pretty how town’ and his philosophy on transcendentalism in ‘maggie and milly and molly and may’ through the use of his experimental poetic techniques and his use of homophones‚ metaphor and personification. The poem "anyone lived in a pretty how town" by E. E. Cummings tells the story of life. It exemplifies the busy life that humans live‚ and their incompetence to pay attention to the little‚ but beautiful things in life. Cummings used
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The Land by encompassing heavy use of personification. “the Land was speaking”‚ “the Land throbbing” and “the Land had suffocated his family” all use personification. The repeated use of ‘the’ before the subject‚ ‘Land’‚ combined with the effect of personification‚ emphasises and reinforces the authority and dominance of nature. While imagery is prevalent in the text‚ Fudge also employs the use of other literary techniques such as oxymoron and personification. Depicting Nature as “horribly beautiful”
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terms of sophistication. Throughout the entire poem‚ Okara incorporates the instruments to further express‚ through music‚ how the speaker is feeling. By using well-structured stanzas and poetic devices such as imagery‚ symbolism‚ sensory detail‚ personification‚ and diction‚ Okara is able to immerse the readers into the difficulties of cultural conflict and the confusion of a person in the midst of the two contrasting societies. Some of the most important poetic devices utilized in this poem by Okara
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you‚” by Meghan Trainor‚ is filled with multiple literary devices. This song was one of many others on the top hits in 2015. The song “Like i’m gonna lose you is filled with mostly three main literary devices which is similies‚ metaphors‚and personifications. This song is about how they felt that their love wasn’t going to last‚ but they are holding onto those last moments with each other. One of the similes in the song is “I found myself dreaming in silver and gold like a scene from a movie”.Silver
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human choice cannot alter what eventually will happen. After the prophesying of Banquo being the seed for future kings‚ Macbeth tries to stop this by attempting to murder him and his sons. “Rather than so‚ come fate into this list”. The use of personification shows the trauma and the agony Macbeth faces‚ even to the point of challenging the inevitable fate prophesied by the withes. As it turns out fate saved the day and allows Fleance to escape meaning Banquo will be the father for future generations
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major theme I could find was how he could hear all the noises that go on around him in America and he compares the noises to singing. Some of the figurative language I saw was personification‚ metaphors‚ and repetition‚ which all help to show his meaning in this poem.The first figurative language I saw was personification. This was seen when he says that he couldhear America singing and how things belong to the day and others belong to the night. When hesaid that he could hear America singing he
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When the boy’s sister announces “[s]upper” (14)‚ excited that his work is over‚ the boy drops the “buzz-saw” (1) and accidently severs his hand. This proves to be a mortal wound‚ and the boy dies. In this poem‚ Frost utilizes imagery and personification to tell a tale of how life is unpredictable and fleeting. Frost drapes the poem‚ “Out Out-‚” with vivid images that are both innocent and perilous to create the somber tone. Frost uses imagery to depict ferocity‚ as if he was trying to
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"Sea Fever" suggests an adventurous ocean that appeals to all five senses. Along with an adventurous ocean‚ "Sea Fever" also sets a mood of freedom through imagery of traveling gypsies. Perhaps‚ the most complex part of this poem is the use of personification and metaphor. These figures of speech go beyond the meter and imagery to compare life to a sea voyage and portray a strong longing for the sea. The two main themes of "Sea Fever" bring the reader closer to the sea and help the reader understand
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