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    appealing to the fears ‚ pity and vanity.Edward had a Tremendous impact on his puritan audience because of his angry tone‚ vivid imagery and use of expressive figurative language. In" Sinners in the hands of an an angry God" Edward (the author) uses a large sum of figurative language. Metaphor is one type of figurative language he uses to compare too or more things. In paragraph 1 line 1-3 he uses extended metaphor to compare the ease of God’s

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    1. The first example is on line 17. It reads: “Reason burns a brighter fire‚ which the bones”. The next example is on line 21. It reads: “It is the light at the center of every cell.” The last example is on line 22. It reads: “It is what sent the snake coiling and flowing forward” 2. A) The first example is on line 20. It reads: “But this morning the shoe-box house on the back porch is empty.”

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    5.6 Using figurative language Figurative language is word or phrase that is being used to describe something by comparing to something else. Using figurative language makes the writing more interesting or more dramatic than using everyday or common language uses. It also creates powerful feelings since the readers can figure out images or pictures that have more meaning than simple words. In narrative writing‚ a few different figurative languages are used in narrative writing

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    both of the pieces are similar in a sense that they both emphasize heavily on being united‚ diverse‚ and believing in wants right. But both authors go about proving their point‚ the authors uphold this theme through their different uses of figurative language‚ description‚ and format. To start off‚ the first reason/example of how these two texts are alike yet different is through their different

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    Forman used a lot of figurative language and imagery. One time he used figurative language was when he was describing Vergland‚ “Everything looked brown and dead‚ like open fields after a long winter (Forman‚ p. 81).” This was a good way to describe this part of the story because it gives you a clear description of what it looked like where they were traveling through and why they needed all the supplies that they had. Another example of figurative language is allusion. This is used in the

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    Emily” by WIlliam Faulkner‚ the use of figurative language gives the reader a reference point or make an image more real to us. An example of this is when William Faulkner says “Her hair changed until it attained an even pepper-and-salt-iron-gray.”‚ (scene IV)This gives the reader an idea of what color her hair is by giving an object to compare it to. These instances would continue throughout the short story‚ and only provide more detail and insight. Figurative

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    discussing the similarity in writing between the two‚ each who have a different theme. I have considered the line breaks throughout the poem‚ stanza breaks‚ rhyming‚ repetition‚ line lengths‚ sound systems‚ settings‚ structures‚ and the use of figurative language. The themes of these poems are different in writing but seem to have similar meanings. In the first poem‚ "I’m "Wife"--I’ve finished that--"‚ she seems to be finding her self as a woman. She was always alone‚ with thoughts that she kept to

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    In lines three and four the speaker begins to talk about nature. In other words‚ all the talking he is doing is about a summers day actually sounds like he’s talking about a person. The point in these lines is clear the summer is fated to end. As we go on to read lines five and six he goes on to talk about the personification of nature. He refers the sun to the “the eye of heaven” and instead of being boring and dull he compares his skin to a gold complexion entertaining us as the readers more and

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    The Iliad Paper "Polonius‚ ‘What do you read my Lord?’ Hamlet‚ ‘Words‚ words‚ words.’" -Shakespeare‚ Hamlet‚ II‚ ii‚ 193-4. Reading‚ writing‚ speaking‚ these are the things that define our humanity. Without words or the ability of speech we would once again be equal to the animals we preside over. In the scheme of time we have perfected this human ability above all else; we teach it‚ correct it‚ and embellish it to no end. Even so stories may be told in many different ways‚ simply by altering

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    chose “Marvell Noir” by Ann Lauinger is for the reason that it rhymed and also‚ because I understood what the poem was actually about‚ as it was written with literal meanings. To me‚ this poem takes place in the 1940s‚ due to Lauinger’s usage of language‚ words such as doll‚ highballs‚ rap‚ plus the title word noir. All of this causes me to think of an old 40s black and white film as well as the play Chicago. I am not an enormous fan of poetry or even a small fan‚ outside of Dr. Seuss‚ and therefore

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