(1) Copy a passage that you find particularly beautiful or powerful. What devices (imagery‚ figurative language‚ etc.) did the author use to make an impact on the reader? "Inside was different: a fishbowl where anything you said and did was being watched by everyone else"(210). It is an example of a metaphor as it is a comparison of a fishbowl to a high school. The author‚ Jodi Picoult is implying that high school is difficult to be what you really are without someone judging. “Being different will
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‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake was written in 1794. It tells the story of a boy who gets really angry with his enemy‚ so he gets revenge. So a seed grows in him which turns into an apple. The enemy eats this poisonous apple and dies. In “A Poison Tree‚” by William Blake is a metaphor explains a truth of human nature. This poem teaches how anger can be maxed out by goodwill to become a deadly poison. The opening stanza sets up everything for the poem‚ from the ending of anger with the “friend‚”
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William Blake: Underappreciated and Unexpected Influence Many well-known and acclaimed writers‚ musicians‚ and artists were not recognized and were even criticized during their own time period. Among these were Vincent Van Gogh‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ and Johann Sebastian Bach‚ who are all now heavily studied individuals. This was also the case for William Blake‚ a writer criticized and underappreciated in his time‚ that is now regarded as one of the six major English Romantic poets. His engravings and
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14. Vocab: Afghan= A woolen blanket or shawl. Typically knitted or crocheted into strips or squares. Pg.157 13. Vocab: Triggering=To cause an event or situation to happen or to be stressful. Pg.113 7. Figurative language- The language or text that the author decided to use in this book is very significant to this book because it is showing two sides to Lia-The inside and outside. The text gives us a better understanding of what this book means. “ my stepsister Emma’’ ‘’When I was a real girl’’
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Introduction Figurative language is an important part of the English language that allows a person to better express their thoughts. However‚ some are careless in using figurative language that can cause confusion and misunderstanding. Below are some examples of the most common types of figurative language as well as their examples. Idiom Idioms are common in the English language but may pose problems if someone is not familiar with the idiomatic
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long..." Mirrors can not look at other objects because looking is a characteristic of a living object. Mirrors can only reflect what can be viewed in the background of an area. In this instance‚ the reader learned (though interpretation of the figurative language) that the mirror reflects its ’feelings’ for the objects that it can and can not ’see.’ Without this personification‚ we would not understand the mirror’s true feelings‚ and the one would not be able to truly interpret the theme of appearance
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In Chapter 25 of the novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck introduces the state of California during its spring season. A great deal of sensory details‚ along with figurative language are provided in this passage. Steinbeck introduces the valleys of California with “fruit blossoms that are fragrant pink and white waters in a shallow sea”(346). These visual images allows the readers to imagine with greater detail and color. The reader’s ability to imagine the scene Steinbeck describes is once
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Siddhartha In the book Siddhartha‚ by Herman Hesse‚ figurative language is used to create beautiful pictures‚ settings and feelings more real. Strong images‚ metaphors‚ and symbols help to make the books topic‚ Buddhism‚ more understandable. Imagery is used to make the setting and Siddhartha’s words come alive. The author spends a good amount of time describing the settings in Siddhartha’s journey‚ to convey that in Buddhism words are not just the teachings‚ but lessons of everyday life
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ways throughout the poem. A couple of examples of how he does this throughout the poem is his use of theme‚ symbolism‚ sensory details‚ and figurative language. Throughout the poem‚ Poe refers to his long-lost love as Anabel Lee including in the title. The theme that Allen develops throughout the poem is a theme of great love. He develops this theme by using symbolism and sensory details. The first example of how he does this is when he states “But we loved with a love that was more than love-I
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Lucy’s house of memories was burnt to the ground each night Personification Comparing an inanimate object to a person In The Language of Flowers‚ the flowers were vocal about who they were arranged with Hyperbole A statement that is exaggerated Johannes was so hungry he could’ve ate a horse (hyperbole when not starving but literally in this case) Imagery Visually descriptive language The haunting‚ dark clouds were eradicated from Vada’s life when a friend beamed with light rays after Thomas J’s death
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