Simile This descriptive writing technique compares one subject to a different subject even though they are not normally related. An example of a simile is‚ "Linda looks as thin as a toothpick." Metaphor These are similar to similes‚ but instead of comparing things they go as far as to say to objects are the same. For example‚ "Life is a rollercoaster." Rhetorical Question Rhetorical questions are questions that do not require or expect and answer. They can be used to make the reader think about
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have been difficult to realize. It is just as easy to relate this poem to dreams in general. Hughes opens this poem by posing the question "what happens to a dream deferred?"(1) In the lines that follow‚ Hughes uses aspects of imagery‚ simile and metaphor to unveil a picture in the readers mind. Hughes uses imagery in a carefully arranged series of images that also function as figures of speech. By doing this he suggests that people should not delay their dreams because the more they postpone them
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poem. He uses metaphor to describe the road as a part of life. He also uses rhyme scheme to show the important phrases and words to help the reader understand and comprehend the message behind the poem. Finally‚ Frost makes use of alliteration and similes to draw the reader closer to the text and compare his experience to other occurrences As noted above‚ Frost uses many techniques to explain the significant of the poem. The most important aspect of the poem is the extended metaphor of the
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accident through the collective nature of “we’re all” and the negative connotations of the word “hurting”. | |“That was the thing about my sisters‚ she’d become tough. It was like I hardly knew her anymore” (p29) |Characterisation of Kylie; simile; metaphor |Tom sums up Kylie’s negative transformation‚ a consequence of the accident with the metaphoric verb “tough” and the simile “like I hardly knew her anymore” which emphasises their changed relationship. | |“The clouds were out and a storm was threatening”
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Midsummer Night’s Dream “O‚ I am out of breath in this fond chase!” (Act 2 vs.81) Figurative language is created using allusion‚ alliteration‚ metaphor‚ simile and personification. A simple definition of figurative language is language that is used in a special way to create a special effect. Shakespeare uses figurative language as he speaks with metaphors‚ similes‚ and personification in A Midsummer Night’s Dream “O‚ I am out of breath in this fond chase!” (Act 2 vs.81) This writing technique sets
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as a metaphor for the truth. She also makes the mirror come alive with personification‚ simile and metonymy. These other devices are important to the poem and the scene it creates‚ but the mirror being a metaphor for truth is the most important. The poem is basically about a woman looking into a mirror. As she ages and grows less attractive‚ she is hesitant about looking into the mirror but realizes that she needs the truth‚ even if it is hurtful. This shows that the mirror is a metaphor for the
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uses this train metaphor to depict herself as a victimized Jew who is being taken away to a concentration camp. Plath uses allusions to describe her father as Hitler‚ as it is written “And your neat moustache / And your Aryan eyes‚ bright blue”. This use of allusion gives her father the image of Hitler himself and it helps build the metaphor of her father as a Nazi. As the poem progresses‚ Plath becomes more blunt where she depicts her father as a Nazi. She uses the metaphor of her father not
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is a monkey when she jumps around the furniture and runs through the house.” When you compare your sister to a monkey‚ you are not saying she IS a monkey. You are showing that she has some characteristics of one. This is an example of a metaphor. A metaphor is a comparison that does not use the words like‚ as‚ or than. A simile is also a comparison. A simile‚ though‚ does use the words like‚ as‚ and than. Let’s reword the above
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which explores the gap between romantic yearning and disillusioned pragmatism. Wild Oats seems to comment on the issue of commitment and questions the prevailing sexual attitudes. This is evident in the poem as the title is clearly a conventional metaphor which in contrast to the topic of the poem of Love‚ relationships and marriage is ironic as the tone of Wild Oats is a casual tone (due to the title) with a sense of flippancy; other signs that indicate a sense of flippancy in the poem is the use
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his trip‚ aware that his mother plans for him to repeat year 12 and begin a brighter future. The narrator discovers his incredible guilt for leaving his mother without considering her plans for him “there is an ache that is still there inside me” a metaphor implicates the emotion of guilt Winton conveys. Similar to Big World‚ Aquifer’s main character discovers personal guilt. His guilt is implicated through the death of neighbor‚ Allen Mannering. Allen drowns by accident in the local swamp after tormenting
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