calling solely on his values. He valued the principle of all people no matter race‚ should be treated as equals. After reading and analyzing the speech; I made different observations about the speech‚ such as‚ cited documentation‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ similes‚ and metaphors. Dr. King uses these literary devices throughout his whole speech to persuade his listeners to nonviolence actions towards racism and unity. King had cited from the Emancipation Proclamation when he stated‚ “Five score years ago‚
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Talbott English Honors 24 August 2016 Odes To Common Things: Literary Analysis “Ode to things” In the ode “Ode to things”‚ I found 2 poetic devices: simile and alliteration. A simile is a comparison between 2 different objects using “like” or “as”. Alliteration uses multiple words‚ usually in a series‚ that have the same first consonant sound. A simile I found within the text was‚ “...that one because it’s as soft as the softness of a woman’s hip…”(15-17). Having this device helps the reader see the
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and vivid descriptions of events in the poem. The author forces the reader to question the phrase Dulce et decorum est Pro partria mori though his use of similes to express the idea that honorable deaths are not beautiful‚ but tragic and brutal. This poem immediately sets up a negative perspective of what it is like on a battlefield by using a simile in the first line. Owen expresses that the soldiers are “Bent double‚ like old beggars under sack‚ knock-kneed‚ coughing like hags…” (lines 1-2). This
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you can see a contrast between the two couples‚ as the readers can now see that they are from different parts of society. The poetic devices that are used in ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck’ are imagery and similes. The poetic devices that are used in ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck’ are imagery and similes. Poetic devices are used in this poem so that the reader can visualise their effects and understand them more clearly. The first imagery in the poem tells us about colours and makes us think of bright and
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In the book “Their Eyes Were Watching God” Zora Neale Hurston uses many literary terms in an attempt to give the reader a better understanding of Janie’s perspective on her life. She uses terms such as metaphors‚ similes‚ hyperboles‚ and many other assorted terms to better convey certain things in the novel. A metaphor is used to compare things‚ or as a saying. Zora Neale Hurston uses a metaphor such as “no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you – and pinched it into
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feverish eyes”. Using the rhetorical device of anaphora‚ the narrators describes his brother’s appearance with using the words the and like. As the narrator examines his brother yet again‚ he points out seeing “his skeleton like fingers”. By using a simile in line 5 the narrator compares his brothers fingers to resemble that of a skeleton with using the word like. As Robert Neville and his brother and his brother approached
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Tension in ‘Of Mice and Men’ In this essay I am going to discuss how John Steinbeck creates tension during the fight scene in ’Of Mice and Men’. I am going to look at how Steinbeck uses different techniques such as vocabulary‚ body language‚ similes‚ and dynamic verbs to build up different levels of tension during the scene. Of mice and men demonstrates Steinbeck’s ability to build up fear throughout a scene. Before there was any actual physical conflict‚ Steinbeck wrote ‘Lennie looked
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octets: the first octet uses imagery of nature‚ portraying the profusion and fecundity of her love‚ juxtaposed by the imagery of wealth and value in the latter‚ showing how much her love is worth. The first stanza has a lexical motif‚ using a series of similes containing natural images‚ such as “a singing bird”‚ “an apple tree” and “a rainbow shell” which give connotations of abundance and natural‚ wholesome love‚ and symbols of new life‚ resurgence‚ and hope. Also‚ she uses an anaphora of “heart”‚ which
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“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” Denzel Washington is and will continue to be a determined‚ successful man‚ and that is what has brought him success in life thus far. His early childhood‚ his achievements in his early nineties‚ and his ongoing fame are characteristics of a talented man. Denzel Washington was born on December 28‚ 1954. His parents got divorced at 14. Denzel grew up in a religious home. His mother Lennis Washington sent him to Oakland
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Gillian Bouras‚ conveys feelings of not belonging by use of simile‚ the use of first person‚ and the contrast between the feelings of belonging and not belonging within the passage. ‘Bear hug’ by Michael Ondaatje‚ conveys feelings of belonging by use of tone and the contrast between elements of the text. In ‘A Foreign Wife’‚ Bouras represents aspects of not belonging through the simile “Both boys stuck out like sore toes”. By using this simile‚ Bouras successfully conveys her son’s positions as outsiders
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