to their new way of life and how the physical change of moving countries has changed them emotionally. Change is present in this poem as the poet uses the simile “Shut the house; like a well-oiled lock” to appreciate the order of daily ritual when departing in the morning. It indicates that the house is secure and protects the family. The simile “like adopted children” shows that the garden is not like any other garden to them. The language techniques that Skrzynecki uses in this poem are used
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agrees that Philosophers in Athenian society can be dangerous‚ but he then counters they can only become a danger when they’re corrupted by society. He uses the simile of the ship to explain that because democratic society has no use for philosophers‚ they have no alternative but to stand aside from the corruption of political life. The simile of the ship denotes each feature to a part of Athenian society. The ship represents the basis of a Democratic Athenian Society and the Captains plays the electorate
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swimming contest; another when he saw Caesar sickly and frail after a fever; and lastly one where Caesar again is portrayed as a weak and sickly man. In the monologue by Cassius directed at Brutus‚ Cassius uses paradox‚ self-heroic word choice and similes throughout three separate stories to give examples of Caesar’s weaknesses. Cassius’ main goal becomes to portray Caesar as any other man; and to rationalize killing the king to gain power for (what he
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stubborn label.” This is an example of: A) a simile B) a metaphor C) an allusion 2. Paragraph 2 refers to “a fur pendant.” This is an example of: A) a simile B) a metaphor C) an allusion 3. The last paragraph on page 102 says “a muscled ribbon.” This is an example of: A) a simile B) a metaphor C) an allusion 4. At the top of page 103‚ Dillard says‚ “Our look was as if two lovers‚ or deadly enemies‚ met unexpectedly…” This is an example of: A) a simile B) a metaphor C) an allusion 5. In this
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is incorporates a metaphor‚ a simile‚ and irony of fate as its major literary devices. This short story uses similes to describe how the main character in the story‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ is doing with the news of her husband’s death. “She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair‚ quite motionless‚ except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her‚ as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams” (Chopin 169 ). The simile compares Mrs. Mallard to a child
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to their new way of life and how the physical change of moving countries has changed them emotionally. Change is present in this poem as the poet uses the simile “Shut the house; like a well-oiled lock” to appreciate the order of daily ritual when departing in the morning. It indicates that the house is secure and protects the family. The simile “like adopted children” shows that the garden is not like any other garden to them. The language techniques that Skrzynecki uses in this poem are used
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Dymond the writer uses a range of different languages. For example‚ similes are used a lot‚ like in stanza fourteen there are two similes‚ they are; her skin was soft as sable‚ and her eyes were wide as day. Whereas in John Lomas‚ there is only one simile in the whole ballad‚ that simile is; my conscience did like fuel burn. That simile is in stanza nine. In comparison Charlotte Dymond has four similes and John Lomas has one. Similes are when you say something is like another thing or when someone says
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Mary Webster used Simile‚ Synecdoche‚ and Imagery to show that in the end God is all we have. Mary Webster used simile to convey her message. In the text she said “I didn’t feel the smashed flesh closing over it like water over a thrown stone.” This is a simile because Webster is saying she didn’t feel pain like water over a thrown rock also she is using like to show a comparison. In the text Mary Webster says “I might rub off on you like a soot or gossip.” Webster uses this simile to say that if they
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Without Love‚" by Sharon Olds passionately describes the author’s disgust for casual sex. She vividly animates the immortality of lustful sex through her language variety. Olds’ clever use of imagery makes this poem come to life. Olds frequently uses similes to make the audience imagine actual events. For example‚ Olds describes making love as "Beautiful as dancers." (Line #2) In this line‚ she questions how one can do such a beautiful act with a person whom one is not in love with. Olds also describes
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like sharks.” I agree; when a person uses a metaphor‚ they intend it to be taken wholly‚ whereas a simile is more tentative. Glucksberg also says that in an experiment they had done themselves‚ metaphors has different properties to people than similes‚ and they were interpreted more “metaphorically” than similes. Further details about this experiment would have added to his point that metaphors and similes weren’t interpreted the same way‚ so I wish he had said more about it. Simply mentioning a few
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