literal device such as metaphor‚ simile‚ onomatopoeia‚ and thyme elaborates the theme and makes the song catchy‚ potent‚ and inspirational. The whole song is written in the form of extended metaphor. Metaphorically‚ the artist views people who are not confident and are experiencing their depressing period as the firework. Their harsh situations are described‚ in simile‚ as “feel like a plastic bag‚” “feel so paper-thin‚” and “no one seems to hear a thing.” These similes vividly depicts their ignorance
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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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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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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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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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Composition~Orwell Analysis In the excerpt from Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”‚ the author uses similes‚ syllepsis‚ and connotation to appeal to the readers sense of pathos in order to convey his attitude of remorse and fluster in regards to shooting the elephant so as to comment on imperialism. Orwell uses Similes to convey his remorse and fluster towards shooting the elephant. He compares the elephant to “…a huge rock toppling…” and paints the scene by saying “The thick blood welled out of
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Lord of the Flies‚ intends for the reader to view Jack as an animal because the longer the boys are on the island the more they are becoming like a savage. First‚ the author uses a simile. As Jack is hunting for pigs‚ the author writes‚ “Then dog-like‚ uncomfortable on all fours yet unheeding his discomfort‚” (48). The simile in this passage is Jack on all fours like a dog. Since Jack is a human‚ he walks on two feet‚ not four legs. This gives the reader the sense that Jack is an animal and is crawling
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for freedom to achieve a better life. Frederick Douglass portrayed an ambivalent tone as he didn’t have the power to speak what he felt. He expresses his states of mind such as excitement‚ loneliness and insecurity through syntax and similes. Through the use of simile we get a better understanding of what Douglass felt in New York. After escaping slavery and arriving in a free nation he felt a relief. Douglass “felt like one who had escaped a den of hungry lions” (2). The “den of hungry lions” represents
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