context. In the poem ‘son of mine’ has a lot of her personal context‚ when reading this it gives us an allusion to reconciliation and he personal life‚ this is also the case for the poem ‘then and now’. These poem uses the techniques of persona and similes. The subtitle to the poem ‘son of mine’ is “to Denis” this makes it very
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Douglas MacArthur once said‚ “The soldier above all others prays for peace‚ for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” War has affected everyone in some way. However‚ the most impacted are the men and women who risk their lives every day fighting in combat. In the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ Wilfred Owen uses a variety of literary devices to tell a sickening sight which he encountered in World War 1. He discusses a side of war no one wants to talk about
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In the song “Sad Song” by Scotty Sire it talks about how sad he is and gives us the listeners many examples/reasons to be sad. Some that we can all relate to. In this song it talks a lot how he seems to be the saddest person of all‚ when really it’s just little things that seem to drive him nuts. In the end he does realize though that it is not the end of the world and that that’s just how life is‚ and that if he can move on so can you. The song titled‚ “Sad Song” by Scotty Sire seems to the occurring
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Figurative language allows readers to better understand the message that the author is trying to say. Personification allows writers to easily reveal what they are trying to say when descriptions fail them. By including personification‚ the author can clearly communicate how he felt at a specific time. As a reader‚ personification allows us to easier relate to the idea or feeling the author is conveying. Wiesel uses personification on page thirty nine‚ when he says “Remorse began to gnaw at me.”
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powerful message about fear.The use of the devices of similes‚ personifications‚ and repetition is present throughout the whole chapter of how fear takes over the human. Fear is described as evil and sneaky. “It is a clever‚ treacherous adversary‚ how well I know. It has no decency; respects no law or convention‚ shows no mercy... Then fear‚ disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt‚ slips into your mind like a spy”. By using personification and a simile about fear‚ it gives the reader a bigger meaning
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businesses‚ and also there was many fatalities. Jack London uses excellent literary devices when portraying the scene of the earthquake. He makes the reader able to envision the scene and events that were taking place. Hyperbole‚ parallelism‚ and simile are just a few of the literary devices that he uses. One type of literary device he uses is called a hyperbole. The earthquake occurred Wednesday at approximately 5:15 a.m. Many fires broke out in factories and in the working-class ghetto. In the
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a sense of power‚ which reflects the action of the power struggle between Jack and Ralph. Golding clearly uses symbolism effectively to establish his ideas‚ while often using similes to depict a deeper meaning with the symbols. William Golding is also able to convey his ideas using sentence structure‚ as well as similes. He chooses strong words‚ such as “exploded” and “cascaded” when describing the landscape and conflicts. Golding presents the weather as something ferocious and strong‚ which
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A Contemplation Upon Flowers: In the poem A Contemplation Upon Flowers by Henry King the comparison of the life of a simple flower is made to the life of a human‚ in the sense that we both are born‚ we both live‚ and we both must die. Majority of people fear death‚ but the flowers accept death with open arms and a smile. This poem by Henry King praises flowers for not only their humble lifestyles but also for their acceptance of death. Henry King uses the literary device of personification
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Comment on Milton’s grand style. John Milton was highly ambitious to be the rival poet of all the classical masters namely – Homer‚ Virgil‚ Tasso‚ Boccaccio‚ and Dante. With this end in view‚ he mastered all poetic arts to write his long desired epic poems‚ Paradise Lost‚ and Paradise Regain. Though he was completely blind at the time of writing these epic poems‚ his poetic faculty was quite aright. During his prose period‚ he already achieved necessary learning of poetic style for which
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sexiness upset or offends them. Angelou is speaking to her audience of oppressors about how she had overcome racism‚ criticism‚ sexism‚ and personal obstacles in her life with pride and grace. Angelou uses literary elements such as personification‚ simile‚ and imagery to covey the theme. Angelou uses the literary element personification to help the reader realize how you can rise above all negative words people can say to you. In the sixth stanza in Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” she says “You
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