moonlight”. Metaphor like “ The road is compared to a ribbon of
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Chopin 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
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figures of speech: metaphor and simile‚ metonymy and synecdoche‚ apostrophe (as well as other forms of address)‚ and personification. [We might pay some attention to symbol and allegory later in the course. But for now‚ please don’t be tempted to say or write “x symbolizes y.” Usually what you’re dealing with is a metaphor‚ not a symbol‚ in which case it’s better to say something like “x represents y” or “the speaker metaphorically compares x to y.”] Metaphor and Simile are both forms of figurative
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oppression through his use of similes‚ metaphors‚ contradictions‚ and biblical allusions. McKay uses a simile to introduce his trope of blacks being hogs trapped in the city. He also establishes that being a hog is not something that he likes and that he wants to change. The simile is found in the first line of the poem when McKay states‚ “If we must die‚ let it not be like hogs.” Here‚ McKay is telling the reader that they cannot stand to be hogs anymore. He follows the simile to describe the hogs by
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of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. Metaphor: A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without the use of like or as. For example: In the sermon the metaphor of loathsome insects describes sinners. The congregation’s righteousness is compared to a spider’s web. God is compared to an archer. What metaphor is used for Hell in the italicized passage? Simile: A simile is a comparison
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• Now consider similes and metaphors; what semantic areas do they belong? What is the poet’s aim in using them? Simile compares soldiers to beggars because of appearance (ragged‚ dirty) but also has connotations of being uncared-for‚ homeless‚ impoverished. Simile compares soldiers to hags because coughing‚ slow‚ infirm as if they were old; also has negative connotations (ugly‚ witch). Simile describes sensations the reader may be more familiar with to show the pain the soldier is going through
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disconcerting enough‚ Poe creates even more terror in "The Tell-Tale Heart" through his adept use of similes‚ metaphors‚ and irony. Edgar Allan Poe uses a variety of figurative language‚ such as similes‚ to produce a cadaverous mood in "The Tell-Tale Heart." When Poe writes‚ "One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture- a pale blue eye‚ with a film over it‚" (Poe‚ paragraph 2‚ page 354) he creates a morbid simile in which the old man’s pale blue eye with a film over it is compared to a vulture’s eye using
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everyone should be the best they can be‚ no matter who or what they do. In his “Life’s Blueprint” speech‚ Dr. King uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and similes‚ in order to figuratively and eloquently inspire students to perform to the best of their abilities. In the speech “Life’s Blueprint”‚ he uses metaphors to help describe what a blueprint of life is. His use of metaphors describe his ideas in a figurative‚ and non-literal way. For example‚ “If you can’t be a pine at the top of a hill‚ be a
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Analogy Examples Understanding the meaning of an analogy is key to the success of the analogy in communication. Some analogies will be understood by most people that speak the same language. Within small social groups of people‚ there are often shared analogies that bind the group together. Other analogies are only understood by people living in a certain region or country. Ads by Google Class 1 to Class 12 Lessons‚ Animations‚ Videos & more… Math‚ EVS‚ Science‚ English‚ SST… www.MeritNation
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knew it" (5). "...and the house was still" (15). Metaphor: "She was all angles and bones..." (6) "Mrs. Dubose was plain hell" (6). " Dill was a curiosity" (7). " Mr Radley’s posture was ramrod straight" (12). Hyperbole: "...the meanest man God ever blew breath into" (12). Simile: "Her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard" (6). Personification-"Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when i first knew it" (pg5) Simile-"...and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with
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