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    Bruce Dawe Themes

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    illustrates the theme of parent’s loving their daughter indefinitely by using a variety of poetic techniques such as metaphorsimile and rhetorical question. By using these remarkable techniques it aids the readers in fully acknowledge the love the persona has for his daughter. Initially‚ the poet employs similes in order to demonstrate his theme of parental love. For example he uses the simile “… your life shines like a jewel‚ each relapse a flash of light the more endearing” (Stanza 1) proves that the

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    At the beginning‚ Annie Dillard vividly describes the surrounding area before the total eclipse. This same vivid imagery is used throughout the text and allows the reader to experience everything Annie Dillard experienced. This thorough recounterance‚ in the text‚ “Total Eclipse‚” helps the reader understand Dillards emotions through the use of different figurative devices. The detailed describing words used in paragraph two‚ “All the people you see in the photograph.are now dead.I was watching a

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    used metaphorssimiles and personifications to enhance this poem. A personification in this poem that stands out is “The brown air fumes at the shop windows‚ tries the door and sidles past.” (stanza 1‚ line 3 & 4) The brown air is the heavily contaminated air‚ trying to infect our body with the poison that it contains. The air seems as though it is the enemy to our human body‚ and we create barriers‚ such as doors and windows‚ to protect us from the air. MacCaig uses interesting metaphors throughout

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    the negative connotations of the word “hurting”. | |“That was the thing about my sisters‚ she’d become tough. It was like I hardly knew her anymore” (p29) |Characterisation of Kylie; simile; metaphor |Tom sums up Kylie’s negative transformation‚ a consequence of the accident with the metaphoric verb “tough” and the simile “like I hardly knew her anymore” which emphasises their changed relationship. | |“The clouds were out and a storm was threatening” (p 105) |Pathetic fallacy tone‚ foreshadowing |When

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    Langston Hughes Allusion

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    in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” is in lines two and three. These line say‚ “ I ’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood/in human veins” (2-3). These lines symbolize the black community knowing from the extended metaphor also present in these lines. It also symbolizes their existence on Earth and their connection with nature. Another example of symbolism in this poem would be in lines nine and ten. Lines nine and ten say‚ " I heard the singing of the Mississippi

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    Locos

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    Like Water for Chocolate Guided Reading Worksheet January In responding to the questions‚ use complete sentences and support your answers with text (quotes) from the reading. 1. Who is narrating the story? 2. What happened to bring on Mama Elena’s early delivery of Tita? 3. Where was Tita born? 4. How come it was not necessary to slap Tita on the bottom at birth? 5. Why did Tita feel a deep love for the kitchen? 6. Explain what happened to Tita when she was two days old. 7. Explain

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    life. She uses terms such as metaphorssimiles‚ 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 such a little bit of a thing that she could tie it about her granddaughter’s neck tight enough to choke her.” A literary device such as a metaphor is used constantly to emphasize

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    literary theorist Richards (1936) and was subsequently developed by the philosopher Max Black (1962) both theories have two central claims: first‚ metaphors have an irreducible ‘cognitive content’‚ and that this cognitive content is produced by the ‘interaction’ of different cognitive systems. Interactionists generally claim that the ‘cognitive contents’ of metaphors can be true‚ even though they are not amenable to literal expression.

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    Figurative Language

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    Figurative language is used in poems‚ songs‚ books‚ short stories‚ and in everyday language. The use of similes and hyperboles are able to affect the tone‚ meaning and theme that better explain the meaning in stories and songs. Figurative language is meant to appeal to the senses in order to provide interest and evoke emotion in what is being read or heard. Alicia Keys‚ “This Girl Is On Fire”‚ is a great example of figurative language. The figurative language in this song provides a respectful and

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    Figurative language is a big part of the reader’s understanding of a poem. The poem‚ “The Highwayman” is by Alfred Noyes and he uses some figurative language in his poem to explain more detail. The poem is about a thief and a woman falling in love. The thief is a wanted man and the king heard about the couple. He sent soldiers to capture the woman and set a trap for the thief to catch him. During it all‚ the woman decided that the only way to warn the highwayman‚ or thief‚ about the soldiers trying

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