epic similes throughout his work‚ The Iliad‚ it is easy to realize what his audience was familiar with during the time of his writing. I struggled to create my own two epic similes‚ noting that the most difficult aspect was choosing what to compare. When writing the imitation with Homer’s content‚ I knew the topic must have something to do with nature‚ but I found the 21st century topic selection to be must more broad. As I wrote these two epic similes‚ I learned the content of each simile depended
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punishment. Dante describes all of their horrid and gruesome punishments with his clear imagery‚ as he does in most Cantos. However‚ what makes this Canto special is the numerous amount of references to Ancient Greek mythology and the many similes. Dante’s use of said similes and mythological stories represent how clearly he is able to describe things outside of his use of imagery alone‚ and it shows how much he was influenced by Virgil. Dante starts off this Canto retelling two Greek mythological stories
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What is an Epic Simile? An Epic simile‚ also referred to as Homeric simile‚ shows a similarity on an elaborate level between two subjects that is described in many lines of poetry. In Homer’s epic‚ The Iliad‚ he uses a number of similes to foreshadow what is to come‚ “to glorify them (characters) and sometimes merely to call attention to them” (Shipp)‚ or battle scenes. In the passage provided‚ Homer compares the battle between the Achaeans and Trojans with conflicts that occur in nature. These
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First‚ Fight song is a simile because it contains the lyrics "like a small boat on the ocean‚ sending deep waves into motion‚" It is a simile because she was trying to explain that she was having a hard time at the time and she needed to remember that she had to believe in herself. it is also a Metaphor because it contains the lyrics " wrecking balls inside my brain‚" she is comparing things she wants to say to wrecking balls. It is a Metaphor because she is showing how she disagrees with people
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Task One: Simile Simile (noun)- a comparison of objects using like or as “And upon a bank overlooking a bed in the big stream we found wild strawberries almost as bright as the red epaulets on the wings of the blackbirds.” (North‚ 37) It strengthens the writing by emphasizing how red the strawberries are so we can “picture”what the strawberries look like in our minds (mental picture/imagery). Task Two: Smile He [Sterling] was as competent as a dolphin. *I compared Sterling to a dolphin since dolphins
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In chapter 14‚ personification is used to help convey the emotions that Rukmani and her family are feeling. The rains had failed and their crops dried out‚ followed by series of events revolving around Rukmani’s family not being able to pay their rent. By the time the rains come‚ the crops have all died‚ and Rukmani’s family plant seeds immediately afterwards. In the narration‚ Rukmani says‚ “Hope‚ and fear. Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction then in another‚ and which was the stronger
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narrative clarification‚ the images in Shel Silverstein’s picture book The Giving Tree (1964) consequently solidify as the dominant mode for communicating the text’s overall themes to the reader. In visually presenting the pattern of action of personification and sacrifice‚ and the recurring image of isolation‚ Silverstein’s illustrations actively portray one such theme of the destabilizing physiological and psychological effects of rape on the female body and mind. As such‚ these trends ultimately
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The Importance of Personification in “The Black Cat” It is not uncommon to experience stress and mood swings‚ particularly if one is stressed and exhausted. However‚ pets do not typically drive their owners to complete madness. In the horror fiction story “The Black Cat”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the main character develops a hatred for not one‚ but two black cats. In this story‚ Poe writes in such a way that the reader can experience the main character’s slow descent into madness‚ guilt‚ and remorse
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of ‘love’ in Act 2 Scene2‚ which was composed between 1594-1595. This play mainly focuses on love‚ by utilising exceptional poetic approach which comprise of similes‚ sibilance‚ metaphors‚ personification and oxymoron’s. Shakespeare exploits numerous poetic techniques in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ but one of the techniques used was similes. In line 166 and 167 Romeo states ‘How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongue by night‚ like softest music to attending ears!’ The meaning of this example is ‘the
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The poem “Simile‚ Willow and Ginkgo” is about how the Ginkgo tree is ugly and the Willow tree is far superior over the Ginkgo. Throughout the whole poem‚ the poet makes you believe that she favors the Willow tree more‚ until you read the last stanza where the poet says that her heart goes to the Ginkgo tree. In “Simile‚ Willow and Ginkgo”‚ Eve Merriam uses form‚ figurative language‚ and sound devices to show the reader that some things may be ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside
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