Analyzing the Angry Text Through the use of a negative connotation‚ an angry tone‚ and fearful figurative language Jonathan Edwards attempts to persuade the audience that without being born again you will be condemned to hell. This excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an angry God" written by Jonathan Edwards is very argumentative and attempts a high level of persuasion. The authors style of writing is very appropriate for the specific topic and also causes a great deal of reactions from the
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English Parts of speech 2 The Simile A simile is an direct comparison that always contains the words “as” or “like” A simile compares one thing with another and in the process suggests some degree of similarly between things that are not the same. Example: The carpet felt like sandpaper under her feet (Here the carpet‚ which is usually soft‚ is being compared to sandpaper‚ which suggests that either there is something wrong with this carpet or it is uncomfortable to walk on. Identifying
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I have chosen to compare ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Ted Hughes. Owen uses two powerful similes in Exposure. The first being in line 7‚ equating the harsh wind to ‘twitching agonies of men’ is a gruesome comparison that conveys a natural‚ merciless phenomenon in terms of vivid human suffering. In complete contrast with the reality of the poem’s setting‚ the touch of snow is equated with an image of lying under a blossom-laden tree in England. The home fires contain glowing
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Narrator discovers adventure in the local swamp “ever wrinkle‚ every hollow in the landscape led to the hissing maze down there”. Winton’s implication of onomatapia describes the luring landscape and “reeds bristled like venetian blinds in the breeze” a simile incorporates the beauty of the swamp and its power to discover adventure. The
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beyond their literal ones. Figures of speech give extra dimension to language by stimulating the imagination and evoking visual‚ sensual imagery; such language paints a mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina
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Belonging is the idea of being part of something where you are accepted. Individuals are accepted through the relationships and connections made with other individuals‚ groups and family. These ideas of belonging can be explored through the poetry of Emily Dickinson. In her poem‚ “This is my letter to the world‚” Dickinson demonstrates the element of her desire to belong through a metaphorical letter. This desire can similarly be seen through her poem “I had been hungry all the years‚” in which Dickinson
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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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Having studied the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop as part of my Leaving Cert course I would very much agree that her poetry gives us a deep insight into both her own life and life in general. Bishop is a very personal poet‚ who is extremely passionate about her work. Her coloured childhood features regularly throughout. Bishop‚ unlike many poets‚ refuses to write about any random topic or issue. She will only write about something that she is truly passionate about. Having studied an array of her
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Where Ophelia‚ Hamlets girlfriend‚ went mad before drowning in a lake. Then he describes the bees as they are working in ‘passionless industry’. The language features such as similes and metaphors put him on the same level as the reader so that it becomes easier for him to understand his thoughts and feelings. Similes like wild bees as “(swift as tigers)” embodies the way bees are known as being fast and dart about. Also included in this description is a comparison to tigers which gives the reader
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My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun The tone of this poem is serious and comical. He realizes the imperfections in humans. This is clear in the poem in line 1 “my mistress’s eyes are nothing like the sun” (Shakespeare W. My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun). Generally poets would worship their loved ones features‚ however the speaker appears to joke about this person’s features in this poem. In line 9 – 10 “i love to hear her speak‚ yet well i know that music hath a far more
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