buildings‚ to the massive fires that blazed through the city. Even the people as they gracefully leave the city‚ exiled by the destruction of the earthquake‚ with little grief or despair to be showed. He uses great detail as well as personification‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ irony‚ and hyperbole as he describes his encounter on that day. He begins by describing the thousands of dollars in damages of chimneys and walls that the actual earthquake caused‚ but focuses on the unknown hundreds of millions of
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In Homer’s book‚ The Iliad‚ epic similes are used throughout the book‚ by exploring one of these similes‚ Homer reveals ‚in the simile‚ that men of war can transform into an animal and take on their characteristics. Homer uses the epic simile to reveal how men of war are akin to a predator attacking its prey. In the epic simile‚ as Homer describes Aeantes and Little Ajax as lions‚ he uses the word “seize” as another way to say pounce. That these Achaeans have taken on the form of a predator‚ the
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By: Jassitee Carter To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Harper Lee uses words such as devoured and eaten to create a threatening effect to the house fire. It gives the impression that the house is being attacked or eaten by a monster. This idea would be scary to the children because they are young‚ and are most likely afraid of things such as monsters.It adds depth and understanding to the situation so that as a reader‚ we create a mental image of the fire and it’s strength. The imagery used adds
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the oppression their father causes and how other people come and help guide their way towards freedom to express themselves. The author uses the purple hibiscus to represent how the main characters Kambili and Jaja‚ achieve freedom by the use of similes‚
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from Children Who Were Rough" tells of an author looking back on his life as a sheltered‚ high class boy that is harassed by the town’s "common kids." He is abused both physically and emotionally while he‚ following higher class norms‚ ignores them. Similes‚ verbs in past tense‚ diction such as "kept" and symbolism help describe not only the situation but give insight on the boy’s true desire: acceptance. Attack "Attack" is a poem about fear‚ anxiety‚ uncertainty and danger. The author uses imagery
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sense of not belonging. In the beginning of the poem typical aspects of the routine of a football player are described and the setting is further set changing from being on the field to a locker room where it says “bare bums smiled like kids”‚ this simile
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also uses allegorical language to uniquely and evocatively represent women and their harsh and unnatural environment. Furthermore‚ Both Poets use tropes and other language devices such as juxtaposition‚ personification‚ oxymorons‚ repetition and similes. The poets use these tropes and other language devices in a way that is‚ once again‚ unique and evocative. Both Frost and Beveridge use Allegories as the focal point of their poems in order to emphasise and express their opinions on people and
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Links to belonging 1. Belonging to social class o The persona initially feels disconnected to her social class and desires to belong to a more wealthy class. The metaphor of the window shows how social barriers often prevent this transition. Somehow‚ the persona overcomes these barriers and experiences the ‘curious wine’‚ only to find that instead of providing the belonging the persona sought‚ the new social class makes her feel isolated. o The ‘ample bread’ is positively harmful because
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Award winning novelist‚ Mark Zusak‚ in his novella The Book Thief (2005)‚ explains that fear in Nazi Germany was widespread World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions‚ highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes‚ and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber‚ yet comedic‚ informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World
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gentle‚ strong‚ or call you anything. These metaphors represent the full spectrum of emotions and strength in life. It is gentle enough that you often feel strong and powerful but also strong enough to humble you. The sixth line of Cohen’s poem is a simile. Leonard makes a direct comparison between a falcon and the kite: "like a desperate trained falcon." In this case the metaphor is once again the kite‚ and the vehicle is the "desperate trained falcon". "A desperate trained falcon" would be a strong
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