stronger because he is so courteous. Additionally‚ Mr. Finch uses strong language to get his ideas out. The words he uses are purposeful‚ but easy enough that an uneducated person could still follow along with his argument. Atticus uses parallel structure on page 204 to create the idea that black men are no worse than white men: “all men are created equal” (205). There is also a lot of imagery and other figurative language that brings his argument to life‚ and gives him more credibility. Another
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“Imagery intensifies the impact of the poet’s words as he shows us with his words rather than just telling us what he feels. Song lyrics are full of imagery.” (Eliot‚ 2015) You have heard of the term “figurative language?” this would also be an example of imagery. Metaphor is when you describe something with a figure of speech. An example of this would be saying “he is on his high horse.” People use this metaphor when someone thinks their better than others. This said person is not on a horse; the
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persistence to teach Doodle the walk. The author‚ James Hurst‚ uses diction and figurative language to show that Doodle has flaws‚ is optimistic‚ and is encouraged in a time of sorrow and disbelief because of his disability. The author shows Doodle’s flaws throughout the short story “the Scarlet Ibis”. The brother remembers Doodle as being “born when I was six and body which was red and shriveled like an old man.”(Hurst 30). By using imagery‚ the author creates an unhealthy
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This clever use of figurative language continues when Adichie describes Ginika after a dialogue exchange‚ “There was a metallic‚ unfamiliar glamour in her gauntness‚ her olive skin‚ her short skirt that had risen up‚ barely covering her crotch‚ her straight-straight hair that she kept tucking behind her ears‚ blonde streaks shiny in the sunlight” (150). This sentence‚ as long and detailed as it is‚ gave me an idea of who Ginika had transformed into: an immigrant like Ifemelu‚ but one that had adapted
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In in the following paragraphs of the story‚ the author used various effects to effectively convey the feeling and imagery of the story to the reader. In paragraph five the this phrase was first used “sounds that to the couple seemed as loud as men sawing through hard wood.”‚ this phrase being a simile was used to compare how loud the mice were to something the reader could relate to. This was effective because the reader can then used their past experiences to figure out just how loud the mice were
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methods of figurative language. “Flow like the blood of Abraham through the Jews and the Arabs‚ Broken apart like a woman’s heart‚ abused in a marriage‚ the brink of holy war‚ bottled up‚ like a miscarriage” This line is layered with symbolism and similes. He cleverly uses biblical stories with emotional tragedy to describe the splitting of a nation with foreshadows of war. As a listener it’s hard not to feel emotion with this imagery. Throughout most of the song you hear eccentric figurative language
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discussing the similarity in writing between the two‚ each who have a different theme. I have considered the line breaks throughout the poem‚ stanza breaks‚ rhyming‚ repetition‚ line lengths‚ sound systems‚ settings‚ structures‚ and the use of figurative language. The themes of these poems are different in writing but seem to have similar meanings. In the first poem‚ "I’m "Wife"--I’ve finished that--"‚ she seems to be finding her self as a woman. She was always alone‚ with thoughts that she kept to
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In the novel‚ Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje‚ the author uses figurative language in Ceylon where which the story of his family unravels. He uses figurative language to connect Ceylon to the people who live there‚ particularly his family. As the story goes on‚ Ondaatje has the climate and earth of Ceylon form who people are‚ and how they act. At the beginning of the novel‚ Ondaatje is just starting to piece together his family’s past. He starts to realize how stubborn the whole family
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emotional and passionate poem. It is a poem that is intended to cause fury. He is able communicate the theme of the poem by the use of figurative languages‚ such as metaphors and personification. Another effective way of writing Dylan uses is repetition. He uses repetition to emphasize words that are important in his writing and to express his theme. Using figurative languages such as symbols and metaphors and combining it with musical devices like repetition‚ allows Dylan convey the theme of the poem‚
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the middle of the little things when we should start focusing on the things that truly matter. In the poem "The Second Coming"‚ William Butler Years portrays a worsening society that has chosen sin over faith. In the poem "The Second Coming"‚ the diction conveys the theme of the loss of hope by using ominous phrases. Such as "The darkness drops again" (18) which implies that darkness has been in their society before and has returned. Society feels like the darkness may never truly leave. Another quote
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