dialogue here—unedited. Take note of the other repeated words that Berlin uses playfully. For example‚ ‘Some lady at a bridge party somewhere’ has an unavoidable assonance. The sounds mix‚ blend‚ and this only has us appreciating the narrator more. Berlin may be paying close attention to the sounds‚ but the narrator is only telling us how it is as she thinks it. The same could be said about the word ‘little’. The narrator uses it twice to describe the ashtrays. Surely Berlin could think of different
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comparison is what you are often asked to do in questions that require you to unpack or explain a figure of speech‚ like a simile. Writers uses similes to create an effect or impression of danger‚
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- Psalm 78:49 HOLY SPIRIT: "In this verse I (HS) had the writer use terms that expressed the Judgment of Our Father. According to this verse‚ who received the Judgment of Our Father?" ME: "The reference is to the Egyptians who held Our Father’s Chosen people as slaves in their country for four hundred years. The acts
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Ahab‚ hoping to unite his crew under his desire to hunt Moby Dick‚ uses repetition‚ comparisons‚ and emotional appeals‚ along with other strategies‚ to convince the shipmates to pursue the white whale. Ahab knows that he needs his entire crew to be on board with chasing Moby Dick in order for it to happen. He starts by asking callback questions that relates to the single thing that the crew shares: their interest in whaling. For example‚ when Ahab asks “what do ye do when ye see a whale‚ men?” the
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Figurative Language Identifications 1) Simile “…How like a deer‚ strucken by many princes‚ Dost thou here lie!” -Antony (Act III‚ Scene I) 2) Setting “…Who to Philippi here consorted us.” -Cassius (Act V‚ Scene I) 3) Personification “O conspiracy‚ Sham’st thou to show thy dang’rous brow by night‚ When evils are most free? O‚ then by day Where wilt thou find
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Act III within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar involves Brutus and Mark Antony giving out speeches towards about Caesar. Through the power of words‚ both were able to evoke emotions and reactions in the people of Rome. Each man incomperates repetition and reasoning to persuade the citizens to join their side. Brutus attempts to reason with the audience and provides his personal feelings about Caesar to move the audience. He partook in the fall of Caesar not because he loathed him‚ but because he “loved
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belied with false compare.” He mentions how he loves to hear her speak‚ but he knows that there are more pleasing sounds. He also says that he thinks their love is rare because he doesn’t let her flaws get in the way of his love for her. Shakespeare uses a judgemental tone to compare/contrast her to everything that she is not. He does this to show how the girl may look different to others and maybe even to himself‚ but he looks past that because the lover for her beats all of her flaws. Love should
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As a supportive literature device to figurative language‚ irony also played a crucial role in making “counting stars” become a literature work. Irony can be defined as the disparity between what it shows to be true and what is legit true. Irony provides the meaning of words or phrases‚ which usually have a different meaning from the actual meaning of those words or phrases ( “Irony- Examples and…”)This is also really interesting because the audiences can interpret this literature work in different
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twenty-five‚ I’ll do it for twenty. No‚ me‚ I’m hungry. I’ll work for fifteen. I’ll work for food. The kids. You ought to see them..." Steinbeck is a sure fan of figurative language‚ his books wouldn’t be as great with out them. In The Grapes of Wrath there are several examples of such figurative language. Here are a few examples of such language: (1) Steinbeck compares a willow tree "....its load of leaves tattered and scraggly as a molting chicken." (2) He described a man driving a tractor as "..
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meaning of the story. The author that asserts his respect for the English word is Stephen King. In On Writing on pages 129 through 131‚ King shares the approach that every new writer should acquire in order to create magic. King’s diction‚ figurative language‚ and detail portray his appreciation and diligence to the art of writing‚ which he emphasizes by revealing basic strategies every writer should acquire. The diction
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