allusion‚ imagery‚ and the use of multiple analogies. These three rhetorical devices shape the overall emphasis of the poem. By creating a unique blend of these three rhetorical devices‚ Plath shows her readers just how dearly she needed a fatherly figure in her life. The most obvious example in Plath’s poem is the element of allusion. Through allusion is how the poet best shows the real meaning of the poem. The first is the allusion to the great power of the “Colossus”. This colossus can allude
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A Sample of Complex Stylistic Analysis J. Galsworthy. The Broken Boot (E.M. Zeltin et. Al. English Graduation Course‚ 1972‚ pp.88-89: finishing with the words ".. .walked side by side.") Text Interpretation The passage under analysis is taken from John Galsworthy’s story "The Broken Boot". It is about an actor whose name is Gilbert Caister. For six months he had been without a job and a proper meal. He ran into a man whom he had come to know in a convalescent camp‚ a man who thought a
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A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples NOTE: FIGURE OF SPEECH : A mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity or to transfer the poet’s sense impressions by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning familiar to the reader. Some important figures of speech are: simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole and symbol. Alliteration: repetition of the same sound beginning
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not have any sources but I will do more research as the weeks go on. My family is very military based so that is the approach I am taking with this one. I have strong feelings with this topic because you see all these new “hero” movies and action figures coming out in stores everyday but not many are like the old G. I. Joe’s and no toy can ever depict the true hero’s out there risking their lives to save ours. Some people when asked “who is your hero?” they may reply with superman‚ or even Spiderman
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poem is about one specific traveler‚ or could it apply to all in general? Explain your answer. It could be about one specific traveler‚ or all in general. All who dare to move under the cover of darkness aren’t gonna succeed. Personification is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings‚ thoughts‚ or attitudes. Cite an example of Longfellow’s use of personification in "The Tide Rises‚ The Tide Falls." "But the sea‚ the sea in darkness calls; The little waves‚ with their
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similes‚ and metaphors. Make a point strongly. Makes the reader snap to attention and foucus. Demonstrates the difference between two things. Caution it is overused and can weaken writing if not used carefully. Do not use to avoid using actual figures or just fill up space Understatement A rhetorical form in which the force of a descriptive statement is less than what one would normally expect The middle east is currently having some political squabbles Litotes Deliberate understatement‚
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returning the love letters and the disgrace brought about by Jopp by the public reading of Lucetta’s emotion‚ which ultimately resulted in the shattering of their high society aura and eventually in her death‚ is a classic example of the aforementioned figure of speech. Also‚ Hardy’s remarkable ability in creating a clear distinction amongst the characters is praiseworthy. These people‚ these men and women‚ so different in their composure and entity‚ yet all comfortably woven into the plot. Hence‚
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Once Simon has fully meditated on the inherent sickness of human nature‚ he comes to truly understand his role as the Christ-figure. It is at this point that Simon begins to experience moments that emphasize his role as such‚ as like Jesus taking up his own ministry‚ he must wait to grow from a modest carpenter to a prophet in his own rights. One of the defining moments that demonstrate this is when he calmly prophesies to Ralph‚ “I just think you’ll get back alright” (111). At first‚ it seems as
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HOW IS THE CONCEPT OF BELONGING EXPLORED IN THE TEXT‚ THE SIMPLE GIFT? There are barriers and facilitators to belonging. Groups that support belonging are family‚ friends‚ school and even your culture. To not belong you begin to feel alienated‚ anxious and misunderstood. In the verse novel The Simple Gift‚ Steven Herrick’s has portrayed the ways in which a character can relate to many individuals in today’s society. The way in which the poems interact with us is through several techniques such
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Taylor adorned with blush colored bows‚ gliding gracefully across the floor in an arabesque in a pair of matching socks. A few of my earliest childhood memories were spent skating across the crisp‚ clean ice. As I grew and matured throughout the years‚ figure skating was always a constant throughout my adolescence. Every morning I would rise before the sun did‚ hoping to get in a few extra hours of practice before school. I had tunnel-vision goggles and skating was my one and only view. When friends would
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