For my imitation paper‚ the homeric style elements used are simile‚ imagery‚ delay‚ dialogue‚ and patronymics. The first element I used is simile and according to The Odyssey‚ there’s a quote "and as four yoked stallions spring all together‚ beneath the lash‚ leaping high‚ and then eat up the dusty road on the plain" (Homer‚ 194). A simile that I included in my imitation is "With the song of "tale as old as time‚" Considering that tune is compared to the age of the song‚ Comparing the certainty of
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The poem‚ We Wear the Mask‚ was a beautiful poem. Many people can relate to having to hide their true feelings. I am one of those people. In lines 10 and 11‚ Dunbar says‚ “We smile‚ but‚ O great Christ‚ our cries to thee from tortured souls arise.” To me‚ this was these lines really hit home the most. I can relate to feeling like I have no one to go to with my true feelings‚ except for Christ. He is the only person I know that will always be there for me no matter what the circumstance and I know
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Elizabeth was recently made queen‚ and Margaret prophesied that she would end up just like Queen Margaret. Throughout the passage we see a few literary devices such as parallel structure and allusion‚ and both of these writing tools add to the complexity of the relationship between the two former queens. We observe Margaret use diction that reminds us of the stage and plays and we see parallelism used to show the stark contrast between what Elizabeth used to be and what she currently is. In the beginning
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childhood and early life in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in Limerick‚ Ireland. It describes his families experiences as a result of the death of his sister. Set predominately in Limerick in the early nineteenth century‚ through the use of a variety of literary devices‚ McCourt conveys his story and explores how he overcame poverty and deprivation eventually leading to him escaping and living a new life in America through elaborating on themes including society and class and coming
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Honors 24 August 2016 Odes To Common Things: Literary Analysis “Ode to things” In the ode “Ode to things”‚ I found 2 poetic devices: simile and alliteration. A simile is a comparison between 2 different objects using “like” or “as”. Alliteration uses multiple words‚ usually in a series‚ that have the same first consonant sound. A simile I found within the text was‚ “...that one because it’s as soft as the softness of a woman’s hip…”(15-17). Having this device helps the reader see the connection between
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significant because of its empowering message. The lyrics allow listeners to feel confident about being strong no matter what or who may try to bring someone down‚ even if it were their own mistakes. To convey this message‚ Clarkson used many literary devices. For example‚ in lines like‚ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger‚ Stand a little taller” there is external rhyme‚ which makes the song more pleasurable to the ears. Its chorus‚ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is a metaphor‚ that
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Ministers Black Veil Literary Device Analysis Mrs. Joseph Darien Miller 4/16/13 In every literary piece an individual reads‚ may It be short story or novel‚ there are bound to be some type of literary device‚ may it be just one main one the author focuses their attention to add a specific tone to their piece as a well as make that literary piece distinguishable‚ or multiple devices to maintain variety and unpredictability. Without at least decent use of literary device‚ the reader’s eyes
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One of the things that makes Shakespeare’s writing so famous is all of the literary devices he adds in. One of the many devices found is found Act 2 scene 2. At this point in the play‚ Macbeth has just killed King Duncan and is talking to his wife‚ Lady Macbeth about it. Macbeth is very paranoid and freaking out because he suddenly hears a strange knocking‚ but his hands are still covered in blood. This is where a hyperbole comes in and Macbeth says “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
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March 18‚ 2017 3208 Phan - Part One Research Paper In the poem “Dreams‚” Langston Hughes argues that in order to confront an injustice such as racism people must continue dreaming to gain strength to fight for the greater good. Hughes uses the literary device metaphor to help reveal the theme by showing the reader how life without dreams is weak and depressing. According to the text‚ "Life is a broken-winged bird / that cannot fly (Hughes 3-4)." This puts into perspective that if dreams aren’t existing
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going to happen next?" is what you are saying when watching this classic play. I watched the Romeo and Juliet play that was produced in 1976 by Paul Bosner. William Shakespeare uses literary devices such as aside‚ couplet‚ epithet‚ motivation‚ irony‚ oxymoron‚ paradox‚ and symbols. Paul Bosner uses all these literary devices in his recording. Aside is a remark by a character in the play that is heard by the audience but unheard by the other team members in the play. In Romeo and Juliet an example would
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