with Cleopatra and is blinded by his love for her‚ that he forgets about his Roman duties. This is shown in Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ line 34 when Antony says to Cleopatra “Let Rome in Tiber melt”‚ this hyperbole reinforces the idea of Antony is choosing lustful Egypt over the noble Rome. He uses another hyperbole along with an appropriate metaphor to perfectly capture how Cleopatra has him under her spell when it comes to decision making. Antony says “I must from this enchanting queen break off. Ten thousands
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020214214) Abstract: Suzanne Britt’s work Neat People vs. Sloppy People is a passage of comparison. In this passage‚ Britt distinguishes neat people from sloppy people in the moral aspect. She used kinds of figures of speech such as paradox‚ hyperbole‚ metaphor and so on in the description and comparison‚ making her work so distinguished. Key words: neat people‚ sloppy people Ⅰ.Brief account of the author Assistant Professor of English. A.B. Salem College; A.M. Washington University
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quatrain. Do not go gentle into that good night means those‚ who actually live their lives out‚ could better see how life has been bright for them before going towards sleep (death). Thomas uses techniques such as metaphors‚ alliteration‚ symbols‚ hyperbole‚ personification‚ and setting to relate to the theme of death. One of the symbols in the poem is “light” which symbolises life and helps get the point across by the statement “dying of the light”. Another symbol is "good night" which relates to
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Stylistic Devices 1 IMAGERY Simile (Vergleich): An explicit comparison between two things which are basically quite different using words such as like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. (Wordsworth) Metaphor (Metapher): A comparison between two things which are basically quite differ ent without using like or as. While a simile only says that one thing is like another‚ a metaphor says that one thing is another. (adj. metaphorical) All the
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the sky rain down fire and sulphur. But these men here‚ whom You have betrayed‚ whom You have allowed to be tortured‚ butchered‚ gassed‚ burned‚ what do they do? They pray before you. They praise Your name.” (Wiesel‚ 75) In this phrase Elie uses a hyperbole when he says “You made the sky rain down fire and sulphur.” (Wiesel‚75) He uses this to convey how in the middle of the book to show Elie starts to show‚ the theme of the book‚ losing hope. He starts to lose hope‚ but not
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the song "Hall of Fame"‚ by The Script and Will-I-Am‚ the title is a motivation that anyone can be in the "Hall of Fame" if they put the effort. The drums and piano create the sense of strength in the song. Figurative language like allusions and hyperboles are also significant in strengthening the
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fear itself...”-President Franklin D. Roosevelt (5) “…he be tempted into doing what he knew was not for the glory of God‚ as the putting on of gold and costly apparel.”(4) "Dill had seen Dracula..." (9) "Let this cup pass from you‚ eh?" (117) Hyperbole “..but Mr. Radley and his wife had lived there with their two sons as long as anybody could remember.”(9) “..so colorless they did not reflect light.” (11) “Miles of construction paper.” (36) Imagery "An opressive odor met us when we corssed
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describe different types of time wasting: the man who has waited so long to propose to his girlfriend; the woman who has spent thirty-five loathed years in an estate agents‚ dreaming of opening a florists. The author refers to the stylistic device of hyperbole in order to laugh at the people who waste time: the time-sweeper will pass straight by the desk of the woman who is reading a holiday catalogue under the desk‚ poring over photos of tropical beaches. They will pass by the next desk‚ where a man is
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Figurative Language Figurative language was used by Margaret Atwood‚ through the persona of Offred‚ to illustrate The Handmaid’s Tale. Figurative Language consists of similes‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ alliteration‚ onomatopoeia‚ hyperbole and idioms. First‚ figurative language can be used to describe different settings. 1. Offred’s experience at night in her bedroom “The heat at night is worse than the heat in daytime. Even with the fan on‚ nothing moves‚ and the walls store up warmth
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pearl‚ ( a pearl that has been scooped and acts as a tankard) ‚ a very unique type of alcohol which Is not brewed and no other brewing company‚ not even the most popular one can make this type of alcohol which makes it more valuable to the poet. Hyperbole Nature contains this special nectar and she experiences it. 2. ‘When landlords turn the drunken Bee Out of the Foxglove’s Door- Very cartoonish image‚ and a humorous one also‚ where she describes a type of flower is a metaphor to a pub and
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