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 metaphor means he thinks he is above everyone else. Simile has the same meaning as “comparison.” This is not to be confused with metaphor. This could mean someone comparing two different things. An example of comparison in
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Candace Flores English 102 Mrs. Teel 11 November 2016 Explication of “The Road Not Taken” The poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about a man thinking about a decision he made. The decision he made in the poem does not suggest if it is positive or negative; the speaker takes note of that certain decision and the outcome of his decision had an immense effect on his. The poem is about decisions. The speaker wishes he could have been at two places at the same time‚ so he could have sooner
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Code of the Street INTRODUCTION The introduction chapter first explains the different types of neighborhoods that the city of Philadelphia has and each of the risks that go along with each neighborhood. Some of the neighborhoods are predominantly white‚ some are racially mixed‚ and some are predominately black. In the white-middle class neighborhoods‚ the neighborhood farthest away from the core downtown area‚ there is little crime and upscale restaurants and stores. In the racially mixed neighborhood
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Code of the Streets By Elijah Anderson In the article “The Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson‚ he allows a glimpse of everyday life through the eyes of two completely different worlds wrapped up within one universe. He compares street families to what he refers to as “decent families”. Although the meaning can take on different perceptions to the eye of the beholder‚ the author described it as a code of civility at one end of conduct regulated by the threat of violence. Within these most
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Lexical stylistic devices Metaphor. Sustained metaphor O Rose‚ thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night‚ In the howling storm‚ Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy‚ And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. [William Blake “The sick rose” http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/the_sick_rose.html] novel metaphor: Time is jealous of you and wars against your lilies and your roses [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.30] Conventional metaphor "If all the world’s a
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He’s A Live Wire‚ Metaphor and Poetry The use of metaphor in poetry is one of the most important aspects of poetic style that must be mastered. Metaphor can be described as figure of speech in which a thing is referred to as being something that it resembles. From the perspectives of construction‚ poetic and cognitive function and working mechanism‚ where metaphor is constructed from human perceptual experience and is extended through imaginative processes. An important feature of cognitive
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celebration such as weddings‚ which is strange as the poem is about something completely different to a celebration. It is usually thrown over the heads of the bride and the groom‚ so it rains down on them. Carson may be using that title to create a metaphor; the nuts and bolts flew over the head of people just like confetti does. Carson presents the poem with widespread references to punctuation marks using words such as ‘Exclamation Marks’ and ‘Sentence’. “It was raining exclamation marks” this is
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First of all‚ we can relate because we’re the same age as Dylan. For example‚ Dylan is 16 when he is kicked out of his house (36) and that is the age that students are in ENG3C. Dylan being the same age as the readers makes the book more interesting to us because we can picture ourselves being the same age as Dylan and trying to survive on the streets. Second of all‚ Dylan has a lot of trouble with his mother. For example‚ Dylan has a long history with his mother not being a good mother and
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our life more secure and convenient. For instance‚ thanks to the technology‚ there are cameras everywhere‚ making the city‚ for example‚ more secure and always ready to act if there is any act of theft. In addition‚ there are cell phones and GPS‚ which help you to find a place without any problem‚ or to be always in touch with someone. As a result‚ mothers‚ for example‚ do not have problems in connecting with their children. Throughout surveys‚ experts point out and deduce that since the development
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Whether its the superstions of “luck” or just another penny to add into their collection. Only traditions explain our stubborn attachment to our pennies. However‚ pennies should not be abolished‚ they are beneficial to us in every days life. For example‚ people who have thousands of pennies saved up from over the years of rescuing them from the streets and from the deep‚ dark crevices of sofa cushions will not have the opportunity to convert these pennies into thousands of dollars. I can say this
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