Imagery in the language: Look especially on metaphors‚ similes and symbols. You also have to interpret the title Julie - page 193-194 Page 193 line 7-8: “His son was outgrowing his teenage attitudes.” It is a metaphor because a plant can grow‚ but your teenage attitudes can’t be outgrowing. Page 193‚ line 15-17: "He was aware that he had become slightly afraid of his son‚ who‚ alongside his silences‚ was developing a sharp tongue. It is a metaphor because your tongue can’t be sharp. What Parvez
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a football-pool" Meaning: Timothy’s eyes are very big. Why use this:exaggeration Example 2:"Ears like bombs and teeth like splinters" Explanation: Timothy’s ears are very big and his teeth are very sharp Why use this:exaggeration again Metaphor: Example 1:"And his hair is an exclamation-mark" Explanation:Timothy’s hair is very messy Why use this:To connect with previous stanza ending with "dark" and also exaggeration Symbolism: Example 1:"shoots down arithmetic-bird" Explanation:
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Hawthorne integrates similes and metaphors into his unveiling of Chillingworth as a less righteous man than originally believed to aid characterization. His examination of Dimmesdale is begun “with the severe and equal integrity of a judge‚ desirous only of truth‚ even as if the question involved no more than the air-drawn lines and figures of a geometrical problem” (Hawthorne 3-5). The comparison of Chillingworth’s investigation to that of a judge is a metaphor‚ while the juxtaposition of the question
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view on the subject‚ it is made clear that people do not need to be a “superhero” to be courageous. Anne Sexton varies the types of figurative language used in her poem Courage to show the numerous examples of how it is shown‚ however she used metaphors for the more important things. In the first stanza‚ courage is being shown in little ways. Sexton’s poem is divided into four stanzas‚ each representing a different stage in life. The first stanza is childhood. The simile “the child’s first step
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are/is respectively. To be Africville‚ in this case would be someone conveying their sense of pride and attachment to their beloved former town‚ to carry with them the unforgettable‚ unforgivable past that was eviction of their town. An example of a metaphor would be: “No house is Africville. No road‚ no tree‚ no well.
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LEXICAL RELATIONS A. Collocation The problems non-native speakers may have with English vocabulary use - in particular with the appropriate combinations of words. This is an aspect of language called collocation. An example of collocation that many learners of English may be familiar with is the different adjectives that are used to describe a good-looking man and a good-looking woman. We talk of a beautiful woman and of a handsome man‚ but rarely of a beautiful man or a handsome woman. A collocation
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The poem‚ I chose has a very optimistic point of view. It talks about life and how although we all are going to die eventually‚ and it’s no use dwelling on the past so you might as well live for now. This poem is interesting to me because‚ it gives me a different perspective on life now. This poem really relates with the world we live in because a lot of people have this kind of point of view. But also‚ some people feel so lost that they need to hear a positive message like this. I really like that
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Critical Essay-Poetry "Mid-Term Break" Darren Parker Séamus Heaney’s "Mid-Term Break" is among the few poems that have emotionally moved me. The writer uses many techniques including similes‚ metaphors and beautiful lexical choice to convey the sombre and miserable situation of his brother’s death. In this essay I am going to analyse the language of the poem and discuss‚ in more detail‚ the techniques used to convey the real sadness of the situation. "Mid-Term Break" is a very emotive poem in
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considered lower than that of humans and other creatures. The metaphoric language used‚ “a heap of verminous rags and matted hair”‚ persuades the audience to conjure an image of filth and poor physical hygiene‚ although this is followed by a juxtaposed metaphor‚ “he watches with cunning reptile eyes”‚ which challenges the previous image and suggests that the persona is subtle and scheming‚ like a snake. Both of these images are also contrasted by the use of
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Wilfred Owen and “Five Day Requiem for Vietnam” by Nan Braymer both use dramatic diction to convey the theme that individuals should accept responsibility for their actions‚ Owen favors similes to express the agony of the soldiers and Braymer utilizes metaphor to communicate the government’s conflict of being a powerful but moral entity. Owen employs dramatic diction to grab the reader’s attention in order to express that individuals should be accountable for their doings. This word choice in combination
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