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    acquaintance of Augustus Waters one fateful day at Support Group. Throughout the novel‚ Hazel Grace takes not only a physical journey but an emotional one. The ups and downs of Hazel’s journey are penned by John Green with a substantial amount of metaphors as well as the supporting characters playing a significant part. Set in present day Indianapolis‚ and later Amsterdam‚ The Fault in Our Stars is a complex piece with the theme of the struggles in life and how we can choose what to make of them.

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    Literary Analysis of the poem "Hymn to the Night"‚ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ applying the "New Criticism" approach. Imagery: The imagery of the hymn is very rich and diverse. Longfellow uses a lot of personifications‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ and other literary figures to create the aesthetic atmosphere of the poem. Personification: The most widely used device of the poem is personification. The central image of the poem is the Night that is a personification of the beloved woman. Personification

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    meaning or dominant idea in a literary work. A theme provides a unifying point around which the plot‚ characters‚ setting‚ point of view‚ symbols‚ and other elements of a work are organized 2-image : a word‚ phrase or figure of speech (simile or metaphor) that addresses the senses suggesting mental pictures of sight‚ s1-theme : the central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work. A theme provides a unifying point around which the plot‚ characters‚ setting‚ point of v1-1-theme : the central meaning

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    Analogy Examples Understanding the meaning of an analogy is key to the success of the analogy in communication. Some analogies will be understood by most people that speak the same language. Within small social groups of people‚ there are often shared analogies that bind the group together. Other analogies are only understood by people living in a certain region or country. Ads by Google Class 1 to Class 12 Lessons‚ Animations‚ Videos & more… Math‚ EVS‚ Science‚ English‚ SST… www.MeritNation

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    Any Human to Another

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    unsheathed [that] must strike me down‚” and sorrow to a crown of “bitter aloes wreathed.” The similes in the last stanza mean that although it is sometimes painful and/or unpleasant to share others’ grief‚ it is still something we must do. There is a metaphor in the third stanza that compares living our lives alone to pitching a tent in solitude‚ walled into our own little world. Several times‚ Cullen uses dichotomies to contrast things that symbolize the whites and blacks. They are compared to “fat

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    everything remains the same‚ in spite of the passage of time. Truly‚ it is the consistency of the lake itself that gives him the greatest evidence that things have not changed. Then in the conclusion of “Once More to the Lake‚” he uses a glaring metaphor to articulate the total

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    language helped you to understand one or more important idea in the text. “Still I rise” a poem by Maya Angelou is about a black woman’s point of view towards a white person in the 1900’s. Angelou used various language techniques‚ rhetorical questions‚ metaphor‚ and similes to show us her thoughts at the time when she was being ruled over. Self-esteem was the reason that the poet wrote this poem in the first place and it was self-esteem that she overcome the obstacles she faced in life. Firstly‚ Angelou

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    to fight for or fight against‚ as long as his father makes an appearance and lets everyone know who he is before he dies. Dylan Thomas uses an immense amount of metaphors to emphasize the issue that he makes to his father which is the gift of life should be passionate and adventurous up to its last seconds. Dylan Thomas uses many metaphors in order to make a representation of all the men that he would like for his father to challenge. The poet starts by reeling in the wise men who "Because their

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    In Seamus Heaneys poetic piece‚ Blackberry Picking‚ the presence and mastery of malicious diction‚ vivid imagery‚ and metaphor is apparent as is a deeper meaning behind the authors poem. Heaneys writings not only convey a literal description of his actions‚ but also an emotional and metaphorical journey through his experience. The sensual word choice ever-present in Heaneys poem illuminated his love for blackberries whilst portraying a deeper meaning. The diction is generally creative and descriptive

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    Inner Journey Essay.

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    with a physical map. Atwood charts her journey using a running metaphor of "a dotted line on a map"‚ which establishes the comparison of a physical landscape with the metaphysical mindscape. In Stanza 1 we realise that inner travel can be dangerous‚ illustrated by imagery of the "cliff"‚ while the "net of air" image hints at the uncertainty of travel into the psyche. Furthermore‚ this journey is difficult and uncharted shown by the metaphor indicating a "lack of reliable charts". The listing of the debris

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