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    corrugated‚ and her red under lip pushed out‚ like a child’s ready to cry.” P. 12 This passage has sensory details describing young Mrs. Heathcliff. “Chair in a pet” is referred to as a sulky mood. The author‚ Emily Bronte‚ used diction that included metaphors and similes to describe details in the story. While referring to characters and moods in this story‚ Bronte used quite a bit of comparison so we know what they specifically look like instead of creating the image in our head for ourselves. I believe

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    The metaphor A metaphor is a comparison that does not use the words “as” or “like” A metaphor makes a comparison as a simile does. It makes a comparison but it does not use the words “as or “like” The metaphor says something is something else‚ not like something else. Example: The Ocean was like a flat‚ blue plate (simile) The Ocean was a flat‚ blue plate (metaphor) Personification Personification gives human qualities

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    shows how a lack of acceptance to one’s identity leads to a negative outlook on one’s circumstances. At the railstation Lawson works he feels surrounded and held back by signboards stating ‘Second Class wait here.’ To Lawson‚ the signboards become metaphors for social labelling and cause him... At suburban railway stations - you may see them as you pass - There are signboards on the platform saying ’Wait here second class’: And to me the whirr and thunder and the cluck of running gear Seems

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    his values. He valued the principle of all people no matter race‚ should be treated as equals. After reading and analyzing the speech; I made different observations about the speech‚ such as‚ cited documentation‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ similes‚ and metaphors. Dr. King uses these literary devices throughout his whole speech to persuade his listeners to nonviolence actions towards racism and unity. King had cited from the Emancipation Proclamation when he stated‚ “Five score years ago‚ in whose symbolic

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    works helps the audience with the understanding of the poem. Metaphors are used in a lot of literature and even songs that we listen to today. Giving the insight on a poem and the literary elements being used in it gives us as the audience a different aspect of what the author is trying to say. In this paper‚ I will be telling you guys he different literary works that I’ve gotten out of the poem “Road Not Taken.” Metaphors I chose to write about the poem “Road Not Taken.” In this poem

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    at the wall today‚ Someone said he moved away To another school and place And on the wall where he used to lean Someone had chalked ’watch this space’. RHYME ALLITERATION ONAMATOPOEIA PERSONIFICATION SIMILE METAPHOR ASSONANCE HYPERBOLE  Also a metaphor Level: Year 7/8 Genre: Poem VOICE – A teenager/s seeing the events occur - experiencing isolation TONE – Sad‚ alone MOOD - Sad THEME – Not everyone has the chance to fit in REPRESENTATIONS – Adolescence

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    prodigy despite June’s obvious lack of musical talent. This causes June to question herself and triggers inner conflict. Tan uses metaphors‚ similes and imagery within her work to evoke many of the readers’ feelings and senses. Through figurative language Tan portrays Jing Mei “June” Woo’s character and inner conflict within The Joy Luck Club. Tan often uses metaphors to introduce character and inner conflict within Jing-Mei “June” Woo. In the following quote Tan shows the aspirations of Jing-Mei

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    Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery” and Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” both are written in Puritan plain style‚ however Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery” displays a more puritanical message. These poets use apostrophe and metaphors to thoroughly describe the subject in which they were writing. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is a poem that portrays Anne Bradstreet’s thoughts on her marriage. While Bradstreet writes about her love for her husband‚ Edward Taylor writes indirectly about his love

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    “F***ing Perfect” by Pink “F***ing Perfect” by song artist Pink‚ expresses thoughts of her past and future. This song uses metaphors and also similes to get her points across. You are who you are and no one can take that away from you because “You are perfect”. An example of a metaphor in this song is “The whole world stares while i swallow the fear”. This line is stating that she was miss judged and bullied‚ what gives this away is the line“ they don’t like my genes they don’t get my hair”.

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    although this behaviour may help the economy‚ it is detrimental to our spiritual economy. She encourages the audience to support her view through the use of extended metaphors‚ language devices and appeal to commonly held values. Extended metaphors are used to draw parallels between two things. In the text‚ an extended metaphor of disease is used as a parallel to our materialism. Words such as Veruca Salt syndrome‚ affluenza‚ luxury fever and conspicuous consumption all draw parallels between

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