parallel constructions‚ which in their turn are accompanied by repetition. Climax/ gradation can be formed by repetitions of different kinds‚ such as anaphoric repetition‚ framing‚ linking or reduplication/ anadiplosis‚ chain repetition and epiphora. The stylistic device of repetition aims at logical emphasis‚ it fixes the attention of the reader/ listener on the key word of the utterance and intensifies the whole utterance too. Repetition is also resorted to in order to convince the audience‚ to add
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by writing. What separated this‚ from any other song was the meaning behind the song and the literary devices she used. The tools used in the song that made it great were‚ hyperbole to describe her pain‚ diction so the listener can feel her pain‚ repetition to make the song flow‚ and inspiration because it is the fuel to writing a good song. Carlton uses a hyperbole to describe her pain during the song. Hyperboles are an exaggeration to express a strong emotion‚ like pain. Throughout the song she
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2 literary devices: Repetition and nature imagery. Repetition can be found in Lines 3‚9‚10‚11‚12‚16 and 17. The purpose of repetition in Line 3 is to show that sacrificing yourself for war is not worthwhile as nobody will bother about you‚ despite the mental and physical burden you have been through‚ and is also to allow readers to sympathise with soldiers in war. This repetition contributes to the message of the poem‚ which is anti-war. The repetition in Lines 9‚10 and 11 is
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advocates gathered during the March at Washington for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King had given his greatest speech in front of two hundred thousand people at the Lincoln Memorial. In the famous “ I have a dream” speech‚ King used metaphor and repetition to evoke memories‚ connect emotionally‚ and remind his audience of black history. Martin Luther King effectively used strong imagery of words in order to bond with the audiences whom can relate to this situation. This particular rhetorical device
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deaths of close family members and many friendships. In his poems and other pieces of work he uses many literary devices to convey this. Edgar Allen Poe uses rhyme‚ repetition‚ and symbolism to show his different emotions and produce poems with themes of sorrow and regret. Poe’s use of structure emphasizes the way he uses repetition and rhyme in his poems and creates a mood of sorrow. For example‚ in the poem “To My Mother‚ it says‚ “Therefore by that dear name I long have called you—/You who are
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Sensitive 1/ Musical Aspects: Day in and day out Repetition‚ Assonance Watch him scream‚ watch him shout Through the silence Repetition Through the silence Give him ears Repetition Give him eyes Assonance Give some point to the cries and the violence Repetition Oh‚ the violence Hear him scream your name
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Literary Techniques: Poetry Analysis 2 Sound Devices and Rhythm‚ Rhyme and Repetition Sound Devices A good poem can often be identified by its sound quality. 1. How do we evaluate sound quality? Poets use certain devices to create sound within a poem. We need to analyze the poem to look out for these devices‚ indicate the sound produced and evaluate its effect on the reader. 2. What do poets use to create sound within a poem? There are four main devices: • Alliteration • Assonance • Consonance
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adultery‚ he thinks of her as a “demon” and “the great nemesis of women”. D.H. Lawrence takes his views and effectively communicates them with the use of literary devices; his views are supplemented by a sarcastic tone‚ a choppy syntax and the use of repetition. D.H Lawrence uses a sarcastic tone to form‚ and assert‚ two contrasting views‚ praise of Hester and criticism of Hester. For example‚ when he writes “Abel! Abel!“ Abel!“ Admirable!”‚ he praises Hester‚ but he explicitly contradicts this praise
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For this goal‚ classical rhetoric detected four fundamental operations[1] that can be used to transform a sentence or a larger portion of a text. They are: expansion‚ abridgement‚ switching‚ transferring. Alliteration Repetition of an initial consonant sound. Anaphora Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. Antithesis The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. Apostrophe Breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing
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The author uses several examples of imagery in the poem‚ but the most notable of them is the repetition – anxious repetition. The narrator in the poem is the fourteen-year old girl‚ who is worried about many things in her life‚ one of them is the color of her skin. This is a very important issue among the teenagers. In this case‚ the girl states that her skin “betrayed” her (Lorde 521). The repetition of girl’s thoughts is quite evident‚ and her tone of anxiety is thus conveyed to the reader. These
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