Hyperbole I’m as hungry as a starving lion. Hyperbole is a synonym for exaggeration. Clearly‚ the speaker is not really as hungry as a starving lion. A hyperbole is just a figure of speech we use to emphasize a point. The opposite device is understatement: I’m a little tired is a purposeful understatement if the speaker has been up for 48 hours. Repetition Duty does not trump honesty. Duty does not trump common sense. And duty‚ my friends‚ does not trump morality. Repetition is the conscious
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List of Figurative Language and Rhetorical devices Alliteration‚ assonance and consonance: Alliteration is the repetition of the first sound in nearby words‚ for example: Always avoid alliteration. Assonance is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds within‚ for example‚ words in the lines of a poem. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the words. All three techniques can be combined: And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
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JFK. | Cumulative Sentence But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort…yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance. | Oxymoron“But this peaceful revolution.” | AntimetaboleAsk not what your country..” | Rhetorical Question“Will you joining in the historic effort?” | Archaic Diction“Beliefs for which our for bears fought are still at issue around the globe.” | Imagery“The torch has been to a new generation of Americans.” | FREE | Ethos“The command of Isaiah-
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Owen uses a contrast within the title ‚ “Doomed Youth” ‚ he does this deliberately because using “doomed youth” ‚ puts the young people of war and he try’s to discourage them as it is nothing like what the propaganda claim it to be. The first question highlights animal imagery ‚ “dying like cattle” ‚ this shows the soldiers are nameless. There death lacks dignity ‚ dehumanised. Personification is used to mirror the guns ‚ “anger of the guns” ‚ in the noun phrase it makes the guns sound real. Owen
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Identifying language techniques Composers use various language techniques or features to make their texts more interesting and engaging to the responder. Some language techniques used by Stephen Herrick in The Simple Gift are: • simile: comparing one thing with another using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ • metaphor: a comparison where one thing is said to be another • colloquial language: everyday speech characterised by informal language and shortened words (g’day‚ can’t) • direct
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both the hearts and minds of his listeners through emotional and logical appeals‚ Henry uses rhetorical questions‚ figurative language‚ and repetition to convince them that it is time to take decisive action. Henry uses rhetorical questions to make them think of the decision they should make. Some of the rhetorical questions are “Why stand here we idle?” and “What is it that gentlemen wish?”(85). Rhetorical questions are very helpful in this speech because it makes his audience think twice about what
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book by its cover. The nerds‚ or less derogatory term‚ intellectuals are being looked passed; they are not being seen for how important they‚ whereas athletes‚ such as basketball and football players‚ are put on pedestals. Fridman masters diction‚ rhetorical strategies‚ and syntax in “America Needs Its Nerds” to exemplify this point he is trying to get across. Through “America Needs its Nerds” Fridman explains how crucial it is for the anti-intellectual attitude to change; the societies point of view
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In "Auto Wreck"‚ as the title insinuates it‚ is a situation that describes a car accident that takes place in a city‚ which means‚ that an ambulance‚ a hospital‚ the police‚ and the crowd are the main actors when death is about to strike. In the development of the poem‚ Shapiro describes the atmosphere that surrounds a city at night when there is a car accident; Blood all over the streets and gutters‚ the police covering the situation and the crowd observing the tragic accident‚ recalling death as
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feelings and how the husband has affected her life. The antagonist is the speaker itself as she experiences an internal conflict with herself. The writer uses literary techniques such as metaphor‚ personification‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ juxtapose and rhetorical questions to help enhance the main theme in the story‚ which is cultural difference. The author also describes her relationship with her husband to reveal how they drifted apart from each other and his influence on her. The author describes the
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The use of rhetorical device in “The Story of an Hour” (386) “The Story of an Hour” was written by Kate Chopin in 1984. Chopin is one of the most famous female writers in the 19th century history of American Literature. Her stories revolve around women’s problems and how they were treated during that time. Back in 19th century‚ women were expected to obey their husbands in any situation. There are several rhetorical devices used to lead us towards believing Mrs.Mallard is a much happier woman as
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