Device Quote Function Imagery/Simile/Hyperbole “Where Tjaden puts it all is a mystery‚ for he is and always will be as thin as a rake.” When the author compares Tjaden to a rake‚ it makes the readers realize how thin he really is. This quote makes the reader imagine a rake and how it relates to the character. Conflict (external; man vs. man) “Eighty men can’t have what is meant for a hundred and fifty... I don’t care about the stew‚ but I can only issue rations for eighty men.” The men are starving
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plain hell" (6). " Dill was a curiosity" (7). " Mr Radley’s posture was ramrod straight" (12). Hyperbole: "...the meanest man God ever blew breath into" (12). Simile: "Her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard" (6). Personification-"Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when i first knew it" (pg5) Simile-"...and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frosting of sweat and sweet talcum"(pg5) Metaphor-"MrsDubose was plain hell"(pg6) "Inside the house lived a malevolent
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Hughes uses a variety of poetic and literary techniques to communicate his tone. Namely‚ he utilized figurative language‚ personification‚ similes‚ and metaphors to effectively get his message across. He uses the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds; "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?". Up and sun do not rhyme‚ but they have the same "uh" sound. Rhyme: Poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines. "Does it stink like rotten meat?...like a syrup sweet?" Meat
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Craft Moves Essay Ray Bradbury focused on multiple craft moves‚ similes‚ descriptive words‚ and foreshadowing to give readers a painted picture in their mind while reading and to also be able to predict what will happen in the end. The first craft move Bradbury uses is foreshadowing . In the story Bradbury uses foreshadowing by hinting out through the whole story that the parents get eaten before it happens. For example “You see‚ there are the lions‚ far over‚ that way. Now they’re on their way
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women take more responsibility than men‚ and men are worthless when it comes to helping out. Barry’s purpose is to expose and bring attention to these gender roles. Barry uses the rhetorical and satirical strategies such as exaggeration‚ irony‚ and simile in order to address the purpose of his essay. "Lost in the Kitchen" by Dave Barry is a satirical essay that exposes gender roles and society’s norms. Barry uses the satirical device exaggeration to demonstrate this purpose. For example‚ in paragraph
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didn’t happen. He had assistance from‚ Ino‚ Athene‚ the river god and the Phaeacians. * Odysseus reached Scherie on the 20th day. * Hermes put on his golden sandals. * Hermes carried his wand. * Hermes was described as a sea-gull – a simile. * Calypso was singing and weaving. * Odysseus is on the sea shore. * Hermes doesn’t see Odysseus. * Calypso calls Hermes ‘Hermes of the golden wand.’ – An epithet. * Hermes eats ambrosia and drinks red nectar. * Hermes complains
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abab cdcd efef gg rhyme scheme written in iambic pentameter‚ as well as many examples of assonance and similes. The first line’s simile‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;” (line 1) sets the whole mood of the piece by saying something the reader is definitely not expecting to hear. This isn’t the only simile used. Although this is the only line that has a “like” in it‚ there are other similes used throughout the sonnet where “like” or “as” are implied. “Coral is far more red than her lips’
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before his assassination. In Dr. King’s speech “What is your Life’s Blueprint?” he asserts that everyone should be the best they can be‚ no matter who or what they do. In his “Life’s Blueprint” speech‚ Dr. King uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and similes‚ in order to figuratively and eloquently inspire students to perform to the best of their abilities. In the speech “Life’s Blueprint”‚ he uses metaphors to help describe what a blueprint of life is. His use of metaphors describe his ideas in a figurative
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society: Mabel’s place in society was a lonely lady. Textual evidence: “And I‚ who had happiness to share And longed to share your happiness”9-10 Tone: lonely Figurative language: Simile- “You knew and saw me perish before you‚ like this geranium which someone planted over me‚ and left to die”16-18- The purpose of this simile is to get the reader to understand the comparison between Mabel and the geranium throughout the story. Personification- “Voiceless from chasteness
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Flies using foreshadowing‚ mood‚ tone‚ and many types of figurative language. Golding uses many examples of figurative language such as similes‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ and hyperboles. A simile and metaphor compares two unlike objects. To differentiate the two‚ similes uses like or as and metaphors directly compares the two objects. An example of simile that Golding used is‚ “ Ralph danced out into the hot air of the beach and then returned as a fighter-plane‚ with wings swept back…” Ralph
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