experience every day one after the other watching their fellow men die because of capital punishment. George Orwell’s text “A Hanging” uses a variety of rhetorical devices including similes‚ characterization and juxtaposition to convince people of the wrongness of capital punishment. WS1: The use of similes in “A Hanging” are almost always a description of the dehumanization of the people in the prison. One example Orwell uses at the beginning of the passage is when he compares the manner
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Imagery‚ symbols and word plays Line 1: "Bent double‚ like old beggars under sacks" is a simile‚ which compares the men marching to beggars. Instigating the poem with an image of men "doubled" generates a possibility that the soldiers have become two people: the men they were before the war and the unsympathetic men that they have become. Line 2: In this simile‚ Owen is referring to the men participating in the war as hags "Knock-kneed‚ coughing like hags”. Line
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flower‚ and moth in the poem to show how they are all connected. Although their differences are highlighted throughout the poem‚ they all rely upon each other creating a sense of connection. Frost heavily uses similes to create a specific scene for the reader to set the scene. Using similes
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be gruesome and overly-descriptive‚ it leaves many questions for the reader. In Elizabeth Bishop’s poem‚ “The Fish” she uses similes‚ adjectives‚ and imagery to show the significance of inner beauty in people. During the poem‚ a reader can notice lots of smiles in order to describe the fish. Throughout the poem Bishop vividly describes the fish to the reader‚ and similes help make the poem
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Similes and Rhetorical questions. Simile is used in the poem within the sentence‚ “But by the treacherous brain. Our thoughts are like gases. Creep: The comparison is of the thoughts and gas. How thoughts come/creep into the soldiers mind‚ sneakily‚ and no one knows about it or cares for it. Similes are used to help the audience create vivid imagery or to draw connections between the two things. Similes are typical and common in poems to add effects
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and informative passage. The author’s fascination of the river is incredible due to the simple‚ solid facts that are stated. Throughout the passage the author uses many rhetorical devices to amplify his message such as diction‚ vivid imagery‚ and simile. The author uses a series of rhetorical devices in the passage such as asyndeton to help communicate his fascination of rivers to the reader. An example of this is “It generates its own internal forces through its size‚ its sediment load‚ its depth
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In the poem Birches‚ by Robert Frost‚ he uses figurative language throughout his poem. The use of figurative language like personification‚ metaphor‚ and simile makes the reader have a more vivid experience while reading the poem. In the poem Birches‚ the writer uses personification in the next sentence “they click upon themselves as the breeze rises” (line 7 and 8). Mr. Frost explains that when there is a strong breeze the birches click with each other and it moves them up and down and eventually
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classmates. Today I am going to explain to you how I used at least one form of intertextuality in my poem called ‘chilling with the boys’. I used various language techniques to create my rap poem; this includes juxtapositioning‚ hyperbole and a simile. The first technique that I am going to explain that I used to create my distinctive rap poem is juxtapositioning. “Dad comes by my room‚ and thinks I’m studying‚ quickly go to my desk‚ and act like I’m doing homework‚ he comes and lurks‚ over
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themes is power. This is shown through simile‚ personification‚ and repetition. The author purpose is to show the reader that power can be restricted and that power maybe the sturdiest at their main years‚ but over time power will dwindle with time. The theme of power is shown through the use of simile‚ “Here and there his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper‚ and its pattern of darker brown was like wallpaper”. (9-13). The author describes his simile as skin and compares it to wallpaper
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"The Darkling Thrush". As the poem begins‚ the reader is stricken with ominous images‚ metaphors and a simile. A strong contrast used within a simile intensifies the underlying meaning portrayed by the author. Hardy’s opening consists of a speaker leaning on a gate examining his surroundings as the old century draws to a close and a new one is about to emerge. The speaker comments by a simile that‚ "the tangled bine-stems scored the sky/Like strings from broken lyres". Strong distinctions of the
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