Simile: Similes are used in comparative figurative language. They make direct comparisons between the two objects similarities‚ these are usually distinct and different. Similarly‚ metaphors are another literary device used to compare two objects‚ and they also work in a similar way. Unlike metaphors though‚ similes use the words “like” or “as” to make their comparisons. Take the phrase the room was as calm as a twister. The simile here compares the rooms calmness to a twist using the word “as.”
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Literary Devices #10 Antithesis: opposition‚ or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction. Example: "I was not there‚ yet I was there. No‚ I did not go to the trial‚ I did not hear the verdict‚ because I knew all the time what it would be. Still‚ I was there. I was there as much as anyone else was there." Function: In Ernest Gaines’‚ A Lesson Before Dying‚ Grant Wiggins‚ the novel’s protagonist and narrator‚ is stuck with the difficult task of transforming a thoroughly
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The Visit • Through an analysis of the characters‚ compare the ways in which the struggle between internal and external forces is presented. The play “The Visit” is about a millionaire called “Claire Zachanassian” who wants revenge from an injustice that had happened forty-five years‚ done by her former lover‚ “Alfred Ill”‚ so she returns to her hometown “Guellen” with the intent of giving some money to the town having in return the execution of her former lover. The plot carries various
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the Union’s railroad‚ escapes his death. Bierce does a phenomenal job at keeping the reader on his or hers “toes”. Ambrose Bierce is able to transmit a sense of shock by foreshadowing Fahrquhar’s future through different uses of literary techniques. Through the literary technique of allusion‚ Bierce is able to show Fahrquhar’s end is approaching by associating it with biblical references. Fahrquhar‚ as mentioned in the beginning paragraph‚ is being hanged in this short story. The noose which is
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As you might wonder why might my title name is this. In these poems I have read them and they all have deeper meaning .With this deeper meaning many of the authors of these poems are kind of off but these poems symbolizes the journey in my eyes because most of them has to deal with a process of death or the process of the afterlife. In‚” Because I could not stop for Death”‚ would be considered the journey because of the story relating to the spiritual life after death .The life after death is describe
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Duerrenmatt describes "The Visit" as a "tragic comedy" that offers a pessimistic social vision of post-war Europe‚ and especially of Switzerland. A criticism of Swiss neutrality during World War II‚ the rise of fascism‚ the 1950s rise of capitalism‚ and the general corruptibility of justice‚ "The Visit" powerfully asks whether it is possible to buy justice on the one hand‚ and whether murder and personal revenge can constitute justice on the other. The play’s power is drawn particularly from the
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Red Grief People use literary devices in their speech every day. However‚ few people know what they’re called. In his short story “The Whirligig of Life” O Henry demonstrates five common examples of literary devices. The first example of figurative language is in the very beginning of the excerpt‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief”. O Henry ironically uses the simile “as flat as a flannel cake” to describe the town of Summit. The irony is that the flat town of Summit doesn’t contain a single summit. The
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REDEMPTION 1 Redemption‚ A Literary Device: Hey Nostradamus! Response Essay Kathy Ottaway‚ 020091223 Instructor Esther Griffin 10F Cdn. Literature and Criticism - 01 HUMN2000-10F-11296 Tuesday‚ November 30‚ 2010 REDEMPTION 2 Redemption‚ A Literary Device: Hey Nostradamus! Response Essay Redemption. It is a single word that holds great meaning for both the ones who seek it‚ and for those whose opinions are the ones to grant it‚ whether it is an outside
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Edgar Allen Poe makes use of several literary devices in order to create a gloomy atmosphere in his poem “The Raven”. Alliteration‚ rhyme‚ onomatopoeia‚ assonance‚ and repetition are used to contribute to the melodic nature of the work and provide an almost “visual” representation of his gothic setting. Poe is a master of using these writing techniques. “The Raven” is one of his most popular works. This is certainly due‚ in part to his use of these literary devices in this piece. The poem tells of
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The Most Dangerous Game Literary Devices When is the last time that you saw a literary device? In a poem‚ or a novel? Perhaps a short story? Literary devices: we all use them‚ we all love them‚ but what can it really do for an author’s writing? When used correctly they can add character and dimension to one’s writing‚ but what some fail to remember is that even the best writers can fall extremely short to writing excellent literary elements. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game‚” Richard
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