Metaphor

portray the idea that although his “dear” has many imperfect qualities, he loves her despite of them all. The author uses literary tools such as similes, metaphors, and personification…

space. Gretchen Shirm does so by taking on multiple characters’ stories, including different perspectives and interwoven storylines, all the while being chock full of vivid imagery and carefully crafted with literary techniques such as similes and metaphors. She also gives such specific, detailed, and relatable examples, appealing to multiple senses that make the reader feel almost as if they are actually there. For me, all of these techniques make the book more relatable, which in turn makes it…

When one watches a dancer leap or glide across a stage, the observer’s thoughts may not immediately be directed towards the metaphoric implications of each movement, but these metaphoric processes operate as a fundamental characteristic of dance. Physical gestures are an innate characteristic of the way people communicate with each other as they “…can reveal aspects of meaning that are not, or even cannot, be present in words alone” (Kövecses 72). Dance, at its simplest definition, is but an…

reading the article, I was familiar with figurative language and reading comprehension. I knew that figurative language included similes, metaphors, personifications, alliterations, hyperboles, and idioms. In grade school, I learned that a simile used words such as “like” or as” to compare one idea or object to another to suggest that they are alike, metaphors are figures of speech that compare two dissimilar things, personifications are figures of speech in which there is a comparison between…

The strengths in this poem are dependent on imagery and metaphors, as well as some allusion. This poem was chosen over the thousands of other poems because this one had a very exotic topic, which is definitely not talked about. All these methods to kill people have become very complex and creative over time, and…

In Keats’s poems, he has the speaker find different ways to express his views on mortality and death. This common theme is not surprising because Keats was exposed to many deaths throughout his life; he lost his parents and two brothers (Smith, 390-404). In “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles”, for example, the speaker explains how the knowledge of mortality has affected him, and also includes a positive view towards it. In “The Human Seasons”, the speaker takes a direct approach and draws parallels…

to add a personal, familial touch. The metaphor can be interpreted to show that Weir is unable to speak, being so overcome with emotion and grief. The metaphor also transforms halfway through as the second stanza progresses into the third “[…] turned into felt, slowly melting”. It’s almost as if halfway through her train of thought, she managed to regain composure but shifted the subject on as to not fall victim to her emotions once again. Another metaphor represents the closure, and the letting…

author Sharon M. Draper, uses figurative language to develop the central conflict that family's death is hard to deal with, on top of being a slave and working very hard day and night by using multiple similes, multiple flashbacks, and uses a vital metaphor to draw the reader's attention and to make the reading more specific and interesting. Evidence: For example, in my book, the author uses a simile to show how much Amari is hates being a slave, and a flashback to when her family was with…

include unnecessary metaphors, sometimes those that do not even make sense. “The hammer and the anvil” is a metaphor used commonly, according to Orwell, but incorrectly. He says: “In real life, it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer.” People assume the opposite to be true and thus imply the metaphor in that sense. However, Orwell says those do know the correct meaning wouldn’t butcher the metaphor by including it in their writing in the wrong context. When you use stale metaphors like…

reason behind their motivation to call their late role models. In the poem “London, 1802,” William Wordsworth agonizes over the idea that morals and creativity in England have deteriorated. Wordsworth, in the opening lines of his sonnet, uses the metaphor by comparing England to a “fen” to convey that the country remains in a marshy ditch, unable to move forward and progress. He continues by stating the symbol “altar, sword, and pen” which represents…