Onomatopoeia

The usage of these onomatopoeias told me that the sounds of the bells have a highly important role in the story the poet is trying to tell. It is possible that the constant repetition of the bells and their different sounds represents, to me, the determination of life. Death…

sense of urgency. Following this, the literary devices used by three poets are as follows. Longfellow used simile, Dickinson used personification, and lastly, with the most literary devices used, Whitman used alliteration, anaphora, sibilance, and onomatopoeia. Despite Longfellow and Dickinson sharing the same type of poetry, lyric poetry, Whitman’s poetic structure is free verse, which does not follow any poetic structure. In conclusion, these three Romantic writers, Longfellow, Dickinson,…

Edward Thomas and Robert Frost both write about the harshness of life. In his poem 'The Owl ', Thomas provides a didactic character in the form of the owl and describes his literal and metaphorical journey towards the realisation of his privilege, compared to others around him who are suffering. The title focuses on the owl, and is chosen as the poet is reflecting on hearing the owl 's cry. On the other hand, Frost uses 'Out, Out ' to describe a tragic event in which the harshness of life is…

Edgar Allen Poe born January 19,1809 is known as very famous poet and story-teller. Two of his stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” show how Poe is great with connecting to the reader, how creative Poe is and his effectiveness in storytelling. Poes writing in the “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Tell- Tale Heart” show how good Poe is at connecting to the reader. One way he connects to the reader is by giving visual references so you can picture in your head as you read. In…

Out of the three texts that used figurative language to create the image of a tiger the best was Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Yann Martel used both similes, and metaphors to create a image of the tiger at his best, and the power and fear the tiger creates. Yann Martel’s similes are better than the other two texts for the reason that there are more than the other two texts have and also because he used very descriptive words. For example, “Each of his claws was as sharp as a knife.” (pg. 108), “.…

Since my high school Creative Writing class will be an elective class that will consist of students in tenth through twelfth grade, I will need to find ways to bring student fun into the learning as much as possible. I have found that students love to eat and socialize, so I will include food, props, and games whenever possible. Difficulty will occur as the norm for class size at my school is thirty-two to thirty-six students, and not all students want to be in the classes where they are…

book. in most books people use figurative language to help enrich the writing and make it more enjoyable for the reader. In Harris and me, Gary Pulsen uses many different types of figurative language, such as: alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification. In this essay I will be talking about simile, hyperbole and idioms, in the book harris and me. Some authors of fiction use similes to spark a reader's imagination while getting the information across. In Harris and…

Sound is an important property of poetry. There are different elements that help make up the sound of a piece of writing. The most important piece I believe is relevant to the teachings this week would be the use of rhyming and rhythm in poetry. A rhythm is, the regular recurrence of sounds – is at the center of all natural phenomena (Kizner & Mandell, 2012, p.427). Poets utilize rhythm by sometime repeating words, and utilized words that rhyme. Meter is another large aspect of sound and…

This email written by Aunty Joy to her nephew Paul has an overall informal register, mainly due to their close relationship. The semantic field of the text - household items and pets, is closely linked to its primary function, which is to inform Paul in relation to several topics. The first of which is the tending of her cat, Millie, when she is on holiday with her husband and secondly the disposal of his old furniture. In addition, Aunty Joy aims to reinforce the close social distance and…

firework in the day of self-governing and independence-loving celebration. Writer also wanted to point out that one’s self esteem is not what other people’ perception is, it is what oneself view themselves as. The writer also uses a repetition of onomatopoeia “boom, boom, boom” to describe the sound and stun of firework. Writer uses the repetition of “you, you, you” to establish her audience’s worthiness and supports her audience’s willingness to change now. The writer uses hyperbole when…