Simile

tragedy of warfare. The use of figurative language throughout the poem such as: simile, metaphor, imagery, etc. help to expound the horror of World War I and truly show the terrifying reality of bloodshed in it. Many literary devices are used throughout this poem, but the ones that stick out more than others are simile, metaphor and imagery. These devices provide a thorough and very descriptive explanation to the poem. Simile is used in the…

and reality of war through his vivid experience. He has portrayed the severe situations of war and dreadful sights he has seen. Owen uses various language devices to convey the horror of war and make us understand his genuine feelings. Owen uses simile to express the fearful experience at war in his poem, ‘Anthem for doomed youth’. This is demonstrated in the line, ‘What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?’. The word, ‘passing-bells’,…

But the rat creatures aren't. The author of this book uses many metaphors like “The log weighs a ton.’’ Or similes Like “The snow falls like a butterfly landing on your nose.” The author uses thoes similes and metaphors to grab the attention of the reader. When the winter time comes the reader use the simile “The snow falls like a butterfly landing on your nose.” They used those similes and metaphors because it's explaining how the log weighs a ton or that the snow falls soft. I personally…

lines longer than a sonnet. My five literary devices are an onomatopoeia, assonance, rhymes, similes and some imagery. An onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like a sound, and I used the word squall which mean a shriek or a cry and the word squall sounds like a squawk or a cry, so it is an…

cool fireworks in mid-air” is a simile used to describe the Bougainvillea shrub. The simile triggers an image of blazing and shining fireworks. For readers who have never seen Bougainvillea will be able to portray a picture of blazing, colorful flowers that becomes the central attention with its beauty. Ee uses the simile so that fireworks become a reminiscent of Bougainvillea. “As in a wild dream you flaunt in the heat of sun and sand” in the last stanza is a simile proposing an idea that the…

Southern sympathizer, awaits his hanging above Owl Creek Bridge. He envisions his lengthy and dramatic escape from the rope, only seconds before his actual horrific death. Bierce’s brilliant usage of literary techniques, such as sensory imagery and similes, aid the ever-growing suspense of Farquhar’s unfortunate situation. To begin, Bierce’s use of sensory imagery, specifically sight, engrosses the reader into the increasingly suspenseful plot. Following Farquhar’s miraculous bolt from the…

them, when should they be used, and what is the difference of books that use it, and the ones that do not? In “The Old Man And The Sea” written by Ernest Hemingway, many types of figurative language are used throughout the book such as alliteration, similes, and personification, and all of them are used to describe the things that are taking place. Alliteration is used throughout the book when the old man; Santiago expresses his feelings about/ to the fish, “But man is not made for defeat...A…

Movement. Seeing as Hughes grew up in a time when rights for African Americans were only a dream, many of his poems are based off his hopes and dreams. In his poem, “Harlem,” Hughes uses italics and similes to imply that when a dream is postponed, it never dies. The main part of the poem is filled with similes that compare the dream to items that sit for an indefinite amount of time. The middle sentences of the poem describe the dream in different scenarios. All of these events are something…

Frost describes a beautiful scene of a childhood. In this scene, trees take the main focal point and are depicted through a simile of being “like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair/ before them over their heads to dry in the sun” (18/19). This referencing the tree's leaves and how they limp near the ground just how a girl would flip her hair down. This simile goes to help create the imagery in the childhood scene by magnifying the perception of the environment. Further on in the poem…

couplet”- Sherman Alexie. In the sonnet, “The Unnaturalists” written by Albin Soni, the literary elements simile, personification, and metaphor are present and used to suggest that things are never as they seem. Firstly, Soni used the literary element simile to compare buildings to a king’s crown. Soni’s quote “The buildings stand as high as the king’s crown” is a beautiful example of simile. This quote shows that a king's crown and home are meant to be superior to the normal people. But, in…