Simile

purpose T ext structure and text aides Literary Elements (plot, setting, characterization, conflict, theme, point of view, tone/mood) Literary Techniques (flashback, foreshadow, imagery, symbol, allusion, figurative language [personification, metaphor, simile], dialect, irony, epiphany, oxymoron, allusion, suspense) Poetic Device (rhyme, rhythm, stanza, alliteration, assonance, consonance, refrain, onomatopoeia) Other: idiom, pun, hyperbole satire, motif, archetype, foil, comic relief, allegory…

The Epic of Gilgamesh, in regard to the rendition by Danny P. Jackson, is an elaborate tale that uses various forms of metaphorical language, paradoxes, imagery, foreshadowing and comparisons, to relay the story of an ancient hero. This tale revolves around the god-like character, Gilgamesh, and the endeavors he goes through while dealing with self-discovery, friendship, danger, and real-world situations. Not only does the author’s use of these literary devices contribute to the amount of depth…

song Roar by Katy Perry, has a resonating theme about feminism and its many common stereotypical views on females. This song conveys the message that women have a voice and are equal to men. Uses a variety of literary terms: idioms, allusions, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, hyperbole and symbolism. An idiom is known as a figurative expression or phrase. Katy Perry utilizes an idiom when she sings “I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath, scared to rock the boat and makes a mess”.…

The Women 's Rights Movement influenced this current generation of females so that women would not have to experience gender discrimination, but have the same and equal privileges as men. Throughout many years, numerous women battled and suffered through discrimination against being a woman in the workplace, legalization to obtain birth-control without having to be married, inequality based on sex, the rights to abortion, and educational opportunities (“Women 's Rights Timeline”). Being a woman…

The language that Charlotte Bronte uses in Jane Eyre has word choices that describe the feelings and moods of her characters strongly. Charlotte also uses old english writing that makes a fine read. Jane Eyre is classified as a bildungsroman, or growth narrative, and many books that were written during or near the 19th century were bildungsromans. The novel is classified as one because it shows Jane's internal growth from a child to an adult. This makes Jane Eyre a truly exceptional book to read…

Humankind possesses an ability to envision and cherish goals and a fragmented yet promising future. It is this dynamic, hopeful imagining that we call dreaming. What happens to us when our dreams fail to take form, when our desires and plans for achievement are stopped before they reach fruition? The human spirit that was once inspired by the forces of hope and creativity can either become reluctant or defeated, agitated or aggressive. Langston Hughes’s “Harlem” paints a simultaneously subtle…

both authors convey the same message which is overcoming hardships in life. In the two poems they show their similarities through repetition which will be shown in the first paragraph and literary devices such as figurative language,metaphors and similes, while also showing their differences through parallel structure of both the poems, and through rhetorical questions. Hughes and Angelou show their similarities through repetition which helps the reader grasp the key concept of both…

effect is equally shocking through the richness of rhetorical devices such as metaphors, similes, among other characteristics. In both poems “Casa” and “Strangers Who Find Me in the Woods” it is employed rhetorical devices. Throughout the poem “Casa” it is utilized alliterations as “if there's a smell of spices in the air” and “your woman's wedding dress away” (“Casa” 19, 29). Although, metaphor and similes for example, “I am not a time capsule”, and “row of faces pinned like medals” to…

What I Knew: Before 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…

Carol Ann Duffy uses metaphors and personification to communicate her ideas about love. She thinks that love isn’t always good and joyful and can be miserable and heart breaking. In Let me describe for you her eyes, Glenn Colquhoun uses metaphors and similes to let the readers know his ideas and perspective on love. He shows that love can cause a lot of pain and it doesn’t always turn out the way you want. Look at introduction instructions Metaphors help to show the speaker’s thoughts on…