Simile

towards to the Allies’ side. The Soviet Union noticed this and tried to contain the people using a barbed-wired fence then later a wall. This all went down in Berlin (Germany), obviously, during August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989. This ties to my simile of the Cold War, which is a boxing match, because I see the Berlin Wall as a defensive move. The Allies kept attacking (dropping supplies) and Russia was just trying to hold…

further analyzation of the poem lets the reader see that simile, metaphor, personification and others. The first figurative device Mr. Wilbur explores in his poem is a metaphor. He does this in the very first line when he compares his daughters room in the house to the bow of a ship “her room at the prow of the house” (line1). Metaphor comes up again with “the stuff/ of her life is a great cargo” (lines 7-8). Similar to metaphor, simile is also used twice, in lines five and six “commotion of…

Twain Assignment “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” Two view of Mississippi provides an interesting insight into the mind of a veteran in steam boating. In life human reasoning is guided by perspective and experience. Decisions are often based on how one comprehends situations leading to a particular behavior. While it is argued that learned abilities often morph to instincts due to the repeated practice, some situations defy the norm forcing one to act depending on their understanding of…

Two traits that can be found in his books are his ability to make the characters relatable and the way he uses metaphors and similes in his writing to give a better understanding of a situation. These two skills, along with many others, are the reason why Neal Shusterman is successful at writing such eye-opening and wonderful stories for young adults. One skill very…

Mrs Littrell wrote an reflective narrative piece on the chilling time when her and her family narrowly survived a tornado’s destruction and lost their house in the process. The main theme in her piece is, life can change in a mere moment, and God never forsakes us. Littrell’s paper begins as she recounts one seemingly normal day when she went to school. Later in school rumors of a tornado dispersed through the halls as bad weather was forecasted for the area. Eventually school let out early…

First, the many similes give us an idea of just how awful the conditions are. Starting with, “Bent double, like old beggars.” This simile describes how the soldiers are deprived to the point that their health and dignity can be compared to elderly people that beg for a living. He then uses the comparison, “coughing like hags.”…

Robert Frost’s “Design” Robert Frost has always been one of my favorite poets. The excellent poem “Design” written by this great scientist poet has many examples of figurative language, like similes and imagery. Also, the theme of this poem is very inspiring and meaningful. First, Robert Frost uses numerous similes in his sonnet “Design”. For example, in the third line of the first stanza it says, “like a white piece of rigid satin cloth” describing the moth as white is telling that its pure.…

In the poem I Heard A Fly Buzz, the author, Emily Dickinson, uses various literary techniques, including visual imagery, personification, similes and metaphors, and unique syntax, to comment on how trivialities can pose as a distraction, even in major moments like death. Dickinson begins the poem with a seemingly insignificant phrase-”I heard a Fly buzz”- but adds “-when I died.” Dickinson’s unique syntax consists of two dashes that create a pause between these phrases and the next line, which…

Many sonnets display an essential message regarding the concept of love. However, they all relay a variety of different themes that can be interpreted in many ways. Sonnet 30 and Sonnet 130 are prime examples of this type of nature. Sonnet 130 consists of the poet listing out his lover’s imperfections and mocking the said imperfections. On the contrary, Sonnet 30 portrays the confusion and the curiosity of the poet. He constantly wonders how his lover can deal with him and vice versa due to…

“I heard a fly buzz when I died”, by Emily Dickinson, is a poem that describes what a woman is hearing and seeing as she dies. Emily Dickinson uses imagery, similes, and metaphors to convey her theme; death is mysterious and no one knows for sure what happens in the afterlife. In the first stanza the speaker uses imagery when she states “I heard a fly buzz when I died; The stillness in the air” (lines 1-2). The speaker creates an image of a woman dying. The room she is dying in is so quiet that…