Simile

Charles Dickens once stated that “The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother” (Charles Dickens Quote). Endurance has been represented in literature since long before the time of Charles Dickens and is a message readers often pocket and use during the course of their own lives. However, how are authors able to get the message across that to become successful, one might have to learn to endure through several hardships? One way to exemplify the significance of…

that she has the ability to achieve significant marks in English. Collectively, the use of similes, imagery, a bitter tone, and a myriad of other language techniques allows the reader to engage with the story; i.e. “The purple hue surrounding my eye extenuates the fairness of my skin and makes me stand out more than an elephant in a room.” This extract from the text, provides an example of imagery and a simile, comparing the purple hue, a black eye, to a figurative elephant in a…

BOOM! CRASH! AHHHH! ( Onomonopia) It was 9:33 A.M, I woke up from the delicious smell of pancakes, and the fire wood burning.I came out of my warm toasty bed, it was as toasty as a piece of bread in a toaster (Simile), my mom was making breakfast and my dad was watching T.V. It was pouring snow(Hyperbole), I couldn't wait for the snow to stop so that i can go and play in the snow! My sister Emily was still sleeping, and my brothers Andrew, and Mike were still sleeping, after they woke up at…

feel like the author has to use a decent amount of describing words. In the “Shaw” the author uses similes and metaphors to bring the readers imagination to life. An example of one of the similes is “She looked like a butterfly touching a silver vine.” This describes the electric metal fence that surrounded the concentration camp that the characters were located at. Cynthia used beautiful similes to describe horrifying events that were taking…

In the US workplace, there is one fifth the number of African American workers than white workers. However, two hundredths of black people are in leadership or executive positions compared to whites. This discrepancy is caused by racial discrimination in the workplace that is still active, even today. It is harder for African Americans to move up in social class and follow the American Dream. In “A Dream Deferred,” Langston Hughes states that white people do not know what it is like to have…

wanted fundamental laws and basic rights for citizens. This is still relevant now because it has kept America orderly, and the country still follows the constitution closely today. Franklin persuades his audience using many rhetorical devices such as similes and allusion. He also draws his listeners in by using appeal to ethic, emotion, and logic. In his speech he uses allusion by referring to the Tower of Babel which is a historical location and event in the Bible. He states, "And I think it…

Language of the Night “Conjure[ing] up other verbs, other images, other silent cries” (xi) Wiesel demonstrates that he has a tight grip on the concept of imagery and figurative language in his book, Night. Similes, metaphors, and personification are used the most to develop the terror of his experience and stress that it must not happen again to anyone else. The Holocaust was the mass genocide and enslavement of six million Jews and six million others who were not deemed perfect in Adolf…

Acclaimed as America’s greatest war novel, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane offers insight to the war mentality during the Civil War. Although Crane did not experience the aspects of war himself, he vicariously narrates the war experience and impact in an effort to realistically describe the impact of war on perception of life and courage. A defining part of the book, pages 29-32, effectively succeeds in Crane’s efforts to describe the effects of war on man’s ability to resist fear and…

they both display to push through the pain today, tomorrow will be better. Angleou used poetic techniques such as simile to let the reader know pain is temporary. With is intention, “But still, like dust, I’ll rise”.... “But still, like air, I’ll rise”. These lyrics depict that the reader wonders if their happy where they are in life. Angleou demonstrates agony while displaying a simile, a comparison between two things using the words…

two murderers, this rhetorical analysis will solely focus on Perry’s traumatic childhood. To share an outsider’s point of view of the situation, Capote uses simile, alliteration, and theme to influence the reader to sympathize with Perry, rather than to condemn him. The rhetorical strategies Capote uses to create sympathy towards Perry are simile and alliteration. Growing up, Perry’s parents abused, neglected and abandoned him. As the reader gains a better understanding of Perry Smith’s…