In the poem‚ “Lost Love”‚ by Louise Gluck‚ word choice and literary devices are key features Gluck uses to deepen the heartache told within the poem. When analyzing this poem‚ the reader understands the agony faced by the speaker based on the poem’s use of denotation and connotation. Denotation can be defined as “the dictionary meaning of a word” (Johnson‚ Arp 763) while connotation is described as “what the word suggests beyond what it expresses”(Johnson‚ Arp 763). The poem is about a child who
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across. Alliterations also play a huge role in the creation of this novel as well. The author‚ George Orwell does an amazing job at taking an old‚ confusing
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spider as “patient” within the first line‚ the speaker utilizes personification to make the spider more relatable for later in the poem. The words “isolated”‚ “vacant”‚ and “vast” brings a separated‚ lonely‚ and depressed tone to the poem. Also‚ the alliteration of the “v” sound makes these words more prominent to grab the reader’s attention. Repetition is the key to understand the works of this spider‚ so the speaker represents this by using repetitive phrasing. “Filament‚ filament‚
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Essay Prompt How does Edgar Aller Poe use hyperbole‚ alliteration‚ and/ or refrain to emphasize the main theme of Annabel Lee? The poet‚ Edgar Aller Poe‚ the writer of Annabel Lee wrote a poem to express his love towards her. Edgar had a strong obsession with Annabel. In the poem he uses hyperbole‚ alliteration‚ and refrains to his advantage to emphasize the main theme‚ which is his beautiful Annabel Lee. Edgar uses hyperbole as a way to emphasize the main theme. ‘Hyperbole is the use of
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Another linguistic device used in ’Henry V’ is alliteration and the evidence for this is "stiffen the sinews‚ summon up the blood" This shows the attitude toward war as it Henry telling his men to do all these transformations‚ they have control over what they want to do. However‚ this is not the case as an alliteration "watch the white eyes writhing" in the war poem ’Dulce Et Decorum Est’ shows the reality of war. The "white eyes" creates an horrifying image of a soldier’s eye "writhing" and the
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John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Essay In his inaugural address‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy uses antimetable‚ alliteration‚ and allusion to promote unity and motivate Americans to get involved in their country’s progress and success. John F. Kennedy uses antimetable by quoting “ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country.” His goal for quoting that was to make the people of the United States realize that they would have to work together. If there were problems
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intent to kill them. Though not as rich in poetic symbolism as the poems by Emily Dickinson and George Herbert‚ McKay’s poem evokes a stronger and more inspiring emotional reaction. He achieves this through his rhyme and rhythm scheme‚ through alliteration and repetition‚ and through animal imagery. They shall be examined in reverse order. The first two lines of McKay’s poem‚ "If we must die‚ let it not be like hogs / Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot‚" establishes an animal theme‚ which is
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After having read all the quotes‚ this Herzl’s quote was the one that stuck with me the most and is the one I can relate to the most. In my opinion in order for all other aspects of one’s life to function normally‚ one must first be himself/herself. It is of the utmost importance to know yourself fully so that your lovelife‚ your familylife‚ your friendships as well as your work wouldn’t have to suffer. If you are satisfied with yourself everything else will come together‚ just like a huge jigsaw
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Assignment #1 Part A 2. What are the symbolic significances of the candy store in Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s "The Pennycandystore Beyond the El" (Geddes‚ 318)? The candy store in "The Pennycandystore Beyond the El" is symbolic of a child’s youth. This poem is referring to the fact that our childhood passes by too soon and the candy store is a reminder that we need to seize every moment to enjoy it. The pennycandystore offers as a retreat or refuge to the bad weather outside and the stresses
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“Sonnet 75” is an epithalamium regarding the mortality of marriage. The speaker acts upon his lust‚ flattering his lover with bribery and continuously asking her to marry him. The poem implies marriage in the third line‚ with the word “hand‚” because it is a synecdoche to marriage. His lover responds with the statement “taking a mortal thing [marriage] so to immortalize [her name]” is senseless‚ because “[her] name [will] be wiped out likewise” (Spenser 6-8). Spenser’s use of alliteration‚ metaphor‚ and
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