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- 11: Daddy
- ... at an early age resulting in a burning hatred on her behalf for him. is an example of Plath's dark and gloomy work and also displays her common poetic devices of vivid imagery, metaphors, similes and irregularity throughout her poems. Ideally everybody deserves to grow up with two living parents, however Plath was not given this opportunity as her father died when she was only eight. In the poem , Plath ... of ethnic cleansing ordered by Hitler. However Plath believed her suffering from the loss of her father was just as great as what many Jewish people went through. In the poem the persona uses several similes, a common technique of Plath, in the seventh stanza. An engine, an engine Chuffing me off like a Jew. A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen. I began to talk like a Jew. I think I may well be a Jew. The similes within this stanza position the reader to see the great degree of suffering the speaker went through, as it is compared to the torment and anguish millions went through during World War II and ...
- 12: Dulce Est Decrum Est
- ... fact witnessing this event first hand. Perhaps to feel the emotions as Owen would himself. The poet helps this by precisely describing the surroundings and encouraging particularly sinister and dark emotions to surface. The vivid similes: 'obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud,' encourage a sickening reaction to the notion of actively engaging in battle. The idea of cancer represents the 'terminal' results and finality of war. Owen suggests that men ... pride. Owen brings these general conceptions onto a shockingly personal level. There are many poetic techniques used by Owen which encourage and support the main challenge to the typical attitudes of the time. He uses similes such as, 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,' and, 'obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud,' to familiarise the situation to the reader and to focus on the repulsive truth of war. These similes simplify the theme of his poem without reducing its effect, and make the poem easier to understand. This reflects the views of the World War I society where there was a need for such ...
- 13: Othello
- ... play, Othello is so out of control that he murders Desdemona. Another recurring theme in William Shakespeare's Othello is shown through the character of Iago. Throughout the play Iago uses animals in descriptions and similes of passionate events or people. For instance in Act I, Iago and Roderigo have just found out about the marriage of Othello and Desdemona. Both of them rush over to Brabantio's house in the ... a beast with two backs. This also refers to an animal, and once again is describing Othello and Desdemona's passionate moment. And the last example of the constant theme of Iago using animals in similes, descriptions, etc., occurs when Iago and Othello are speaking of Cassio and Desdemona's supposed affair. Othello has been in a rage, confused and disturbed about the news he has received, and Iago takes this ... would ever catch the two together, surely they would be, "As prime as goats, as hot as monkeys, as salt as wolves in pride, and fools as gross as ignorance made drunk." After hearing these similes comparing Desdemona and Cassio to one another, Othello is even more enraged and asks Iago for proof. The theme of control is a dominant one in the tragedy Othello. The characters in this play ...
- 14: Daddy By Sylvia Plath
- ... an early age resulting in a burning hatred on her behalf for him. Daddy is an example of Plath's dark and gloomy work and also displays her common poetic devices of vivid imagery, metaphors, similes and irregularity throughout her poems. Ideally everybody deserves to grow up with two living parents, however Plath was not given this opportunity as her father died when she was only eight. In the poem Daddy ... of ethnic cleansing ordered by Hitler. However Plath believed her suffering from the loss of her father was just as great as what many Jewish people went through. In the poem the persona uses several similes, a common technique of Plath, in the seventh stanza. An engine, an engine Chuffing me off like a Jew. A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen. I began to talk like a Jew. I think I may well be a Jew. The similes within this stanza position the reader to see the great degree of suffering the speaker went through, as it is compared to the torment and anguish millions went through during World War II and ...
- 15: Dulce Et Decorum Est 2
- ... fact witnessing this event first hand. Perhaps to feel the emotions as Owen would himself. The poet helps this by precisely describing the surroundings and encouraging particularly sinister and dark emotions to surface. The vivid similes: 'obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud,' encourage a sickening reaction to the notion of actively engaging in battle. The idea of cancer represents the 'terminal' results and finality of war. Owen suggests that men ... pride. Owen brings these general conceptions onto a shockingly personal level. There are many poetic techniques used by Owen which encourage and support the main challenge to the typical attitudes of the time. He uses similes such as, 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,' and, 'obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud,' to familiarise the situation to the reader and to focus on the repulsive truth of war. These similes simplify the theme of his poem without reducing its effect, and make the poem easier to understand. This reflects the views of the World War I society where there was a need for such ...
- 16: Sea Fever - Analysis
- ... of the ship and sea to the reader. In line four, the sea is personified when the water's surface is referred to as the "sea's face". In addition to personification, Masefield uses several similes and metaphors that increase the effectiveness of the already strong imagery. The simile "the winds like a whetted knife", appeals to the senses and helps the reader feel the cold wind blowing. The similes and metaphors seen in "Sea Fever" are easily recognized, but their meanings and implications may be viewed as anything but shallow or irrelevant to the poetic style of Masefield. One example of a metaphor is ... has for the sea. Equally important, the dynamic imagery is seen practically on each line throughout the poem. The images in "Sea Fever" are strengthened through the use of figurative language. Masefield uses personification and similes to add vivid details of the wind, ship and sea. Perhaps, the most puzzling element of "Sea Fever" is the implied metaphors. Furthermore, the simple themes in "Sea Fever", consist of the longing the ...
- 17: Mother Nature Strikes Fear And Excitement
- Annie Dillard writes about the natural world and has won a Pulitzer Prize for her first book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Annie Dillard's style is very descriptive. Dillard uses similes to show her fear of the flood. She also uses diction to show her excitement about the flood. In "Flood", an excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard gives the impression that she is afraid, yet excited about the flood. The tone of Dillard's essay is set by her use of similes to show her fear of the flood. She uses a simile to describe the flooded creek, "It looks like somebody else's creek that has usurped or eaten our creek and is roving frantically to ... engine is off" (314). Then as she stood on the bridge she describes the creek as "It smashed under the bridge like a fist, but there is no end to its force" (315) Dillard uses similes to tell the reader of her fear. Dillard uses diction to show her excitement about the flood. Action verbs portray the excitement of flood. "The flood has ripped away a wedge of concrete; the ...
- 18: The Red Tent (all You Need To
- ... father s divine encounters allows Diamant to concentrate on the woman s perspective instead of simply rewriting the Book of Genesis. Diction The language in the text is extremely lyrical. Diamant uses artful metaphors and similes to capture Dinah s thoughts and emotions. A particularly vivid image is that of the first river Dinah ever sees: "I stood by the water s edge until the last trace of daylight had drained ... to her husband, cowering at his feet, that the reader gets the sense that men were treated like kings in their households, reinforcing the patriarchal structure in ancient families. Brimming with such artistic personifications, metaphors, similes, and various other literary devices, The Red Tent is a powerful adaptation of Dinah s story. Diamant s word choice and tone development combine to give her characters the voices that are lost in the ... like the petals of a flower" (Diamant 140). The child s death, as most of the death images in the text, is spoken of with such tenderness and likened to such beautiful things in the similes that the image is more peaceful than sad. Symbolism The most significant symbol in The Red Tent is, in fact, the red tent. It symbolizes the celebration of womanhood, of unity and of fertility. ...
- 19: 'Sea Fever' - Analysis
- ... of the ship and sea to the reader. In line four, the sea is personified when the water’s surface is referred to as the "sea’s face". In addition to personification, Masefield uses several similes and metaphors that increase the effectiveness of the already strong imagery. The simile "the winds like a whetted knife", appeals to the senses and helps the reader feel the cold wind blowing. The similes and metaphors seen in "Sea Fever" are easily recognized, but their meanings and implications may be viewed as anything but shallow or irrelevant to the poetic style of Masefield. One example of a metaphor is ... has for the sea. Equally important, the dynamic imagery is seen practically on each line throughout the poem. The images in "Sea Fever" are strengthened through the use of figurative language. Masefield uses personification and similes to add vivid details of the wind, ship and sea. Perhaps, the most puzzling element of "Sea Fever" is the implied metaphors. Furthermore, the simple themes in "Sea Fever", consist of the longing the ...
- 20: Comparison Of The Swimmer And
- ... harmony, yet sometimes in conflict with each other. Similarly, each poet makes good use of poetic devices, enhancing the styles of their respectivepoems, sometimes differently, but often alike. The use of poetic devices such as similes and word choice are both mastered by these two poets. In some cases, it seems as if the two are trying to make their points distinct from each other s. In the case of word ... it. Both these techniques are extremely effective, as they enhance the strength of the mood of each poem, helping to send the aforementioned unique message to each reader. However, both these poets make use of similes to help the reader grasp what the poet is trying to say. For example, in Lone Bather the third stanza reads feels good: and trains, like little acrobats , while in The Swimmer , the third stanza opens with he dives, floats, goes under like a thief. Both these similes enhance the pictures the reader is forming in his mind as he tries to follow the story. Another similarity in style between these two poems is the constant reference to animals, and how the ...
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