Poets speak figuratively by being descriptive and comparing something to something else. Figurative language is made up of metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, clichés, hyperboles, assonance, and alliterations.
Metaphor
Metaphor
Have you've ever asked yourself: What is the difference between a funny story and a biography. Words. The choice of words is what makes the reader want to read. Look at the following sentences and tell me which is better:1) It was a rainy day. I was bored, depressed, and wanted to go outside to play like a regular being should, but here I was stuck under this roof reading. I wanted to go outside but it seemed to be raining for forever.2) It was raining cats and dogs today! I wanted to go out side so much. The playing equipment was calling me, the park was longing for me, my friends were beckoning me, but here I was, a dog stuck on a leash. Can't time just fly by like it usually does when I am having a good time?I put in bold all of the text that had figurative language in it. My examples are probably not that good.... I was quickly thinking of an example, but you probably picked example number two as being more engaging.Figurative language should be fun, exciting, and creative. It should be the reason why the paper you are writing has life in the first place (opinion). When you don't want something to be obvious, like saying it is raining hard, you use figurative language to make someone think about the true meaning.
Firework by Katy Perry DollHouse by Parscilla Renea Airplanes by B.O.B
Here are a few examples of figurative language found in the alchemist: metaphor: "the desert is a capricious lady..." pg 74 (directly comparing two things) simile: "The Alchemist fell as silent as the desert." pg 142 (comparison using like or as) Alliteration: "If you pay attention to the present you can improve upon it." pg 107
Metaphor
Metaphor
Yes! It is. Here's a link that lists 20 examples of figurative language: http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm I wasn't sure about irony either. :)
Yes, here's an example: "Her laughter was music to my ears."
The subjunctive is a mood in language that has to do with counterfactuals, statements which are about possibilities, not actualities. Usually in English they are statements which start with the word "if". "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." is a sentence in the subjunctive. Wishes are not in fact horses, but if they were . . .The subjunctive is a powerful tool in language. It allows people to explore possibilities mentally, by thinking through hypothetical situations which are imaginary and not true. Subjunctive thinking allows for metaphors and other figurative language which is not true in a literal sense.
for apex its a simile
It is LOUDLY because it is describing how the duck is quacking.
The English words 'i am here' are said as "endano" in Abaluhya language.
The type of figurative language being used here is metaphor. The comparison between a physical ambush in the jungle and the past constantly surprising or overwhelming the narrator is a metaphorical way of expressing that idea.
The English words "he was here" can be translated into Luhya language as "abereano".
The English words "I am here" are translated into "Endiano" in African Luhya language.
Simile (apex)