Literary Devices and Figures of Speech

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.

A figurative phrase or "figurative language" refers to language that is not meant to be taken literally. Examples of figurative language are similes (comparisons using "like" or "as"; he was as tall as a skyscraper or her hair was like golden waves), metaphors (comparisons that do not use "like" or "as"; his breath was fire), hyperboles (exaggerated speech; her suitcase weighed a ton), personification (giving human qualities to an inanimate object; the book jumped off of the desk), and others.

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cactus

camellia

calla lily

carnation

candytuft

California Pepperberry

carthamus

cattleya

campanula

credit could equal "recognition" ex. "Give recognition where recognition is due"

vs. "credit where credit is due"

. What is one way that Henry's speech uses figurative language?-

A "beaten path" is an obvious trail tramped down (or beaten) by many feet. It requires little courage, self-confidence, ingenuity, resourcefulness or sense of adventure to follow the path taken by many. Even completely cowed, defeated, jaded people would be able to trudge along, mindlessly, behind leaders. However, it takes courage, high self-esteem and curiosity to forge a new trail or a fresh approach to any endeavor.

analogy

Personification is used in that sentence.

metaphor, i think...it said that on a website i found earlier

Dramatic Irony

alliteration

"After them."

...or,

It moves in with the evil that women do.

range. range is the high and low of water.. range is the difference of high and low water.. wink....

a 2nd person narrator

The word "nevertheless" suggests that the implications of a fact are untrue or will be ignored. "However" only places one fact in juxtaposition or contrast with another.

For example, "Your boss has instituted a 60-hour work week. However, mine has not." The word "however" puts one boss's orders in contrast to the other's. There is no implication that just because one boss has certain orders the other must also have them.

However, "My boss has forbidden us to take lunch breaks, but nevertheless I am going to take one." The implication is that you should do as you are ordered, but the use of the word "nevertheless" indicates that that implication is to be ignored.

Please note the use of "however" at the beginning of the last paragraph showing the juxtaposition of the use of "however" with the use of "nevertheless".

Here is another example. "The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup with ease that year. However, the next year the Detroit Red Wings won it. The Canadiens were heavily favoured but nevertheless Detroit was able to win the series."

No. It's " Every rose has it's thorns." . Even the most beautiful things can be dangerous or hurtful.

I believe that would be a metaphor describing a revealed secret.

simile

Hyperbole

The sugar granules were compacted into cubes.

formal diction is speaking or releasing words with certain enunciation.

Uncommitted.

It means that wherever there is a successful event or person, there are many people who want to take credit for it while defeat, on the other hand, is an orphan and no one wants to take credit for it.