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Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
Includes questions related to rules and methods used in literature and using words, terms and sentences in figurative or nonliteral ways;
3,204 Questions
What does uncommon valor is a common virtue mean?
Ah, what a beautiful phrase! "Uncommon valor is a common virtue" means that while acts of great courage may seem rare or extraordinary, they are actually found within many ordinary people. It reminds us that bravery and strength can be found in the hearts of everyday individuals, ready to shine when needed. Just like a hidden brushstroke waiting to bring a painting to life.
What does chillingworth suggest is the cause dimmesdale's suffering?
Chillingworth suggests that Dimmesdale is suffering because of something that he is not admitting and that something is bothering him (hinting of a relationship between him and Hester.)
cathartic moments mean moments of one's cleansing. it could be emotional or physical cleansing and purification. moments like these are accompanied with changes in one's personality and overall being. a complete transformation in the making if one continues to be a part of it.
Where is foreshadowing in the hobbit?
I don't think that i can give you five but i can definitely give you one or two
Pg. 257 "The clouds gather" (Refers to the battle that is coming in the next chapter "The clouds burst")
Pg. 189 "Bilbo had come far and through many adventures to see it, and now he did not like the look of it in the least."
What are some examples of grammical voice?
Passive tense verbs must be formed. The form is - be + past participle
.
eg is kept, was given, has been eaten,
If you want to say who or what does the action of the verb then add - by + noun
phrase
- at the end of the sentence eg:
The mouse was chased by the cat
Most verbs with an object allow passive forms. Some examples (verbs are bold
):
My brother was given
a certificate by the director.
I have been sent
a sample (by the manufacturer.)
The table will be put
in the corner of the room.
She was asked
to meet us here at 10:00am.
What does an orator of note mean?
An orator is someone who speaks to an assembled group, or who gives speeches in front of a group of people. An example of a well-known orator is Winston Churchill.
What are some examples of metaphors in the twilight series?
"Edward's voice was cold as ice, sharp as razors."Breaking Dawn pg. 66;
"…Her flawless face was pale as the moon…" Breaking Dawn pg. 403;
"…Skin glistering subtly, luminous as a pearl." Breaking Dawn pg. 403
"My voice rang and shimmered like a bell." Breaking Dawn pg. 394
"He kissed me, soft as a whisper…" Breaking Dawn pg. 394
What is a figure of speech in Night of the Scorpion?
Metaphor-
1) The evil one
2) Giant scorpion shadows
Personification-
1) Diabolic Tail
2) He risked the rain again
3) Flame feeding
4) Tame
Simile-
1) Swarms of flies
Imagery-
1) Buzzed - Sound Imagery
2) Shadows - Imagery
3) They clicked their tongues- Sound Imagery
4) More candles and lanterns - Smell Imagery
Hyperbole-
1) A hundred times
Irony-
1) The peace of understanding on each face
2) Sceptic, Rationalist
Alliteration-
1) Parting with his poison
2) He risked the rain again
3) Poison purify
4) herb,hybrid
5) Flame feeding
6) More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours, more insects
What literary allusions are there in the adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
in the novel, Tom was playing with Joe and Mark Twain wrote "He became Robin Hood". this is an example of allusion in the novel.
If three words all start with the same letter what is it called?
Alliteration. Repetition of initial consonants or sounds is alliteration, and is very handy for emphasizing a certain phrase, or as a memory aid.
Which figurative language comes across most clearly in this excerpt form T.S Eliots preludes?
form of the poem crossing the bar
What are the figures of speech and metaphors used in 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' by John Keats?
Some of the figures of speech are a burning forehead and a parching tongue which refers to the aftermath of human love. Human love can produce satiety and dissatisfaction.
What are four examples of figurative language in a worn path?
1- The use of not proper english
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She adds an s in to her verbs when it is unnecessary
What are some figurative language from the stolen children?
cool as a cat haha im just kidding as far i as know there is none sorry everyone to dissapoint
What is the figure of speech used in a fairy song?
Just for the record, the name "A Fairy Song" is given by anthologists to some lines spoken by a fairy in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is actually part of a play and its meaning cannot be understood on its own.
"Fairy favours" is the only alliteration in the speech, but there are a lot of echoing sounds in "Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire." which are not alliterations as they are not adjacent.
Difference Between its and it's in English?
"It's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has" and has no other use. Example: "It's raining today"; "It's been raining today."
"Its" is the possessive form. Example: "The dog wagged its tail"
It's means "it is"
Its means "belonging to it".
Example:
We went to see a Chicago landmark. It's downtown and quite popular. Over a million visitors a year attest to its popularity.
Note that there is NO English word spelled its' , with an apostrophe at the end.
What does Call a spade a spade mean?
'Calling a tub a tub' was the ancient Greek way to express this idea of calling a common simple thing by its simple common name. So it really just meant to speak plainly or talk straight and still does.
But one and the same Greek word skaphos meant both primarily a tub or skiff, and secondarily a spade or shovel. (The same basic idea of a hollowed object split into two distinctly different notions in English.)
When John Knox mistranslated this expression and replaced the more common word tub with the less common word spadearound 1550 it stuck.
