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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;
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That would be called a "red herring" fallacy, an informal fallacy known as argumentum ad populum.
What is the meaning of short-term solution?
A 'short term solution' is a way to repair something or solve a problem quickly and as cheaply as possible in order to continue functioning. The term of the 'solution' is short because the repair or procedure will not hold up in the long term. A proper solution will have to be taken care of as soon after as possible.
Why can't the group continue to follow the river in chapter 12?
You should include enough information so that anyone visiting the site can know what the question is.
What does it mean to have no life?
To have no social life or friends. It can also be used to refer to someone who's life revolves around a single thing (i.e. school, work, etc.)
What is the word for someone who perseveres and is a form of the word persevere?
Perseverant, I think? I looked it up on dictionary.com and apparently it IS a real word...despite what WikiAnswers Spellcheck thinks.
What does it mean if someone says your reply is awaiting moderation?
It means that comments aren't approved automatically and an editor will need to read the comments and approve it manually.
The happy clouds scanned the ground beneath them is an example of what?
The clause "the happy clouds scanned the ground beneath them" is an example of the literary device of personification. Personification is the attribution of human form or characteristics to some inanimate thing. In this sentence, inanimate clouds are described as "happy" (a human emotion) and as "scanning the ground" (a human faculty). Clouds of course do not actually feel "happy" or "scan the ground," but the author uses the device of personification to lend a human quality to a scene and to forge a certain mood.
What does steering by a star mean?
The stars move very very slowly from our perspective because they are so far away. Polaris, sometimes called the North Star, is and has been for millennia, located directly above the northern pole of the earth's axis, which means that if you are in the northern hemisphere and you need to know where north is to be able to steer a ship at sea, the North Star will give you that information. The Southern Cross performs a similar function in the Southern hemisphere.
If you are sailing near the equator, the pole stars will be near the horizon and may be hard to see. However, if you know the constellations and particularly the signs of the zodiac, which are on the ecliptic, you should still be able to calculate your directions more or less.
What part of speech is the word indignant?
noun.
all, 'tion' words are bound to be nouns.
i.e. creation- act of creating
realization- act of realizing something
procrastination- act of procrastinating
the word create is a verb or a command depending on usage
the same rule goes for the word realize
procrastinate is also a verb, but usually is preceded by a don't before being used in a command sentence.
a group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.
What is fountain of knowledge?
The Fountain of Knowledge is a metaphor for learning.
Anyone can add to their store of knowledge.
Schools, colleges, universities, libraries and most especially just living can all help.
Though read Alexander Popes poem "A Little Learning", See the link below
What type of figurative language is According to Brueghel when Icarus fell it was spring?
Figurative language can take multiple forms such as simile or metaphor.[4]Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia Of Literature says that figurative language can be classified in five categories: resemblance or relationship, emphasis or understatement, figures of sound, verbal games, and errors.[9]
A simile[10]is a comparison of two things, indicated by some connective, usually "like", "as", "than", or a verb such as "resembles" to show how they are similar.[11]
Example: "His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry.../And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow." (emph added)-Clement Clark Moore[12]A metaphor[13]is figure of speech in which two "essentially unlike things" are shown to have a type of resemblance or create a new image.[14]The similarities between the objects being compared may be implied rather than directly stated.[14]
Example: "Fog comes on little cat feet"-Carl Sandburg[15]An extended metaphor is metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences.[16][17]
Example: "The sky steps out of her daywear/Slips into her shot-silk evening dress./An entourage of bats whirr and swing at her hem, ...She's tried on every item in her wardrobe." Dilys Rose[18]Onomatopoeia is a word designed to be an imitation of a sound.[19]
Example: "Bark! Bark!" went the dog as he chased the car that vroomed past.Personification[20]is the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions,[21]especially as a rhetorical figure.
Example: "Because I could not stop for Death,/He kindly stopped for me;/The carriage held but just ourselves/And Immortality."-Emily Dickinson. Dickinson portrays death as a carriage driver.[21]An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms is used together for emphasis. [22]
Examples: Organized chaos, Same differenceA paradox is a statement or proposition which is self-contradictory, unreasonable, or illogical.[23]
Example: This statement is a lie.Hyperbole is a figure of speech which uses an extravagant or exaggerated statement to express strong feelings.[24]
Example: They had been walking so long that John thought he might drink the entire lake when they came upon it.Allusion is a reference to a famous character or event.
Example: Like Hercules, he is so strong.An idiom is an expression that has a figurative meaning unrelated to the literal meaning of the phrase.
Example: You should keep your eye out for him. To keep an eye out for someone means to watch out for it.A pun is an expression intended for a humorous or rhetorical effect by exploiting different meanings of words.
Example: I wondered why the ball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. "Then it hit me." has two different meaningsit means very tiny or minute. they are mostly described in animals and other insects that are ultimately small or microscopic attention:a 10 year old answered this question so nxt tym do your own homework or look in the dictionary!
What does it mean to eye someone up?
It means to get the measure of someone - to intuitively form an opinion of that person by carefully studying them - their way of dressing, mannerisms and how they carry themselves!
